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November-Thanksgiving

We had a really fun thanksgiving in St. George at my parents house. All of my brothers and their wives and kids came. It was the first time that all of us had been together in the same house for a really long time. All 20 of us under the same roof. It was really great and the kids loved being with their cousins. It was actually cold there but we did bundle up and do a little hiking and playing outside. Quinn, Katie, Jeffers, Mom, Dad, Garrett, Chris, Jay and Grandma


A casual picture of the whole family

Update- October

Well, I have gotten really behind on our blog. We have been a little busy with Budd back to school full time and me working teaching art. We have had a lot happen over the past few months with the holidays and birthdays. So I will do my best to recap.

We had Alea's 1st birthday Oct 29th. We had a fun party for her. She loved the cake. She has such a sweet tooth. She started walking at 11 months and now she i running around. She loves exploring and she is into everything. I can't keep up with her (cleaning up her messes that is:) She is such a doll and great girl. She loves her blankie and carries it around with her. She brings us such joy with her sweet smile.


Budd and I went to a Murder Mystery Party for Halloween with some friends in our neighborhood. It was a lot of fun. There were over 40 people there. We dressed up and played the roles of Merlin the Magician and his wife Morganna. I made Budd a Merlin beard out of white yarn. We had a good time.

The kid loved Halloween and had fun carving pumpkins, dressing up and going trick or treating. We have a 10 yr old Japanese boy and his mother living with us this school year and they had fun joining in the festivities.