"everybody dance now"--or dance the day away

okay it all started back in July when Hayley got home we all started a dance party in the front room after her release--then I didn't capture the pictures very well (fuzzy) but then when she got to Alaska the dance party continued with hayley and kaci and continued when we got there we did some dancin' . Then we danced around in Bryan's front room New Years eve day (again sorta fuzzy on the pics use your imagination) and still even fuzzier is pictured us Dancing in Nancy's front room on New Year day--along with the help of the wii game--that is all about dancing--(not picture here) but dad even got in the act when the wii competition for dance was on the line--and he's got the moves--too--so now we know where you all got the gene for dancin' around the family room... Let's always keep dancin' our way through life.
okay in the first picture we're not really dancing (we're resting from the five days of dancing before, but I liked this picture and didn't get it on the other post) (:

your all my 'favorites'

THIS BOOK TITLE SAYS IT ALL....I WROTE IN THE INSIDE COVER -'THIS BOOK HAS SPECIAL MEANING , BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL MY (OUR) FAVORITES--I ordered the book on amazon after learning about it from kerri and brad....I had to have my own copy as we joke about it so much---consider yourselves all the "FC" and the FG we have a wonderful 2010 year and although there were far too many pictures for one blog I tried to make sure you were all at least in one of the photos--as we love you all so very much...I've said it before but thanks for making our lives rich and abundant. (ps) I'm trying to make a little movie recapping the 2010 year like brad did up at Oakly. Carrie and Keith do that too and we watched their re-cap the other night and it was very cute. They watch them on New Years eve. Fun idea. We were inspired by yours brad. If I do it I'll put it out on youtube like brad did. anyway here' my best effort of a 'blog recap' of a fabulous year. Looking forward to many more memories in 2011.

some of the pictures about include:

*being together--thinking of What Christmas is about and the reason for the season.
*just being together, and spending time, snuggling
*watching the cute faces he (the baby ) pulls
*All enjoying sweet Hogan-Her sweet smile in the picture tells it best
having Hogan --to hold this Christmas Eve made everyone feel more loving
Christmas Eve day, family around for celebrating the Birth of the Savior, --singing songs and reading the story of his birth and also eating and exchanging gifts of love like the wisemen of old
*some background we made a few years back
*and lo --It came to Pass--we all took turns Reading part of the scriptures--then Grandpa read some of the Parts in the Bible and --announced which songs we would sing--in connection with that scriputure
*family gathering together on Christmas Eve
sort of blury -00ps anticipating the reading and getting set with props and costumes
angels and shephers preparing for Grandpa to read the Christmas story
a real baby for the baby Jesus during the Christmas reading in Luke and in 3 nephi --of course having Hogan so tiny --made the reading all that more imaginable and added such a sweet spirit to the reflecting of our Saviors birth, and even though Brianne was not pictured here as she was playing the piano--She reminded me of sweet Mary--Bringing her sweet son into the Mortality and the love she has for her son reminds me of the love Mary must have had for her son.
kids gathering around each other-around the tree

So, when I was reading in Nephi this morning I came across a scripture in 3 ne 4:33 that said ..."And their hears were swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering them out of the hands of their enemies....and they had bee dlivered from an everlasting destruction." ---my heart also was so full on Christmas eve that when I gave the closing prayer at family night, it was hard to hold back the tears, because I knew that we all have been saved from everlasting destruction (spirtually) because of the birth, and mission and atonement of our Savior. their joy was so full, and this time of reflecting on the love of our Savior has made my joy so full. I felt this great joy as Brianne played the piano and we sang the songs of Away in a Manger, and Silent night and other songs and as we read, together in the Scriptures, of the events surrounding the Saviors Birth and of his birth.

Merry Christmas Everyone

As much as I like all the parts of the season Of Christmas I do mostly enjoy playing 'oh Holy Night" and have the little one hear it and my older ones too and having us all stop a moment and think of the music and word to that Song. Some of the 'excerpts from the song include phrases like:

"It is the night of our dear Savior's birth....he appreared and the soul felt his worth....The weariy world rejoices....yonder lies a new and glorious morn. ......fall on your knees ..and hear the angel's voices... oh night divine , oh night when Christ was born. Led ty the light of faith serenly beaming, with glowing hearts by his cradle we stand. So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, Here came the wise men from Orietn Land. ....The KING OF KINGS lay in a lowly manger In all our trials born to be our friend. fall on your knees ,..oh hear the angels voices, oh night divine, oh night when Christ was born ...his life was love and his Gospel was PEACE." To that I add his gospel brings peace.

