Thanksgiving 2011 Utah

Sherri's and Julie’s family with us, Thanksgiving 2011, great looking family if I do say so myself.

Braden had been in a bike accident, so we got to check on him. Thankfully he would mend.   When to Parker’s kindergarten class and read them a story.

Grandma and Grandpa with Parker, he has a wonderful teacher and classmates.

We drove Halle’s carpool going to school, the kids kept us laughing the whole way to school. Then we pick up Halle after school.

Got to meet beautiful little Emily, what a good baby she is.

Great grandpa with Emily

Great grandma with Emily, isn’t she a cutie.

I was in heaven with all the little kids. Great grandma with Lincoln. What a sweetie.

Halle sliding down the banister

Success, no fall!

Parker had to show us how he could do it to.

Success, no fall either!

Connor helped Grandpa make the gravy.

The kids toasting another great Thanksgiving

What a cute family! Olivia was a little shy for the camera. Ryan, Crysta, Olivia and Lincoln.

Beautiful Sarah and Beautiful Emily.

Another beautiful family. Jeremy, Megan, Lexi and Breckon

Parker’s birthday was the next week so he got Grandma and Grandpa’s gift early.

That tarantula looks real!!

Very real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The kiddos had to put on a program for us.

Lexi in the beautiful dance costume.

Olivia and Breckon performing.

All the girls (except for Parker and Breckon).

All the boys.

Grandpa and Parker played at the park across the street.

We had a fun game of Apples to Oranges.

And of course no trip to Utah would be complete without a trip (or two or was it three) to Kneaders!

Fun Saturday in Rexburg

We went to the Rexburg Shooting Range

We shot the Rifle Glenn is putting in the bullets
 
The targets were 50 yards away

Glenn shooting again

Now its my turn ( I have never shot a
gun before).

I have the target in my sight

The rifle was easy to shoot.

We were shooting at the targets on the left.

We didn’t bring targets but found some
paper to use. Glenn got very near the bulls
eye.

I hit the paper 4 times out of 10 but
way off the bulls eye.

Now for the pistol, we are shooting
10 yards from the target.

The pistol was very heavy and had
quite a bounce when shooting.
It was fun and I want to go again.

Cindi, Jayden, Julie, Halle,Parker and Mary Braun, Tillie & Finch came for a visit

Cindi and Jayden came for a few days.

We didn't think we would get to see Jayden this year because of our mission, but Cindi surprised us by bringing him with her.

He played the piano for us.

A game of hid and seek in the bushes. Can you see the top of his head?

Mary and her children came (Mary and Cindi were roommates in college).

We loved getting to know her sweet kiddos.

Jayden loves working with Grandpa in the garden

He chopped down some weeds.

Rexburg got a new pool this summer. It is so awesome for younger children.

Jayden, Tillie and Finch loved it.

Jayden went down the slide

They had a fun time with Cindi

Sliding together

Fun

They loved the shallow water

Getting ready to go in the lazy river

The inner tubes were large

Finch loved it too

The lazy river is about 3 feet deep

Jayden could stand up in it

Last year Jayden didn't like the water very much but loved it this year.

He would even put his head under water

Going down the stairs back in the shallow part

For being only two, Finch loved everything

Jumping off the side to Cindi in the deep pool

Whee

More jumping

Floating on his back

Thinking about kicking off the side of the pool

Getting warm for a minute.

Playing games on the Game Cube

A friendly game of croquet

Finch loved being outside with the older kids.

Why go on the walkway when you can climb over

Made it!!

Cindi and Mary

They loved for Cindi to swing them and they land on their feet.

I could not get the boys in the air.

They had a fun day!!