Christmas Eve 2010 Nativity Play

Mary with the baby Jesus.

Ever since our kids were little, we've tried of act out the Nativity Story each Christmas Eve. We've done it with our grandkids whenever possible, and this year we were able to have all of the grandkids together to act out the story. The pictures are out of order, but you get the idea......

The shepherds followed the star and went to find the baby Jesus.

The angel, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus.

Joseph leads the donkey, who is carrying Mary.

Joseph and Mary with the grown-up Jesus.

Joseph, Mary, baby Jesus, the shepherds, and the wise men and the angel.

The wise men come, bearing gifts.

Joseph, Mary, baby Jesus, and the shepherds.

Mary, Joseph, and the baby.

More pictures of Gloria Jensen's funeral

Here are some of the beautiful flowers at Don's mom's funeral. Gloria Jensen loved flowers and we thought these were a fitting tribute to her.

What a beautiful casket spray of flowers.

Pallbearers at the cemetery in Mink Creek.
This is almost all of Gloria's grandsons.

Reed (Don's dad) and Carol

at the cemetery in Mink Creek, ID.

7 of the grandsons carrying the casket from the church to the hearse after the funeral services.

Family photos from Funeral

Ninna, Tiffany, Kathrine, Derik, Melissa, Matthew, Travis, and Kristina

Wendy, Ryan, Nicole, Kaylee, Spencer, and Matt

Brent and Allison with Marissa

Eric and Amanda with Riley

Heidi and Will Sharp



It was a blessing to have all of our family able to attend the funeral services
for Don's mom on December 18th.

Gloria Jensen's funeral

Don's mom passed away on December 12, 2010. All of our family was able to be in Preston for the funeral services. It was a wonderful blessing to all be together to pay tribute to a wonderful grandmother. Many of us were able to participate in the funeral services by singing, speaking, praying, or playing musical numbers.

The only damper on the day was that it snowed quite a bit and kept us from being able to linger at the cemetery. But what do you expect in December in Mink Creek, Idaho!Grandsons were able to be the pallbearers.

Here's all of our family together, after the funeral services and luncheon.
Don's dad looks so handsome in his topcoat and hat. He's been a wonderful and devoted husband, taking such good care of Don's mom all these years.
The pallbearers had quite a task, to get the casket from the hearse to the burial spot without slipping and falling. They did a great job.

Thanksgiving 2010

Travis and his family posed for a photo after church on Thanksgiving weekend. They even have their Christmas tree up already!
While Kathrine and Ninna fixed Thanksgiving dinner, I had 3 of the girls at our house for a couple of days. We made a couple of baby quilts and tied them. Melissa sent one of them to Sister Monson for a lap quilt to help keep her warm this winter. She received a thank-you note from President Monson's secretary.
Here we are at Travis' house after church one Sunday right . Three of Travis' kids performed a musical number at church on Thanksgiving weekend, so we just HAD to drive up and be there to hear them. Kathrine played the violin, Melissa played the flute, and Derik accompanied them on the piano. It was awesome.

Aren't these come cute kids! These are Travis' kids after church.
We got to have Thanksgiving dinner with Travis and family. Kathrine and her mom fixed dinner, while we had 3 of the kids at our house for a few days. Dinner was yummy. Frozen pineapple cubes with Sprite is our favorite holiday drink.

Isnt' Riley a cute little guy! We loved our visit with him.
Riley's favorite word is 'ball ball'. Grandpa and Riley found some balls at the store.
There's an indoor playground in Moscow where Riley likes to play on the soft playground equipment. We had lots of fun watching him go down the slide, climb on the bridge, and just run around having fun.
Riley likes to ride on his little truck. We enjoyed our visit with Eric and family in November.
A visit with Eric, Amanda, and Riley in Lewiston. It was Eric's birthday and also the day of the BSU vs Univeristy of Idaho football game.