La Sirena--A Kmart kind of store. La Sirena means mermaid

The Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo (la jardin de botanico)

Hi Family!  How are you all doing?  Aunt Janet was here, we had a wonderful time.  But how are you, I have missed talking to you!

Love,

Mom and Dad

Janet's Visit

To Family: Wish You Were Here!! This is what we did after working in the office for 10 hours!!!

Transfers--Missionaries leaving

Oct 22, Traslados, misioneros terminan

What a week huh!

Hi Kids and Grandkids!  What a week huh!  Halloween and 3 birthdays!  We are so excited to hear and see and talk to you all!  Wow, parties and carnivals and house closing and moving and dinners and costumes outings and fun!  You are all doing so well!! 

     I guess the movers are coming Friday to pack up Brent and Judith and Derek at their home in Layton, and deliver their things on Monday in Rexburg.  Wow a gorgeous house sounds like!  And the collaborating with John Welch!

     Darren and Jolynn and Patrick, Maylin, Cameron, Sydney, Celeste, Joshua, Michael, Christian entertained a hundred and 30 guests in just one night at their backyard spook alley and carnival games event.  Sounds so fun! 

     Amy and Jake and Grace went trick or treating to Jakes' work and they got to see all the insides of the company and all the employees and their families.  That sounds neat!  They are making house plans.

     Andrea and Ross and Allen, Abby, Jane, Emma and Jill had quite a week with ward party, planting flowers at the Sacramento temple, and celebrating 3 birthdays plus their cute Halloween theme of Green!

     Annette and Caleb and Hyrum went to the Sam's club Halloween party--Amazing!  And won the contest for the best trunk and costume decorating in the theme of Monsters, Inc. 

     Ashley and Kelland and Claire had a terrific party for Claire's friends in their new backyard.  Their masters degrees are coming along very well and so is Claire who was gorgeous as the little mermaid to join her parents as Ariel and Erik.

   

     We've had a lot of rain today.  When we drove to our small branch today, there was lots of mud around houses.  We had a day of service with yellow Helping Hands Shirts yesterday.  We picked up garbage and helped clean out gutters and drains.  So I guess they were better prepared for the rain today.  A cute little family--very dark, young mom and dad who have a little gal about  2 or 3 (who runs around sort of quietly in Sacrament Meeting, and comes up to help me play the piano) blessed a little boy today.  First blessing we've seen since we've been here. They named him Nephi and a lot of other names.   After meeting the counselor in the branch presidency asked us to drive them home because of the rain.  I should have taken a picture.  Such beautiful people, and such a little humble dwelling.        I pulled out pencil and pen during Sacrament Meeting for her to draw.  This little girl rubbed my arm, then put her little arm next to mine as if to say, there is a difference between us both.  (size and color and freckles!)

Take care!  Love, Susan and Jim 

BOO!!

Our Trick o Treaters from left to right:

Elder Arana from Virginia, head AP  He is an old lady out of the shower.

Elder Midgley from Morgan, Utah.  He is a CIA agent. Office Elder

Elder Aviles from Veracuz Mexico, A Tourist  (tourista) Office Elder

Elder Guerero from the DR, an FBI agent   ?

Elder Rincon from Mexico City 2nd AP, he was the penguin from Batman

We had chili, rolls and crackers, apple cider, carmel apples and candy.  We ate it all!  Wish you were here!  We had carmel corn yesterday.  Cooking here is way different, but still appreciated!

We've had wonderful Halloween's haven't we,,,,and there are more to come!

Love you all!!!

Love, Mom & Dad

Witch is your favorite Halloween!  Ghoal have a great one! 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Hi! Happy Halloween! Today the elders came, creaking doors, then trick or treating us! How fun! Here's our treats, the office, and Dad as Dracula! They wanted us to tell some of our memories of Halloween. We bragged about you all!