A balmy 65 thanksgiving

I think this will be a fun and fuss free way to see what is going on with everyone! thanks Torrey!The slide show was fantastic! We watched it several times. thanks for putting that together.
  We made the long trip to St. George for thanksgiving this year. It was a good 9 hour drive -- not very kid friendly. We tried to patiently keep our ear plugs in at all times, but it only removes the sharpness of the high pitched screams -- not all the noise completely. :) we went to the park thanksgiving morning and enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather, then had the tasty meal that I wait for all year, complete with pickled beets. YUM!
Grandma took the kids to a movie the next afternoon, and the Ben and I went to the movie Lincoln that night. It had language that I wish I could tell you where to plug your ears, but Ben and I loved it. I have read a bit about Abraham Lincoln, and as far as I have read, EVERYTHING was really accurate, from his high pitched voice to his relationships with people, to his story telling . It was so fun for me to watch because it was very much like I have imagined him. --- And the story is pretty amazing too.  Anyway, I just wanted to put that in because you will appreciate it more if you know what a fantastic job they did!!!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving with 35 of us. We had plenty of food, football, naps, visiting, deer chasing, and games. We're going to cut a Christmas tree tomorrow and found we can do it right up in Clifton Basin, right behind our house. Clair now allows Christmas music, so we're getting in the Christmas spirit.
Love you all,
Mom and Clair

Pennsylvania Thanksgiving

Yo Palmer Fam! Just a quick little report on our Thanksgiving out here.  First, on Thanksgiving Eve we had a dinner with some of the students from my class.  We've made some really good friends outside of our LDS group, and have really enjoyed getting to meet people from so many different walks of life.  It's funny, but I feel like I will be in touch with some of these other friends, when we leave here, a lot more than any of the mormon kids.
Some friends in the ward invited us and some other families over for dinner which was great.  But now we have no left over turkey! No turkey soup, no turkey sandwiches, turkey a la king!! Gone, all gone!!!
Get your party pants ready cause we're excited to party with you all in a few weeks!  Hugs and kisses  Shawn Torrey and Kanyin

Pre Thanksgiving dinner with fellow PA students. 

9 months old today!! 

Just trying this out.

Well, here goes nothing.  I must confess that this blog thing is really scary for a technological idiot, such as myself.  But I am trying to be brave and follow Torrey's easy instructions.  Anyway...now what to say?  It is 9:30 the day before Thanksgiving and I am trying to gear up for all the crazy to come.  Pies need to be made, turkey needs defrosting, house needs cleaning, Black Friday strategical operations made and  of course Christmas decorating.  It is so quiet now and before the rush starts I just can't help but think of my many blessings.  I have everything requisite for a happy life, wonderful healthy family, great friends, FOOD in abundance ,a comfortable home and most importantly a testimony that the gospel is true and that Heavenly Father and Jesus live and love me!  I am going to try to focus more on those blessings in the weeks to come, especially when all the holiday crazy hits.
I love you all so much.  Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!   Amy

How do I do this?

Here are picture instructions on how to make a "post" in the blog.
Once you are logged in with the invitation I sent to your email, this screen will appear. You click on the orange square (circled in red) to get started with your post.

 

You will then see this page

Add caption

Write what you want and you can add pictures etc. Make sure to add a title in the spot that is circled in green

When you are done make sure to click on the labels tab (circled in green) then click on your name. This will make it so your post will appear under your tab with your name and also on the main page. When you are done with everything, click publish (circled in black). You are done!!

You can always email me or call me if you have questions! Have fun! Torrey 

Slide Show

Three months later and I finally got the family reunion slide show done! Wow..sorry that took forever. I couldn't get the slide show to play very clear on the blog so here is the link to it. I will be making an online album with all the pictures so you can download them if you want. I tried to make sure I got everyone in the slide show. A few people sent me pictures, so hopefully we got everyone covered. You can always still send me pictures and I can add them. :) Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8OtYJxoo5M&feature=youtu.be

Shawn and Torrey

Mandy and Shane

Katie and Ben

Travis and Lindsay

Mat and Jill

Kristin and Travis

Jeff and Kimi

Amy and Micheal

Jennifer and Troy

Dad and Lila

Mom and Clair