And So It Goes: October 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

to my new little blogging friend

Wow - I have the smartest grandchildren and you know who you are. You all simply amaze me and I love you so much!

Rex grew about 18 pumpkins in his pumpkin patch and divided them up between the grandchildren to carve for Halloween. Trevyn with the help of his mom carved the one below about 11 pm at night when he wasn't feeling very good. He did a good job.

pumpkins galore

lots of pumpkins to take home

winter has come!

We woke up to a snow blizzard this morning - it was really coming down and I had to drive 20 miles to work. Fortunately Rex had a workshop in Cedar so he was able to drive me to and from work. I am not ready for this yet! As you can see from the pictures taken from my front and back door, it is a really gray day.

anna's new baby emma, will be here soon

My niece Anna is about to have her baby girl in the next two weeks and her name is going to be Emma Anna Fournier, which is a really pretty name. This little will be born in the U.S. to her French father and her English mother - quite a combination. This is the blanket I made for baby Emma.

primary sunday in st. george

Last Sunday we had the opportunity to go to see Trevyn and Kennedi in their Primary Program. It was a special experience to see them participate. I love the Primary programs - they always, always put a smile on my face, bring tears to my eyes, and me grateful for these little children. Trevyn looked so smart in his 'Sunday best.' He was kind of shy when it was his turn to say his part, so Heidi who is his sunbeam teacher said it for him. Kennedi looked beautiful of course and did a really good job of saying her part. The focus was on families, and it makes me feel good to know that families can be together forever!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Lessons I Learned as a Boy - President Gordon B. Hinckley

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

way to go kristen!

The 2009 St. George Marathon has come and gone and I have to say it was really a great day, especially for Kristen. She had not trained as well as she could of and was worried that she wouldn't finish the race. Well not only did she finish the race, but she knocked off 23 minutes from her time last year. Her official time was 3:49:35. It was kind of funny, because we were all kind of shocked that she passed us in the stands when she did. Theresa and Carson missed it, trying to find a place to park, and by the time they got to where the finish line was, she had already crossed it. Kennedi was very emotional for two reasons - first of all Kristen had her ipod in and didn't even look our way when we were yelling and cheering her on, so she didn't see the sign Kennedi had made. Secondly, Nikki lifted the sign up shaking it, and completely blocked Kennedi's view of Kristen. Kristen spent most of the time after the race trying to make it up to Kennedi. We all - well most of us went to Applebee's to celebrate. All that running left us quite hungry:)