Our whole family met Olivia at school today for the annual Dreaming Summit turkey feast. We had a great time eating lunch with her. I showed Zach where he will go to school next year. Both Jake and Zach had fun playing with Olivia at recess. I am thankful Olivia is not too old for Mom and Dad to meet her for lunch. I am sure that day is coming soon....
This week has been CRAZY busy for me...rivaling no other. Today it finally slowed down a bit! Just in time for me to start my work week tomorrow night! Well I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving! Even though I am working I know mine will be great! Keep your fingers crossed that the turkey will turn out okay...I am making the turkey for our annual Good Sam 11 CD midnight feast. Oh the pressure of bringing the turkey!
Zach had a great time on his preschool fieldtrip to Cabellas. It was a great time! We went on a scavenger hunt, fed the koi, saw the aquarium, played games and ate a giant cookie. Good Times!
Olivia worked hard on her Charlottes web project! It turned out great! Good Job Olivia!
I worked Halloween but Zane got one decent picture of Olivia and Maddie. We have a Hippie and The Queen of Hearts. Wish I coulda been there. Unfortunately all of the holidays for the rest of the year are on my regular work days. It truly stinks, but I am trying to make the best of it. Thanks for taking the kids trick-or-treating Sherrie. I understand Zach walked into someones house without ringing first. Actually, glad I wasn't there for that one!
Zach's super awesome preschool had a Halloween party last week! The kiddos were so excited about all of the fun things that we did there. I can't believe how much work Beckie and Lisa put into this thing! It was so appreciated by the kids and the parents! It made me miss my days in the Palm Valley R.S. presidency when I was able to work you you two! I have really been missing my old ward lately. 
We had a fun field trip with Zach's Joy school friends! We went to Mother Nature's Farm in Gilbert. We went on a hay ride, saw some cool animals, had a picnic, picked a pumpkin out of the patch, decorated it, played in a bouncy castle, and went through a hay bale maze! Good times with good friends! To make it extra special it was COLD that day. It actually felt like autumn in the pumpkin patch!
A few weeks ago Fry's grocery store sponsored a free weekend at Arizona Science Center. Zane and I escaped our crazy lives for just a few hours. It was soooo busy...but we still managed to have a good time! Can you believe Olivia riding the bike on the tightrope two stories above ground? She is pretty brave, although once she looked down she decided to cut the thrill short and not ride across the whole way! Glad she changed her mind close to the beginning where she could get back fast!
Olivia had a great performance with the Phoenix Girl's Choir a few weeks ago. The concert was at the Mesa Art's Center which was a absolutely beautiful place. Olivia's choir sang several great songs...one of which was about a firefly. A few girls got to hold a flashlight and flash then on and off at various times during the song. I have to say, Olivia's flash light clicking skills where superb, and by far exceeded the clicking skills of the other girls in the choir. ;) She really truly has a knack for pushing buttons! (Usually it is my buttons she is pushing! LOL) Good Job Sis, you have a beautiful voice! Thanks for going with us, Nana and Poppy!
