Thanksgiving

We had a great time having Thanksgiving in Idaho. Dinner was great since we had the kids eat in the garage while the adults ate just inside the door. My dad's house has great insulation so when Thanksgiving dinner is cooked, the house gets really hot. My sister had the idea to open the garage door to let the house heat up the garage. It felt very nice and the kids could be messier (just spray it all down with a hose) and noisier.

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Thanks to cute Kaden who was a super nice cousin. He pushed Bryce on the swings a couple of times. Bryce referred to him as "his friend."

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I probably played a little too may games on the computer for Cheri's sanity. My brother Paul and sister Maren play an online linked game Lord of the Rings. It was pretty fun.

The kids made some cute Indian headbands.

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From 2008 11

From 2008 11

From 2008 11

Ryan doing some peace moves?

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crazy Indian!

Today was a great adventure. All three boys have been throwing up. Bryce doesn't seem to get what is good for his stomach. Right after throwing up he is ready to eat and drink whatever. On the way out of the Wilkerson Center at BYU after he threw up ,he didn't think it was fair that mommy got a big drink and he couldn't. We could let Ryan eat or drink whatever he wants because his stomach tells him he doesn't want any.

Bryce Mouse

When we were getting the kids quite for prayer time, Bryce says out of the blue "I'm a mouse" as he holds his ears out. Bryce says some pretty cute things. I took a picture so the other kids got in on the action.


Ryan is a big collector of any and all toys (Almary is too for that matter). I have to laugh when he tries to carry everything. Usually someone else is coerced into helping but sometimes he can carry everything as seen in one of the pictures in the slideshow below.

It is always fun watching Tyler walk. I have to laugh when you see someone so short walking. He can walk as far as 20 feet without falling but most often will fall a couple of times. He is now over 20 lb (20lb 6 oz) at the last doctor's visit. All of the kids got their flu shots. Almary threatened to be a difficult patient but she pulled through in the end. She has been know to need assistance when getting shots (1 doctor and two nurses). I can image that would make the shot hurt more when flexing like that.

Not much going on

Not much is happening. Almary was a super good girl for getting her tooth pulled. She had an abscess in a baby tooth from the permanent tooth pushing on it. The prescription made her pretty loopy before we went in and then she had nitrous oxide (laughing gas) at the dentist.

Not too many pictures to add.

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This is Tyler's morning breakfast view. The kids pull him up to the counter to be closer to them but he really can't see much.

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Halloween

The kids had fun getting hopped up on sugar. Almary was a fairy princess, Ryan was a T-Rex (the best one we could find), Bryce was an aligator, and Ty-Ty was a pumpkin. We also have four new blonde daughters. See the pictures below for more information.

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Other cell phone pictures

Saint George Vacation and Zion National Park

We had lots of fun staying in Saint George over the extended UEA holiday. Mark went camping with the scouts at Zion National Park Friday and Saturday and then the family went down to Saint George Sunday through Tuesday. All the kids need for a fun vacation is a swimming pool and a little bit a cartoons. We did a hike in Zion NP on the way back since we had a pass from the camp-out. Tyler was a little hesitant about swimming at first but soon loved it. Ryan and Almary are turning into very good smimmers and Bryce is at the old Ryan stage - a constant hold onto a parent finger in each of his hands.


Illumfamily at St. George

We usually have hiked the Angel's landing hike every time I visit Zion but since the scouts needed to do a 10 mile hike we choose Observation Point (8 miles round trip with over 2,000 ft climb) with another short hike. It was fun to look down on Angel's landing which is still my favorite hike.

Scout camp-out

Getting Ready for Halloween

We found a good deal on a dinosaur costume for Ryan. Cheri and I were very happy about it. It is a little big but will work. All of the kids wanted to wear it. Bryce got a crocodile costume that can be seen on last week's blog slideshow.

Bryce was super cute. He modeled how he prefers to wear his underwear - backwards. This is the only way you can wear it and see the cool cars, choo-choos, etc. He also has one onesie that he snapped on the outside of his shorts. Of course I had to take a picture.

Tyler is still crawling with one gimp leg - he likes to be ready to sit up at any moment. We found out today that he crawls better with some slippers on. He always stands though whenever he can.

Ty-Ty First Unofficial Haircut

Ty-Ty had his first haircut compliments of his two brothers. Ryan said he wasn't really cutting but Bryce at least really did much to his mother's dismay.

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From 2008 10

Conference was great. Thanks to Eric and Julie for a fun Sunday afternoon session. Ryan said conference is great with caramel popcorn.