Grandpa Lewis

 Grandpa Lewis came to visit

 in the middle of his cross-country move from Virginia to Utah.

He arrived bearing books galore for the girls that were from his childhood years.

They were so excited and started reading the books right away...

I am excited that the books are filled with appropriate, character building material!

It was really fun to take Grandpa to the new house. 

He was so excited to see every nook and cranny and congratulated

 us several times on the accomplishment. 

We spent one full day running errands for the house 

and found ourselves back at the home three times that day.

Grandpa also sat in on Brinley, Avery AND Aspen's Irish dance classes...

that's three hours of Irish dance. They were tickled pink to have him there!

Grandpa is now on his way to Utah.

Thanks for coming to visit us, we love you!

Thanksgiving

 We were invited to have Thanksgiving dinner at the Kuehnl's home.

We have been lucky to enjoy numerous tasty meals with these friends.

 

We were joined by the Hancock family and sister missionaries as well.

The food was delicious and the company even better!

What would a friend gathering be like without some costume playtime?

 

Brinley and Emily have grown too big for little kid play, 

so instead of dress-ups after dinner they hung around the adults.

Sister missionaries.

 

 Cody and Emily made these cute rice treat turkey legs for kids dessert, 

while the rest of us enjoyed a smattering of pies.

Thanks Kuehnl family for fun Thanksgiving feast!

Happy Birthday

Our Daddy/husband/hero turned 37 last month.

He is selfless, hard-working, honest, kind, humble 

and the very best thing that ever happened to me.

I sent him to pick this up from Whole Food's on his special day... he didn't complain.

Happy Birthday Darling!

Almost

We're nearing the end!

Home delivery date is between Dec. 25th-Jan. 1st. 

We have learned a lot throughout this process. 

If you plan to build a home anytime soon we're happy 

to offer up a few...or a LOT of lessons we have learned.