Octobers Highlights!

Grandpa & Grandma
Family:
There are several new happenings in our lives during the last October. First, we returned to St George for the season on the 16th. It's a couple weeks earlier than previous years but our objective is to stay a little longer than six months in our determination to establish St George as our primary residence. When we sell our St George home in a couple years we can avoid a substantial capital gains tax if the sale involves out principal residence. Other measures are to register our automobiles in Washington County and to register to vote in St George. We have done this and voted early.

We have also felt the pinch of a depressed stock market. This is a paper loss at this point but will be a real loss if we sell stock before it fully recovers.

We appreciate the tremendous help of Ron & Maud Mary and Anne and Niki and Amy in inside and outside work of cleaning our St George home as we begin this new season. We also received help from Kelly and Steph in replacing a piece of siding that apparently blew off sometime before we arrived. All of you are appreciated for the concern and care you provide us in our advanced years. I

can't forget to mention that Grandpa suffered about four weeks of sometimes severe back pain during the past month. It's about 99% over and none too soon.

November 8th is our wedding anniversary. It will be 57 years of togetherness and we've loved every minute. Our love for each other is infinite. We love all of you and wish you the same degree of happiness as we have.

Don't forget our annual garage Thanksgiving and Friday evening Nativity at Tuachan.

Grandma & Grandpa


Ron & Maud Mary Family:
Summer is over!!!!! We are all ready for a rest.

Brent and Melissa's family is doing great. Kolby and Jordan are enjoyingschool. Braden is great except for getting molars which makes him a littlegrouchy. He is also climbing everything. Melissa is always finding him inplaces that he knows he shouldn't be.

Eric and Shannon are doing great too. Eric is busy working on his master'sdegree. Shannon is busy with kids and the new one on the way. Emma lovesschool, Dallin loves preschool, and Lizbeth is starting to talk a lot.

Anne is still trying to buy a house. She has either made a bid or tried tomake a bid on 5 different houses. Not one of them has worked out. I guessthe right house has just not shown up yet.

Karen is doing well in school. She has good roommates this year. She isenjoying her classes. The only problem she has this year is getting on thewrong bus to go back to her apartment. She has taken a few interestingtrips to places that she didn't plan on visiting.

Amy is doing lots of crafts and loving it. She has been a great help aroundthe house and at the Ranch this summer.

Niki is a teacher's aide for a special education class in an elementaryschool. She loves it. She is thinking about going back to school to gether teaching degree so she can teach special education. She still does hairon the side but it has been hard to find a good salon to work at.

Ron and Maud Mary are still doing the same old things. They did enjoy thesummer and the break from regular life. They also enjoyed going to St.George with Mom and Dad and helping them get their house and yard ready forthe winter. They are also excited to go visit for Thanksgiving and enjoyingthe good food, good shopping, good company and the Tuacan show.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!


Dan & Verna Family:
The Higbee family is alive and well. We did have a slight mishap with our car. We were at a stop sign and the airbags with off for no reason. Verna suffered a badly bruised arm and Kara suffered a hurt ear, but otherwise, we survived. Now we have to ask why it would go off when we were at a stop sign but not when I hit a deer a few years ago???? Interesting.

KaRanda continues to play socceer. Davey has been playing county football and his team won the Superbowl Championship. Way to go Davey!!

Halloween was a delightful occasion where even my 16 year daughter went out trick or treating to make up for lost time when she was in China. My little boys dressed up and were really cute.

We will be having our own Thanksgiving in Draper at Grandma's house with Robert, Brandon and John and their families along with our current family. We will miss seeing all of you in ST. George, but until gas prices go way down, that's what happens


Robert & Jamie Family:

Hello Family,Well the Higbee Family is doing good in the little town of Clawson. It is always good to read about everybody, and how things are going in their lives. Jamie put together a blog for our family and everyone is welcome to see it (robertandjamie.blogspot.com). It is great to see so many members creating a blog for themselves.

