Lights at Temple Square

Go Cougs!

BYU sports had a great weekend- the highlight of course beating the Utes! We woke up at Darren's house to a Ute neighbor's decorations all over the lawn. After the game the boys had to rub it in a little and ran around like wild indians with their blue streamers yelling for BYU. The funniest part was they hadn't watched the game live- they watched it via DVR- so it wasn't until quite a bit after the game had ended that they started the parade. Julie and I got a pretty good laugh!

The other theme of the trip was getting to work their cars. Seems everyone had a problem. We got to know the local Auto Zone pretty well. Julie and I enjoyed glancing out the window every once in a while to see who's car they were under next. Fun times.

Four Generations

We got a chance to drive up to Logan and get the kids reaquainted with Chuck's parents- Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Hess.

Fun with the Nielsens

We miss our friends that used to live in our ward here in Merced! It's very convenient they live around the corner from my aunt so we can visit when we go to Utah!

Mattisen, Taylor, Cassidy and Cade

Thanksgiving with the Jardines

Not only did we have a great time with the Hess family, but we had a great time with the Jardine side as well. Big thanks to McKeons for having us over!

Tate's baby blessing

We had a great time visiting with both sides of our families at Thanksgiving! We spent some time with our new nephew- Tate. He is so precious- it was so fun to meet him! These are pics from his baby blessing!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you have a great holiday!

Disneyland

What a fun place for Cade and I to spend our birthdays this year! We had such a fun time!

Mimi and Pops came to visit

We were happy to have Mimi and Pops come to see us. After breakfast Cade walked up to Pops and climbed on his lap and squeezes him around his neck and says, "Pops, I love you SOOO much!" Then after a couple minutes of talking he catches a glimpse of Pops' head, starts rubbing it and says, "OH, NO! Pops! You don't have too much hair on your head!" Then he puts his hands on Pops' face and says, "OH, NO! Pops! You lost your beard!!" Apparently, this was something Cade had never realized. I don't think Pops has had a beard since long before his Grandpa days began. Pops was a great sport and we had a good laugh. The boys really enjoyed this tub (or "pirate boat") Mimi brought for us.

Trunk or Treat

We had a great time at our Trunk or Treat. The kids dressed up as the characters from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Cassidy was Lucy, Cade was Edmond and Luke was Aslan the Lion. There was a dance following and the kids were a crack up with their moves!