Christmas in Logan

Grandpa and Grandma admire our new family Christmas photo.
Pillow cases sewn with love for the Grandkids.

The Provo/BYU co-eds show off thier new aprons sewn by mom.

Claire, Mayla and Linus act out the Christmas Nativity.

The Flake family present our "talent."

Aw, the big feast!

We journeyed up to Logan to have our annual Christmas party with my family, the Datwylers. Mom had recent heart surgery and was still pretty week so my sister-in-law, Jessie, volunteered to have the party had their home near Smithfield canyon. There is always plenty of snow to get us in the mood for Christmas.

We all brought food to contribute to the magnificent feast; and anyone in Cache Valley will tell you that Datwyler's are great cooks! Tonight was no exception. After dinner we started our traditional Christmas program. Our children played a lovely Christmas carol on the bag pipes standing behind a blanket which was soon dropped to reveal that they were really just mimicking the bag pipes by hitting their larynx with their hand while humming. This is a trick that Lindsey had learned while on her mission. She had performed at a ward talent show.

Stories were recited, including Heather reading a nice story that my visiting teacher's had shared this week. Grandma and Grandpa told a story about Pres. Monson acting out the part of a wise man while a young boy and how he still has the cane that he had used. The highlight of the night was the Grand kids acting out the nativity story as Uncle Scott read from Luke. The younger set(Great grand kids) have taken over the duties from our kids who have been the Bible players for 30 years. Carols were sung, piano recital pieces played and then the big event! Family gifts were exchanged and Grandma presented her home made treasures to the family. Despite her recent health issues, she didn't disappoint. The older grand daughters were presented with very cute aprons made to match their personalities and favorite colors. (They all four live in Provo and plan to have a cooking party soon to show off their aprons) The younger group received a beautiful new pillow case to remind them of Grandma every night that they go to bed. The young marrieds were given a gift card to their favorite restaurant and a hand stitched kitchen towel made with love.

Once again, the Datwyler Christmas Party did not disappoint!