BIG Week:  Eric and Mindy's kids, Brian's birthday, Lincoln's birthday, Thanksgiving, Gingerbread House Decorating Party, LaNae teaches RS and Brian and Chloe come for dinner!

The Choate kids did an awesome job of listening at Stake Conference.  Elder Hallstrom was the speaker.  The kids stayed one more night and then it was back home to see their Dad and mom fresh home from San Francisco!!!  And then, Brian went ahead and turned 23 years old on us!  He is an amazing son.  We are completely pleased with all the good things he is doing and appreciate him tons!!!

Right before thanksgiving, we went on a neighborhood 5 K Turkey Trot.  The course took us through the cemetery.  There was actually a burial going on and lots of helium balloons were released into the air.

Thanksgiving was at Rick and Shauna's this year and we got to meet this new little nephew.  we are completely smitten with him-welcome to the world, Beau!!!

May and Lincoln were quite sick and had to miss the big Thanksgiving dinner, but they did make it over for some Thanksgiving left-overs afterward and we had fun catching up with Rick and Kelsee.

At around midnight, Amy and I headed out to the outlet mall for a little Black Friday shopping-the stores were completely packed!

On Friday, we cleaned, and decorated for the annual Kay Stout Gingerbread House Decorating Party..

We had a good turn out this year-hooray!!!

John brought a special friend to the party...stay tuned!!!

Todd is companions with an outstanding brand new missionary.  He is doing well...