Our back yard, the walnut tree dumped pretty much all of it's leaves this past week.
Not many left to fall

Scott and Robert working together

Every year at this time it's a major project cleaning up after this tree. It is a Walnut tree, so between the Walnuts falling as well as the leaves....it's a pain. It is good to see my men working together on this project. Scott is maturing....the past few weeks he has spent most of the day on Saturday helping his Dad with projects. I help pick up the walnuts, it seem like thousands of them fall over a months time. Until next year.....

Go-Kart racing

Robert and Scott - Go-Kart racing

Get ready, get set, Go
Last month I decided that we needed a family play afternoon, life gets hectic and we hadn't had one for a long time. I went and got Scott out of school at lunch, we drove to Robert's work in Salt Lake and kidnapped him. We ate lunch and then drove back out to where we live and went to Boondocks for a few games of bowling. Robert beat Scott and I both times, pretty sad because I even bowled with bumpers. I did bowl Granny style....since I am one.....: ) what the heck, I still didn't do that great. Scott really wanted to try out the Go-Karts, so he and Robert took a few laps around the track....Scott held the lead until the last lap around.....while turning the last corner Robert snuck into the inside lane and took the lead, he won!

Sometimes you need a reminder about what's important....it's spending time together as a family, even if it means missing a couple of classes at school and some time at work.....it was worth it!

Grandparents Whitney Halloween Party

Kaiser's turn to swing at the Pinata


Kaiser taking his turn at the doughnut with help from his Grandpa

My sister Julie's beautiful daughter Emery.....love the powder sugar look.
Julie's daughter Kendrie sitting patiently while her cousin Skyller paints her face.
Another of Julie's beautiful daughter Addie caught with a doughnut in her mouth.
Maddie catches her doughnut before it hits the grass
Scott hanging with his cousins.
Kaiser and his dinner
Randi and David's son Keaton
My handsome lil man.....Kaiser

My brother David's sons Keaton and Skyller
The nieces and nephews getting their pictures taken, my sisters Debbie and Julie's sons, Debbie's Daughter
My sister Teresa and Debbie's sons, Debbie daughter
Kaiser enjoying his dinner
......on his face and in his hair

The Whitney Halloween party was held at Grandpa and Grandpa Whitney's after taking family pictures. We had dinner and then games for all the kids to play, it was great having all 7 siblings and their children there....my sister Debbie and her family moved back to Utah in August from back east. We haven't all been together for a family party in several years, it was a fun afternoon.

Stockdale Family Reunion

Scott trading in his gold for "Cold Hard Candy"
Scott and Robert panning for gold
Robert getting a good ole fashioned shave
The Stockdale Family Reunion was in July at "This is the Place State Park" in Salt Lake. We spent a good part of the day checking out the houses, participating in the activities, and listening to stories. We went into "The Pay" home, a very small one room cabin. It belonged to the grandparents of Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley, imagine our surprise when the women sitting in the cabin was Sister Hinckley's sister. We spent about 30 minutes or so listening to her tell stories of her family. We took train rides, Scott helped with the printing of the Deseret News, it was a fun day.