More Thanksgiving pics

Here are some more Thanksgiving photos...Steve is very enthusiastic about the turkey

Love how all three of you are decked out in BYU attire
Steve, still excited about the turkey

Shaha Thanksgiving Gathering

We're so grateful for the efforts and sacrifice everyone made to come to the old folks home for Thanksgiving and blessing us with so many good memories of 'right of the line', Wise and Otherwise (something about a bladder in Joe's cold hands?), unwise movie plots and acronyms, etc. And a lot of great food thanks to Nancy.

When Steve wasn't giving drumming lessons to Natalie and Emily he did get some instruction from them--Natalie enlightening Steve on some stuffed animal wisdom.

The girl cousins first time together since the Kiss photo shoot in Draper last summer, and they have really grown up since then. Emily and Natalie were all over the house, and Lucy is getting there.

A great time was had by all. Natalie is into pushing things around--shopping carts, dads, moms, grampas, and 'too cool' cousins; Emily wasn't complaining.

Last pics

I hope you don't mind me sharing some of the last photos I have of my dad. These were taken over Columbus Day weekend at Gettysburg and DC. Ben and I feel super blessed that we were able to have one last visit with him before his passing.

Dad and Ben at John Reynolds' memorial. This is the approximate spot where he was shot.
Library of Congress
Gettysburg
Walking the streets of DC

Veteran's Day

We ventured out to Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath laying ceremony and speech to be given by Pres. Obama. We almost didn't go because it was freezing cold, raining, and it was right during Emily's nap time. But, then I read on the internet that it was going to take place in the amphitheater. I thought, "Sweet. Indoors." So, here's the "amphitheater." Yes, I am culturally retarded. I blame it on my upbringing in Price. We didn't have amphitheaters there. The Prez: We were pretty dang close. Close enough, as Ben said, "to drill him in the head with a football." Nice thing to say about your commander in chief, eh?

Emily has a face off with one of the guards
Flag at half-mast in honor of the Ft. Hood victims.
The Bidens and the first lady. Sweet pic, eh? They are singing "God Bless America." I don't know who's standing between them. Maybe Laura and Jenna? (j/k)
Emily was actually really disruptive during the speech (as I mentioned, it was during nap time). We had to take turns taking her out. At one point I was standing listening to Obama's speech and I heard this loud high-pitched squeal off yonder. It was Em. I'm sure it was audible for everyone else too. So, yeah, you could say Em disrupted the President's speech. No kisses for her!

pumpkins

Shea made this jackolantern for Natalie
Can you tell who this is? But of course, it is Mr. Spock. Later his ear feel off and he looked like a seriously deranged Van Gogh.

Natalie loves shopping carts!

Natalie sometimes still loves the real thing!
Katie and I bought Natalie a toy shopping cart due to her obsession with them at stores (and minor meltdowns when we'd have to leave stores...and the shopping carts).
She loves to push them! Here we are at the grocery store.
Here we are at a clothes store.

Natalie does her own hair.

So chic!!!!!!

Halloween Pictures

Natalie as Yoda. Katie as Princess Leia.
Natalie stole the show at the Ward Halloween Party.
She went up to each door with her stroller and Yoda doll. She happily took candy (and dinner rolls) and put them in her stroller.
Han Solo even made an appearance.

Natalie Dances to Twilight Soundtrack

The long-awaited unveiling of Natalie rocking-out to the song "Supersonic Blackhole" by Muse.

iowa halloween game

Hey sorry we're so lame with posts and stuff. We went to the Iowa Indiana game which was a whole lot of fun. Thanks Mom! Life is good. The highlight of Halloween was the young man dressed as a prostitute whose friend was a pimp. I totally thought he was a girl until he said in a really deep voice, "I'm never wearing fishnets again." HA!

And we also thoroughly enjoyed watching USC get pummeled. And we are proud of all of our enormously cute nieces. Party on guys.