Christmas Decorations

Mom, Mark and I put up our artificial Christmas tree the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It is our decorative tree in the front window. Hopefully this week we will go get a real tree for all of our fun ornaments. Thank you to Grandma Lois over the years for all the beanie babies and Hallmark snowmen. It sure does make things festive.

Did you notice our advent calendars? We don't like the chocolate in them but its fun to count down the days!!

Hockey

This evening Dad invited Mark and I to the Idaho Steelhead Hockey game. Dad had a meetings today with his reps and they were going to the game and had extra tickets. So we went, we had never been to a hockey game. It was fun. We were in a luxury box. All the food was provided along with drinks and desert. Hockey is fun to watch, there were no fights but lots of pushing.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was very nice this year. It was my first Thanksgiving being the Hostess and cooking everything.(See Mom's post) We enjoyed good food and after we ate we enjoyed looking through all the ads for Black Friday.

Let it Snow...

Beautiful snow this morning. It was Joseph's first experience with snow. It snowed for awhile and then melted away. We are supposed to get more tonight and tomorrow. I love snow. This afternoon we put up our Christmas lights before it starts to snow again.

HP

Mom, Mark and I are going to go see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tomorrow!!

SO EXCITED!!! I am glad that they made it into two movies because that means there will be more in them.

Monic's Baptism

Last Friday, Mom and I drove to Vancouver for Monic's Baptism. Friday night we had dinner with Aaron at Mars. Saturday morning I was able to go see Rudy, Glora and Loreen. We had nice hour or so to sit and chat. Then it was a busy afternoon running errands and getting food for the evening. At 7pm Monic was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Aaron baptized her. We had lots of family show up. Monic's parents and sister, my Dad, Grandma Lois, the Bret Claytons, Jen and Spencer, Aunt Cindy, Missy and Nathan, Uncle John and then friends from work and church. Afterwards we had a nice gathering at Aaron's house with food and cake and good friends. Sunday morning we went to 11:00 church where Dad confirmed Monic. Mom and I left after church to head home. It was a quick weekend but a very spiritual weekend.

Ricardo, Michelle, Monic and Chantel

The Benitez Family plus Aaron

Aaron and Monic

The Elders

Aaron, Monic and Grandma Lois

Some of the Family

All the Family plus the Elders

Katie, Chantel, Monic and I

Dad gave Monic a CTR ring

(Choose the Right)

Justin (Katie's Husband) and Craig

Mom gave Monic a set of Scriptures

Pretty trees on the way home

Trunk or Treat

Last night was our ward Trunk or Treat. We had a chili and cornbread dinner followed by trunk or treating. It was a fun night but alittle cold. It was Mark's first experience with Trunk or Treating. The kids were so cute!!

Mom was a way cute pumpkin. We found the apron a few

weeks ago. And Mom made the hat!!

SO CUTE!!

Savannah was Annie

Sydney was a Vampire

Gavin was Batman