Thanksgiving 2008

This year we went down to St. George to celebrate Thanksgiving with Tom's parents. We had so much fun! The dinner was very delicious, thanks Ted! Katie and Kellen had so much fun playing with their cousins that they don't get to see very often. Thank you Ted and Ann for such a wonderful time! We hope everyone had a super Thanksgiving. Now that Thanksgiving is over we are now giving ourselves permission to listen to Christmas music...even though it has been on the radio since the day after Halloween.

I also went to Walmart and Kmart on Black Friday. I know, I might be a little crazy but I found most of our Christmas presents for a really good deal! My neice came with me and all she bought was gum. I hope she enjoyed the early morning time with me :)

This year Ted and Heather (Tom's brother and sister-in-law) popped popcorn with jelly beans and watched Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving movie. It was a huge hit with the kids! It might just become a brand new tradition.




The day after Thanksgiving we went to the red hill and had hotdogs. Katie just had the best time! Kellen managed to find every single puddle and would walk right into them.


The kids and Tom found a little cave on one of the trails.


Kellen, Parker, Katie, and Truman.


It got a little chili at the end of the night and Katie was ready! I am not sure about the look on her face, but at least she was toasty.

Parent Teacher Conference

Last night I had my first ever Parent Teacher Conference with Katie's teacher Mrs. Collins. It was so surreal. It seems like only yesterday that she was born and now she's well into her kindergarten year. She is doing very well in school and will soon be above grade level. I asked the teacher if she had problems with talking to the other students too much. I had that same problem and she and I are very much alike. The teacher nicely told me that Katie is very friendly and does like to talk. So really, Katie is a talker. I guess it could be worse!

The Everett Family Happenings...

On Monday I got a call from a girl in our ward. She asked if I was going to be in Relief Society. I said yes. Then she asked if I wouldn't mind teaching the lesson this week. Say what, I am the new girl. I thought I could just sit and listen, at least for a couple more months. I could just picture her talking with the Relief Society president saying "We need a teacher this week. Ooh, I have an idea, let's break in the new girl." In all reality, I am really grateful for the experience. As people will finally know who I am. That's always nice! I am teaching on Elder Bednar's April 2008 conference talk entitled "Ask in Faith". Lucky for them, this is one my favorite talks and have read it a few times in the past. Ironically, I was suppose to teach this month in my old ward too.

Then if that wasn't enough I got a call from someone in the bishopric. They asked if we would give the talks for Sacrament meeting this Sunday. I really love the Relief Society now because I got out of speaking in Sacrament meeting! Yeah, woo-hoo! Do we have "Please ask us to teach or speak the first month we are here" written on our foreheads??

Last night we went to Target with Grandma Everett. She bought Katie and Kellen some super cute rain boots. Kellen INSISTED on wearing them to bed tonight. I still have yet to take a picture. So Kellen had his onsie with feet jammies on with his bright green froggy-like rain boots on when he went to bed. Ah, memories!

That is about it for the Everett news right now. I hope everyone is doing well. Enjoy the nice AZ weather for us and we will enjoy the changing leaves and sledding down our snowy hills for you!

It's Autumn Time~The Leaves Are Falling Fast

The leaves are finally starting to fall around here and we are havin a blast raking them up and falling into the pile. Unfortunately, the trees right behind us are not super mature so there aren't many leaves to rake up. Nonetheless, Katie and Kellen take turns raking and falling into the pile. We play outside a lot, regardless of the weather, as we were inside the whole summer in AZ.

Naken

Kellen loves to run around naked, or in his words "naken". We have been at church, at the store, anywhere really, and he will start stripping down without a care in the world. I would think he would be kinda cold since the high around here lately is 45 degrees but that does not stop him. These pictures are of Kellen caught in the act of trying to be naken.

10 Year High School Reunion

This past weekend I went to my 10 year high school reunion. It was amazing how 10 years flew by. I had a lot of fun seeing people that I had not seen since high school. I was also told that I had changed the least (looks wise) since high school. Thank you Clint and Malia! I had a lot of fun catching up with people and reconnecting after so long.

Tom had a good time with Melissa's husband Chris. They took turns being goofy. Tom was the "weird Random guy" that would just show up in people's pictures. To all of those with Tom in their photos~I am so sorry! Take a look at the picture of just me and Melissa-he's peeking out from the side.

Some of our high school friends.


Me and Melissa Braegger.


Me, Mary Davis, and Melissa.


Me, Melissa, and Randa.



Tom and Chris messing around. Like I said, it was good they had each other!

Halloween 2008

This Halloween we were able to come down to AZ and trick or treat with friends and carve pumpkins with my family. We are here for another week but so far it has been super fun!!

Me and my pals from the neighborhood.


Kellen carving a pumpkin. He enjoyed it for the first couple of minutes and then left the rest for me.


Katie carving her scarey pumpkin.


Kellen was a little bear this year for Halloween.


Katie was a nice witch.


Katie's friends Eli, Ashlyn, and Amelia.


All of Katie's pals on Halloween.


Kellen and Hazen's first time trick or treating on their own. Hazen would say "treat" and they would both collect their candy. It was pretty darn cute!


After a little while Kellen and Hazen got too tired to walk around and collect candy so they got a ride for the remainder of the time.


Eli, Katie, Ashlyn, and Amelia.