| Thanksgiving 2012 at Clarissa's house. The Perez family joined the fun. |
| Manuel, Autumn and Manuel's father-Francisco Perez |
| Activities included story telling by Ava |
| Papa brought Balsam wood airplanes. Papa, Clarissa and Kaela displays the airplane. |
| Gabriel using the hand puppets in a skit |
| Isla on the ground, others showing their puppets to the camera |
| Grace loves the dinosaur hand puppets. |
| The day after Thanksgiving the Wilstead girls helped me set up the Christmas decorations. My mom (Grandma Ginner) crocheted these many years ago. |
| She also gave these to me a few years before she passed away. |
| This year I added a nativity created in Montana in honor of Elle. She's serving a mission in Montana; she'll be home June 2013. |
| Ava delights in the little people in the city. Usually Elle does the decorating;their help was greatly appreciated. |
| At the end of the day, Papa is in heaven watching a movie with his side kick Ava. |