Well right now things are going good with the kids, Davey got his patriarical blessing a couple of weeks ago and we just got the written version of it and I thought it was interesting the first time around, what an awesome experience for him and for us. For those that haven't received one should seek one out, it can be such a tool to help you mold your life to it's guide lines. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful child and to hear the things that await for him and for the world. I will express that the second coming is really coming and that we should be teaching our children all that we can to prepare them for the all to really reality of what is to come. Family I know that these children that we are bring into our lives are going to be preparing the world for the second coming and it is our jobs to teach them what they need to know so that we do not stand blameless in front of the Lord. I am grateful for this family, I have been blessed with wonderful examples and our family just keeps growing. I am most of all am grateful for being born into to a family that has set a strong foundation in the gospel. Thank you Mom and Dad, Thank you Aunts and Uncles, and a very big thank you Grandma and Grandpa. The holidays are coming and it reminds me of when we were younger and would meet at grandma and grandpa's house and have turkey and stuffing and vegetable tray and 7 layer Jello and pie galor. All us kids would go down stairs and play games watch movies or just make a lot of noise. And every one would know that it was time to go when Grandpa got out the Vacuum. By the way I use the same trick once in a while, it works.
Sorry we won't be in St.Geroge this year but we will try and make it next year.

Love to you all Robert,Jamie,Davey,Becca,Will,Tristen, and Ty.

Brandon & Suzanne Family:

Happy November to all. We had an eventful October. We took our first real vacation and went to Anaheim. We spent 3 days at Disneyland/California Adventure and a day at Huntington Beach. Grandpa & Grandma, thanks for the use of your home in St George to avoid a long driving day. Keaton did well on the drive but was very talkative. We think he liked getting away more than we did. He was thrilled to watch the Jedi training, the Muppet 3D show and the other acts. He loved all the rides. The parades and fireworks were amazing. Keaton brought home a cup full of seashells because he wanted to give them to his friends. It took us a while to get back to being home again. Brandon is already planning for the next trip in about 3 years. Also this month, we had a nice campfire outing with our neighbors. Keaton enjoyed just hanging out with his friends. Conference was inspiring and full of wise counsel. Halloween was nice and apologies to Karen for missing out on their party. We had made plans for Keaton to go trick or treating with his neighborhood friends. Everyone loved his Pirate costume.
That was October for us. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Gary & Bev Family:
October has gone by with all kinds of fall activites here in AZ. They really like Halloween here! We have been to carnivals, ward activites, and other parties. The last week before Halloween, Maya, Kenyon and Olivia wore their costumes every day to something. They got plenty of use out of them. Check blogs for more info.

At the first of the month we went to UT to visit Riley and family. We had such a good time with them. Even though that was the weekend that it snowed. We even convinced Chelsey and Corbin to miss a day of school to spend the day with us. Gary took Corbin to hit golf balls (which they both love to do) and then to lunch. Chelsey, Bev, & Roxzann (Bev's sister) went shopping (which they love to do) and lunch. It was a fun day.

The next weekend Gary & Bev went to Las Vegas for a get a way. It was fun. We saw Phantomof the Opera and Johnny Mathis We know he is an old singer but going to his concert was one of our first dates. So we try to keep up the tradition of seeing him when ever we can.

Looking forward to seeing all for Thanksgiving in St George. Those that can't make it we will miss you. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!


Dwayne & Patty Family:


Hal & Diana Family:
Happy Birthday to Trish and to"our Brittany J", both on the same day.Thanks Trish for doing such a great job with this newsletter. Thanks Brittany for just being who you are.

We had a great Halloween. My first time in a long time to go trick or treating. Thanks Paul for letting me come along.I learned something new this month.

While attending a Preschool conference in Provo, I attended a class on Autism and learned all about Joint Attention. Anyone ever heard about that? I am really interesting in learning more. I am working with several students with Autism and I think it's very interesting stuff.

We are planning to be at the annual Thanksgiving Dinner in St. George.We look forward to seeing some of you who we haven't seen for a while.


Jeremy & Laura Family:

We went to Richfield to spend Halloween with Grandma and Grandpa Jensen. Paul loved trick or treating once he got the idea of what was going on. He went up and down grandma's street. He was an elephant.

Things are kind of boring here with us. The most interesting thing that has happened in the last month is that our transmission went out on our corolla and cost too much to repair. So we sold it to the mechanic for what it was worth and Jared and Brittany were nice enough to sell us their old car to help us get through. So now, that little red Grand Prix has been to three of the four Jensen boys. What a great family we have!


Josh & Jessica Family:

We had a great Halloween. The kids loved dressing up and all the candy that they got. Connor was happy as long as he had something in each hand.

We are excited for Thanksgiving and seeing everyone who makes it down to St. George!

The biggest thing that has happened lately was that I was made the Young Women's President in our new ward!?! Josh is really supportive and I haven't been it that long but have really enjoyed it and can't wait to get to know all the girls better.

Josh had a great time deer hunting with his dad and Jared. Thankfully they didn't get anything but still had a great time!

Connor is talking more each day and Kendry is really loving preschool. We are great and hope to hear more from everyone.