Kathy Higgins Dead at age Fifty-four

Jeff and Jessica called us yesterday with the sad news that Jessica's mother, Kathy Higgins, had passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. We admired her and will miss our association with her. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Higgins family.

Snowed in!

We woke up to over a foot of snow! Gordon has shoveled all morning long. Notice the snow is as high as the mailbox. We may not see the lawn until spring.


We are glad this didn't hit before Christmas. It would have made it difficult for kids to come for parties.

Gutke Christmas Party & Family Brunch

The talent show was a hit. Check out the cousins singing!
I remembered that my camera takes video after most of the talent numbers were finished. Here is Sam singing Rudolph. Notice I forgot to turn the camera the right direction. Also, I am sorry I stopped so soon. I turned off the camera just before he jumped off the stage to end his talent.



Up on the House Top


This years Nativity had beautiful angels and regal wisemen.






Our Nativity had a live baby Jesus.




Great Grandma is AMAZING!



We had a breakfast after a cousin slumber party.


We missed Kitty, Ryan and Abbi. Merry Christmas to all our friends and family. It is wonderful to spend time with family during the holiday season.

Geddes Christmas Party

Here is a proud grandpa enjoying time with his kids and grandkids!





Our Christmas celebrations started the Saturday before Christmas. We ushered in the holidays with food, family, and fun. Here are a few photos of our party.
Eight of the fourteen Geddes Grandkids were here. We missed Kevin and Sunee and Jennifer and Hyte's families. Wish they lived closer!
The White Elephant presents were a hit!
Check out our "Hula Angel Cheerleaders!" "Dress ups" are always fun.


Hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas Day! Jennifer and Hyte and their children called us Christmas Eve. Hailey accompanied them on the piano as they sang Christmas Carols to us. It is truly a beautiful time of year. It is also a busy exhausting time. Gordon and I are taking it easy today! MERRY CHRISTMAS to friends and family.

Samuel is 4!

Check out Samuel's fourth birthday cake. I made him a "Speedracer" cake. He had an exciting party at Chucky Cheese. I really need to get with it on my blogs. Thanks to all of you for your blogs. Hopefully with the holidays coming, I will find more to share. Three posts in over two years isn't too impressive. I actually spent lots of time and a couple hundred dollars setting up a blog that was only open by invitation. It is grandmageddes.com. It didn't really catch on with friends and family members. I think I will let that site expire and blog on this blogspot. It doesn't make sense to spend a hundred dollars a year when people weren't logging in. Is my life interesting enough to blog.

My second attempt at blogging . . .

A year and a half ago I created this blog. I really didn't do anything with it at the time. A couple of months later, I created another blog that was private and by invitation only. Only a few family members have gotten involved with it. After following many family member's blogs, I decided I wanted to activate this site. I thought it might be more accessible and viewed more.

Thanks to Ryan for keeping us updated with Abbi's recovery. Gordon and I recently returned from helping them while Abbi is healing. I had a blast playing with an adorable granddaughter. With a little help from me, Gordon was able to do a few odd jobs at their home. We had a great visit. Notice the beautiful roses Ryan and Abbi sent as a "Thank You." They are gorgeous!