Pumpkins ~ Costumes ~ Candy...

Ryan- Cat - Kindra - Me - Jeanne - Thomas - Jeanette - Becca

Not pictured Adee - Jared - Tina

Dream Team 2025-2026 all dressed up for Halloween! I'm so grateful for this group of teacher assistants. Our theme for the school year is We Show Up - We Support - We Shine. They do all that and more. They make my roll as supervisor a lot easier.

Diane Keaton was the inspiration for my Halloween costume. She recently passed away. I liked a lot of her films and her signature style.

Becca is the best aide, she's dressed up like a tourist. Along with several of her family members, she went to Africa a few weeks ago for her brothers wedding. I'm Mrs. Jacot's aide. She's dressed up like a spice rack. She teaches foods, clothing, and CCA. Mrs. Jacot is a very devoted teacher. She's patient, organized, frugal, and even when she's exhausted she still gives her all.

I'm also grateful to work with Holley. She always has the best costumes. She's a drama girl for sure!

I was happy I got to pick up Grey and Grahm from school. They had a fun day with class parties and all. Grahm was adorable as Mario and Grey was so handsome as Jinu from KPop. The cute crossing guard was dressed up like a traffic cone! Grey and Grahm were so excited to go Trick or Treating.

Grandpa passed out candy so Mark and Tiff could walk around the neighborhood with the boys. Tiffani sent these awesome pictures. 

Happy Halloween!

Through my eyes...

If something happens to me print all

16,714 photos of my grandsons in my phone

so they can see themselves through my eyes

and know how much I love and

cherished every single detail of them

Love them

ThrowBack Thursday ~ Cash, cutest little pumpkin...

Prayer...

There may be some who haven’t prayed for a long time or others who haven’t felt that their prayers are being heard. I promise you that your Heavenly Father knows you, loves you, and wants to hear from you. He wants to communicate with you. He wants you to remember who you are.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland recently taught: “However much you are praying, pray more. However hard you are praying, pray harder.”

Know Who You Really Are | Elder Brik V. Eyre

October 2025

Our Grey boy...

Sam and Dot did come out from their cozy bedding long enough for us to see them play on the wheel and grab a bite to eat. Grey seems so happy with his new pet gerbils.

We celebrated Grey one more time with a family dinner. I think he had a good birthday week. We had a birthday date on Tuesday, a neighborhood Fall party on Wednesday, a friend party on Friday, and a family dinner on Sunday. He also enjoyed watching an installment of the Lord of the Rings with Mark. 

We love Grey so much and hope his 12th year is as wonderful as he is! 

Grey saw this shirt in a catalog and I could tell he wanted it. It looks so cute on him.

Grey still likes things that are small enough to fit in his pocket or in his hands. I found eleven Grey sized toys and I think he really liked them.

Cash trying out the mini view master.

I hope Grey knows above anything 

else how much we cherish him.

Trick candles!

From August until October we celebrate the birth of our grandson's. Cash, Colby, Grey, and Grahm have really blessed our lives.

A good day...

I went for a walk this morning and the trees in front of our home were glowing. (no filter) 

We got to watch Mark coach Grey's last soccer game of the season. The Lightning Lime's came up with a win today! Mark is a great coach. Grey is fast and has a powerful kick! I will miss the Saturday games.

I made a cake for Grey's family party tomorrow. I think of my Mom every time I bake. She made so many beautiful cakes through the years. Grey has had a fun birthday week and we look forward to celebrating him again tomorrow! 

Grey has been thinking about getting a new pet. He has done some research and settled on getting a gerbil, well actually two gerbils. He hasn't named them yet. He looks like one happy boy. Mark always wanted to get pets when he was Grey's age too!

This afternoon I saw my neighbor walking with his friend who has Down syndrome. It touches my heart every time I see Randy and Mike together. They have been buddies for a long time. They are both going to Heaven. 

It's been a good day!