Halloween Eve with Grandma Rita

We made a quick trip to UT to see Grandma Rita on Halloween Eve. Bob and Grandma around her door decoration. We discovered Grandma likes to sit on her bench, slumped over and scare the trick-o-treaters!
Grandma LaRita and her witch, Helda. She made the witch
including the face and the dress-all of it!

Halloween family night with Seth's family

The table was set and ready for our FHE Halloween dinner with Seth, Colleen and the kids!
you must notice the chandelier!

Seth and Dallin not happy with the wig!

Nikki making her sugar cookie

Calin posing!

Nikki with her cookie

and Malaya with hers!

Bob and Dallin and Malaya posing!

Bob and Dallin a little happier

Seth and serious Dallin

Seth, Dallin and Frank!

The girls and their wigs

Ward and Sigie's for Sunday dinner

On Sunday, October 25th we went to Ward and Sigie's for Sunday dinner. We had Stake Conference and it was so nice to go over there. Sigie's asked me to bring dessert.

This is what I came up with! I found it on the internet. It's a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. So delicious!

Sigie made a beautiful table and delicious dinner. It was sooo goood! Bob and I were there with Craig and Lisa, Janae and her friend Zach. It turned out we need Zach's aunt and he had spent time living in our ward. Such a small world!

Keifer and Carli

On Friday, Keifer and my friend Carli went riding to Sycamore. It was so hot that Bob and I met them at Saguaro lake with the jet skiing.

My sweet escape!

My first stop on the trip was down to the bay area for a baby shower for Janelle, Jeremy's wife and new baby, Amara.

Grandma Gwynn and baby Amara

Aunt Gwen and baby Amara

Baby Amara

Zoe entertaining the gus at the beautiful baby shower

Baby Amara

Beautiful flowers

Zoe and Janelle

Nice spread!

Gwynn and the mommy, Janelle

On the way, I was teaching Zoe how to put up 3 fingers

very serious student!

Bob and Keifer off to Rochester

Bob and Keifer took the night flight Wednesday to Rochester for a big golf weekend with Grandpa Doug, Uncle David, Matt and Jeremy. Bad idea for them to take a night flight!!! What more do I need to say!

Justin comes home from Hawaii!

Justin was supposed to be home on Friday morning but flights were full. He made it home in time for conference. It was great to have him home. He was a little thin but his spirit was good. Ofcourse we had mexican food and roast beef and anything to get some food down him! We saw his debut on BYU TV after the Saturday session. On Sunday afternoon, Kirk, Sue, Tiffany, Cody and Alessia (Karen's daughter) came for dinner. It was fun to have the cousins all together-it's been many years.

Alessia, Tiffany, Justin and Cody

Alessia, Tiffany, Justin and Cody (and my self portrait in the background!)

Justin then had to leave Monday morning instead of Tuesday and it looked like he wasn't going to get a chance to go to the lake. But Keifer got up with him at 6:00 am and the two went jet skiing for a couple of hours before his 10:45 flight! What a great big brother!
It was great to have Justin home and see such growth! He even loved his room redecorated-he just stood there and said, "How elegant!"