1st Full Week of November

Here are some highlights from the 1st week of November.

On Tuesday, November 1st, Steve and I went downtown for a "Celebration of Service" put on by Fidelity.  I have been at Fidelity Investments for 15 years now, crazy enough.  Starting at 10 years they honor you and put on a dinner where you can bring your spouse, then every 5 years after that.  It seems like we just celebrated my 10 year anniversary, and now here we are at 15 years.  

Last time it was at the Natural History Museum of Utah by the University of Utah.  After the dinner we were able to walk around and see all the exhibits which was really neat (like Dinosaur bones).  This time it was at the Grand America Hotel and was just a dinner basically.  It was still nice to get out and go to dinner w/ Steve especially (date night).  Dave and Joann were able to come sit w/ the boys thankfully and get them to bed so we could go.  Thank you!!

Just about to leave.  Then at the dinner celebration.  The Grand America was starting to decorate for Christmas, so we had to take a picture by the gingerbread house.  

It snowed. Cute Hudson sleeping w/ a firetruck in his crib.  Hudson listening to Nyles read his book.

Carter w/ an Ender Dragon costume on (it was on sale after Halloween).  Silly Hudson's face while holding a duck decoy.  Hudson playing w/ Piper's training collar remote.

Steve went and put up Dave's Christmas lights after putting up LuDean's and ours.  Hudson watched from the window inside w/ Joann.  Another day Steve took Hudson to the Aquarium to play for a little while since it was cold outside.  Hudson had a lot of fun.

Friday night to Saturday Conor came over to play.  The boys had fun playing w/ Play Dough, and playing Army.  Hudson loves to play w/ dinosaurs.  Cute Piper so cozzy.

On Sunday, Rose and Pauline and their families came over for lunch.  My Mom and Dad came down to go to my mom's family Christmas Party on Saturday and decided to stay another day.  Steve smoked some "burnt pork ends" and a pork roast.  They were both super yummy! Steve is mastering the smoker!  I also made the BBQ sauce and rub to put on the meat, which turned out great together.

Ali, Hudson, Sophia and Lincoln on the trampoline together.  Yummy burnt ends.

Hudson trying to rake up some leaves like Nyles.

Nyles and Ezra raked up some leaves to play in, then put them in the garbage can.  Thanks boys!

Hudson didn't want to eat his own lunch, but he happily sat w/ Grandma and helped her w/ her lunch.  He then helped her w/ her watermelon.  Silly kid.

Hudson playing and singing in bed.  Cutie :)

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