My good friend Bea turned 85 the day after Thanksgiving, so the Griffith family and myself threw her a surprise party. I ordered her cake from Costco because I love their cakes (do you see a theme here?). We then set up the TV, chairs, snack table, and a few decorations in the back of the cultural hall (that sounds so much better than “the gym”). Some of Bea’s closest friends from church came, as well as her family (on…
Thanksgiving in Georgetown, Kentucky The Holts were so nice to invite us over for Thanksgiving dinner this year!!! Austin’s friend Kaiden Johnson and the Elders were also lucky enough to spend Thanksgiving at the Holts. Veronica, the best hostess ever!! Veronica’s beautiful thanksgiving table, and turkey! The entire meal was so delicious, and cooked to perfection!! And I slaved over buying the Costco pies!! However, I did make the pecan pie from scratch (well almost…I bought the ready-made crust)….
The evening before Thanksgiving we went over to our friend’s the Anderson’s for “Pie Night”. The premise behind it is another excuse to get together with friends (because face-it, we just don’t get together enough anymore), and eat pie, since we are usually too full to truly give pie the proper attention it deserves on Thanksgiving day. My friend Shannon and I both found the same recipe on-line and made (for the first time) apple cream cheese snickerdoodle crumb pies. (And…
I kind of like to think of Shayanne as one of my own daughters since she grew up with my girls, and I did teach her every morning for four years! David served in our Ward as a missionary and was very well liked. The interesting thing is that Shayanne wasn’t living in Kentucky while David was here. They became friends after David’s mission, when he moved back to Utah. Shayanne’s reception in Utah (Shayanne and David were married in…
One of the reasons Fall is my favorite season is because of all the vibrant colors! Brad has been traveling this month, and even this picture he took of downtown Tokyo, Japan, from his hotel room, is picturesque will all the Fall foliage. I then decided to take a picture looking through by bedroom doors at all the Fall foliage in my own backyard. More views from my bedroom deck (or veranda, which I prefer to call it). Views of…
I love Halloween and one of the best parts is our Ward’s annual Trunk or Treat. This year it was held at the Alexander’s farm, which is such a fun place for people of all ages. There was a chili cook-off, fun games, a haunted trail for the older kids, and even a petting zoo for the little tykes! My favorite costumes, scary creature thing and unicorn. Brad’s councilor, who was the unicorn, on his way to the petting…
Other fun October events included: Aubrey and Ellen attending the BYU Noteworthy concert. Christina Holt receiving her mission call to Tokyo South Mission! Yay! The “legendary Gringa Trio of Quillon”, united once again (Hermana’s Guymon, Miner, and Manwaring)! The whole gang with Mission Pres. Catala’s wife. Hermana Catala with some of her grandkids (so cute!). Even though they’ve all been off their missions for awhile, the returned missionaries still had to listen to Pres. Catala lecture via Skype from…