Tuesday, October 30, 2018

The end of October

 We went back to Portland and stayed with the Jarvis family and Hollenzer family. We went to the Salt and Straw for ice cream with Salli and Ken. It was very yummy ice cream with some weird variations on the normal ice cream we get.
We tried the chocolate covered crickets and mealworms and they were very good. They also took us to get ice cream in Beaverton at Handels, which was very good too.
 On our way home from downtown Portland we saw this house all decorated for Halloween.
 We ate at Gin Thai with the Hollenzers, Stockhoffs, and Jarvis's.
 We then played hand and foot and the guys beat the girls by a long way.
Sunday after church we headed back to Ashleigh and Chad's in WA. We hit rain, snow, sleet, rainbows, and sun.
 Meanwhile, back in our last area of Fray, we had 2 baptisms.
These two cousins want to serve missions after they have been members for a year. How exciting and what a blessing to them and the branch!
 Baylee had her 8th birthday and we dropped donuts off for her class during lunch.
That evening we had family home evening and celebrated her birthday with Thornock and Call granparents in attendance.
Happy birthday dear Baylee!

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Mid-October

 Helping Ashleigh around the store after her operation.
 Tonks giving her some extra love and attention in front of the fireplace.
 Giving June rides around the house.
 Going on walks around the neighborhood with June.
 We tasted chocolate and cherry salsa at Chuckar Cherries in Prosser.
 Playing in the backyard with June. Swings, trampoline, and seesaw are her favorites, and the hot tub that's not in the picture.
Jayden's 14th birthday party with pizza, strawberry cheesecake, and ice cream.

Saturday, October 6, 2018

First week of October in WA.

 Taking a walk with the grandkids, Alan in all his glory.
 Ashleigh after surgery on Monday to fix her muscles and hernia.
 Friday we went to the girl's play, The Secret Garden, in Prosser.
 Baylee as part of the garden.
Ryleigh as Martha, the maid in the house.
 Alan flew back to Salt Lake to go to his Germany Munich mission reunion. He met one of his companions and a few others he knew from his time there 40 years ago.