Category Archives: Holiday
Preparing for Christmas
This is a bit of a weird Christmas season. There is very little snow, and it is warmer than normal. I also see my children growing up and spending less and less time at home as we attempt to pull together a holiday celebration. Earlier this week, I finished my Christmas shopping and got most [...]
Merry Christmas 2009
Family is what makes Christmas my favorite holiday. I have learned that family gives us such joy and love. Here are pictures of the day of all of my little family. Enjoy!
Ben lit up my night
Once again, Ben surprised and pleased me today when he voluntarily went out and hung Christmas lights on my home. What a wonderful gift to give to us. I took this picture at 1/30 of a second on manual with an aperture setting of 5.7. I did not want have the shutter open any longer [...]
Santa came to town
Santa arrived for his annual visit to the Dahl family December party. He handed out stuffed animals and Clementine oranges to all the grandkids. He also heard what they all wanted for Christmas. This is the last Santa visit before Kayleigh graduates from high school, so I wanted a picture of my kids with Santa. [...]
Our own Thanksgiving dinner
Ray is a wonderful cook, and that is no exception when he dutch oven cooks a turkey. He cooks the turkey outside in a big oven on legs. He uses charcoal briquettes to heat the oven to about 350°-400° F. He has to start the briquettes in a little contraption that heats the coals together.
Happy Thanksgiving 2009
We had a yummy Thanksgiving meal today. Our meal was at my sister-in-law April’s home. She is a really good cook, and she hosts a wonderful meal. i love Thanksgiving because it is about family. My next couple of days will show you some fun family pictures as we celebrated the love and friendship we [...]
Happy Halloween 2009
My kids all dressed up this year for the holiday. None went Trick or Treating because they are too old, but they did go to parties and dances.
My Country’s Birthday and a BBQ
I am so grateful for this wonderful country. It is because of the bravery of so many that I have the opportunities to worship as I wish and to be a woman in graduate school. So many people are oppressed by their governments right now, and I wish they could all experience the freedoms that [...]
The Birth of Jesus Christ
The Nativity Luke 2:116 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 Caesar Augustus, the Roman emperor, sent out a decree (law) that everyone in his empire had to be taxed. Each [...]
Merry Christmas and Remember What the Holiday is About
I wanted to wish all my friends and family a very Merry Christmas. Please remember that this holiday is about remembering the birth of Jesus Christ and remembering how important our families are to us. Mormons101 on Youtube has posted a video by the LDS Church about the Nativity. There is no dialog in this [...]
