Boy, did we have fun on Halloween!! Brion and Amie had a party in the afternoon and everybody dressed up for it (except me....I went as "and old fashioned grammy" per Logan). We had sloppy joes, salad, rootbeer with dry ice, eyeballs (doughnut holes dipped in white chocolate with frosting for the blood shot eyes). We had a dance and Grandma Christofferson read spooky stories to the kids. It was great fun!! It has been the first time since we had grandkids that we were able to see all of them on Halloween. Here is Dax as the red Power Ranger with Easton as a dog (the cutest dog grammy and pa have ever seen!)
Here is the dance. Emmie really gets into it, just like her sisters. There are doing a line dance here with Kim (spider woman) helping.

Clay as Mickey Mouse. He was so interested in the balloons that he didn't even eat (except an eyeball, he loved those)

The rootbeer with the dry ice was a hit!! Here is Allie (fairy) and Landon (the great Harry Potter) with Logan (darth mal)

The kids sitting still, getting ready for the stories to start. Emmie (fairy) Logan, Lexie, Landon, Allie and Kate.

The adult costumes were really funny. Our kids are always commenting on Doug Heffernen from King of Queens. Here is Adrien who is Kari Heffernen, and Jarom who is Doug. He looked just like him...except he had to use a pillow to make a big stomach. He even talked like him. It was really hilarious!

I about died when Brion and Lexie came out. Brion use to work for Fed Ex while he was in college and so he is a Fed Ex guy and they dressed Lexie up as a Fed Ex package. They even had the address where to send her!!

Amie was a gal from the 70's, Amies Brother Ryan was dressed up as some kind of weirdo and Amie's mom was Mary Poppins complete with umbrella. We really had a great time. I am glad that I don't have to put up with the sugar highs that kids get.....I have enough on my hands with all the sugar Nick has had, heaven help me!

Who Needs a car navigator?

Well, folks, I admit our grandkids are smarter that me! This summer I was babysitting Logan, Landon and Lexie at their home in Saratoga Springs. I had to go to SLC and since there was so much construction on Redwood Road, I thought I would go on the side streets to get to I-15 in Lehi. How hard could that be? We turned off of the main road to a little street I used to know growing up in Lehi. Down the road we went with Logan as my navigator. We come to a street and he tells me to turn on it, but low, I think I know better!! HA!! He said, "Grammy, you are going the wrong way, you were suppose to turn right there." I pretended that I didn't hear him. As I merrily went on my way, behold, I realized I was going the wrong way. I made a U-turn then turned down the road he said I had missed. I thought, "maybe this 6 year old really knows where he is going." I followed his directions, which, BTW went through subdivisions gallore, right to I-15!!

Last week, I needed to go to Walmart when I was down in Grantsville watching Dax and Easton. So we hopped in the car and away we went. We were coming toward Tooele and Dax said, "Grammy, you need to turn on this street ahead." So I thought, well, that is in the general direction, so I put on my blinker and turned. I had never been on this road, but he assured me it would take us to Walmart. We came to a big stop and I made a right turn thinking it looked like a pretty nice road when Dax said, "Grammy, you are going the wrong way, you shouldn't have turned." I kept going on this road down to main street and turned left and headed to Walmart. Dax said, "I guess this road goes to Walmart too, but my mom takes that other road and it is a lot faster!" He is only 4 YEARS OLD!!!

I don't know about you folks, but when someone else is driving I'm in my own little dream world. I guess we want our children to be smarter than we are, which they are, but come on, when the grandkids start showing you up, its time to swallow our pride and buy a Garmin nuvi car navigator which we just did!! Now, if only I could run it.....maybe one of the grandkids can help me :)

Heaven Welcomes Shadow

Well, sadly, Shadow died last night. It was probably for the best since she couldn't hear and would fall asleep while she was walking and fall over. Poor thing. Nick discovered her dead this morning in the garage. Lots of good memories with old Shadow. She would climb up the big tree out back to the very top and bounce from limb to limb getting down. She would climb the tree by the front porch, climb up over the roof onto Kimmy's patio. She was a proud cat, Shadow was. She thought she was better than everybody else, thought she could just come in the house and take over (which she was allowed in the house until the last couple of years when I had enough!) Oh, the good times I had chasing her with a broomstick trying to swat her on the bottom to get her out the door when she would sneek in. The good times watching her catch a beautiful robin or a mouse and then leaving it on the front porch rug so that we could be impressed. Yes, we were impressed, dear Shadow, not with the birds, but the mice you found. Now you can make amends up in heaven with them. She gave such joy to our kids (Scott tossing her when she jumped on him, Kim being allergic and ignoring her, just to name of few). She lived through Brett, chasing, catching, trying to get her to run through the sprinklers with him. Even the grandkids got a kick out of her, screaming when she got near (that was only the girls BTW), playing with her tail and watching her strut off into the sunset (across the street). Little Annie that lives up the street will surely miss Shadow as she use to watch for her when she would walk with her mother each morning. Only when Shadow was in a good mood would she appear and bless us with her presence. Nick and I already had a memorial for her this morning on the way into SLC as we talked a couple of minutes about her. She lived to a good old age, that Shadow--1989 to 2009--20 human years, 140 in cat years. In closing, may I suggest that everyone take a moment, bow your head and think of her, she would appreciate it so much.

Here she is in the background, the only picture we have of her. May she rest in peace out back!

Brothers

Isn't this a nice picture? This is Nick and his oldest Brother Gene. They met in Lehi to go to General Priesthood meeting together. Gene was mission president of the Frankfurt Germany mission and was up to Utah for his reunion on Friday. Nick was so excited to go with him. Throughout the years of our marriage/family we have watched Gene and Deanna raise their children and have tried to follow their example. Gene and Deanna work in the Snowflake Temple twice a week as well as Gene is Patriarch for his stake. I think that if Nick and I continue to watch and follow them, we will be headed in the right direction. We love them so!

Sisters

My sister Marsha came out to visit from Williamsburg, as she and Dave are in the process of moving to North Carolina. She stayed for 10 days and we had a ball!! Katherine, my sister-in-law (I hate to call her that because she is more than a sister-in-law to me), Mom, Marsha and I went to St. George. We saw Aida at Tuachan, did a session in the temple, went to church and shopped. We did everything we wanted to do while down there. We laughed and laughed and laughed!! This is Katherine, Mom and Marsha. One day we went to Thanksgiving Point Gardens. This is Mom, my sister LaNae and Marsha.

LaNae rented a golf cart for the garden and I tell you she was Mario Andretti!! I even fell out of the cart when she punched it!! This is true!

We had a great time and I can't wait for Marsha to come again. She adds so much to our family. We are definitely planning a trip to St. George. What happens in St. George.....stays in St. George :)