Saturday, December 24, 2011

Hilton Head SC and Savannah GA

Lauren returned home from her mission just in time to go on a trip with Kay, Janell and me.PC190006 PC190016

PC190011 100_0708 100_0712 We are staying in a Disney Vacation Club Condo in Hilton Head SC and spend the day in Savannah.  We ended our day at a Christmas variety show.  It was a most excellent day!PC200049100_0714 PC200054 PC200051 100_0716

Our Segway guide told us the only place Savannahians stand in line to eat is at Mrs Wilkes.  They only serve lunch, cash only.  The restaurant consists of  two small rooms so we stood in a 40 minute “short” line until they were ready.  The brought 8 of us in and filled a table. There were 25 serving dishes with typical southern comfort food.   The servers wore tee shirts that said.  “If the Colonel served Chicken this good, he would be a General”  They were right. Yummy, yummy food!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

oops, gas spill

Oops, Janell and I went to fill her car up with gas and we heard a gurgling sound, ignored it and this is what happened.  They told us diesel was ok and we weren't going to die.  The guy did have to go out there and clean it up.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Thanksgiving 2011

Frances the chef

Laura and Marc


the spread

Sandy's turkey

The newlyweds, Brad and Amy graced us with their presence

Frances and Claire

Janae
pie  builder  Kay




Ryan Day, Janell, Jessica, Caleb
We all met in Orem for Thanksgiving!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Harvest time fun

sharing has it's limits....




Brother's keeper in the corn bin



We went to Valla's Pumpkin Patch for a home schoolers day.  We got an admission discount that included a small pumpkin, train ride and a class on apples.  Vallas is a huge disneylandish pumpkin patch that has expanded in the many years it has been going.... lots of different haunted houses, games, rides,mazes, pig races, shows, and activities on a farm now dedicated just to the pumpkin patch.  We spent about 5 hours there and saw just over half the stuff there
Sean and Issac
We ate lunch and then headed as a group of 4 families to the apple class.  In the education room I sat in front with the boys and Rachael was in the rear with the younger children.  About 10 minutes into the class I had a panic..... are all Rachael's children her amid the others..... Where was 7 year old Sean?     He wasn't with us.  I quickly got out of my seat, told Rachael and went off looking for Sean.   I walked down a hill a ways and there he was in a cross road, just standing there.  He didn't look like he was lost.... just waiting.

  The first thing he said is "I knew you would come, grandma because I prayed"

I told him how proud I was he stayed put in the cross road.  He was a little embarrassed, he took a side track through a short haunted house and that is how he became lost.  I asked him how long it I take me to find him after his prayer...... about 10 minutes.


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End of year garden celebration Pig Fest


The charitable group helping our tenants with their gardens bought a 200+ lb 7 month old pig for a celebration. Friday was preparation day.....










singing off the hair with a torch


cutting it open



this is our apartment complex

















the missionaries live in the complex
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