Thanksgiving--Part 1

We had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving this year! All the kids were home and even Grandma and Grandpa came! Kara showed all the girls how to make these cute flowers out of fabric.

We played lots of Aggravation!

Kara led the girls in another craft project...folding our dinner napkins in the shape of a lotus flower. They were darling!

Grandpa enjoyed seeing Koa again...and thoroughly spoiled him rotten!

These were our uninvited Thanksgiving guest...yes...all five of them! They enjoyed all the willows and berries around the house and then headed for the pond.

Grandpa and Grandma come to visit!!!

Grandma and Grandpa came for an extended weekend visit. It was great fun to have them around. Lea especially enjoyed their visit. They went to a swim meet to watch the twins and to one of Maya's volleyball games.

Lea created this "love treat" for Grandma and Grandpa with the help of her provider Jules! Bet you wish you could have tasted this too!

My sweet boy Carson had his 2nd birthday and Saturday afternoon, Kirk, Sage and I went and celebrated at his party.

Grandma and Grandpa brought me grapes from my Uncle Woody and we made 20 quarts of grape juice. I love it when it's FREE!

After the Sunday morning session of conference, we had a nice lunch outside in the WONDERFUL sunshine.

---my conference craft was this wreath made of coffee filters--Lea would separate the filters and Maya would fold them and then I would pin them in place on a straw wreath. It ended up being this GIGANTIC wreath that looked like a coconut donut!

Mari's Graduation

Mari graduated from high school yesterday. With a new administration, it was short, sweet and to the point---a couple of performances, a couple of speeches and one main speaker. It was great. Way to go Mari--WE LOVE YOU!

This little family (mine babies) came too and they were SO excited to see Mari and her pretty "red necklace".

Each senior is given a "brick" to decorate and it hangs in the school. They used to use the real bricks of the school till they ran out! I know Lea and Kara have a real brick...can't remember if Ty did one?

Check out this dress....it used to be my mother's!!! Grandma is 82 years old. She gave it to Mari during our last visit to Utah. We estimate the dress to be at least 50-55 years old! I had to replace the frog closures because the original ones had all but deteriorated, but the dress is in mint condition. What a treasure....and a memory.