What's been happening lately

 Fall has arrived and our neighborhood hosts lots of beautiful trees in different colors. Since these pictures were taken, now the trees are all bare.

My new washer and dryer arrived.

Fred installed the cabinets in the laundry.

We had the big family baptism weekend for Henry and Marissa.

Family pictures afterwards. Blake does something contrary in all pictures.

Corinne and Ben's family. Richard often closes his eyes. .

Everyone in this one and there is Blake again being a ding dong.

I ordered a cake from Walmart for Henry and Marissa.

We had a hot dog feast. No one complained. It was good. Brian also smoked tri tip.

We took pictures just for Jess since they weren't able to come.

Food is always fun. We have lots of helpers and really good cooks.

I can always count on Ben to do the dirty work. He is always right there to help.

The Baptism weekend went by quickly. Everyone got along great. We played Apples to Apples and Hand and Foot in our kitchen. Henry and Marissa put together a Charades game that was really fun. 

I am always so amazed at how Corinne and Ben just get in that van and hit the road. I'm so glad they made the trip here. It's great being together and I'm grateful that my grandkids overall get along well. Marissa and Henry are very close friends. It's fun to watch.