SERVICE, THANKSGIVING AND BIRTHDAY

SHINGLING THE ROOF OF THE SHED
THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING
JOHN'S PROJECT WAS FALLING BEHIND, SHANNON WAS TRYING TO HELP HIM GET CAUGHT UP, BUT WITH JUST THE TWO OF THEM AND THE COLD WEATHER IT WAS A DIFFICULT THING TO DO

THANKSGIVING DAY/NOVEMBER 24TH

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES FOR THEIR SACRIFICE ON THANKSGIVING DAY TO GET THE ROOF ON THE SHED. THEY ARE ALL AWESOME!

THANKSGIVING DINNER

CAUSIN'S PICKING NAMES FOR THEIR EXCHANGE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS

CELEBRATING SHANNON'S BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNON

LOVED THE TURKEY CAKE

SATURDAY ACTIVITIES WITH THE RUDEL CHILDREN

SATURDAY MORNING
Sydney's team just got new dolphin swim caps funny
thing I was wearing my dolphin shirt! Awesome job Syd!

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

We watched Collin play a very close game. He is not afraid to get out there and fight for the ball, they all played a great game!

STRIDER IS CRAWING...LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

8 MONTHS OLD

November 6th
Shannon posted Strider's first crawl on the Internet
Baby food was the incentive

STRIDER CAN'T PASS UP A FREE MEAL!

The next day I went over for a visit, it was so comical to see mom, dad and brothers all in a circle watching this little boy crawl from one thing to another......you'd think they just bought a puppy!

THURSDAY'S ARE FULL OF FUN

Babysitting two darlings

Bath time for Grady, Tayler loves to help out

He is starting to grab onto his toys.........now the fun begins

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

GROUP PICTURE OF COSTUMES/NIGHT OF OUR PUMPKIN CARVING

HERE ARE THE PICTURES OF OUR GRAND CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUAL COSTUMES
IF THE RUDEL'S AND THE TWO STRONG FAMILIES WOULD HAVE EMAILED ME
SOME PICTURES I WOULD HAVE HAD MORE.........HINT, HINT SORRY!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

PUMPKIN CARVING & BIRTHDAY DINNER

SPAGHETTI DINNER

BIRTHDAY CAKE AND CUPCAKES MADE BY SHANNON FOR BRANDT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDT

TIME TO CARVE THE PUMPKINS

GRADY IS A CUTE LITTLE PUMPKIN

STRIDER IS WANTING TO WALK, JUST DOESN'T QUITE HAVE THE BALANCE

FINISHED MASTERPIECES

BRANDT'S BIRTHDAY WISH

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Brandt's birthday was on the 21st, and for his birthday he asked his family to go with him to Ephraim and to take the four wheelers up the canyon to Grandpa Bills tree. We left early Saturday morning for Ephraim. On the way to Ephraim we had a few deer jump out into the road. We almost killed a deer even without trying. It was the start of the deer hunt so Dad, Brandt, Soupie, Carlee and Tayler had to deck themselves out in bright orange for their trip to the tree. They quaking aspen were a beautiful yellow.

Brandt explaining to Tayler the story behind the carved tree

I stayed back and played with my cute little Grady, he is such a good baby.
It was his nap time. It looks like I needed a nap too.

After their ride we helped pick up Grandma Ellen's leaves. By the time we had dinner and were ready to leave for home the wind had sent hundreds of the leaves down again, that was disheartening.

Tayler was helping me by stomping down the leaves in the garbage can.

We made carrot cake for Brandt's birthday. We never can get grandma's matches to light. There is a special emery board she uses. I don't think grandma needs to worry about these matches catching anything on fire.