Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Company and Party Time




A very sleepy day for me except I do have to accomplish some things. The past 3 days have been filled with being a hostess. Brett came back for a mission tour with his parents and I invited them to stay with us. Who wouldn't get sick of hotels day after day? We have a wonderful visit. Brett and Sammi took them around visiting people and places he knew while he served his mission here. It was great for Pat and I to get to know them better as well. Great people. They might have felt like they overstayed their welcome, but they certainly didn't.

We also got to celebrate Elder Yates' birthday on Monday night. The Fullers invited us over for a surprise party with cake. Tom loves Tina's cake! We got Elder Yates a Wisconsin footbnall T-shirt. You can't live in Wisconsin for two years and not go home with at least a T-shirt. I made some prints of pictures I took at the party as well as a few enlargements. When I went to pick them up, I had to get my SD card out to prove that I took the pictures and didn't steal someone's copyright. Is that a sign of a good photo? That's happened to me several times in the past couple of years. It's kind of a pain but a huge compliment at the same time.

Andrew has begun the basketball season and he looks really good this year. A huge improvement over what I saw last year. He's having fun and getting a lot of playing time. Just what every parents wants to see. (He didn't play much last year.) I think he's extra excited this year because he gets to play with Christian as well. You'll check out their picture at the party above.

All is well in Lyndhurst and we're staying warm and cozy except for when we're outside.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Family Pictures & More

Over the past weekend we had a house guest. His name is Brett and he wasn't really here to see anyone except Sammi. We had a great time working and playing together. With the falling of leaves and pine needles I get a lot more work in the yard. Everyone came outside and helped me rake and remove the debris and in no time we were done.
With Brett here Clint was able to practice his "arrest" skills on someone more his size. Brett has the "scars" to prove that Clint has learned a lot about taking down a criminal.We took a new family picture less than a month ago.
There's a possibility that Brett could be a part of our family at some point so I asked him if he wouldn't mind being in our picture. He agreed and below is the result. We look pretty good. The most amazing part of all is that I had half an hour to take pictures. I got pictures of our entire family, the Gourley family, Pat and I, Andrew, and Sammi and Brett.This week's Fall Wisconsin weather is predicted to be in the 60's through Thursday. For all of you who live here, enjoy! We know it won't last.

More Family Pictures

Andrew

Clint, Clare & Cami