Minnesota Holidazzle Parade 2010

The Anderson Clan got together for our annual Holidazzle Parade. It was one of the warmer parades at 24 deg F. That's -4 deg C for our family in Australia. We all had a great time. Even Maggie.

Thanksgiving 2010

Grandma Steph and Maggie

Family in Nauvoo 2010

The Family in downtown Old Nauvoo


The home that Phil's parents (Mark & Cheri Jones) own is big and very nice. It is just minutes from The Temple and Old Nauvoo.


The house has a large front porch with a swing. Here are the two Grandmas swinging with some of the Grand kids.


The five grand kids all lined up. We had a hard time deciding who was taller between Ande & Jackson.


Phil & Jason trying to determine who is the manlyest at stick pull.


And the winner is Phil! He was feeling pretty good about that until I pointed out that he has Jason by 60 lbs.


Of course Jackson had to give it a try!


Two of the cutest pioneer girls there


The two Charlotte's road down to Nauvoo together in the back seat of my car. They did a great job of entertaining each other.


Phil and Jason got to find out what it was like to pull their families around in handcarts.


What is a family get together without playing games at night.

All in all we had a great time. I love going to Nauvoo and feeling the spirit there.

Mary, Mary How Does Your Garden Grow

Freddie the bear that lives on grandma and grandpa's porch


grandma's flowers

Ethan's strawberry from a field trip at school


I love this time of year: green is everywhere, here is our garden, peas, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, cantaloupe, pumpkins and raspberries, broccoli and peppers. The Hunts started the plants at home by seed.

Easter 2010

We had a wonderful Easter with The Jones and The Hunts. The kids are getting older now and we watched General Conf. in relative peace. Families are the best!



The Easter Bunny caught in the act!


The hunt is about to begin!


And they are off!


Checking out how many we got!


Hey look Grandma!


Jackers checking out his own.

The Grand Mayan Palace in Cancun

The resort we are staying at is The Grand Mayan about half way between Cancun and Playa del Carman. It is a beautiful 5 star resort that caters to your every need. I have golfed 3 times at a very nice 18 holes course.

The group eating lunch at Puerto Morales (I didn't think I would ever get tired on Mexican Food, but I am almost there

My Sweet Heart and I at Puerto Morales

Puerto Morales (This is where we went snorkeling in the next few pictures)

My cute snorkel girl! The snorkeling was great. Our guides took out to the reef in a boat. One of them stayed with us and showed us around. We saw a lot of cool fish, some Barracuda, Grouper and many smaller ones. We started at one end of the reef and drifted with the current about a half a mile.

These were our snorkel guides. The taller guy was the one that stayed with us in the water. The shorter guy (his name was Charlie Brown) stayed with the boat. Charlie is about 4 feet 10 inches tall. He was very funny, and made the trip fun.

The third night we ate dinner in a cave. It was very unique, and beautiful.

On 1/26 we went to Tulum. It is the location of some very nice Mayan runes.


This is a picture of an Iguana I took for the Grand kids.