Friday, December 30, 2022

November happenings, L's baptism, Brian's birthday, Thanksgiving...


November Happenings...


Time to gather!



Sunday family time


Volleyball games in the backyard


Highlights



Sweet little L Beth got baptized
Rachel H. was able to come down from BYU-I for it
Amy gave a prayer and LaNae spoke on the Holy Ghost
Tim did the technology part so that relatives out of state could see it
Her dad baptized her
What a special day!!!



Hannah got married to Chris in the Provo City Center Temple
Amy and LaNae went to the Bridal Shower and had fun catching up with family

LaNae went to the wedding luncheon at Brick Oven in Provo 
and to the wedding reception up the canyon in Springville-a neat day!


My technical services supervisor at the library retired after 25 years!


We will miss her!


Cousin Jeremy came Friday to Saturday to help Aunt Ann move and he brought us some yummy eggnog!




Uncle John and Aunt Gretchen drove up from St. George and stayed with us while Aunt Gretchen went to some eye doctor appointments in the area. They showed us this cool newspaper database.  
Tim found an article with me in it back when I was in high school! Cool!



It was our 32nd anniversary of the day we met and Tim gave me these beautiful roses!
Looking forward to eternity with him!!!




Brian had a birthday!



Tim took him during the week to get a new Sunday suit 
and then we had a birthday dinner & cake for his birthday 

Our Stout Thanksgiving dinner was at the stake property building


Wendy and Allen set up for the Stout Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Wendy made these floral arrangements and meaningful decorations-So pretty!!!


It was so much fun seeing everyone!


And meeting the new additions to the family


Devon, Michael and Rachel came into town for Thanksgiving


Thanksgiving feast...

Feeling blessed...







The next day, we headed over to the Thanksgiving Point Butterfly Biosphere



So fun!


And then to the Dinosaur Museum













It was a nice day!



We came back home and made gingerbread houses












Beautiful creations!





Nieces, nephews, and grandkids!


Lincoln's birthday!
6 years old

Favorite food:  blueberries
Favorite sport:  football
Favorite game:  Minecraft
Favorite Class at school:  PE
Favorite color: blue
Wants to be when he grows up: make video games
Favorite book: "How to babysit a grandpa"
Favorite dessert: Ice cream
Favorite season: winter
Favorite superhero:Spiderman
Best friend: Gil







Play time




Start-the-Christmas-season-off-right Sleepover!


Night games downstairs in the basement


Headed over to Eric's place

Jett got a bit sick, but he recovered...


Amy made a yummy dinner


Leland's bus

Made Stake RS Christmas gift tags


Aunt Barbara sent the cute little wooden bears we got on our trip to Willits, CA