October and November 2025

On one of our temple weekends in Farmington, we used a gift card and went out to lunch at Outback with Brian and Chelsea.

It was fun going on a double date!

We went up to McGaffey to see the changing leaves.  Our favorite trail to hike is the Quaking Aspen trail, because there are a couple of places where the aspens make a fairly tunnel to walk through.

I'm sorry to say that all the aspens were dead--not just leafless, but dead.

We went to Queen Creek for Papa's 93rd birthday on October 31.  All of his living kids and their spouses were there together at the temple in Gilbert.

Peter was baptized in Farmington on Nov. 1.  We sure love that boy, and are pleased with the choice he made.

During Conference, Peter, Emily and David helped us make our Halloween window!

Brian's birthday was on our temple weekend.  We hadn't been with him on his birthday for years!

He had a butterfingers cake!  It was amazing!

Brian made us Bangers and Mash with onion gravy!  Absolutely delicious!

Raking leaves.

Eli and Calvin playing Mousetrap with Grandad.

Every year the kids in my class disguise a turkey so it won't get eaten for Thanksgiving.  Cataleya diguised her turkey as me!  I love it!

Making gluten-free mincemeat pocket pies.

The Turkey Trot Winner's Circle!

The Feast!

Musical Mayhem

Our Family in September

 

The Elko Temple

September 2025

I didn't do so well in the picture-taking department this month.  It's not even as if there wasn't anything noteworthy going on.  I just didn't take many pictures.

Our first shift at the Farmington Temple.

Playing games with Brian's and Chelsea's crew.

We planted a plum tree that we bought at San Juan Nursery.

When I was a teenager in Albuqerque, Schlotzsky's was one of my favorite restaurants.  I hadn't had a Schlotzsky's sandwich in YEARS.  There is one within walking distance of Brian's and Chelsea's house, and we still haven't been to it.  This was the day!  It was a really good sandwich--maybe not as divine as my memories, but I'm glad we wet there.

We made applesauce for Johnny Appleseed's birthday!

Our Jerusalem Artichoke plants looked particularly beautiful!

The dad took the stump out of the backyard so we can transplant one of our apricot trees that came up from seeds there.

The kids were getting the chickens to do their morning chicken dance.  I couldn't stop laughing.  Their imitation was spot on!

Our second day at the Farmington Temple.

The chicken whisperer.

Everybody tucked their napkins in so Emily would, too.