So Happy Together

  The beginning of Lydia's dancing career.    A few days ago we woke up to the first snow of the season. The girls were ECSTATIC and begged me to let them go out at 8:00 am. So I bundled them up like little eskimos and sent them out to have a snowball fight and build a snowman.  I was out with them for awhile and even managed to build a snowman, but sadly, it toppled over. Thank goodness Dad came to the rescue.   It wasn't a snowman, I'm not quite sure what it was but the girls loved it!   Never too early for Uke lessons!   Last Tuesday we went down to Jack Mason, Loren's uncle's, funeral. He was battling cancer and passed away last week. He was such an amazing man and we pray that his family will have the strength and capacity to make it through these next few hard months and years. It was good to all be together, even Sarah was there as she flew in for the Thanksgiving holiday from law school. After a beautiful service, we had ...

  I can't believe how fast October went by. I'll sure miss it! The girls and I had fun at the Stokes Nature Center last week for the last time until Spring.    Nate's been playing on a flag football team and his team made it to the Championships. A bunch of us went and watched the game at the Maverik Stadium. It was a close game but they ended up winning! It was fun to see Nate back on the football field.    It's that time of year again, time for the pumpkin walk! They had some great scenes this year. Loren, my mom and I took the girls and had fun trying to find the world pumpkin in each scene.   I tried to get Allie to look at me for the picture but she was mesmerized by the witch.   That might be the cutest Bob the Builder ever before seen.   Todd has had quite the football season. He sustained a concussion, and hurt his arm and knee. It's really hard to be injured ...