Grand kids are the Best

Dear Friends and Family,

I hope you will forgive me this week for focusing on our wonderful weekend with our kids, grand kid's, nephew and his darling family.  Don't get me wrong, we still conducted tours, attended all the functions at the Tabernacle and worked on lots of projects for the VC, but we were given permission by President Center and Elder Watkins to attend our grandson, Max's, baptism.  We worked our shift Friday morning at BY's home then drove to Las Vegas and caught a flight and flew home to Mesa.  We got their around 8:00 pm and went directly to the salon.  My hair was long enough for braids, not a pretty sight.  Kristi & Caleb flew in and joined us around 8:30 pm.  We ordered take out from one of our favorite restaurants, Oregano's, and enjoyed catching up with all the kids.  Everyone was jamming at Epic.  Saturday, we were able to attend the baptism, then join family and friends for a luncheon at Jodi and Eldon's.  Now there is nothing better than watching your grand children grow into great kids and we are so proud of Max.  He has memorized all the Articles of Faith, but he knows them so well that you can ask him to repeat any article in any order.  He is now working on the Family Proclamation along with reading the Book of Mormon.  For dinner, we went to our other favorite restaurant, Tia Rosa's.  My nephew Brett and his family joined us and I have a darling new grand daughter, Kylie Warnick.  She kept calling me grandma Dawna--I'll take grand kids any way I can get them.  But the icing on this cake was, Jodi and Eldon's announcement that we will be having #11 grand baby in July.  (Sorry Jodi if I've outed you)  Everyone cried----just saying---great day!  Then we jumped in the truck early Sunday morning and drove back to St. George for our 4:00 pm shift at the VC.  Such a whirlwind trip, but so worth complete exhaustion.

  

 We had a HI-BYE party this week.  We welcome Elder and Sister Durrant and Elder and Sister Clinger to St. George.  What a great group of people we have to work with.  What could be better than good food, good friends, and fun games.  As you can see, we had the "Best Thanksgiving Apparel" contest.  I'm sure all of you would vote for Bruce and me, even if your vote is just for Bruce putting the hat on.  Now all of these great people get to start the daunting task of decorating all the sites.

We start Monday morning and decorate a site each day until all four are done, as well as our shifts at the sites. Our shift at Jacobs last Tuesday was very slow, so I just started decorating and got it started.  When the Ercanbrack's came for the afternoon shift they put the trees up and decorated them so it's almost done.  Just a few garlands, bows and bells and its done. " And then there were three"!  I have spent the last month going through, throwing out, redoing and dreaming Christmas decorations for historical sites.  I will be very happy when this project is done.  I had made up my mind that I wasn't going to be sad because I wouldn't have any Christmas decorations to put up this year, wow, that's karma for ya.  But everyone is very willing to help, so it should go fast, if I'm organized.  HOPE SO!

Need to end this story.  We have leadership meeting at 7:30 am.  Where are the days when I could stay up all night and then work all day and not feel like my limbs are made of lead.

We send love to all, and wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.  We have so much to be grateful for and we want you to know we are grateful for each of you.

Love,

Bruce and Dawna

Elder and Sister  

PS  Sister Watkins and I worked Monday afternoon going through some old decorations and came upon these beauties.  Stars made out of hangers and covered in pantie hose.  They made great earrings.