HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAND !!

A fantastic brother is having another birthday:)

I think it may be # 36.....We hope you have a fantastic day.
Love you.........Tons!!

Happy Birthday Sara Ostler!

Sara Lucinda Ostler had a birthday yesterday!

The S stands for Sweet, as she is this way every day
The L stands for Loving, as anyone who knows her will say
The O stands for Outstanding, what she can accomplish in one day!

We love you Sara, you are beautiful, and don't let one more year get you down! It's only a number, and you're only as old as you feel!

Love,

Andrew

Denny Family Christmas Pot Luck Dinner/Party on Sunday, December 27

(REMEMBER YOUR WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS!!)

Denny Family Christmas Party
and Pot-Luck Dinner

Sunday, December 27 at 5:00 P.M.
Legacy House of Bountiful
(79 East Center St.)

First Generation Dennys:
Bring a casserole, soup, or chili to share

Second Generation Dennys:
Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share

Bring a White Elephant Gift for every member of your family.

We will provide drinks, plates, napkins and silverware.

Please RSVP by leaving a comment here
letting us know if you can come.

Our Christmas Morning View

This is the view of Hannah and I going downhill at Soldier Hollow on Christmas morning. Bradley and Gunther were in the other lane and Dr. Love was snuggled under blankets at the Homestead. We had an amazing holiday up in the winter wonderland. I've just about decided that I really need a little cabin somewhere in the mountains in Utah. It's gorgeous. After sledding we warmed up in the Homestead Crater, swimming. We hope all of you had a wonderful holiday.

25th Anniversary Surprise

Carl is such a gem. I wanted to share the surprise he gave me for our 25th anniversary. He had our neighbor make this cake and gave it to me along with 25 white roses. What a sweetheart. Just the forethought it took to pull it off is impressive if you ask me!!

We have decided to try for another 25 years.

Thanks Carleton -- I love you sweetie.

Oh Snap!!!!!

Send Me Your Addresses!!

I sent this by e-mail to the first generation Dennys but haven't heard from some of you. I'm trying to compile a list of mailing addresses of everyone in the family to include with my Christmas cards. If you have kids who have gotten married or moved during the year, will you please e-mail their addresses to me so I can include them on this. (I'd like to make it a yearly tradition of updating the address list.)

Thanks!

Sub for Santa Project for Wendy - Anyone Who'd Like To Is Invited to Help This is canceled

Apparently someone at Legacy told the director about our plans, and he called and told Pam he does not want our family to do anything for Wendy. We are sad about it, but we don't want to get her in trouble, so we're canceling the Sub for Santa. If you were planning to participate, I hope you can find someone else who needs help.

Those of you who live close enough to visit Dad regularly probably know Wendy. She's the young girl from Peru who takes such loving care of dad, and often kisses him on the cheek when she leaves.

A few weeks ago some of us had the idea of doing a sub for Santa project for Wendy. She is 21 and is a single parent with a baby boy (size 2 or 3) and a five year old girl (size 7). She also lives with her unemployed mother and a brother about 12 years old.

We aren't able to get too much information about the family because Legacy has a policy of not letting the employees accept anything from residents, so this has to be A COMPLETE SECRET FROM EVERYONE AT LEGACY. When you're visiting, please be very careful not to let Dad or anyone else know we are doing this.

We would like to deliver the stuff to Wendy's house on Saturday, December 19, so she could use gift cards or money that was donated to buy things her family would like. An un-named person is going to find out Wendy's address for me, and we will arrange to have someone who's not part of the family deliver the things so Wendy can't guess who they come from.

Kynaston December fun

Girl, snowman, girl, snowman, girl, 1/2 of snowman...wow I'm a good photographer!

The snowmen are modeling all of the very long scarves I made the girls last Christmas...I think this is the most that they will ever be worn since they can be wrapped around any young girls neck about 60 times. Bonus: VERY WARM.

