A Visit with the Eberts

After Temple Square, we all headed over to my Aunt Carolyn's house.  We brought cookies and hot chocolate to share while we played a game.  They had a small gift for Glenn and that was really nice.

A Visit in Downtown SLC

Monday night--our last night there--we headed down to Salt Lake to see some of the sites there.

A Visit with Grandpa Thibault

On Sunday we went down to Church in Lehi in our old ward.  It was a lot of fun to see everyone again.  After Church I asked Glenn if he remembered who else lived in Lehi.  He exclaimed, "Ian and Sean!"  So we stopped by their house for a little bit.  They were on their way to Grandma and Grandpa Jensen's house so Grandpa, Stan and Dad could talk about and show their pictures from their India trip.  So after visiting with them we went down to Provo to visit with Grandpa Thibault.  We could tell that he was a bit lonely without Grandma there.  But he was sure happy to see us.

Glenn remembered where the toys were and went right to them--after giving Grandpa a big hug of course!

An Early Christmas

Because we flew to Utah and would have to fly back, and also since we weren't going to be with our family for Christmas, we decided to open the presents they gave to us.  So Saturday morning with a few family members around us, we opened our presents.

Celebrating 80 Years

Paul's Grandpa Savage turned 80 years old the Monday before Thanksgiving--the 19th.  Paul's Mom and Aunt Bonnye held a celebration in his honor.  The party was held at Bonnye's house, also in Salt Lake.  We had gone down to Clarisse's again that morning, but they needed some help getting things ready for the party.  So Robyn, Cheryl, Glenn and I went to Bonnye's house.  Cheryl and I worked on a scrapbook which was full of pictures and letters to Grandpa Bob.  It turned out really good for how quickly we put it together.  : D

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving morning we had some time with my family.  Sirie and Spencer were the first to arrive at Mom's house.  They have two little dogs and they came along too.  Glenn was excited to play with them outside.  It was a beautiful morning--and day--and so they had a lot of fun being out there.

A Visit to Provo

On Monday November 19, we headed down south.  Seeing the sun coming through the clouds and the mountains was nice.

Fun at Grandma Esther's

The day after we arrived in Utah, Ethan and Lena invited us to go to see the new Bond movie Skyfall with them.  They brought their kids to Mom's house and got to play with Glenn while Grandma watched them.  It was nice to be on a double date.  The movie was good and then we got good food afterwards.

When we got back we took some pictures of the kids playing together.

Our Flight to Utah

The Friday before Thanksgiving--so November 16--Paul, Glenn and I flew out to Utah.  This was my third time back to Utah this year!  Crazy~

Anyway, we came out for Thanksgiving and for Paul's Grandpa Savage's 80th Birthday Party.  We knew that everyone would be getting together on that side of the family.  That has never happened, so we knew it was important for us to be there.

When we arrived at the airport, we sat next to a big group of soldiers coming home from Iraq.  We talked with them a bit and that was neat.  When we arrived in Utah, we were walking behind them...and when they got to the baggage claim area and where the people are waiting, the whole place erupted in applause and cheers.  We were very honored to be a tiny part of welcoming them home.  I got choked up seeing them greet their family and friends.  What a huge sacrifice for all involved!  

Thank you service men and women!!

(It's not the best picture--I just stuck my hand up and took it.)

A Small Taste of Fall

I meant to take pictures of the trees as I saw them changing...Every time I was in the car and driving past the trees, I would have the thought again to bring my camera--and each time I would forget.  But the drive around was really beautiful.  With so many trees and different kinds of trees, there was just a variety of colors all around.  One day--about a month ago--I looked out my window and thought, 'okay, I'm going to at least take a picture of these trees.'  So that's what I did.  I'm kind of bummed that I didn't get more pictures.  But I think this shows some of the vibrancy and color that we saw here.

Gorgeous!

Balloon Fun

Glenn went to a birthday party of one of his friends from Church.  At the end he was allowed to choose a balloon to take home.  He chose SpongeBob.  

Paul and I are not a fan of SpongeBob because all they do is yell their lines and don't really teach anything good to kids...so normally we don't let him have SpongeBob stuff, but I let this one slide...

...Anyway...

That birthday party was before Halloween.  The balloon lasted a good long while too.  Just before we went out to Utah for Thanksgiving stuff, Glenn found the balloon and began playing with it.  It had lost some of it's helium inside, but it wasn't completely flat yet.  

It was so funny to us that it would just kind of slowly go up and down--it was fun to play with!

Dinner-Time Fun

While the firemen were here last night, we took a break from watching them to make and eat dinner.  Glenn wanted to help me make the crescent rolls.  

I love that he loves helping in the kitchen!  I hope he continues to love helping out and making food.  It is a good skill to have.

A Visit from the Firemen

This afternoon my friend from across the apartment complex called to see if we were home and okay.  I didn't quite understand why she was asking it like that, and she explained that there were 5 or 6 fire trucks outside near our apartment and she couldn't tell if it was our building.  

Oh!

So we went outside to see what was going on.  Indeed there were several trucks and response vehicles right outside our apartment, but it wasn't our building, it was a couple away.  Thankfully.

The National Zoo Again

After the cathedral, we drove about a mile to the National Zoo.  We had wanted to visit again because we didn't see all of it last time.  And since we were so close, we planned to go there again.  And again the weather was so nice we really enjoyed being outside.

A Beautiful Day to be a Tourist

Yesterday was a gorgeous day here in the DC area!  

(I heard about and saw pictures of the snow they got in Utah--crazy!)  

Anyway, we took advantage of the nice weather to be tourists again.  

We first went to the Washington National Cathedral.

Some Fun as of Late

I like to post just random pictures too that don't necessarily have a certain story or anything to go along with them.  We've been having fun around the house and I want to share.

Halloween night Glenn and Paul built a fort.  Pretty fun!

Joy School Party

Due to the treat of Hurricane Sandy, the schools were out until Wednesday, the government workers--and probably most other workers too--had Monday and Tuesday off, and so we canceled Joy School on Tuesday.  It was supposed to be my first time teaching and we were supposed to have a Halloween party.  The kids had learned some songs and were going to give a little program for their moms and siblings.  So we decided to combine the lessons and Halloween party for the Thursday class.  So my first time teaching was a bit crazy because I had to fit a lot in, or at least I couldn't follow the lesson plan because I was combining lessons.  But it went well anyway.  The kids had fun doing the program--one of the moms recorded their songs, I believe.  I should get the video from her.  

So the kids got to wear their costumes one more time.  We also had some fun treats.  Glenn and I bought some cookies and Norah's mom made fingers.  They looked pretty real!  And they tasted good too!

I wish I had gotten a picture with all of them, but I was pretty busy doing the program and such.  But I know they had a fun time, and really isn't that what matters?

But we sure had fun with extending Halloween one more day!

Happy Halloween!

Last year I picked up some Halloween decorations after Halloween for a really good price.  I was excited to get them out this year and out them up.  Glenn too was excited to help decorate!

Hurricane Sandy

So the week of Halloween the East Coast was hit by Hurricane Sandy.  They weren't sure exactly where the storm would hit, but they had a big area of where there would be some potential damage.  Our city was in the Red Zone, and so we felt the need to prepare.  Sunday night it started raining.  

Pre-Halloween Fun

Friday October 26th, Glenn and I went to Graisen's neighborhood where they had a few bounce houses and other fun things set up.