Thanks to you, St. George

There are lots of things I love about St. George, Utah. This year marks the 5th Thanksgiving we have spent at Mom and Dad's home there. (Every year except '08 when Andrew got married over the holiday.)
There are a few obligatory stops we make every time we visit.
There's Taipan Trading, a home decor wonderland-especially at the holidays. The kids love checking out all the fantastic trees.

 

Of course, we make multiple visits to Jimmy John's for sandwiches.

 

David has perfected his bread hollowing technique.

 

There's is something magical about the toys at Granny and Grandpa's, home. The kids are so excited to check on all their favorites, Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs and Lego sets.

 

Pizza Factory is a must. We love the pizza and can't get enough of the bread sticks.

 

Our newest favoritest thing in SG is cousins! This little pumpkin ,Miranda, is showing us the pure joy of dipping a dessert bread stick in cinnamon sauce. (I love this girl-and the rest of her family- so much!!!)

 

More on Cousin Fun coming soon.....

DMM Baptism

Today was a fantastically joyful day!! David was so excited to be baptized. He and Mark were so cute together. David just adores his Dad!

 

Our family is just growing up, I can't believe it sometimes.

 

David had many friends and family there to support him. He was running up to everyone and giving warm, David-style hugs. You have no idea how great a Dave hug is until you've had one!

 

his smile tells it all, he was so excited and ready to be baptized. It really touched my heart to see him so happy.

 

 

I made this candy gram for David, just like I did for James on his baptism day. David really got a kick out of it. There's something pretty special about having a full-size candy bar all to yourself. It's even better when you have multiple full size candy bars to yourself. Hopefully it not the only thing he remembers from this day!!