Thanksgiving

Steve, Heidi, Ridge and Denali came up to Canada for Thanksgiving.  We all had a great time!  Steven even dazzled the kids with his piano playing skills!

Birthday letters

Thanks for the birthday letters.  It made his day special!

Rolling along

Having a blast!  Can't wait until everyone else is here!

Can you tell the before from the after?

I can!  And I sure missed Kristi today!  She used to always organize the pantry for me.  Now I have to do it all on my own.  I hope it stays organized for when you all come!

Answer to prayer

I just wanted you all to know that I really do believe prayers are answered.  As you know, we had the division of the Ollie's stuff with all of the family.  Reed and I both worried and fretted over it.  On Sunday, we fasted and prayed specifically that things would go well.  It was funny, but the closer it got to the time of the meeting, the more excited I got!  I was happy and cheerful and didn't dread it at all!  I don't know if it was my attitude that set the tone or if everyone else had been praying about the same thing, but it went really well!  It was a long night, but we actually had fun together.  There are only a few things that will be negotiated on.  We are almost done with it all!  I am very grateful that things went well.

Whew!!!

What do you think?  This bottom picture is the floor in bathroom next to our bedroom.  I love it all! 

In the main bathroom we still have to figure out the mirror thing and the towel rack and some kind of shelving over the toilet.  I think it is coming together quite nicely!  Reed deserves a BIG pat on the back!

Remember this?

Pretty gross, huh.  Stay tuned for the after!

Max likes Tinker Toys!

The other day Max called us and asked us if we had any Tinker Toys. He read a book that showed a picture of them. Do we have Tinker Toys? Well, only a few! So look out Max, there may be a few coming your way any day now! (But Grandpa played with them first!)





The other day Max called

My favorite wall in the house

I love this wall since we have painted it and put in new bookshelves and my desk. And I AbSoLutEly Love the pictures on the wall!

What a handsome group!

Grandma Ollie

This is the last time we saw Ollie alive. We went to a Christmas dinner with her at Good Sam's, the place she lived. We had a good time. We enjoyed a Christmas program and a delicious meal. We gave her a box of chocolates which she absolutely loved! She is eating one (of several) in the bottom picture. She went in to the hospital the next day. We miss you Ollie.

Isaac is baptized!

What a special day for a special boy. Thanks for choosing the right, Isaac!

Grandma Ollie

After spending a full month in the hospital, Grandma Ollie was moved to the Dementia Unit at Good Sam's. We worried a little about how she would make the transition, but today went really well! We had fixed her room up with things that she loves so hopefully that helped. The staff said she spent the afternoon sleeping in her chair in the sun. We saw her at dinner time and she was happy to see us and was doing well. I hope she does well there. She is a good lady.

How many Turner's does it take to drill a hole?

3 and a half!

This is just for Heidi!

I wish I were brave enough to be cool!

Ridge wants to be a rocker, too!

Isaac and Kade Rocking Out!

Sarah's Birthday 2009

Isaac eating Oysters

Kade having a rest