More of many more graduation pics!

Let the photo blasting begin! 

While waiting for the ceremony to start, thought I would take some pics!

There's the graduate

Mark and the Grandmas!

Believe it or not theres about 80 pics from the festivities! 

Graduation from College

Jimmy is one proud daddy!  Mark graduated from NAU last Friday.  Here's one of the first pics of Mark and it was BEFORE the ceremony!  More pics to come!

A Special BABY SHOWER!

Ana, Carol, Georgie, Amy and Mel

Ana, Carol, Georgie, Amy, Grace and Mel

She made out like a bandit!

Ge

Vina planned the games and the first one was to guess how big the mama is!

Grace holding Sebastian

Corrina, Julie, Judy and Linda

RUTH!

Lauren and Renee

Georgie having fun being bartender

180 pictures taken just like this with EVERY gift!  She was so happy!

Lots of cute girly stuff

What a beautiful Cake to celebrate baby Yeoman!

Trinity (the life of the party) and Mama!

Lauren holding baby Sebastian

About to cut the cake

Vina and Georgie

Mel and Georgie

Georgie and her Mom-in-Law, Linda

Georgie, Family and Ninis

Georgie, loving the photo booth!

Brit, Georgie, Ruth and Ninis

Georgie and Catering!

Georgie and friends!  Almost all of us!

On Saturday, we had a baby shower for Georgie!  She will be welcoming in her first baby next month.  We shared the fun and each of us had a hand in making this happen!  Lots of food, fun, friends and drinks!  The photo booth was a huge hit!  I may have to do that again for another party!  There were 180 pictures taken (THANKS BRIT)!  We are so excited for Georgie to start this next adventure! 

Christmas day 2013



Michelle and Ava cuddling with Asher



Asher and Jimmy with some interesting activity



Mark and Tamara with Ava and Asher

Mark Granaran and Sam

Sam and Jimmy



Baby Asher

Christmas 2013 has not been a 'normal' Christmas for our family.  Change is good but sometimes when things don't feel like 'Christmas', it's hard to get into the spirit.  It's been a challenging couple of weeks for us and there have been some great ups and some low downs.  We have decided to count our blessings and feel happy with the time we have spent together with family

Christmas Boutique, 12/8

Every year we host a 'boutique' or a pre-Christmas gathering at our home for friends to gather and socialize and spread some cheer!  Here's some pics from before everyone got in.  We have a smaller place this year and we were worried it would be packed and it was but no complaints.  We were blessed to have great family and friends over to warm our home.

Banana Bread and Halloween decorations

When you have over-ripe bananas, you have to make banana bread, that's a rule!  These 2 beauties filled our home with yumminess the other day!  I have been asked for the recipe so I am going to post it here.  Halloween was a week ago and we have yet to get our decorations put away- see some of them below.  They are getting closer to the garage though! 

Here's the banana bread recipe:

 

Preheat oven to 350

 

In a mixer add: 

• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Mix well until fully combined

 

In a separate bowl mix together:

 

• 1 and 1/2 cup of flour
• 1 and 1/2 TSP of baking powder
• 1/4 TSP of ground cinnamon
• 1/4 TSP of baking soda
• 1/8 TSP of salt

Whisk ingredients together and combine into the mixer with the wet ingredients until just combined

 

If you want to add nuts or chocolate chips, please do, about 1/2 cup of either

 

Happy Baking Y'all!