-Michael turns 13.
-We had Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Strongs after 9:00am church (only a LONG sacrament meeting).
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| A varsity for a sophomore. |
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| He could have been done at this Batman puzzle book. |
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| Shark faces for matching shark shirts. |
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| David got his buddy, Michael, a BYU flag. |
-Thanks to Michael making 3 batches of Great Grams' sugar cookies we were able to frost cookies on Christmas eve.
and decorate cookies the day before. Guess who liked the sprinkles the most?
-A trip to the Balboa Island to ride the ferry, have dinner at BJs, play on the playground, ride the ferry again, look at the lights on our way to get yummy Balboa bars, and then a walk back to the cars with Grandma and Grandpa Strong.
-An annual party where we exchanged white elephant gifts. Doug ended up with this bonus gift. It was a great place to wrap a varsity jacket.
-A piano recital. Michael had both of his pieces memorized, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Deck the Halls.
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| December 17, 1pm recital |
-Jacob turned 6.
-Jacob had a birthday party.
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| Saturday, December 10. |
-The Ward Christmas party was the same night.
-Making gingerbread houses at the library with friends.
-Going to a 3 1/2 hour football banquet where Andrew got his letter and scholar athlete patches.
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| He was one of the Big 8 all academic scholars. |
And this is just what we took pictures of.
