Our Weekend...

Aaron's grandparents:
"Bonnie and Jim Hurst" came to visit for the weekend...

We also had the pleasure of visiting with "Connie,"
Aaron's Mom, and his older brother, "Art."
It was a short, but nice visit.

We are all so sad to see them all leave us :(

We had dinner together at Amy & Andrew's house.
This is Aaron showing Grandpa his awesome BBQ skills...
Tri tip and Ribs on the BBQ. Grandpa taught him well!
Yummy! Dinner was great:
Ribs, Tri tip, salad, coleslaw, potato salad, and garlic bread.
Aaron taught Austin how to make garlic bread.
Austin got to cut and butter the bread with a little help.
He'll make a great chef someday :)
The food was sooo good!

Art and Andrew kept busy playing videogames
while Aaron and Grandpa were outside
BBQing our awesome dinner.

Nana (Connie) made Ornaments for the kids to color.
They look nice! The kids did a great job.

We celebrated Art's birthday.
He's turning "37" in just a few days.
He was a good sport... looks great in a birthday hat!
The kids really had a good time.

Art's birthday cake:
Yellow cake, Chocolate cream frosting,
Toffee sprinkles, and a little extra something
just for Him on each side of the cake :)

What a blessing to have spent time with family!

Thanksgiving with Dad 2008

Aaron and IDad and Aaron

Back Row: Aunt Erin & Jack
Front Row: Thomas, Abryn, Branson, Austin, & Kaylee
(part of Ashlan, and Amiah was sitting on the end)
Aunt Erin brought cookies for the kids to frost

Family Picture:
Back Row: Aaron, Darrell, Andrew, Matt & Dad
Front Row: Molly, Nici, Amy, & Erin
Kids Back Row: Austin, Ashlan, Kaylee & Thomas
Kids Front Row: Branson, Amiah, Jack, Ezra, & Abryn

We had a great night and good food!

Braces...

Here's an updated picture of our Allana... can you believe she's in braces already? Growing up so fast. We can't wait to see her at Christmas... only 5 weeks to go and counting!

Honor Roll...

I got awesome news from my Allana this week. She made the Honor Roll! Yay! Daddy and I are so proud of her. She's such a beautiful and smart girl. We couldn't be happier! It can be tough to do well in school and we are so happy she is. Just wanted to share our "good news."