Dallas and Rebecca were excited to go on a cruise out of Los Angeles going to three ports in Mexico.
They drove away on Sunday, October 15th, right after Dallas got released as counselor in the bishopric and got sustained to the high council. He gave a very sweet testimony that I was thankful I was able to hear.
I was attending their ward because I was going to go pick up Glen at the airport that morning as he was arriving back in town from his trip with his buddies.
Brooke, Caroline, Spencer and Madison were our responsibility from there on out. Since Brooke now has a car, she was able to bring them all up to our house after their meetings were over.
The pink words were our responsibility. Loved it!! Love that she was so organized. She needed my help with laundry one day because she only has two Lagoon uniforms and with her working so late and going in to work so early, she felt the need to ask for help that one day.
She definitely put in some long work days. Lagoon has got to love her dedication and her love for her job.
I will intersperse the daily skeleton scenes throughout this post because the grandchildren were excited to drive up to Bountiful Boulevard and see them each day.
Glen was on a quest to take us out to dinner as much as possible. That suited me just fine--especially if the dinner includes delicious Texas Roadhouse rolls.
I was invited to go with my friends to have lunch one day in the canyon close by the temple. What a beautiful setting with the fall leaves in the background and the fall-colored tablecloth on the picnic table.
The darlings were good sports to humor me in taking "first-day-of-school photos" even though they have been going to school for half a year. I neglected to get a photo of Brooke as she went off to school on the earliest shift.
We went to eat at one of Madison's favorite restaurants--Del Taco.
We thought it ironic that on the day Brooke was scheduled to get home from work at a decent time--Natalie and Emma arrived at our home after midnight to spend the night.
We took them to the airport early the next morning. They were joining the rest of their family in Oregon to attend the funeral of Laurie's brother Dean.
For our skeleton viewing this day, I parked at the park and we took a walk down the street to the skeleton house. The fall leaves made for a beautiful backdrop for a photo.
Once back at the park, we took a walk on the trail through the trees. When we saw the amphitheater, we decided to play charades.
Last stop was the playground.
Glen took Caroline and Spencer to the temple to do baptisms for the dead one day. We had originally planned for Eli to join us for that, but the Excells ended up going to St. George for fall break.
We decided we had better do something fun for fall break, so we decided to go to Hogle Zoo. Glen and I hadn't been there in so many years I can't even remember the last time we were there.
We were hungry when we were finished at the zoo, so we decided to go to Golden Corral. As always, the grandchildren enjoyed dessert after their meal.
Madison helped me make cookies, and then we delivered some of them to neighbors.
The Excells were back in town and came over to play on Monday. Spencer and Madison were anxious to take them to see the skeletons and play at the park as they had done a few days earlier.
Glen, Caroline and I picked up pizza for dinner to take to everyone at Sarah's home.
Along with the gift was a beautiful thank you note she had written to us. What a sweet girl!!
I wish I could report that Dallas and Rebecca had the time of their lives on their cruise, but that is not quite the report they gave upon their return home.
Rebecca got sick the second day of the cruise. That is never fun.
They were sailing right into a hurricane. Because of choppy water, they were not allowed to tender to their first port. Their second port experience was not that great. And their ship had to be re-routed to a different third port because of the storm.
Hopefully they enjoyed their time together away from their usual busy schedules regardless of their less-than-ideal experience.
Now on to something more pleasant to think about and look at--photos of Maverick, Levi and Kade.
Speaking of Kade... He turned 5 and was celebrating at Kangaroo Zoo, so we joined the party for a few minutes.
When Kade took a minute to rest from playing on the big inflatable structures, we took that opportunity to sing to him and wish him a happy birthday.
Dinner date with Glen's sisters and their husbands at Cheddar's.
Dinner date with our missionary Annalisa Jones and her husband Dirk at Longhorn.
Dinner date with our missionary Daniel Meyers and his wife Saysha at Kneaders.
Of course we went to eat with my parents and Nani after the monthly financial planning session. We ate at Goodwood.
The month of skeletons was coming to an end. These are the last of the photos of them.
So long, skeletons...until next year...
Next post will feature humans dressed up in costumes.