The following is what I wrote at the Bottom of the Christmas card I took out and mailed out.

it is the following testimony--that he lives and that he is King of Kings.:

" We find hope in the knowledge that Jesus Christ, is our brother, and friend. The Savior Jesus Christ lives and loves us. We find joy in this season to celebrate his birth, his mission in life, and his plan of salvation for us. We are ever grateful for his birth, his life, his teachings, and his resurrection. We have a loving Heavenly father, who blesses us at every turn. We find joy in his eternal promises. Love Bryan and Lynda Call."

Hoping that each of you who read this post know that I do share with you in believing these truths

Merry Christmas--May you fell of his peace and love

Lynda

another happy day

tender loving care

I'm 'pondering on all this attention

we're all hear for ya

I'm almost smiling thinking how I just left heaven

all colorful and bright--(brianne -you and hunters skirt go so good and bryan and the other two kids go good--was that all planned out) anyhow you are darling!!!!!! and the day was fun -fun fun

the proud grandparents (stand up straight next time grandma Lynda--) I put that note to myself--

dad and baby

mom and baby (brianne sorry I caught you candidn but couldn't resist posting cause hogan looks so "bright eyed" right there)

I love the movie --It's a wonderful life--(a movie about George Bailey) and how he comes to enjoy the simple joys of his family and being loved and the blessing of day to day things....one of my seasons favorite movies--well to me having another grandson blessed reminded me again that "it is a wonderful life" dad and I have an abundant life--with ordainary things and with ex-tra ordainary events of children and grandchildren--this was truly a happy day and bryan gave a wonderful blessing and Brianne bore a fervant testimony and we all ate and held the baby and it was Heavenly ---it reminded me of the joy we felt just a few months ago. How blessed can we get two baby blessings before years end... so now you can see write I titled this blog 'happy day"

It's beginning to feel a lot like winter...thankfully we have warm homes and cars

pic of snow in achorage in Oct at a glacier

picture of snow in Alaska

pic of bryan snowblowing at our home last year

pic of ten foot snowman , bryan and Hayley built the year after bryan's returned home from his mission

Hi family

well the song goes 'its beginning to look a lot like Christmas" (which it is) but sing that to the tune of its beginning to feel a lot like Winter" in a way its been warm as far as winters go but burrrrr..

I'm feeling the chill--so I wear warm coats and drink --hot cocoa, --we can't hold a candle to what kerri and brad are feeling, or Hayley walking around Boston and New York ( this weekend)

incidently though--one day last month slc was colder than achorage

(hum go figure) I need to get some skiing free after three at Alta or something to make the cold season go by faster.

well at least when it's cold outside and dark--we can at least feel 'all cozy' looking out from a comfy warm homes. How grateful I am for warm homes and warm cars with heaters. I remember my mom living in Idaho (and its cold there too) and driving in horse pulled sleighs

not just for the fun of it or a pleasure ride; for mom and her family, that was the mode of transportation. I remember her saying how her dad took her in the sleigh to get her to the bus/ or train (?), to come down to college in Provo. I also think of the pioneers when its cold --and I will ever respect them, facing the elements. Bottom line -the cold makes me count my blessings. Speaking of blessings If I share this next part then I won't get the blessing in Heaven. Yesterday I was driving to get to the library. Then I accidently pulled out of the parking lot a bit too far onto the sidewalk. a couple pushing a baby stroller had to walk around my car I rolled down the window and said sorry-about blocking them and then I had the feeling to offer them a ride( they looked cold So they accepted. We throw the stroller into the the trunk and go down to the storage sheds by tracks on sixty four south and they get some things from the shed and then I take them back home. It was great to make a new friend. Three friends counting their little baby.

So even though its beginning to look a lot like winter--if it wasn't winter I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet this kind family. just one more PS to the story, that blessed my life.

The best part of the story: Besides a small television and kitchenette toy for the baby and such;

One of the things they got out of the storage was a copy of a large Bible, and I thought to myself--yes, go home and read your scriptures, if they were walking that far to the shed to get their bible--it must be important to them. It reminded me how important it was to me too. Can't wait to read the Christmas story out of the Bible, before hand and on Christmas eve. I've valued my bible more since yesterday.