Gathering with Family

With the news of Dad's death we quick made plans to travel to Utah... We flew in 2 teams (Me, Matt and Em... Jay and Megan) and by Saturday afternoon we all arrived. Mark and Louise treated us to a spontaneous turkey feast and tour of their new home! Emily fell in love with Lucy - Melanie's cute little dog. We loved spending time with family and attending to the sacred task of preparing for a funeral. Melanie wrote a beautiful obituary... we all pulled together to attend to the details.

A Week to Clap for Megan

Monday I got to clap for Megan as she was inducted into the Nation Honor society, Tuesday I got to clap for Megan at our Young Women Night of Excellence where Meg played the violin and wowed everyone modeling her modest homecoming dress, Wednesday I clapped for Megan as she received a special academic award at Oakton High School for straight A's! After we celebrated with a hot cider at Starbucks... which Megan enjoyed! (see photo above)

The Halloween Haul

Another successful Halloween... Emily and Megan sort and count.

Trunk or Treat

Megan, Emily and I had a spooky time at the trunk or treat held at our church. There was chili and candy galore. Matthew and Jay were at Matthew's soccer game and missed out on this fun.

off to a halloween party...

That evening Jay and I went to a Halloween Party for a little bit before I had to leave to chaperon at the youth dance. I had a great time even though my date was a little goofy!

A visit from Merry!

October brought a wonderful surprise visit from my sister Merry. We had a great time together... I will always remember the late night run for the new donut craze at The Fractured Prune... the experience was amazing, especially the car ride there with a special cd fresh for the occasion, burned by Matthew. The visit was topped off by a trip to the Library of Congress for Merry and I . Thank you Merry for your time and love. We all loved having you here!

visit to the pumpkin patch

Columbus Day afforded the sweet opportunity for Megan, Emily and I to enjoy a wonderful autumn afternoon at Cox Farm, including lots of cider and apples, burlap sack sliding and a pony ride for Em. Three cute little pumpkins now adorn our steps!