Robertson Thanksgiving Dinner

 This was the first time our entire family had been to a Robertson Thanksgiving dinner since 2017.  2018 Evelyn and I were sick and stayed home to not get Walter or Aubrey sick who'd just had back surgery. 2019 Grandma had cancer. 2020 Covid. 2021 Covid and grandparents went to the Hansens for dinner. 2022 Grandparents and Hansens drove to Becca's house for dinner.  So.... 2023 is our year back.  It was nice and I was a little out of the habit. We brought some pies and between Amy and Grandma (and grandpa), they made a great dinner.  My kids and I focused on helping put away tables and chairs and clean up toys.  Amy and I did the dishes.  It was great. I hope there wasn't that much left over for Judy and Jim to clean.  I enjoyed chatting with them and the kids playing laser tag outside. Seth, Isabel and Walter were cute little buddies running around. 

First Snow

The cats don't like the wet as much.  Sam and Evelyn have been bringing them into the kitchen to cuddle while we do scriptures at night.  Syl especially likes it.

Seth and the daycare kids had so much fun building snowmen and throwing snowballs.  I love that the first snow happened when the kids were off school and had friends to play with.

 

randomness

We came down the week before Thanksgiving to hang out with family.  We're always up for that.

Seth's battle

My last fall bike ride. It was still really nice and warm after I went to Ada's Career Prepardness meeting, so I checked up on the Lindon Temple progress.  It was getting it's weather coat on before the snow.

Seth has started swinging with the cats... one really doesn't like it and hides her head.  The other just hangs out while he swings.

This marvelous niece just went through the temple.  I'm so excited for her!  Love you Mariah!

 

Ada Art show

The last two weeks have been full of good things, but that means that I haven't had time to blog.  I pulled up my pictures and I'm going to blog by subject rather than time.  Ada had her first HS art show.  She's in Drawing CE and had three pieces in the show.  Her first was a Winnie the pooh print that she did.

Second was an acrylic painting

Third was this drawing that she did.  This one was her favorite. 

She had this one on display from her jr high stuff.  It's my favorite one.... so I bought it.  

 

Quick 2 week catch up

I only have a minute today, but I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks.... quick catch up.... I've been swimming with my mom at the rec center when I'm not working. It's fun and it feels good on my hip.

We'd promised the kids ice cream for trying to hike a little down the Narrows.  All of them tried it.... Ada and Dad did amazing.  So we got ice cream.

Seth got a free Yummy's meal from school, so I took him on a mommy son date.  He loved cooking all the food for us. 

My friend had an extra ticket to a Beatles music tribute night.  LOVED it!  I'm so glad I got to go.

The pumpkin patch near my mom's house was offering free pumpkins to the neighborhood.... We went and got a couple in the dark. 

We hosted Seth's friend, Jack, for a birthday party. Jack wanted to play with Seth for his birthday party.... so that's what we did.

I babysat for Emma twice in the last couple of weeks.  Peter's gotten really talkative and they're super cute together.

We got to go to the Utah Symphony Harry Potter 7 part 2 night.  That was fun.  All the kids loved it and we went and wandered the stores near by after.  

I made Salmon for dinner and Evelyn was in heaven

Halloween costumes

Ada was a witch, Sam was Uncle Ben and would "die" every time he met a Spiderman, Evelyn was a Peacat.... a peacock cat.  Seth was a dragon rider.

Sam, Ada and Jer were amazing for the Ward Fall Cleanup.  They really stepped up.  I took the younger two to my cousin Tiff's son's, Theo, baptism.  They play with each other at Bear Lake, so it was fun to see him be baptized.

We went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for an applesauce making lesson.  It was fun and between batches I went and made a leaf pile for the kids to play in. 

My daycare partner's husband invited us to a her surprise birthday party.  

Seth made different houses for social studies.

I got to go see Seth's Veteran's Day program yesterday.  He did great.

Seth's activity days.

Evelyn reading with a cat for company.

Evelyn's YW's activity to Jakers.