Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is pretty great huh? I have so much to be thankful for. Back in the old days when we were kids, all of the Pearsons would gather at Greenfield Grade School for Thanksgiving. It was great having a whole day with the cousins and free reign over the school. Lots of great memories. We had a great Thanksgiving with the Johnstons this year. We were at the church. It was great having a whole day with the cousins and free reign over the church. Thank YOU, my dear friends for reading our blog and posting comments. We like to have people watching us! I'm so thankful for my God, my family, my friends, and my freedom. I am really blessed. Enjoy the holidays!

Abby's new look

Hey look at me!I look fabulous.On the first day of school I am going to wear my glasses I am going to curl my hair.They have blue design on the sides and my case in gold and the bottom is brown.When I got to choose my glasses there was a lot of choices.

Fishing in Salmon

Big Horned Sheep right along the side of the road.
The might fisher men and women!

We had a fabulous weekend in Salmon. The weather was great, cold in the morning but warmed up nicely during the day. Unfortunately we didn't catch any steelhead although we did see someone land one in a boat. Jon did catch some "junk" fish. We made a fire and roasted hot dogs and just spent both days on the river. We really enjoyed being outside and being together.

U-pick

Ok, so we think the U-pick pumpkin patches are loads of fun so we went to on again this year. The kids loved picking out the PERFECT pumpkin. They also got to get "lost" in a kids sized corn maze. With so many pumpkins to choose from, how do you pick the PERFECT pumpkin??? Well it doesn't really matter what it looks like after you carve it right? Well, it is interest to see what you can come with for a Jack-O-Lantern with your amateur parents helping. Good thing the kids still think they found the PERFECT pumpkin!!

Washington and Virginia- AWSOME

Jon spent 3 weeks in Virginia working. He was expecting to be working all 21 days he was there. They finished their project a couple of days early so I had the opportunity to fly out there and spend some time with him. He was staying just south of Richmond so Washington DC was just a couple of hours away as well as Virginia Beach. We spent 2 days exploring DC and still didn't see everything. DC is wonderful!!! We had so much fun seeing the sites of the National Mall and Arlington Cemetery. We went to the top of the Washington Monument and took a tour of the Capital building. We also drove out to the Washington DC temple. It is a beautiful building with a wonderful spirit! The second day spent in Washington, we walked through part of the the Smithsonian, the National Archives, and went past the White House. It was hot and humid so my hair became a whole new entity. We stopped and watched a rugby match that was being played on the Mall. That was fun since we have never seen one before. We even rode on the Metro which was quite an experience for two country bumpkins from Idaho. On day 3 we drove out to Virginia Beach. We walked along the beach and played in the Atlantic Ocean. We also saw Chesapeake Bay and saw lots of things that you just don't see in Idaho. It was 3 wonderful days of being together, having fun, and seeing new things!

Back to School

It's back to school time and I always try and take the kids photos in the fall. It helps ease the guilt of not buying the mug shots from school. It has been quite a change with all of the kids in school all day. I have missed them but have enjoyed getting things done although my list of projects hasn't decreased much. The kids are loving being back in school. Spencer loves 1st grade, Leann is thriving in 3rd, and Abby can't get enough of 4th.

End of summer fun!

Rexburg always has a Celebrate Youth party in the park at the end of each summer. We have made it a tradition to go. The kids were excited to go again this year. We got to play in the Splash Park, ride the carosel, climb the rock wall, and play games to win prizes. We even watched a National Guard helicopter land in the park. The kids could go through it to see a helicopter up close. It was way cool! This year was extra fun because we had Pearson cousins and Johnston cousins there. We are always glad to see summer end but the kids are anxious for school to start. (So is mom. All of the kids gone all day long. aaahhhh:)