A Decade of Natalie

Natalie just celebrated her 10th birthday last Friday (October 19). It is hard to believe that she is already 10 years old! She is growing up so fast. We enjoy Natalie and her fun personality and we are glad she is a part of our family. It was fun to go back and look at pictures taken over the years. These are some fun pictures of Natalie.

Finnegans

With General Conference comes a fun family tradition that Steven and Elaine have done for years. I remember when Gregg and I were dating and he said I would like to invite you to come to "Finnegans." I have loved this tradition ever since. Here are some fun pictures of Finnegans (which was just yesterday).

castles

CASTLES IN THE CLOUDS
by: Patricia Osborn Orton
All you need to build

castles in the sky

Are fluffy white clouds

And a fanciful eye.

You can build rooms,

And towers to,

Add doors and windows

By ones and twos.

Now imagine the tower

With a Princess inside

All you really need is

A fanciful eye.

Book of Mormon Quest

Makel had the opportunity to attend youth conference for our stake in a place called Monte Cristo (up by Logan) last July. We just attended a fireside for all youth who went to Book of Mormon Quest and their parents, where we received a DVD. At this youth conference, they did different reenactments of the Book of Mormon and they had to dress in Book of Mormon attire. Everybody who attended had to have two costumes (A big THANK YOU to Grandma Finlinson for sewing Makel's costumes). I really enjoyed watching the DVD. It gave me a better perspective of the Book of Mormon. What a wonderful opportunity to portray the Book of Mormon in a realistic way. I wish that I would have had that kind of an opportunity when I was young.

7 Random Things About Me

I was tagged by Sharon to list 7 random things about me. So, here goes:

1. When I was a little girl I refused to eat lunch, unless it was peanut butter and jelly.

2. My favorite Ice Cream is Burnt Almond Fudge.

3. I was involved in 6 car accidents before the age of 17 and was grounded from driving for 6 months.

4. I don't like to touch the lid of any outside dumpster or garbage can (Too many germs).

5. My favorite actor is Matt Damon.

6. I cried on my first date with Gregg.

7. Before I die, I want to experience what it is like to go para-sailing or ride in a hot air balloon.

Blue Dragons

It's the season for soccer. We signed Jared up for his second year of soccer. His team is called the Blue Dragons. Their first game was yesterday and they won 2-1. Jared scored one of the goals for his team! I can tell he is going to be one of those kids that loves to play sports. He really gets in there and plays hard. He needs something to help divert all of that extra energy he has!