Tea Party Puzzler~

So, Chandra and I hosted a tea party with Grandma,

Kendra and Chelsea.  The party was an excuse to use 

my cute, little, pink flowered teacups I collected while 

our family lived in the Czech Republic.

 While the group sipped warm fruit tea and ate cookies

we worked on this challenging tea cup puzzle.

Well, it did not get finished at our party.
Must have been all the talking and eating we did....

 The puzzle was definitely a hard one.
It took a few more days, hours and many hands
to finish putting it together.

I'm ready to do it again! :-)

Settler's with the Kaisers~

The Kaisers wanted to learn how to play their new

"Settler's of Catan" game.  So we had them over

to show them how the Engstrom gang plays.

 There was the slow, adult table....

And the exciting, fast table!

Sweet Treats~

Chandra and Tyler gave us a candied apple lesson.

The results were delicious!

"Settler's" with the Deuschles~

We gave the Deuschle's the popular game 

"Settlers of Catan."

We then had a game night to teach them

how to play it the Engstrom way!

Denver Temple Family Visit~

Members from the Engstrom, Kaiser and Chandler families

spent an afternoon together in the Denver Temple.

It was a cold but beautiful day!

Ice Skating Party for Engstrom and Kaiser Families~

We had a fun evening ice skating at a cute

outdoor rink with perfect holiday music!

 Can....they.... skate????

 Hmmmmm....

 Bryce skills...

 Cody skills...

 Hope those fingers don't get stuck!

 Hold the pose!

 Go Tyler!  Go!

 There's Kendra.

 Jim's a little slow.

 Cute Chandra!

 Kaiser Clan

 The Wallflowers.

 That's all Cody got.

 Fun skate night!

 Hold on!

 Gettin longer...

The weakest link breaks.

Happy Holidays!

2011 Christmas With Deuschle's~

Now that our family is back where we should be

for Christmas we can enjoy our missed Christmas

dinner evening with the Deuschle family.

 After a very delicious meal, "Cafe Rio," prepared by Chandra 

we enjoyed sharing Christmas gifts with one another.

Kammie loved her homemade bread!

 "See, look everyone.  Homemade bread just for me not you.

 Mark's hoping for a slice or two...

 Nothing better than time with great friends!

 Even Maggie liked her new toys, 

no one was going to take them away!

 Kim and Coreen

Goodies from Seiffen, Germany.

Merry Christmas!!!