Thanksgiving

Since hardly any my kids could come to Thanksgiving dinner this year, my sister volunteered to have our family Thanksgiving dinner at her house, since all of her kids and their families were going to be in town! It was so nice not to have all of the work getting everything ready!! All I had to do was make a salad, punch, and bring some ice. Thanks Kathy, Mom, and Ron for doing so much of the cooking and setting up! Wow, I could get used to this! But I do miss having leftovers. Maybe I'll cook a turkey next week so we can have some turkey sandwiches!!

Here are a few pictures from Thanksgiving.

April, Kathy, and Bill in the kitchen.

Melissa, Blake, and the two cute kids they'll be adopting January 21st!

Ron, Mom, and Mary after dinner and pie!

Chatting in the kitchen are Bill's nephew and his wife, and April and Melanie.

Some of the kids and Will.

Lots of Pictures

These pictures are backwards from when they were taken. The first pictures were the last taken, and so forth. I have a hard time moving things around in Facebook. Sorry for the confusion, enjoy!


Hadley posing for the camera.


Cole with his big grin!


What beautiful view of the mountains from Tyler and Natalie's neighborhood.


Another gorgeous view!!

Here we are walking Tyler and Nat's dogs in Utah.


The "This Is The Place" monument.

Bridal Veil falls.

The view from the top of "Y" mountain.

This was a really steep hike, but well worth it. My muscles were so sore for a few days afterwards!

Such a perfect day for a hike! Sunny and cool, and snow sparkling everywhere!

Cole at his wrestling meet. He did great!

Cove Fort was fun to visit and learn about it's history. I wish I would have taken my camera inside! It was awesome.

Molly's birthday party and cake.

The girls covered their ears when we all sang "Happy Birthday". I guess that tells you how bad we sounded.

Molly had a fun party at the park!

Nolan had fun eating waffles!

Gary had fun cooking bacon, sausage, and eggs. Yumm!

Nolan was a cute Raggedy Andy for Halloween.

Molly was an adorable Raggedy Ann, and Marina was a perfect Pittsburgh Steelers cheerleader!

Gary and I were a Mountain Man and a Mountain Woman.

Reed, Andrea, and Lauryn were characters from Toy Story 2 - BoPeep, Woody, and Jessie the Cowgirl. It was fun helping them make their costumes!

Nolan was really happy at his Aunt Emily's wedding reception!

Becky played her violin at the reception. She's amazingly talented in so many ways!

Molly and Nolan relaxing in their double stroller.

Marina having fun with a friend at the reception.

Everyone at the end of the Treasure Hunt during our Labor Day camping trip!

Running for the next clue!

Eating hand-cranked ice cream in the mountains.

The dogs taking a nap in the sun. What a life!

Posing on the log are Heather, Ethan, and Gavin.

April is always working on Scouting stuff, even up camping!

Gary working on the two ice cream freezers. We won't tell you that he forgot to put the dasher in one of them!

I think all Marina wants for Christmas are her two front teeth!

Yum, eating Nolan's Birthday cake and ice cream!

Nolan turns 2! Happy Birthday to you!!