Halloween Pumpkins

THE PUMPKIN PATCH

Damon & Devon Craving the Pumpkins

Damon getting into it

Every year we pick pumpkins out and we carve them. Devon happens to always pick the biggest one and loves to carve them. Damon went on a field trip and picked a white one out to make a ghost Pumpkin. Here are the finished products.

Damon's Ghost Pumpkin

Devon's Pumpkin

Damon's Pumpkin

Mindi's Pumpkin Flamingo with a Palm tree

Tribute to Grandpa Bruce Morgan

Grandpa Morgan died on October 19th 2008 this is in his memory. Our family was not able to attend the funeral in Modesto California located in Northern California. He had his funeral service Saturday the 25th. We want to share a few things about him and to know that we loved him very much and will miss him. We had the opportunity to live with Grandpa & Grandma for several years in San Ramon, CA. He was always watching sports and Ben and him would talk about it all day long if they could. He owned several paper routes of the Chronicle in which Ben would work for him while we were living there. He loved having family around. He would tease the boys all the time and call them "Trouble". He and grandma loved to take trips and go to restaurants to enjoy each others company. We truly love and appreciate him and will keep the memories in our heart.

This was our wedding luncheon May 1995
Maui 1995 Ben and I on our honeymoon we meet grandpa & Grandma there

Maui Trip 1995
Grandma & Grandpa Morgan in Maui 1995 Cl if House Restaurant
In Loving Memory Grandpa Bruce Morgan we love you dearly.

Ben's Birthday - Looking back in time

Ben and I dated in College before he left on his mission. He then came home Dec. 9th 1995 and not to much later we were engaged and married. Here is a look back in time. Ben's birthday was October 20th now being 35 here is a small look back. We love you Ben. You are loving, family oriented, giving, we love to be around each other more and more. I love you and appreciate all that you have done for us. Thank you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Ben arriving home from his mission

Ben and I went skiing in Tahoe 1994

Trip to San Francisco 8-12-1995

An Engagement picture One of the Engagement Pictures we took


Tahoe April 1995
Tahoe 1995
Wedding Picture 1995

Honeymoon picture in Maui 1995

Mindi's 1st Years: 13 Now

Mindi at our one bedroom apt in Idaho

Ben & I with Mindi in Idhao

Mindi at the park

Family Picture In Salt Lake City

Mindi Mini Mouse for Halloween

Mindi turned 13 on October 20 the same day as her dad's birthday. She was born in Rexburg Idaho while Ben was finishing up his schooling. She was born on a Saturday afternoon and only 2 hrs she was came out into the first day of snow. She then attended a football game that Ben was in that week. Mindi is happy, independent, moody, started walking at 8 1/2 months old. She was 8'2 19 inches long. She has always been daddies little girl. She is very bright has a lot of friends. She is very giving and carring of others around her. There are newmorious times as she has gotten older that she begins to cry with out even starting a conversation. Girls are so moody. We love having her around when she is home. She has experianced living in several places and I want her to know we love her very much. Here is a look back in time for Mindi's First years.

Mindi's First Birthday

Her blessing day in Northern California with Family 4 generation picture

Birthday Bowling Ben & Mindi Oct 20th

We as a family love to go bowling and it had been a long time sense we had last went. Damon had asked for several weeks when we would be able to go or if we could do a Family Home Evening night. So for Ben & Mindi's Birthday we did just that. We went Bowling.

Mom BowlingBen & Rae

Mindi, Damon, & Devon

Mindi Bowling

The Kids getting their bowling balls ready

Waiting for our turn

Devon bowling. Our family loves to bowl. It had been over a year sense we last went. So for Ben's & Mindi's birthday sense they are on the same day we went bowling to celebrate October 20th 2008 was at Jack & Jill's in American Fork.

Go Damon!

Damon & Ben

Ben of course won us all with his turkeys and spins.

Score board

THRILLER

At the University of Utah concerte hall called "Kingsbury Hall" there are many performances done through out the year. This one is called "Thriller" with a Halloween theme to it. I had taken Ben last year for his birthday so we surprised all the kids and took them on October 18 2008 to see the show.

The kids tried guessing but had no idea where we were going. Driving to Salt Lake and coming to the concerte hall they weren't sure what was in store. Through out the concerte hall the kids saw old pictures and others who once acted in the hall such as "Donny Osmand" etc. The person who set it up was a Mrs. Bababcok who was a Speech Pathologist and started the program way back in the day. So the kids were excited to see their last night around the concerte hall while waiting to be setted.

There were people from the show that were dressed up as Zombies and befor the show started they would go around in the audiance and scare people. The kids just watched to see what they would do but they were pretty good with the younger crowds. They were pretty scared not really knowing what to expect. The show lasted about 2 hrs and the kids loved it. They talked about it for two days. It was a great evening out as a family. If you are able to be in the area you should see this show its amazing and fun.

Weather is now pretty much cold

Well two days a go Damon was out playing with his friend Tucker out front of our house building a fort. It was getting fairly colder but able to be a clear day to play out side.

Then as you can see it the back ground of the mountains there was snow already on the tips of them. Well today October 12, 2008 was our first Snow fall and it looked like this.

Damon built this snowman with hair and eyes.