The Triplets Turn 12! December 12th

We had lots of family members in town for the Trio's Birthday this year. It was so much fun especially because it snowed! Uncle Russ was here with his family, The Hulses, Paul's family, grandma and grandpa Quist, grandma and grandpa Gurr and grandma and grandpa Burk! The trio also invited a few friends to their birthday party as well. We ate yummy food from El Cupidos, played games, and of course, played in the snow! Yay for being 12 and getting to go to young men's and young women's. Yay for getting to wear make-up and babysitting! Yay for getting to go to the temple! I guess it's true, "Life begins at age 12!" Haha!

Nativity December 10th

The triplets were all involved in the primary nativity at the ward Christmas party this year. Sarah was Mary, Caleb was Joseph and Eliza was an Angel. It was the last thing they did with the primary before they graduated. It was awesome!

Sand Dunes December 3rd-5th

On the afternoon of Thursday December 2nd, Adam and Caleb and Eliza drove down to the Valley and met up with Richard and little Richard and went to the sand dunes. They had some buggy problems at first, but once they got it taken care of, they had a really fun time. Tyler and his boys joined them at the dunes a little later and they all had fun riding, sliding and playing in all that sand! While the rest of our family was gone, Sarah and I went out to eat, watched some Christmas movies at home and got a lot of chores done. I was glad for the quiet time Sarah and I had together. 

Thanksgiving November 26th

For thanksgiving this year we drove to Florence and celebrated Thankgiving with most of the Malan Gurr Family. We stayed with Richard and Calli and we all had a wonderful time playing games, driving the mini racers, riding buggies and eating yummy food! We all loved it! Thanks Richard and Calli for your hospitality! 

Grandma Helen Gurr

In the early hours of November 8th, our beloved grandma Helen Gurr peacefully passed from this mortal life.

On Saturday November 21st we were able to reunite with cousins and aunts and uncles from near and far at a funeral to honor, remember and celebrate her life and legacy. It was a beautiful service and we were all grateful to hear and reflect on stories from grandma's life. One thing that was mentioned quite a bit at the funeral, was Grandma's hands. Grandma had to endure painful, crippling arthritis for most of her life, yet it didn't stop her from loving and serving her family and Father in Heaven. Each member of Grandma's posterity has a quilt lovingly made with grandma's crippled hands. These quilts are treasures that remind us of love and sacrifice and enduring to the end. 

We will miss you Grandma, until we meet again. 

Family Pictures. November 2nd

For my birthday this year, all I wanted was for my Family to cooperate for a nice family portrait. We had the photographer booked for a session early in October,  but I wanted fall leaves in the background, and this year there weren't any fall leaves at that time, so I rescheduled for later in the month. The day of our scheduled portrait session arrived and brought rain, so I had to reschedule again for November 2nd. November 2nd arrived and this time, the day was super windy! The photographer wanted to reschedule again, but this time, I just wanted to get it over with! So I prayed all day that the wind would settle down enough for us to take a few good shots. My prayers were answered and the weather and my family cooperated. We were able to get some great pictures for our wall.  It ended up being a wonderfull late Birthday present! 

Halloween...Bah, Humbug!

This year for Halloween, we were Scrooges. We decided to forgo costumes and parties, and trick-or-treating, and instead we went out for pizza and a movie at the theatres. We watched Pan. We had so much fun. We decided that going out for dinner and a movie is our new Halloween tradition!