BLUSTERY

Nov 2012 - There may have been some blustery days during  the last 13 years but look at you now!! You have a beautiful family, a great job, a lovely home, and a lifetime of experience to draw on as you guide your four awesome kids into their future lives.

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Kit: Blustery Day by Aimee Harrison Designs http://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/personal-use/kits/blustery-day/

SWEET MEMORY - THANKSGIVING 2014

On Nov 27,2014 we celebrated Thanksgiving at Garrett and Amy's home. Garrett ordered our meal from Boston Market who provided the turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, yams topped with marshmallows, corn, green beans, rolls, pumpkin pie and cream!! Melissa made our favorite cranberry, marshmallow and whipped cream salad and the cranberry drink. What a FEAST!! It was all so delicious!! There were 13 adults and 15 grandchildren at our family feast, which included all of our family plus Mom and Dad Sessler and Greg's brother, Stefan who was living with us for a few months. Full house. Full tummies. Full hearts!! We are so blessed!!

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DUCK TALES

These lovely ducks were very docile and let me take numerous photos before they swam away. This was a rainy, cool overcast day in July 2012 in Greer, AZ.

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Kit: The North Woods by Aimee Harrison Designs http://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/personal-use/kits/the-north-woods-page-kit/

THANKSGIVING DAY 2010

25 NOV 2010 - Can you believe this gorgeous group of grandkids?!! This was taken on Thanksgiving Day 2010 a few minutes before dinner. See—their clothes are still clean! I love these kids!!

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GRATEFUL

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;

He chastens and hastens his will to make known;

The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing:

Sing praise to his Name, He forgets not His own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,

Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;

So from the beginning the fight we were winning:

Thou, Lord, wast at our side: all glory be Thine!

We all do extol Thee, thou Leader triumphant,

And pray that Thou still our Defender wilt be.

Let thy congregation escape tribulation:

Thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!

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Kit: Hello Autumn by Booland Designs: http://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/personal-use/kits/hello-autumn-the-page-kit/

ENGAGED - Kellie and Daniel

Love is in the air for Sweethearts, Kellie Miles and Daniel Wagner, engaged to be married 9 March 2002 in the Mesa AZ LDS Temple.

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Kit: Hello Autumn by Booland Designs http://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/personal-use/kits/hello-autumn-the-page-kit/

MASQUERADE

Kit: MASQUERADE by Scrapyrus Designs
Template: Good Reads Template #4 by Aprillisa

GOING HOG WILD

What do city kids do when they visit Mother Nature’s Farm on a beautiful Fall day in October? They go HOG WILD!!! There is so much to see and do and they try to do and see it all in just a few hours! . . . So they run. They run to pick out a pumpkin. They run to see the animals. They run through the hay bale maze. And they run to pose for pictures . . . because their nana asked them to . . . and because she bribes them with ice cream. (pictured) Amy, Bailey-6, Alex-4, and Adam-1 month. -October 2006

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CUTEST IN THE PATCH

October 2006 - What a delight it was to experience a beautiful Fall day with my 18 month old grandson, Reed, who was excited to see all the big pumpkins in the pumpkin patch at the Dallas Arboretum. He definitely was the CUTEST IN THE PATCH

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CHILDREN ARE THE HANDS

CHILDREN ARE THE HANDS BY WHICH WE TAKE HOLD OF HEAVEN

Garret and Adam taking a little stroll in Flagstaff Arizona - Oct 2007

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Kit: Burning Horizon Bundle by Feli Designs

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FAMILY OF FOUR

3 March 2014 -This photo was taken a month after Kyle turned one and Miles was six and a half. Miles waited a long time to finally get a little brother and soon he would have two! Melissa was 3 months pregnant with Bradley. This is such a sweet little family of four!!

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Kit: Burning Horizon Bundle by Feli Designs

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COLORFUL FALL (2)

This template was a freebie from Heartstrings (Foxinsocks) for the June 2015 White Space Challenge at The Studio (DSS - Digital Scrapbooking Studio).

Elements: Owls Love Fall (Fall12), Hello Fall by Natali Designs
Papers: Paisley by Vero and Traveltime by Anita Designs

COLORFUL FALL

Photo: Chewack River in the Okanogan National Forest, Washington, USA

This template was a freebie from Heartstrings (Foxinsocks) for the June 2015 White Space Challenge at The Studio (DSS - Digital Scrapbooking Studio).

Elements: Owls Love Fall (Fall12) by Natali Designs
Papers: Paisley by Vero, Traveltime by Anita Designs

AUTUMN - i heart you

Autumn is my favorite season. If it was up to me, Autumn would be 6 months long, and the rest of the year would be divided equally between Winter, Spring, and Summer. In the Arizona Deserts where I live, we have two seasons: Hot and Hotter. The leaves don't change until February. How I would love to live where there are 4 seasons - or at least a beautiful Autumn !!
Credits:
Template: August White Space Challenge Template by Heartstrings (foxinsocks)
Kit: Paisley by Vero