Thanksgiving in Irrigon

(Cousins with ice cream)
(Caleb with his new coat/hat and Shayla a friend staying with us from Mexico)

We had a good time with the Tovey/Dodson Clan in Irrigon for Thanksgiving. I was able to hunt with Riley and we did OK over in Burbank. The kids had fun too if you can't tell from the pics above. Molly had fun doing some shopping and hopefully relaxing a little. Of course we all ate way too much and enjoyed some football games...like the Ducks putting up a goose egg against UCLA!! haha

Oh yeah it's CIVIL WAR week so all you BEAVS out there represent!! Mom and Dad might come over here to watch the game so that should be fun. Sarah and Riley ya'll should come here together for the day?? Maybe the women folk could do some shopping or whatever if not interested in the game??

What a great yesterday!

We celebrated Molly's birthday yesterday, it's actually today (16th), but she had to work. We had a nice dinner at Claim Jumpers, and the Ducks lost......what else can I say? I bought Molly an ice cream cake from Cold Stone today so the kids can sing and help blow out the candles.....all 25 of them, hahaha! My wife keeps getting better with each passing year.....wish I could instead of feeling back pains every morning!

I'll let Molly fill ya'll in on the trip...........how about those Beavs and the worst refs EVER!

We had a great time in Atlanta. We had three and a half days to do whatever and it was fun! I went with my cousin Jenny and she is a great gal to hang with. She lives two hours south of my home and has her hands full with her four kids, so we don't get together very often but when we do it seems like no time has passed since the last time we got together. We went to see my sister Jessica play with Michael Bolton. She is one of three female instrumentalists in his band. We went to dinner with Jess and the other two girls and found out they call themselves "The Sugar horns". They have a great time on stage singing, playing and dancing in the band. MB played at the Georgia Aquarium for a charity event and put on a great show. He played several songs from his new album, Frank Sinatra, Otis Redding, and Ray Charles hits and of course "When a man loves a woman". After the show we met MB backstage, I found him to be very kind and gracious. The rest of the trip we spent shopping and also found time for a manicure/pedicure. I found a new store to love, Arden B. I don't think they have any stores in Oregon, but there is always online shopping!

Friends From Mexico

Don't know if any of you have heard of the massive floods in South Eastern Mexico (Tabasco State), our good friend Karen who used to live in Keizer (she was married to Matt) but moved back home to Mexico/Villahermosa, which was hit hard with this flood. They had been living on the top floor of their home because the water was so deep. Matt called me and asked if it would be okay for Karen and the kids (Shayla and Hyrum) to stay with us for awhile. They're expecting some horrific times ahead with diseases and such and it's not a great place to be right now. Needless to say we'll have a full house for awhile but we're glad to help. Molly and the kids have really missed Karen and Shayla so it will be fun for them. Really makes me glad to live here in Oregon. Although, Mt. Hood could blow anytime right?

Trick-o-Treat

We spent most of the night at the Stake Center....I've never seen so many cars with free candy! We hit a nice neighborhood on the way home to top off the kid's candy buckets so I wouldn't feel to guilty about stealing some!