Ricky joined Dick in golfing in the BYU Management Society Annual Golf Tournament. Dick said they came in 3rd place thanks to the two other players on their team. They had a nice time on Wednesday. I love their matching golf shoes. Ricky's family invited Skyler to join them at Fright fest at Six Flags on Saturday afternoon. They enjoyed some fun coaster rides and then the crowds got to big and they left. They had a good time fast. Brooklyn sent me her Chapter book that she is writing. She has five chapters so far and it's a great adventure. She promised me a copy when she gets it back from the illustrator and has it printed. I can hardly wait. I'm so glad she let me read it early as it's hard for me to wait. She sent me a photo of 3 more sonic characters she would like to make with me. They look a bit over my skill set. I'm glad she's willing to help. She's amazing!
On Tuesday, believe it or not, Simon and Grace turned 10 months old. Tatia was excited for a fun photo shoot of them, but it did not turn out quite like she thought it would. Neither baby wanted to sit up by the cute sign she made and smile. They were trying to crawl right out of the photo. When she put them in the bumbo chairs to hold them still, they just cried. She's always, always telling me what nice babies they are and it tickled me that neither wanted to sit still for a picture. I think that goes with being 10 months old. They are both on the move. I love the photo you can see the ginormous chalk board Tatia built to go on her wall. She has been paining and sanding and painting some more and soon, it will be cured and she will be able to start writing on it. I can't wait. WHAT FUN!!!! It's perfect for her home school room. What fun memories!
Monday marked one month before the wedding day, that means you can get a marriage license. Jen and Charlie were there and got theirs. This is seeming real as we count down the few weeks. Yippee! Saturday night was pumpkin carving night combined with pizza making. What a fun fun evening. I love how your jack o'lanterns turned out everyone! Way to go!!!!! What very talented pumpkin carvers you have. I also loved that your new home has a roof! It's almost ready for a very fun new family to move in. YES!!!!
Pierce left last weekend for LA for a commercial shoot he was working on. He has had a very busy week with little to no sleep and should be heading back to Orem today. His family has missed him a bunch and Jackson has started Preschool this week. Adelaide went with him to get him all signed up and when she got home she told her mom it was a good thing Jackson didn't have a phone or ipad with him at school as she would be calling him all day as she missed him so much. I loved t hat. I don't think I've ever seen such a cute preschool. He is in the tater tots class. How cute is that? The commercial shoot photo is not really Pierce's. Just pretend there is a guy in a sweet beard running the show, that would be him. Safe travels PJ!
I loved the I voted badges Dallas County passed out if you voted at the American Airlines Center. Sky was sure that is where he was going to vote as the Mavericks had donated those snappy pins to all the voters. I'm sure that increased the vote. Plano just passed out paper stickers. Not as fun but it got the job done. We got to go to the StoryBook Pumpkin Patch this week and what a blast that was. It was one of our last really warm days and Elie got a pony ride, and loved the maze that had a darling play house in the middle. She wanted to stay the rest of the day and play. At the end of the pumpkin patch, after the hay ride, Elie could choose a pumpkin to bring home. It was a little baby pumpkin and we promptly turned it into a baby unicorn when we got home. What fun. Sky was invited by his friend David to attend his very first World Series (LA Dodger vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays) baseball game. What fun they that chose the new ballpark in Arlington for all these games. Sky had a great time and was happy David had included him. WOW!
In Seminary we talked about 3 Nephi 21-22. We had President Nelson come and share his talk he gave on Sunday morning of General Conference where he taught us what Gathering Israel means, To gather those who are ready to Let God Prevail in their lives. I loved it! Saturday would have been my Grandpa's 114th Birthday. He passed away in 1971 when he was only 65 years young. Sixty five doesn't seem very old at all. Oh how I love him and it's always so great to remember him on his Birthday. My Aunt Marie was visiting Salt Lake last week and she was able to go to lunch with her big brother Uncle Boyd. Uncle Boyds sweet wife Deanne is in a care center in Ogden and has not been able to had visitors because of Covid. It's so hard for him to be separated from her. They have been married for 60 years. I'm sure he enjoyed having Marie there for a visit. I loved this quote from Gordon B. Hinckley about finding ways to be happy in this life. When we think outside of ourselves, it's the very best way. Saturday morning, we woke up to some chilly weather, Dick took on the job of getting the furnaces serviced and filters changed and our home cozied up. I also asked him if he could repair our globe which needed a little servicing itself after 35 years. The groovy light not longer worked, so he removed the cord and tightened up the screws and it's much more serviceable now. Miss Elie loves to look at it and find where she lives. Sky loves showing her where he has traveled and where her mama has traveled. We loved getting to do some painting this week. I had a muffin tin out to make muffins and elie assured me it was for paint, not muffins. It did make a nice paint holder, she was right. I hope you've had a good week and that you too had a chance to cast your vote. What a crazy time this is in Americas history. I think my favorite yard sign I've seen this election season is one that says, JESUS for 2020. What a difference it would be if we could all turn to Christ, to love our neighbors. SLY Robynn
