Thanksgiving in Phoenix

We had a great time visiting Stu and Jo and their family after Disneyland. Aubrey kept referring to their house as "Indiana Jones house" - I think Disneyland may have been fresh on her mind. JoAnn was a little nervous about preparing the whole Thanksgiving meal - but she had no reason to be. Everything turned out wonderfully. We all pitched in and had great food.

On Friday evening we met up w/ Dave's uncles and aunt who were at his Uncle Kent's house in Gilbert and we went to Organ Stop Pizza for some food and fun. Aubrey got really nervous of the scary music and ran to Grandpa for him to hold her. We were greeted by the protesters when we went to the Mesa temple to see the lights - not realizing that it was the first night they lit them so we fought the crowds but enjoyed warmer weather then we are used to when seeing temple lights. The kids had a great time spending time w/ cousins. Ethan will sure miss Brighton when he leaves on his mission. Can't wait to hear where his call is!

School pictures...My they grow fast

Ethan - 4th grade

Aubrey - 2 1/2 years

Devin - 1st grade

Kaleb - 8th grade

Halloween kids

I don't think I have to tell you what the kids are for Halloween this year.. The pricess Aubrey - when given the choice - was of course, Cinderella. Ethan tackles his friends anyway, so it helps to provide helmets. And we love to refer to Devin as Dr. Jones.
The kids all together...minus the 13 year old who is TOO cool.

Halloween

Lots of fun this year! The best part for us was that it was great weather. We enjoyed temps in the 70's during the day with just a little sprinkle of rain to keep the gobblins away.

Here is a pic of me with my co-workers. If you can't tell - Michelle is a deviled egg!

My friend Val always has a big shin-dig each Halloween at their house. They have donuts, chili, hot chocolate, a fire going - and this year thanks to Dave they had Monster House showing on the side of their Monster House. The kids enjoyed the outdoor movie in the great weather. Here is Val as a red-haired devil w/ her angel daughter - Aubrey's best friend Macey.

Blow my nose up

Sick kids are always a challenge. Everyone here has had a head cold. Luckily it hasn't been bad enough for anyone to really suffer much or miss school or work because of it. I thought Aubrey was old enough to blow her nose. You know, it takes kids a while to figure out how to blow the snot out and not suck it up. Well, apparently she thinks the correct way is to suck it back in...

HA HA HA HA....just kidding

A couple Sundays ago we were giving Kaleb's friend Tyler Black a ride home from church. He is a pretty funny kid, and was telling jokes. Aubrey all the sudden started laughing hysterically, then said "Just Kidding". It was so funny. I tried to get her to do it at home but it is not quite as funny.