November 2010

The front of the UL1 house

Work has slowed down to about normal finally. The long back-to-back days were wearing on me quite a bit. But with the colder weather and jobs completing, it is nice to be back to regular hours. We have a couple loose ends to tie up and a little job here and there to take care of, so I think we are settling in on a good winter of work. Nothing major on the horizon, but we are keeping our fingers crossed for the spring. This is a house I have been working on in Salt Lake City...yea that far away. We finished our part about a week ago, and I'm pretty happy to be done with it. It is an odd one, wouldn't you say?

This is the back "yard" of the house, we did the storefront and venting window.

We went up to the Waddoups' cabin with some friends and played in the snow...just before we got a bunch of snow. But there was a little for the kids to sled in and we pulled them with the 4-wheeler.

Creedance concocted this chair to watch Beauty and the Beast.


How does that pine cone taste, Topher???

My niece, Jessie, and Pearson. The oldest grand kid and almost youngest.

Thanksgiving was definitely enjoyable. My brother, Travis and his family came from southern California. We always love it when they come. Toph, Creedance & TJ relly love to play with cousins, and Jake and Sarah are close in age too. They couldn't stop talking about them coming for about a week before. We had a great dinner at mom & dad's and then visited and played board/card games. We also went to the Collectors' corner museum with them the day before. That was a neat little gem in Idaho Falls that I never knew was there. A large variety of collect ables. Kind of fun to see.

Topher was very excited for his first pocket knife.

Topher also turned 8 at the beginning of November, started Cub Scouts (a few months ago) and was baptized just after his birthday. I can't help but feel old, but I am really excited to see my son progressing and growing up. I know it will all seem to go by so fast, I hope that I can remember to slow down and savor having them my kids while I can. We saw a movie a week or so ago (admittedly quite dumb), that had a good line about raising kids "having kids is AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL...and then something wonderful...AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL...and then something wonderful." I need to forget the awful and only see the wonderful. This month had a lot of the wonderful.

TJ playing soccer this fall

Nearly all the grandkids that were at mom's (only short Logan in the picture), this is half of the grandkids.

Topher, Jake & Hunter. It is great that they have cousins close in age...so fun for them.