Christmas came....

And Jesus was born.....

and the shepherds were told by an angel...

And the shepherds came to find the baby Jesus...

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas! From our nativity

US

VAB TROOPS!

Jim & Janet

Jason & Chris

Steven & Patricia

Rick & Jami

Andrew & Rebecca
Dan & Jess

JC & Julie

Larry pre-RM

V&K

So this is us and we never stay the same,

2 more on the way...time marches on and we love it!

Our Christmas journey...

Last year, Joseph and Mary started in Grandma's yard an ended up at the barn with the animals and manger, with the beautiful star above.

We are adding sheep and sheperds to our nativity this year. (They are in our yard. Fog makes cool pictures.) You can see in the distance the star on the barn. The shepherd is waiting for the other shepherds to arrive with the lost sheep.

More to come Cannot tell you until it is up...suprise for the neighborhood. I will post it then.

This has been a group project, Grandma, Andrew & Becca and us. We even have plans for next year...wisemen & camels. Do they come from the north???

The Barn

Ok, here is the old barn and the new paint job....pretty cool!

It still needs plenty of TLC but we are working on that.

Good night!, Happy Halloween!!!

some more JC&J wedding pics

The Joseph City Skit

At Joseph City...being boys!

And Julie still took on the family!

after the California skit

My Wonderful Grandkids...on my wall!

Oklahoma Missionary

Oklahoma sunsets. Larry sent to me in June.

Contacts takes a new level.

Larry will be flying in to Phoenix December 11th, Justin will be home on the 8th. He is busy and happy.

Varney RoundUp 09

Saddle up, it's comin'!! Mark your calendars...bring the kids...visit your Varney cousins...and their kids.

The Varney Round-Up 09 (For the Mike & Marilyn Varney Clan)

at Mormon Lake Lodge outside of Flagstaff, AZ.

July 15-17th 2009

Activities and contests and RoundUp fun for all day Thursday!!!!!

Meals will be provided ALL day Thursday and Friday breakfast.

Reservations are make for all 13 grandsons and familes! (Wish Tara could come.)

Dora's roses

From Dora's rosebeds...right after the rain.

24 hour windstorm

THE STORM!

October 11, 2008. Saturday's 24 hour wind storm with up to 80 mph winds.

The before and after clean up in the corner of the front yard...which is still 3" deeper than before.

Where did my flowerbed and walk pavers go?

There they are...semi cleaned out.

pre storm:

after the storm:

Vaccumed out: