Stuff

It's such a nice evening - the sun has gone down and there's a little breeze blowing. It has cooled off from earlier today. I was sitting outside and thinking about the craziness that comes with children and grandchildren.

Saturday, October 10th, we took Ethan and Tai to see Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D. They seemed to enjoy the movie, kept their 3D glasses on most of the time and sat pretty still. We met up with Heather and Cody who were babysitting 5 children for some friends. One of the kids was with her friends and didn't come to the movies. I must admit, I was a little nervous about having 6 children at the movies, age 12 and younger. But they were all really well-behaved. Even the youngest, Adam, was really good through both movies.

Lunch before the movies

Just got our tickets

After the movies, sporting our cool 3D glasses! (Left to right - Herschel, Cody, Shelby, Tai, David, Jill, Ethan, Adam, and Camden)

Then on Tuesday, October 13th, my oldest brother turned 50! I can't believe it! I still feel like we're kids. Anyway, Cary and I work in the same office, so I did a little decorating.

Here's Cary in front of my work of art. Everyone was asking, "Why black??" Some even thought it is because I am a Raiders fan (Cary is not). I kept telling them "It's because he's OLD, over-the-hill, catch-up eligible (a little retirement speak there), etc!"

Then we took the old guy out to dinner at Dr. Hogly Wogly's in Panorama City. This place has the best brisket and fresh bread anywhere! Dinner was delicious!

Cary, mom, David, Jill

On Wednesday, October 14th, Derek and Naomi dropped the kids off at David's office before going to the Temple. I sent the camera to work with David that day and here are the pictures he took....





Oh, that's right - he forgot the camera on his desk so no pictures of the kids at his office or mine. But everyone at both offices now knows what cute grandchildren we have because they've seen them in person!

Now on to Friday, October 16th. David, Nathan, and I went to the National League Division playoff game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. The first 7 1/2 innings were pretty uneventful. The Phillies scored early on a 1 run homer and then nothing happened until the bottom of the 8th. The Dodgers scored 2 runs and the rest, as they say, is history.

Today, October 17th, was our Stake Relief Society Temple Day and Heather and I went together. On the way home, we stopped to eat. There was a gentleman having quite a conversation with himself right behind us. I went to get a drink and when I returned, Heather was talking to him. He asked her if she liked the Old Testament or New Testament best. She said she likes the New Testament because it tells us so much about Jesus. He agreed but said he likes the whole Bible. She told him he should read the Book of Mormon and to find the missionaries. She also told him it shouldn't be too hard to find them because, "Mormons are everywhere." Someday, I want to be a good missionary, just like Heather! :o)

What will the next few weeks hold for us?