Last Week

We FINALLY got to go to lunch with Auntie Kareen.  We celebrated my birthday and she decided it was time to get Alison a new fall outfit for school.  They have had a shopping date in the works for a couple months now.  Alison picked out a very cute outfit and we promised auntie we would post it on our blog.  Doesn't she look like a little model?  THANKS AUNTIE KAREEN for a fun Friday!

Our family got to go to a really cool musical called The Ark at The Grande Theatre at Salt Lake Community College.  It was written by Michael McLane and it's all about Noah and his family on the Ark.  It was such a great musical and we had a lot of fun watching the characters.  Speaking of characters, the kids all got animal masks and Alison and her cousin Eliza had a great time pretending to be ferocious beasts.  

We have some great friends (The Tullis Family) who invited us and The Tovey's down to their mom's vacation home in St. George for UEA Weekend.  Derek had to work (poor guy) - but I got to take Alison and Ian with me and we joined their favorite friends Cecy, Collin, Mazie, Alex, Darren, Carson and my favorite friends - Anne and Crista & their hubbies for a long weekend vacation.  It was beautiful weather and we actually had a little time to relax.  We swam a couple times, went & played miniature golf, watched a couple movies and ate GREAT food!  They guys got to golf and I was a little jealous.  The kids had a blast.  The only thing really missing was Derek.

We also had another opportunity to meet up with Alison's birth mother, Brooke, and her family.  As always, we had a great visit and it was just like seeing old friends.  The girls played together and we just caught up on what everyone was doing.  We love you, Brooke!

Derek got sick on Friday and spent the weekend working and recouping, though he still feels very much under the weather.  We are hoping it passes over me and the kids.  We are having a great time enjoying the fall season with all the colors of the leaves and crisp air.  We are looking forward to Grandma and Grandpa Williams to come home from their Dallas, TX Mission.  Hope all is well with everyone!