The Lights on Temple Square . . .

Truly a highlight of our trip out West was our visit to The Lights on Temple Square, just a short walk from Margy/Ray's place. This little visit definitely got us all in the Christmas Spirit!! We even got a surprise visit from Nana Judy!

Thanksgiving with Grandma Margy and Grandpa Ray

We had such a great time with Grandma Margy and Grandpa Ray!

Gateway shopping, SLC

Part of our trip to Salt Lake included a little shopping excursion to the Gateway shopping center. Just had to grab a picture with the little shop called LolaBella for obvious reasons!!!

New Family Pictures . . .

Part of our special trip out to Utah during Thanksgiving included a crazy excursion down to Utah County to get some family pictures taken while we still have Mackenzie but including Lola. We thought we would take advantage of the incredible value offered by http://peekaboophotos.com/ . They totally went the second mile for us and we got some amazing photos, some of which are posted here.

Uncle Travis and Cousin Bella come to visit!!

We had a great time visiting with our favorite Peeps, including visits to Harpers Ferry,WV; getting lost in Loudoun County VA, playing banister ball, watching the lame BYU vs. UofU football game, and just having a grand ole time!

Stin's Birthday Rap

My birthday present to Stin this year. I secretly want to have a double life as a rapper, so send me money and report me to American Idol.

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The Hills are alive . . . . with the Sound of Music . . .

Right. So Tate and Mackenzie decided they would try out for the local (yet highly competitive!) production of The Sound of Music. They've been attending play practice for several months now and we all went to see them perform last night. Way to go girls!!

HersheyPark Adventures . . .

Uncle Matty, aka Dr. Matthew T. Andersen, came to visit (with his friend Mary Ann) our clan for Halloween this year and we ended up spending the Saturday after Halloween up at HersheyPark. We all had fun, but realized that having a 3-month-old isn't the most conducive to amusement park bliss! Here are some fun photos memorializing the outing:

HALLOW'S EVE 2008

So, Uncle Matty, Stin's hermano, and his friend Mary Ann, came to town for Halloween this year. Matt dressed up as the best Jolly Green Giant I've ever seen, or likely ever will see in this lifetime!! Scott was his own special version of the comic book hero Green Lantern, Stin was a Disco Diva, and Mary Ann was a Pretty Fairy Princess. We all went out dancing at a sweet club with great DJ's in DC, where everyone else was also dressed up and we had a REALLY fun time. Thanks Matty for twisting our arms and convincing us to go!

Pre Hallow's Eve

Stin's costume ("I Make Milk, What's YOUR Superpower?") SuperHero, Luci's Lava Girl (from the famous film "Shark Boy and Lava Girl), Anders' Superman, Tate's Nerdy Gerdy, and Lola Love Flower Baby-- all were fantastic this year. Pictures taken at our Ward (local congregation) Halloween Party.