Grandpa's Garden

Grandpa invited us to help him plant his fall garden this year. We planted cabbage, carrots, brocoli, and cauliflower. It was fun -- we even got dirty! We can't wait to watch them grow!

Photography

Anna asked me to photograph Emily at the temple for her baptism picture -- this is one that I thought turned out cute.




The sun was just setting over the temple as we left.

Matthew's Sunday Accomplishment!

Matthew learned to tie his own tie today - October 19, 2008! Doesn't he look handsome?

Planting flowers at the Mesa Temple - Oct. 18, 2008

This Saturday our stake enjoyed planting flowers at the temple. We planted around 12,000 bulbs and flowers! We were especially excited to see Brantley at the service project-he is looking great! We can't wait to see the flowers in full bloom in just a few months.

Family Photos

We love our children! This was a cute shot we took right before attempting family photos -- by far the best one from our extensive 3 minute photo session with Anna!

October Break

We spent October break at home with Kimberly who had to stay for swim practice. We had a fun time! The girls, ET and the Browns all did baptisms at the temple on Thursday and then went out to lunch.

On Friday, a bunch of us went to Bounce U, per Courtney and Matthew's request. They had fun! On Saturday, Carie, Courtney and I planted carrots and Matthew had a football game which they won 52-2! He then played a baseball game for a team that needed extra players. We had a baptism in our ward that evening. It was kind of nice staying home and doing some fun things around here.

Poston Choir Concert - Oct. 5, 2008

Carie and Maddi sang with Poston's Vivace Vocalists and Ryley and Clark sang with Poston Men last night. All the kids did a great job and it was a fantastic concert! My favorite song was a French song called "Vois Sur Ton Chemin."

General Conference

Today we watched general conference as a family. We all enjoyed hearing from the prophet and other church leaders. We also ate delicious cinnamon rolls and an omlet for breakfast.

Some of the things we learned were that five new temples are going to be built around the world. One in Cordoba, Argentina where Jon served as a missionary!

President Monson told us to pray in faith, focus on the important things, show graditude, and find the joy in our journey on earth.

Another talk that we enjoyed was Sister Dalton's. She told us to prepare for the temple and to have virtue.

Elder Eyring talked about unity. We learned that we should have our hearts knit together through revelation, being humble, and speaking well of each other

My Mom's favorite quote from conferece was, "Hope is not just a principle -- it is a COMMANDMENT." She loved Pres. Uchtdorf's story of his mother losing her 4 young children in the train yard during WWII. Her faith overcame her fear.

We love our prophet and his counselors!

Homecoming 2008

Kimberly had fun at the Homecoming Dance this weekend with Trevor. It was so nice of Grandma and the Browns to stop by and see her off.

Poston Car Show

Katie and Carie (along with all of the Poston Student Council) helped at the annual Poston Car Show this weekend. Money earned goes to Sunshine Acres and the Student Council. The weather was perfect, we just wish the date didn't fall on General Conference!