Canadian Thanksgiving!

Okay, so I do have to clarify one thing, I am a true Canadian but when you don't live in Canada you can celebrate the holidays whenever the heck you want! He He! Since the majority of my family was able to get together over conference weekend we decided to do it then, even though it isn't actually until the 12th of October(for all you smarties).

We went down to Price, UT for the weekend to visit my sister who moved there this summer from Chicago. It is so nice to have them so much closer. All my sisters were there with their kids and one brother came down for the day.

I was looking around for Morgan and this is where I found her. Aunt Tanya was filling her up on whipcream, I don't think that she minded though! Jesse, Jason, and Brian having a grand ol time!
See Henry can be nice to the little kids. He was cute with little cousin 'Case.'
Look at this cute couple, how sweet!
It was a lot of fun getting together with my sisters,
Tanya, Me, Lani, and Brianne

The kids are enjoying their Canadian Thanksgiving dinner!

My cute little neice McKenzie and her new puppy! She takes very good care of it, and it was the highlight for the kids.

The kids loved playing in the dirt and running wild. It was a nice weekend for playing outside, except on Sunday it rained all day.

Henry absolutely loved playing with Jacksons trains the whole time. He has grown up so much and just loved running around with his big boy cousins.

Jason getting a bit too close to Brian!

Morgan just does the cutest things. She climbed into this doll bathtub of McKenzies.

On the way down to Price, we stopped by to see how Grandma Folsom was feeling! The kids were pretty good to be quiet, we managed to get this cute picture of

Dylan, Henry, Cassie, and Katelyn!

Ward Campout!

We had our Ward Campout on Sept. 25 and it was sooooo much fun! We had such a great turnout and the weather was great for this time of the year. Yes a bit chilly at night but could've been a lot worse. Here is Morgan and a little friend(Makayla Williams). Bawdens and Plowmans enjoying their food! =)
We had some fun little races for everyone the next morning! They all had a blast and it was fun watching all the different kinds of races that we did, ex. three legged, piggyback, wheelbarrow, crab walk, backwards, and different age groups, it was great.
Here is Henry giving it his all!

Run Morgan run, thanks Jamie for the help. She had two pairs of pjs on so she couldn't really move all that fast! It was worth the try though!

Here is the piggyback race! Jason is on the right with Henry!Katelyn and a bunch of the girls that she played with getting ready for their big race! They played hard the whole time, we let Katelyn sleep in a tent with four other girls and I'm not quite sure she got very much sleep! She had a blast though!

Visit from the Allreds!

Henry, Abby, Katelyn, and Grace! We were able to have some great friends stop by for a visit on Sept. 25. We met the Allreds when we lived in Boston and Jason and Reid went to law school together. It was so great to have them stop by for a little bit of catching up and letting the kids get to know one another better. Thanks Emily for thinking of me on your busy trip to see all your family!

Happy Birthday Grandma Folsom!

For the past two years my wonderful Grandma has been battling lung cancer! She has been so brave throughout this whole thing, but poor thing has gone down hill these past few weeks. She had a ton of fluid on her lungs so they drained it and it was not easy for her to get through, so they had to put her on oxygen and she is currently at her home in Utah County with the nurses checking on her daily. We were able to have her 77th birthday party on Sept. 19(actual birthday was Sept. 25) with her feeling a little bit better. It was so great to see her and reminise. She is such a wonderful lady whom I will always look up to. I was able to live very close to her while growing up and enjoyed spending tons of time with her.

For her birthday all the family wrote their memories down and we put them in a little book for her to read, she really appreciated it. Here is what I wrote:

Memories of Grandma Folsom!

I've been so lucky to have been able to grow up and live so close to my Grandparents. Grandma you have taught me so much! I absolutely love projects/crafts and I'm a firm believer that this is because of you and because you've been so patient and loving in the way that you have taken the time to teach me so much. I remember going to your house and helping you with your braided rugs, making pies, sewing projects, etc. You were always so much fun to visit and work with, because we would never go home hungry and you would always take the time to play games with us until we were worn out. You taught me to always keep busy and to love what I was working on. I was so greatful to have you and Grandpa come and visit us when we lived in Boston. What a wonderful one on one time we had together. It was fun showing you the city and the sites around. It was also so nice to be able to go to the temple with you. What a wonderful thing to know that no matter what happens, we will always have each other for eternity. One of my favorite trips to this day, was going down to California for your 50th Wedding Anniversary. It was so nice to be able to spend time with you guys. Thank you for your example with being such a faithful member of the church, and wife to your husband. It means a lot to see what a great marriage is all about, and to have that great example to look forward to. My kids have loved the time that they have had to visit you as well, they remember going down to your place and going swimming, also going to the petting zoo and out to lunch. It has been wonderful to see them interact and get to know their great grandparents, because you really are GREAT! My husband absolutely loves you as well, he mostly enjoys teasing with you and doesn't mean it seriously, so remember it's all out of love! Grandma, to this day I love to learn new projects and am eternally greatful for every moment that I have had to spend with you. You are amazing and such a great influence in my life, and I look forward to having my little family and myself make many more new memories with you!

I Love you with all my heart,

Candace

My Grandpa has been so good to take care of my Grandma, all her life she has done so much for everyone else so now he is repaying her. What a wonderful example of sacrifice! He has always been so cute to watch as he playing with all the kids!

My sister Tanya and I at Grandmas birthday party, she wasn't feeling too well near the end of the party!

Morgan was too cute as she jumped with the other kids on the trampoline!