Griffin Family

(written late December, sent March 6, 2018) I wrote this after seeing you two at Dillon's wedding but have hesitated to send it.  I feel strongly about this but don't want to make you uncomfortable or unhappy with me.  So please read this and take it as you will and I'm not trying to be pushy or anything. I just love you guys.  Thanks for being good parents and loving me! Love you!!!     “If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. you shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don’t expose it to the elements. You don’t make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.” –F. Burton Howard *****      It was so good to see you guys this weekend and spend some time with you. It also gave me some time to think about both of you.  I never und...

 Christmas 2017 -- We were blessed to have AJ, Bryce and Marlee join us (Andy, Shelly, Katie and Holly).  Dallas and McKayla spent the weekend at her parents house.  It was a fun morning starting about 8 a.m.  Bryce and Marlee had stayed at Thatcher's house but came to join us for present opening.  The girls were spoiled with lots of fun teenager gifts and we took turns selecting and opening presents. After presents we had a delicious breakfast with eggs, lil smokies, cinamon rolls, orange juice etc. We spent a nice relaxing day around the house and then went to Wendy's house for a family party.  There was lots of yummy food and the favorite things swap.  Wendy and family were there including the newlyweds, Laura and Ben came but none of their kids, Grandma and Grandpa Griffin, and us with Aj, Bryce and Marlee. Andy's been wearing that brace for 12 weeks.  He's ready to get it off! The kids were growing up...

We had a really nice Thanksgiving Day.  Dinner wasn't until 5 p.m. (Santa Clara City Hall was booked earlier) so we were able to go for a walk in the morning, help Grandma peel potatoes and apples for dinner, walk around the neighborhood after preparations were done, make our food and then head across town.  We had a pretty good crowd at dinner but not as big as some years...Gpa and Gma Griffin, Ben and Laura (Jared, Nick and Austin and Families); Andy and Shelly (AJ, Katie and Holly); Eddy and Wendy (Newlyweds Parker and Maddie, Abbie, Emma and Aaron).  Everyone was in good spirits and had a nice visit.  Gma and Gpa brought a craft.  The kids ran around and played.  We had games but never got to them because everyone just visited. 

We had a fun week before Thanksgiving.  Bryce and Marlee came Saturday through Wednesday since they both had to work up in Orem (Macy's and Bed Bath and Beyond) over the holiday. Wednesday afternoon we had our Thanksgiving feast.  Dallas and McKayla were heading to West Jordan for the holiday.  Dallas started working driving truck and was able to be home too! We had the Taylor's come join us (Andy and Laurissa are neck siblings!!! (both had a similar surgery recently)) AJ and his roommate Paul also joined us.  So we had a fun house full of guests. Grandpa and Grandma came too but left before we got family pictures.  Dad tried to photobomb!