A Visit from Grandmo and Grandpo

 Grandmo and Grandpo (aka Grandma and Grandpa O) came for a visit the first weekend in December. We kept busy with Christmas festivities, games and kids' schoolwork especially a big Social Studies project. Grandma helped a bit with some of the hard labor there which was appreciated.

Matthew shows off his dirty feet! He was spending a lot of time outside putting his project together.

We went to our ward Christmas party. Megan and Matthew were both in the nativity play.

Innkeeper Matthew. He played three different innkeepers, switching out things on his face for each of the innkeepers.

Angel on the right is Megan.

Final scene with Megan as the angel on the left and Matthew sticking out his head.

Hi Matthew!

Angel Megan

Grandpo and Grandmo with the snowman decoration.

The Thomases ran a photo booth. Matthew was helping them. When everyone else in our group came into the room to get a photo, Matthew was nowhere to be seen. Me asked Janae if she knew where he was. She promptly pointed to Stumpy the gingerbread man. Apparently they needed someone to be in the costume and Matthew agreed. He had a lot of fun and was in lots of photos.

Megan and Matthew

Stumpy taking a rest.

Pile of cookie dough. And yes, Matthew is still in there.

Our photos

Matthew, pre Stumpy time. He had shorts on to go under his innkeeper costume. It probably helped his time in the gingerbread costume not be as hot.

Courtney and Megan

Family photo including Grandma and Grandpa and Stumpy

Stumpy, U, Me and Megan

Stumpy taking a rest.

Innkeeper Matthew

Stumpy back in action after the Nativity Play.

Megan, Matthew, Me and U

Grandma and Grandpa

Cheese!

Stumpy with Steve and Janae Thomas

Megan reliving her glory days (she used to bite Matthew when she was a toddler).

Grandma elevating Artemis who actually likes this type of thing.

We went to the Mesa temple and visitors center to see the lights and nativities.

Grandpa, Megan and Grandma with a nativity.

Grandpa, Grandma, Megan, Matthew, U and Me with the temple.

Such pretty lights!

Mother and son

Cheese!

Matthew wanted to be taller so he could see something.

Nice temple picture.

It was nice to have Grandmo and Grandpo visit!