Festival of Trees

For the first time we went to the Festival of Trees: A Gift of Love, benefiting Primary Children's Medical Center in Utah. It is their 42 year.

The Festival is organized by a volunteer board of 85 women who enlist time and talents from thousands of individuals, organizations, businesses, and families throughout Utah.  Over $30.8 million has been raised for children at Primary Children’s Medical Center through the Festival since 1971, with $1,655,931.40 raised in 2011.

Now some of the more curious trees we saw:

dedicated to the Utah Utes

our neighbor and his family donated this Lego themed tree

race cars

tree made of soda pop cans

made of 2 liter bottles

these is the tree and extras that our Church Ward donated

a baking themed tree

halloween

for the hunters

plastic

gum balls

upside down

Kaysee's Fall Choir Performance

Kaysee has a nice voice, she is part of her school's choir. For their fall performance they sang:

A Christmas Carol

Put the Lights on the Tree

When Christmas Comes to Town

Christmas Chopsticks

Happiness

Nuttin' for Christmas

Stars that Twinkle and Shine

Jingle Bells (Sort of)

The First Noel

Her choir will be on our local ABC station singing for 30 minutes on Christmas Day.

1ra Fiesta Anual de la Ramita de Arroyo

Ok this was a joyful occasion. I invited my brother and sisters from my Arroyo Branch to join me in to celebrate Columbus arrival to Puerto Rico in November 19,1493; Thanksgiving, and to kick off the holiday season. It is amazing how we all have changed and grown!!! I was a Seminary teacher to 4 of the ones that were able to come, and now they all have kids!!! (FS=Former Student)

kids from la Ramita de Arroyo

Me 5 kids, Marife FS 2 kids, Chemaris FS 2 kids, Zory 2 kids, Vicmarie FS 1 kid & Daniel FS 1kid 

We are missing Daisy 2 kids (she left early with a sick son)

this is the decoration

The food was delicious, we had:

arroz con gandules, pernil, emsalda de papa, ensalda de coditos, flan de queso y tembleque ummmm.

The kids enjoyed themselves and loved having the hole gym to play in!!!

Some of them decided to make a play

And we had to do our "paparazzi" time

Here is the whole group

Until next year!!! And hopefully in Summer!!!!