Lexi is determined to NOT show her teeth...she just got PHASE I braces. She is so lucky to be 7 and have a Dad that wants to practice what he is learning at his continuing ed courses.

Our gingerbread house creation...Karen Julian gave us all the stuff to make this lovely creation. The girls had so much fun decorating the yard and roof.

Our poor little snow men have NO mouths. I guess they won't be joining
us in singing Frosty the Snowman.

Kelcie made this little friend all by herself. She was very pleased with herself :)!

Jess was very proud of her snowman creation.

Jessie and friend Mattea enjoying a snow day.

Our super big Taylor boy having some fun.

Lexi Lou getting ready to head over to "little Katies" for some winter fun.

Finally, the snow is good for packing. A snowman is just what they needed!

Sugar cookie decorating is so much fun.

Ta Dah...Kelcie's creations.

Jessie is a wonderful cookie decorator...her artistic talent shines through!

Too many cookies left to decorate!!!

Girl fun, baking, eating, baking eating, baking eating....

Happy Birthday Kalyn!!

This is a very small photo, but the only one I could find! :) A big Happy Birthday to the best Aunt Kalyn there is! We love you and without you our family wouldn't be the same! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!!

Here's a shout out to the greatest mom in the world!

We love you!

Happy Birthday!!

I"m a Holiday Blogger on Oprah.com!

I'm feeling pretty excited that I've been chosen as one of the Holiday bloggers on Oprah.com. To check it out, click the little icon that says "holiday bloggers."

I don't have many recipes submitted yet, but I'm working on it!

P.S. Here's a better to Kalyn's Kitchen on Oprah.com.

Legacy House Christmas dinner

Anyone interested in going be sure to RSVP...I'm sure Dad would enjoy going..

We Are Thanksful for Our Family!

Sorry some of these aren't the greatest photos. Those flourescent lights in the room at Legacy were not getting along too well with my camera flash. I did do some spot editing to try to remove Dad's bruise the best I could. I really need a Speedlite flash for these kinds of things!

Willey Stuff...........

Question: How many diet Cokes does it take to have a sleepover with 4 kids...ages 4-6 years:) Fun cousin time !!
Paige stayed at the other Grandma's with her Mom.....she sure is growing, but not sure about all these strangers.
This is the annual "shop til you drop". We all had a fun time in Park City this past weekend. Some spent more $ than others!
Kara had a Birthday....I guess #30 was hard on all of them! (they will kill me when they see this on the blog)....just remember girls I love you the most!

Does Anyone Want an Oak Dining Room Table?

I got a new high table and chairs for my kitchen and would love to give someone in the family my old table if they could use it. Here is the table if you can't remember it. It's oak, stained kind of a medium color. There is also a leaf, which turns the table into an oval shape that can seat 6-8 people. I just had two white chairs with it in my kitchen, but I'm keeping the chairs to use on the covered deck. I think it would look cute with colored chairs to match your kitchen, or white. If anyone can use it, send me an e-mail at kalynskitchen (at) comcast (dot) net.

Here is the new table and chairs, which comes on Wednesday! (I only got 4 chairs, and my chairs are criss-cross in the back instead of just slats like that photo.)

Okinawa Food

So I am doing well in Japan, it's pretty crazy culture but i love it so far. I am learning a lot about my job and about a cool culture. Hope everyone and everything is good back home. Its cooled won her and now is only 75 degrees during the day, with only 70 percent humidity

This is the restroom sign at the beach, crazy how that symbol is a sound not a letter or word

Typical vending machines in Japan. And for those Dew drinkers, no Mtn. Dew does not taste the same, its gross.

Believe it or not this is the first time i ate Jelly fish. It is a funky taste and texture. But hey i had to try it once.

I don't know what this is, but it shows how engulfed you are when you walk around in country you lost as heck in.

Housing is a lot different here. There is tiny houses and no yards, the homes are very close together or on top of each other.

Just a cool picture of what we run every morning.