Tuesday, December 29, 2009

"Arrangements" by Linda Carter Holman


Arrangements was the name of the 750 piece puzzle that Monty gave Grace for Christmas.
Grace, Dad, Mom, Isabel, and Josie worked on it for a long time. Santa even helped to put together some edge pieces. Monty and Olivia helped by not wrecking it (too much). They finally finished it on Tuesday!

Christmas


Monty likes building towers with the blocks he got.


Olivia is already trying out her helmet.


Dad and Josie decided that Grace really needed a new jacket.


Isabel got a brand new watch for a total of two watches.


Mom got another wooden bowl to put fruit in.


Josie got a trip to the Big Island for a debate tournament.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Christmas Eve

The sun set on December 24 and the evening is here. What would it be without a Christmas pageant?

Mary and Joseph.




A grouchy innkeeper.


A shepherd with a fine sheep.


A glorious angel


And three kings all wrapped up in Grace.


Afterward, everyone opened up one present under the tree and laid out a plate of cookies for Santa with carrots, water and oatmeal for the reindeer.


Merry Christmas, especially to Grandma Jean. We hope that the many posts on our blog has been a welcome gift.

Neighborhood Gifts

We have such generous neighbors. We have received so many plates of cookies, treats and breads over the past few days. Here are some samples - the pineapple Santa from the Jane and the decorated Santa cookies deserved photographic images for posterity.




Schokoladengugelhupf

Josie and Grace proved that Christmas is almost here. They made the Austrian coffee cake that Grandma Tueller introduced to the family in the 1950s while in Vienna. It's delicious and more so because the two girls did it for the first time all by themselves.





Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Third Annual Tueller Townhouse Car Wash

Our BYUH Townhouse neighbors indulged our family service project. We announced our offer to wash their cars and they brought them over. Today from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, the seven of us had fun washing cars. The warm, sunny weather really helped.










Sunday, December 20, 2009

Seasider Fans

We almost always attend the BYUH Seasider games - both men's games and women's games. Last night the men's team played the Clan from Simon Fraser University. Oli, Mont and Jim had crossed over to the student bleachers because the cheerleaders were giving out candy and Santa Claus danced during half time. Olivia loved watching the ballet dancers, who did a funny routine to the "dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" song.










Here's Mont posing for the camera. If you look very carefully, you'll see our reserved seats in the Faculty area, section J, row 8, seats 1-7. Grace and Isabel are sitting there, while Josie is chatting with her friend, Sydney two rows higher. We've had those seats since 1998. Beware any gate crashers!

Did you know . . .

. . . Santa is an elf? Jim stood next to him and he's short, but jolly and round. Also a beautiful angel circled the BYUH Christmas tree. Just check out the picture.




Friday, December 18, 2009

Merry Christmas on the Sand

Today was the last furlough friday of 2009. The girls were out of school, so their Mom took Isabel and Olivia to the beach where they composed a Christmas message for our regular readers. The weather was cold and windy, but still Hawaii.











Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Photos with Santa Claus

Santa Claus visited the Laie 8th Ward Christmas Party. We have proof.





Monday, December 14, 2009

Nursery Days

The Laie 8th Ward Primary President needed a substitute in the Nursery yesterday. Her husband was glad to volunteer. Nursery assistant is the best calling in the Church. Mont will soon leave Nursery, start Junior Primary and attend the Sunbeam class. We thought of all five kids at their nursery age. Enjoy the pictures of the five kids with a few cousins and friends also.