Sense and Sensitivity

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Another Chuck E Cheese Birthday

For Harrison's 6th birthday, Chad and Maizie threw a party at Chuck E Cheese.

He wasn't the only one who had fun with the games!

Harrison's favorite gift, from Grandpa Harper!

Monday, November 5, 2007

Camping in Autumn

Chad invited Duncan and me to go hiking and camping last weekend while Maizie and the kids were in Missouri visiting the Harpers. After discussing several options, we decided to keep it pretty simple and hike about an hour up Battlecreek Canyon above Pleasant Grove. Chad had hiked the trail before and knew of a camp site up above the water falls. I somehow managed to make the hike (being 5 1/2 months pregnant and somewhat out of shape) and was so happy when we finally made it to the camp site. It was mostly dark by that time, but we gathered wood, started a fire, set up camp and began to prepare the "bouillon blanc" (a Haitian stew with meat, potatoes and spinach) for our supper (all Chad's doing of course). It took a while, but dinner was finally cooked and it tasted soooo good! After that we roasted marshmallows, found a way to string up our food and cooking utensils, and then nestled into our sleeping bags--it was cold up there!! We didn't have the best night's sleep, but all in all we had a good time. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Korea Bound

Elder and Sister Brown were called to serve a proselyting mission in the Korea Taejon Mission. They had instruction at the MTC from Oct. 22-31.

I got to eat lunch with them every day at the MTC, which was a real treat. (Duncan joined us a time or two). Mom and Dad really seemed to enjoy their time at the MTC and even learned a little Korean.

They left for Korea early in the morning of November 1. They had a lot of luggage!

Chad, Duncan and I saw them off. We wish them all the best and we are grateful for their example of service and sacrifice!

Monday, October 22, 2007

A Short Getaway

Last weekend we decided to get away and take in a show at the Tuacahn, near St. George. Duncan had to help administer a tuning exam on Saturday morning, so we left early Saturday afternoon. It rained/sleeted/snowed through much of the drive, but we managed to stay entertained, as you can see by the short video clip of "Corny Collins" (from "Hairspray").

We stayed at the Abbey Inn, where you can get a reduced room rate and discounted Tuacahn tickets with their Tuacahn package, something I had done a couple times before with a group of friends. Here I am in our hotel room showing off my growing belly. :)

We had a little time to relax and then it was off to the show--42nd Street. It was quite windy and cool, so we bundled up for the outdoor, evening show. Well, the wind only got worse, and by intermission they canceled the rest of the show. :( We were disappointed, but happy to get out of the wind! Since we had a little extra time, we decided to go to one of my favorite St. George spots, Nielsen's Frozen Custard....mmmm. Then we went back to our room and played Scrabble....no, we really did. The next morning we filled up at the complimentary deluxe breakfast (they even had grits!), hit the road, and made it back for our 1:00 church meetings. It was a quick trip, but fun!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Oh, Baby!

Here's the latest picture of our little one--a little girl--at 22 weeks! We look forward to welcoming her into the world in February.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Happy birthday Hudson!

Nick, Kathleen, and Hudson arrived in Utah on Monday, Sept. 24--Nick on military orders, and Hudson and Kathleen to see Grammy and Papa before they leave for their mission to Korea. Monday also happened to be Hudson's 4th birthday...

... so Grammy and Papa treated the Utah crew to a night at Chuck E Cheese. Here are Kathleen and Madelaine, already picking out the prizes they hope to acquire.