SURPRISE GRANDPA!!!

Well, as you may have guessed from the title, I am currently in Moscow, Idaho, visiting the fam, friends and old places we love. Bray and I decided a few months ago, that, since my dad hadn't been able to see Hobbes in several months, and Christmas was so far away, we would give him a special treat, and surprise him with a visit.
Although Bray had to 'bach' it due to the grindstone, he was very gracious in letting us come up for a week. In order to carry out the plan successfully, we told my oldest sister Carolyn(pictured with Hobbes and her new dog, Maggie), so that she could pick us up from the airport in Spokane. My mom knew as well, but was amazingly adept at keeping it a secret from my dad. Way to go, Mom!
We arrived Tuesday, November 8, and drove straight to Logos, keeping my mom updated on the estimated time of arrival, so she could be there for the fun. When we got there, we met my mom at the door, and went in to find my dad, only to learn he had driven off in the school truck to load some garbage and take it to the dumpster. We saw him driving back up to the gym, so we raced up there, and my mom went around the corner to meet him. She brought him back to where we were, and soon a puzzled but glad look came on his face as it registered that we were actually in Moscow. A joyous reunion followed, and then came surprising everyone else-namely siblings, friends,etc.
It has been a whirlwind time, and I have been enjoying it immensely, although I am missing my wonderful, hard-working husband terribly. As you can see from the pictures we've been playing hard. The one of my dad, little sister Kathryn and Hobbes all bundled up is right before we went to a pumpkin rugby game this morning. Pumpkin rugby is an annual tradition at NSA where, at the end of the rugby season, they have a game just for fun, and they substitute, yes, a pumpkin for the ball. It was very entertaining, and only a few people had bloody noses at the end.
We have also been doing some early Christmas shopping, played an insanely fun game of volleyball, and gone ice skating- see pic of me and Jordan below. The parents have been more than glad to keep Hobbes while I go on hiatus to see everyone, so it has all worked perfectly.



Besides that, the other news from home is that Bray made the finals for the San Francisco Merola program for the upcoming summer- pray that we get in! We should hear back whether or not it's a go before Thanksgiving. I hope you are enjoying life to the fullest, and that you are looking forward to the upcoming holidays. God bless!