Melissa, Andy and the kids' Blog

Nov 4 - We went to the Law's farm for a cookout.  The first adventure of the evening was catching a bird in the cabin.  The little guy is in Andy's left hand.  Girls enjoying the sunset and lit by a bonfire.  Nov 6 - Melissa and the kids spent the morning exploring Recapture Pockets, then went for a dip at Bluff Resorts.  Nov 8 - Grandma and Grandpa Aurich arrived for a couple of days' visit.  They helped the kids break open a handful of geodes and sort through a bunch of their rock pile with the assistance of a flow chart.  Goldie and the kids enjoying a pre-quiet time story from Grandpa.  More rock time with grandpa. They stayed just a couple of nights before heading to Great grandma Flick's.   Nov 10 - Friday we drove to Nana and Granddad's.  Holly Anderson texted the previous week and asked if I'd share a memory of Bret related to music or film. His 40th birthday would have been 11/13/23.  I asked her if she was planning a ...

10/7 - We started the month with a trip to the movies.  A Paw Patrol movie was playing this week, so we met Nikki and kids.  So fun to go to the movies with all the kids in their jammies.  10/8 - Fred and Revina Talker invited us to participate in baby blessings for their boys.  We then spent the afternoon at their house for a luncheon. The kids all had lots of fun! 10/9 - We had the gravel delivered and Finn and I moved 15 tons of rock onto the new corner.  Melissa and the girls helped spread and level too.   10/12 - There was a big todo about the the annular eclipse with all of Blanding being booked up with visitors.  So Melissa and the kids learned about the moon.  Oreo moon phases... that's my kind of science.  10/12 - Melissa and I were supposed to go to the temple this evening, but we had to cancel because the family was assigned to clean the church.  So the two of us took advantage of the sitter and went to dinner before clea...