Sunday lunch and games at Bryce and Haley's

 

The first Sunday we were in Utah, Shelli and Eldon spoke in their Sacrament meeting. We were delighted to be in town for that. Little did we know that Bryce and Haley were speaking the very next week, so we stayed an extra day to hear them speak, too. How can you beat that timing???? It was wonderful!!!! They all did a great job. After Church the first week, Bryce and Haley had us over for a delicious dinner of roast, veggies, salad, and the world's best pumpkin pie. We felt so spoiled and pampered--it was great!!! We then played games and laughed our heads off...literally. Torrey blacks out when he laughs too hard, so you know it's a good time when Daddy checks out for a few seconds--which he did. You should go to the doctor about that, you say? Oh, we did. They told him not to laugh so hard. Right....Does the doctor know what family he belongs to???? (Anyone know a good doctor?)

Fun and games at the Snyders

 

We played sooooo many games together and it was just so fun. I adore my precious family!!!! We gave Eldon and Shelli the new, fancy-pants edition of the game 'Cranium' for Christmas, and we just couldn't stop playing it. The BEST part was when Eldon had to milk Bryce like a cow....Bryce, of course, didn't know what was about to happen to him, and he fell face down on the floor in hysterical laughter. Merciful heavens, it was a riot. :)

Say whut?

 

Eldon and Shauna are hilarious together--they crack us up constantly! Here they are giving each other their "scuze me" face....Priceless.

Haley and Shauna at the BYU library

 

Have I mentioned how much I ADORE my new daughter, Haley? Well, I do. She is such a wonderful addition to our family! She is helping Shauna work on a computer in the BYU Library--even though she needed to prepare her talk for the next day.(Which was wonderful, by the way.) What a sweetie!!!

Laughter is indeed the best medicine

 

We had SO much fun playing games with the kids while we were there. Our new son, Eldon, is still dealing with the non-stop 'Lowder laughter syndrome'.

Our little Italian Chefs

 

Eldon is pretending to oversee Shelli's cooking efforts... :) She made us the BEST food while we were visiting for Thanksgiving. I've never had better homemade pizza or pasta sauce!!! And you will also note the ever-growing presence of my granddaughter who is also overseeing Shelli's cooking. :)

The finished product

 

We actually added a couple more cases of things after this, but this is not bad for a couple hours of work. You can't beat the price either, and of course the peace of mind this offers is priceless.

Now we just have to figure out where to store it...