Being tagged

I read some of your "unspectacular quirks about myself" and enjoyed learning some of the little facts so here goes (at last)!
1. When I walk the 3 miles on Bountiful Blvd. I have to touch the exact turn around mark on the sidewalk before I start back.
2. After having potatoes everyday for meals on the potato farm I now prefer rice. (and no mushy mashed potatoes)
3. I was really "horse crazy" as a kid and saved my money when I was 10 to buy a donkey. (I couldn't afford a horse.
4. I love compliments--so if Carl doesn't notice the house has been cleaned or whatever--I just tell him nicely so he can pat me on the back.
5. Green was always my favorite color when I was a kid, but after a color analysis class at BYU I changed to blue as my favorite.
6. I like caffeine freediet coke!

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

We drove to Escalante on Wed. and came back on Sat. The top picture is Spooky Slot Canyon. It got so narrow that we had to take off our backpacks! The second picture is the Calf Creek Falls at the end of the canyon for the hike we took to Lower Calf Creek. They were in Grand Staircase. The last picture is in Capitol Reef National Monument! They were really amazing places.

Halloween night!

Pumpkins and Halloween! In Decatur we grew pumpkins in the garden. The bottom picture is when Margaret and Loyal visited us in Connecticut and we went to the "pumpkin patch" to have Mike and Jim pick out their pumpkins. Hope you got lots of treats tonight!

Sacramento in October

Wed., Oct. 15th we drove to Reno and went to the temple that night. Thurs. was Nelson's foot- ball game, Fri. was Burke's soccer game, Sat. was a soccer game for Dean and one for Burke. We all met for dinner at Chili's on Sat. and then to Rick's house. Sun. we hiked with Rick and Alicia and the kids. Pretty busy and lots of fun!

New Zealand

Yes, This is Dave, Dan, and Rick in New Zealand a few years ago. Carl set up a reunion this week of some missionaries from his mission in New Zealand (a few years ago). We had a dinner on Sat. before the snow started. It was a real challenge to find telephone numbers and locate some of the fellows from 44 years ago! It was lots of fun. This week we are making a trip to Sacramento so hope the roads clear!

Lone Peak (add on)

Last Monday we hiked Lone Peak with Mike, Kristen and Kiaya. 4 hours up and 4 down and Carl and I didn't make it all the way to the top. You can see Lone Peak from Mike's house. It was really beautiful with the fall leaves. Carl and I got lost on the way back and I slide down on a rock so have 2 pretty good bruises. Pretty exciting!

Lone Peak