I'm still alive

I know it has been a while so I am going to start catching up on things here.
Nic, my little brother, left on his mission. We took him to the MTC on March 25th. He is doing really well. He and his companion get along good. He has gained 5 pounds eating the MTC food. We really miss him around here. He is our comic relief. He is so excited about being a missionary. I am so proud of him.

He's A Big Boy Now

I can't believe it. My little brother Nic is going on a mission. I never thought he would ever be old enough. He has been called to serve in the Mexico, Culican mission. He doesn't report to the MTC until March 25th. That is a long time to wait. We had a little envelope opening party at my parent's house with friends and family. It is a tradition that we did with my two older brothers. Before the envelope is opened, my mom has everyone write down their guess of where they think he might be called to. Nora is the only one who said Mexico and she was right. She might think that all missionaries go to Mexico since her Uncle Pete is on a mission there right now. Anyway, I thought that was pretty cool that Nora guessed right. I am so proud of my little brother Nic. I can't believe what a man he has become. He is spiritual, kind, loving and he is really excited to serve a mission and he will be an awesome missionary.

Punkin' Pickin'

Every year we take the girls to pick their own pumpkin. This picture is so typical of Olivia. When I take her
picture she is either closing her eyes or has a scowl on her face.
This year Nora was so excited. She wants to decorate the whole house for Halloween. I don't have a lot of Halloween decorations so we made some homemade decorations like garbage bag ghosts. It was fun.

FRIENDS

Nora, Jessie and Livvy trying to organize snack time. They love their friend Jessie. In fact, if we don't see
Jessie for a couple of days Livvy will say to me, "I miss my friend Jessie. I want to hug her and kiss her."

Books & Buddies

Once a month the CCR&R (Childcare, Resource and Referral) office at Utah State organizes a fun themed activity for the kids. This month the theme was tractors. The girls had a lot of fun playing with playdough, playing in the sand and climbing the tractor. The neat thing about this activity is that the children get a free book for coming. Can't beat that.



If anyone is interested, the next Books and Buddies is Wednesday, November 19th. Ask me more about it if you are interested.

Horsin' Around

I think this is my new favorite picture of the girls together. Rick and Dickie brought the horses over to the house to visit the girls. The girls love the horses, in fact, they just got a new pony that Nora named "Prince Sparkly".
This is Snip, the horse and Grandpa Dickie walking the girls around the yard.

Water Fun at Grandma's House

Here is a picture of all the grandkids on my side. Top to Bottom: Payton, Elli, Nora, Olivia and Hudson. This number will soon increase by two. My sister-in-law, Sarah is expecting in January and my other sister-in-law, Paige is expecting in May. How fun!!!
My parents have a fun backyard and the kids like to play in the water and ride on the slides. It really is a lot of fun.