Louis and Kaylee make the news!

At the end of October, we had our Stake Conference, which was actually a Regional Conference broadcast all over northern Utah. Elder Eyring, Elder Ballard, Elder Rasband, and Sister Lant spoke. We were able to attend up at the Spectrum. There was a photographer who took Kaylee's picture and then asked for her name.... we wondered but never saw anything until Louis found this in the Church News. Pretty cute, huh? Ha ha! Proof that we were in attendance!

Here is a link to the article.

http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58145/Trust-in-the-Lord-and-serve-faithfully.html

Big Judd's FINALLY!!!

A couple weekends ago we finally found the time to head to Idaho Falls for a long overdue visit and lunch! We were able to take Grandma Gray some flowers, though we didn't stay long because she wasn't feeling well. It was still so wonderful to see her and give her a hug! We love you, Grandma!!! It's hard to be so close, and yet still so far! Life sometimes gets too busy. Afterward, we drove up to Rigby to take Daniel and Karla to lunch at Big Judd's. If you've never been, you really should go. I love that place, though I can't handle it quite the way I used to! We've been telling Daniel we'd take him to Big Judd's since he started school up at BYU-I. It's about time we followed through! But I'm glad we waited, so we could add Karla to the fun! They brought a bag of chips that Karla loves. They were pretty yummy, and spicy. I didn't think the kids would eat them, but they did.... all of them. Crazy kids. The kids wanted to make sure they had their Brazil shirts... just in case Daniel wore his. AND HE DID!!!!

Check out the difference from three years ago when we first attempted Big Judd's. They were closed for Labor Day so we ended up at Craigo's, another excellent choice! Notice the same shirts!!!

After lunch we headed to Rexburg to check out their luxury apartment and then walk around campus. It has changed so much! We spent quite a bit of time walking through the gardens and came across a porch with a swing. I teared up a bit as Louis asked me to sit with him for a picture... of course I didn't have my camera, so it's on his phone. It's kind of a wierd thing, but represents so much to us. And the cool thing is, it was a class gift in the year 2002, the year we were married! They must've just known!

Finally it was time to head back to Idaho Falls for dinner at Smitty's with Grandma Eva, Mary and Grandpa Hobbs. It sure is fun to get those three together, especially if pinochle is involved. So after an eventful dinner with Charles trying to choke on his bacon, and my heart stopping,... we went back to Grandma Eva's to begin the pinochle games. G&G Hobbs faced Louis and I first and we finally won! Then Louis and Grandma Eva paired up for a few rounds before Jake took over. We had a long, wonderful day full of those we dearly love. Hopefully we can do it again soon! Check out Kaylee's crazy face... she had a way loose tooth and wanted a picture. She kept wiggling it to gross out Grandma Eva!

Tressa's Birthday

My sister came up to Logan on her birthday for dinner.... and I got to make her a birthday cake and tend Squirmy while they went out! Later on... it was their anniversary and I got to tend Squirmy overnight! His very first sleepover! And he did awesome. He really is the best baby ever! I just love this kid! Aren't his glasses the cutest thing every? Oh, I love this boy!

Fabulous Fall Festival

My roomie from BYU-I came down to Logan for a shooting competition in September and we had a blast! We took the kids to the American West Heritage Center for the Fall Festival. It was awesome! This hay jump was crazy! Kaylee was so brave! I told her to jump from the very top one, so she did and when she landed, I thought, Oh great! She limped for a bit because she fell right on her ankle and I felt like the worst mom! But, she said she was fine and all was well. They had an awesome little hay maze with a pirate ship, pony rides, a train ride, tractor ride and huge slide that didn't slide very well. It was so much fun to have Marcie here and spend the day with her and her cute kiddos. I keep hoping she'll pack up the fam and move to Logan!!! ;)

Testing....

My brother-in-law was listening to me complain about the insane amount of time it takes to upload pictures to blogger. This is why I never update anymore.... and of course we really don't do very many exciting things, but mostly because the upload time is ridiculous. So, he sent me some free software to compress the picture file size. Here is a sample run, it will probably take me a while to get this just right.

These are pictures from Simon's birthday party the day before Amber and her family moved to Virginia. sigh, tear. Notice the pics of Charles and Andrew... they crack me up! We sure have missed the Meadows!

Also, please note Amber's amazing decorating job on Simon's cake. I about cried because I couldn't find time to help her with his cake this year, but I was so glad I couldn't when I saw how well she did! It's amazing! Now she can be the one to make all the cakes in Virginia for everyone!!! ;)

Sweet! I think I've found what I've been looking for! That was only seconds uploading instead of long drawn out minutes!!!!