Christmas with the Roses 2015

We have had a very white Christmas!

We reserved the church and had Christmas eve buffet and program.  45 were able to come.  Amy surprised us all by telling us that they are expecting another baby.  Her boys didn't know and are happily surprised.

The theme was "let your light shine".  Golds played a tape of Tanner who is in Argentina on his mission.

Jeff shared a Christmas memory

So did the Triplets

Hannah and Rebecca told their Christmas memory

Emma sang Alleluja accompanied by MaKae

Jordan and Alyssa told a Christmas memory

Jordan's family came from Gilbert to spend Christmas with us

Kate's family told about their Christmas service project

The McReynold boys recited the living Christ

Jonah loved coming to Gpa & Gma's watching movies and eating popcorn with the Lee kids.

Christmas night we ate at the Golds and played games

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

JORDAN BLESSED NORAH.  Grandparents Roses and Mabreys with uncle Jay were there.

Norah enjoyed visiting Grandma Rose

She especially loved cuddling Grandpa Rose

WONDERFUL THINGS GOING ON IN OUR LIVES

Norah Isabel Rose

Rhett Stephen Lee

Norah Isabel Rose daughter of Jordan and Alyssa--born Oct 4, 2015

Big brother Jonah with Norah

Rhett Stephen Lee born Nov 3, 2015

Tanner Lynn Gold set apart as missionary to Buenes Aires South, Argentina mission Nov 3, 2015

Halloween Party 2015

Breakfast with the Golds

Eric, Brandi and Beth-Inside Out

Kaitlyn Jenner, heros of kids and KT with baby coming out in places for Halloween candy

Cocoon and Lady Bug--G&G Rose

And the winners are-The McReynolds--trailer trash people--think Christmas Vacation movie

River Cruise-Budapest to Prague to celebrate our 50th anniversary 2015

Buda castle district

Church in Pest

Memorial to Ronald Reagan for telling Gorbachev--"Tear down these walls".

Memorial to Jews killed during WWII

Names of 430,000 Jewish victims on each silver leaf--half the population of Budapest exterminated

Jewish handmade memorial protesting the permanent memorial to WWII

Liberty Square in Budapest

Rathaus--Budapest

Bronze shoes memorializing those shot on the banks of the Danube--but keeping their precious shoes

Travant car--plastic--had to wait 5 years to get one. Made in Eastern Europe

Inside church rotunda

University in Budapest Liberty Square

Museum in Vienna

Town square in Vienna

Beautiful flowers, produce and fruits

Inside Baroque church

Parliament building Vienna

Monument depicting gratitude for being spared war, fire and plague

Inside beautiful church in Vienna

Vienna--Paris of the East

Where the Priest gives his sermon

Town Hall Vienna

Part of the Residence--Hapsburg reign

This church had about 30 stain glass windows in it.

Statue inside the residence courtyard

Duernstein on the Danube

Beautiful fall leaves along the Danube

Graveyard in Duernstein

View from Duernstein castle ruins overlooking Danube valley

Church in Duernstein

Inside Melk Abbey courtyard

Inside the Abbey chapel

Replica of the Melk Abbey

Peter's group in Melk Courtyard

Bob and Ron Whetman resting in gardens at Melk Abbey (note 2 old crows on the branch above )

People enjoying Saturday along the Danube in Linz

Linz Town Square

Church in Linz with all stain glass windows

Town Hall Linz

Traveling along the Wachau Valley in Austria

Cesky Krumlov-a resort town in Czech Republic

One of 3 bears kept in the former moat surrounding the castle in CK

Memorials and Old buildings

Castle gardens

River running around the town of CK

Inside the castle courtyard in CK

Wenceslaus Square in Prague

Arch at end of bridge separating old and new town Prague

Astronomical Clock Prague old town

Charles Bridge looking toward New Old Town

Prague square--city of 1000 spires

Church facing square Prague

Inside the Gothic church by the Prague castle

Church in Castle courtyard

Side view of church

Large boulevard in Prague

Our GCT boat--128 passengers--good food, comfortable room, wonderful tours.  A great memory