Happy Thanksgiving!

What a fun day for the fam. Eden and Dan hosted...everyone contributed their specialty: I made pumpkin and chocolate pies, a pumpkin cheesecake, a turkey, Aunt Lura's pineapple rings with a dollop of cream cheese and pecan mixture in the hole; Christa made turkey, stuffing and gravy; Missy made mashed potatoes and homemade cranberry sauce; Eden made her pear and prosciutto salad, special yams, rolls, and ham. DELISH! We ate, drank and were very merry! The kids all wanted to feed Willy the calf after dinner (probably next year he WILL be dinner!) and the adults played Apples to Apples, resulting in much hilarity!

Why rake?

So you can jump into the big pile!!! And imagine the leaves are hats and cups!!!

Happy Halloween!

Hurray for Melba Elementary School! They still celebrate Halloween the old-fashioned way...with a costume parade and a party! I love being able to take part in the grands' fun. I went to Brooklyn's class party...then decorated my doorway in preparation for trick-or-treaters...we attended the 3-Ward "Trunk or Treat" party...drove out to Eagle to catch the last half of the Meridian vs Eagle football game, and see McKena's costume (good job, Missy!)...then, on to Star for Bailey and Mia! Whew! What an exciting night!

We love the Pumpkin Liner!

Missy always organizes a family train ride to the pumpkin patch. We love it (I am crazy for trains) and the kids love it. We look forward to it every year.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...in October!!

The earliest snowfall recorded in Boise!

September Birthdays and Bishop Bates!

We gathered to celebrate Reed's and Christa's birthdays with dinner and cake. Then we went to a special meeting at the Stake Center, at which new ward alignments were announced and Reed was called to be the first bishop of the newly-formed Shoshone Ward. We will be leaving many friends, but "we will go, we will do" and all will be well.