November 2024

This was the most magical morning. I went on my walk before school, and these trees on our street were peak yellow and the leaves all decided that was the day to fall. It was like glitter falling from the sky. I cut my walk short, told all of the kids to stop what they were doing, and follow me down the street. They tried to catch the leaves in mid air as they fell. They buried each other in leaves. It was heavenly. School can wait.  

Some fun November moments: Miles got a football award and we all chuckled at the misspelling, Davy got his first library card- a very important milestone- , fun moments at co-op etc. 

                    The girl's did a great job at their piano recital! Teacher Carlie Webster. 

Davy was asked by some friends of ours to be in a photoshoot! Our friends the Austins run a company called "Latter Day Kids", and they needed new pictures to promote new products. Our Famous Davy! 

                                                Another year of Christmas Shoeboxes!

Another craft fair in the books! This was the Wintry Market in downtown Boise. It's a pretty big one! Their booth fees are huge, so our neighbor Sylvia and I shared a booth. :) 

This year, we went down to SG for Thanksgiving. We got to see Jacob and Julia before we left! 

Miles was working on getting his driving hours, so he drove us most of the way, even through busy SLC traffic and some pretty heavy rain. We planned to stop in Beaver to get gas. Right as Miles was pulling off the freeway, the van started lurching forward oddly. Long story short, we were the recipients of a few miracles. Miracle 1, that the car didn't malfunction while Miles was driving on a rainy freeway. Miracle 2. It was after hours in a very tiny town, but luckily there was a mechanic still working, willing to take a look at things. Miracle 3. The mechanic felt confident that we could limp the van to SG and get it looked at there. We put a lot of faith in that mechanic, and drove in heavy rain, on the shoulder of the freeway with our hazards on, going maybe 35 miles per hour, in the dark. I can't remember the last time I'd prayed so intently and for so long! I really felt like Mom was helping push the car-knowing how important it was to spend time with the family. Miracle 4. We limped the van to a mechanic the next morning, and he told us that either the van would be a fairly easy repair, or it was totaled. We felt very blessed when he called and said he was able to fix it! 

The James's were doing Thanksgiving with Ian's Mom in SG, and the Ross Garners were in SG doing Thanksgiving with Amanda's family! We took advantage and got the gang together at a park. 

Jenn and Mike hosted Thanksgiving this year. It was perfection! The weather was gorgeous and we ate outside. We brought a homegrown turkey among other things. The whole Crosby crew was there! I think the only person missing (obviously besides Grandma) was Tess, who was doing her Navy training I believe. It was so, so good to be with everyone! One of the coolest things about this Thanksgiving get-together (that I got zero pictures of) is that Jenn went above and beyond and orchestrated a family history presentation. She and Ben worked very hard on finishing Mom's history, which was being printed at the time. She had sections of the history mailed out to most of the grandkids weeks earlier; sections that correlated with their ages. She asked them to prepare a little bit about it and share. She hung pictures of Mom up everywhere at all different ages. Some grandkids dressed up, some brought props, some brought favorite snacks grandma mentioned...It was such a beautiful way to remember Mom. 

We spent time in Snow Canyon, at the temple, playing games with Grandpa, joining Grandpa in some pickleball and having a girl's breakfast date. On our way home, it was crazy to run into the Cicottes. They had also come from the treasure valley to SG for Thanksgiving. :)