Giving Thanks

2010 Pie Night was wonderful and delicious, as usual! Aunt Toni, Uncle Shirl, and family made an amazing 49 pies this year and we sat and ate pie and enjoyed family and friends. Thank you so much. Pie Night is a huge act of kindness and service. We love you!

We enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at Carol and Lynn's. We were joined by the Darrington family and it was so nice to have them there. John Darrington is serving in Iraq right now and we miss him and are grateful for his service.
We also had my nephew, Mitchell, who is attending BYU, join us for dinner. We had delicious food, good company, we watched a movie, had time for a nap, watched some football, ahhhhh.....it was a fabulous day. My sister Tammy, who lives in St. George, knows how much we love her homemade pumpkin pies. She had friends coming up this way, and they delivered two pies (and a gluten-free version) to us. They were delicious and one more reminder of how blessed we are to have kind family and friends. Thanks Tammy!
Kelsey participated in the 6th grade Temples and Tombs program this month. It was entertaining to watch and they did a great job.
This was a big month for Kelsey as she started on phase 1 of her braces adventure! She had braces put on the top and got two teeth pulled on the bottom. So far all 6 teeth she has lost on the bottom, have been pulled by the dentist. We aren't sure why her teeth don't behave correctly, but they don't. Makes me wonder if it had anything to do with the original development of her teeth when she was a baby and we didn't know she had celiac? Guess it doesn't matter. We are making progress and she'll have a beautiful smile to show for it. Love you Kels!

Derby and Spooks

Congratulations to Jake for taking FIRST PLACE at the Pine Wood Derby!! (Do I have to mention that it was actually Jake Finlinson that took first place?) Jake and Joe put blood, sweat and tears (well, not quite) into the Pine Wood Derby this year. They spent hours preparing for their first car ever. After several changes and tweaks, they were ready to go! The boys each got three runs down the track. First run, our car did not go so fast. Second run, our car threw a wheel into the audience. Before the third run there was a quick pit stop which included repairs with the hot glue gun. After repairs, they ran the second run again and third run. Jake's car was fast a furious after the repairs! Way to go boys. We're proud of you.

We had some crazy silly Halloween-ers this year. Morgan decided to join in on the nerd-herd....

Kelsey was a mad-hatter (and a dang cute one!)...

Jake was a ferocious werewolf...

And Joe and I, well, we feel like we're from the age of the dinosaurs, so why not act like it? We dressed up like Fred and Wilma.

Halloween was fun but it's always one holiday I'm happy to have over. No more sugar rush, no more headache and no more creepy spooks. Now on to the good stuff, like pie night, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Can I listen to Christmas music now?