Thanksgiving Whirlwind

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We had a great holiday this year. Grandma Brenda, Grandpa Werrett, Jed, and Gordon came to visit. We had a great time. There were some late nights playing the Chinese game (Gordon's code-word for Settlers). It went by all too fast though. Alexandria woke up this morning crying because Grandma and Grandpa weren't here anymore. We'll have to get together again soon. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking...

Elizabeth making preparations



Alexandria working hard



First time bowling (she beat me the first game)



Grandpa getting ready for the next frame



Elizabeth working on her DDR skills with Jed
(watch out Luke)



We went to Temple Square to see the lights



Alexandria with Grandma, Grandpa, Jed, and Gordon



Elizabeth all bundled up for the cold

All in all it was a great few days. We hope everyone else had a great holiday too.

Halloween is here...

Happy Halloween everyone! We now have candy coming out of our ears. The girls decided they wanted to try out our candy bowl themselves. Sorry girls, but we're not giving you away for Halloween. They do look like they would make a nice Halloween treat though.

We kicked off the festivities on Friday with our ward trunk-or-treat. The girls got candy and I scared the small children (it was the costume).

On Monday we carved pumpkins and had caramel fondue. As if we didn't have enough sugar already. Alexandria enjoyed cleaning out the pumpkin and was sad when it was time to stop and carve it.


Needless to say the pumpkin carving and the fondue were a big hit.

We posted a few pictures of the costumes. Elizabeth was a baby cow, Alexandria was fairy princess Cinderella (at least that's what she told us), and I was the swamp thing, hence the scared children. Luckily I had a costume because of my paintball gear.

We hope you enjoy the rest of the pictures and had a great Halloween.







Alexandria says hi














The fondue was yummy











"Baby Todd" & "Baby Cheryl" carving pumpkins (we'll explain some other time)

Betsy is holding Elizabeth's hands so we can get a picture with the hat on.

All dolled up

Beauty and the beast ready for trick-or-treating

Tagged by Luke and Emily...

So we've been tagged. This is actually good because now Betsy will have to post something. :-) Here are my answers to these very important questions:

1. The best thing you cooked last week...
I think that my greatest culinary creation of last week was shredded chicken quesadillas.

2. If money, time, and babysitting were no object where would you go and with whom?
Good question...it would probably be a long trip with Betsy. We would definitely hit Hawaii and visit her alma mater, then off to Tahiti so she could actually be there with me this time. I would love to see New Zealand and take a trip through the outback of Australia (maybe visit Ayer's Rock). A quick stop to Egypt to see the pyramids and the sphynx and then off to South Africa (I would love to go on one of the great white shark tours they do there). We did say money was no object, right? For sure we would have to visit Europe: Greece, Croatia, Czech Republic (Prague), Italy, Switzerland, England, Germany, Denmark. By that time it will have probably been a year and time to go home.

3. When was the last time you cried?
This isn't fair. I don't cry ever...really it's true...I just have allergies.

4. Four things you were doing this month 10 years ago.
Hmm...that would have been October, 1998. I had recently moved to Utah to go to BYU, I was playing lots of soccer, goofing around with roommates, and I did go to class...honest I did.

5. What are 5 things on your to-do list today?
It's Sunday, so I don't really have a to-do list. Let's see...go to church, check, cook dinner, check, get cinnamon roll dough going, check, take a nap, relax.

6. Six favorite snacks?
All things chocolate. If I have to narrow that down, then Lindt milk chocolate balls. If you haven't tried them you're missing out on a real party in your mouth. Microwave popcorn. Bottlecaps. Nachos with hot salsa. Stroopwaffeln. Caramel fondue.

7. Five bad habits?
Leaving my socks on the floor. Scaring small children on Halloween. Playing with fire. Teasing my girls (that includes Betsy). Going to bed way too late.

8. Five favorite foods?
Rouladen, rouladen, rouladen. If you haven't had it, I'm sorry. Next time you're in Germany I highly recommend it. Rotkohl, it's German red cabbage, another keeper. I'm always a fan of a really good steak. Potatoes, pretty much any way you can cook them except hash browns and tater tots. I've got to say that I'm a big cheese fan too.

9. Five places I've been?
Tahiti, Europe (a few spots), the top of Mt. Hood, Argentina, Uruguay.

10. Six favorite memories?
Getting married. Seeing my daughters born. Family vacation to Florida for Christmas when I was 16 or 17. Family vacation to Clear Lake, CA. Hand feeding stingrays in Tahiti.

So now we are tagging Brad and Erin. You're it.

Who do you look like?

Oh the things you'll try when you're waiting for your wife to come home from the grocery store. These findings are completely scientific...ha ha.