Sewing (i.e. Shopping) Weekend

Last Thursday, two of my very favorite people came up to Boise for a girls' weekend. We called it a Sewing weekend, each bringing projects we hoped to finish in the few days we had together, but we also ended up spending an equal amount of time (and a bit more money) shopping! It was so fun to get together with Tanya and Carly again and catch up on our lives. So much has changed since we all met in Ann Arbor. It's fun to be with them because we can so easily pick up where we left off.Not only did the talented Carly help Tanya and I with our sewing, but she helped us pick out new shades of eye makeup at Sephora, and then taught us how to use it too. We needed her help! :-) We had some yummy meals, Carly and Tanya finished some really cute skirts, and I cut up all my fabric scraps to make a quilt and get rid of my stash of fabric. Carly brought up some cute jean fabric too, that I finally sewed into skirt...now I just need some boots to go with it!

Fall Soccer

Olivia played soccer this fall with a team she has played with for the last three years. It has been so fun to see these girls grow up together! Their soccer skills are really improving this fall, and all the parents have noticed how the girls are really thinking about what they are doing with the ball, and how they want the game to go. It's been fun to see all the progress.
Olivia really enjoys the sideline...we can always see her over there cracking jokes and laughing with the other girls. Intensity and focus are not priorities in this game yet! :-)It's also been fun to see the girls support each other and cheer each other on. These are good lessons for life, and I'm glad Livi is learning this at such a young age. Good times!

General Conference

lunch in the Church Office Building between Saturday sessions

In September, Grandpa Osguthorpe was asked to speak in General Conference. We headed down to Salt Lake for General Conference weekend to be able to watch him in the Conference Center. It was an amazing experience. Olivia got to come too, which made it even more exciting for Rich and I. Linda and Uriah Grant, Rich's friends from Toronto, flew in to SLC and joined us for the weekend. My parents were in town for conference as well, and were kind enough to watch Trenton and Lola while we attended the Saturday morning session. It was one of those experiences that is hard to put into words, but one that our family will remember forever. We returned home after the weekend feeling very grateful for our parents, and the examples they have given us of faithfulness, goodness, and love.

Rich and I with Uriah and Linda

Lola and Sarah had a sleepover at Molly's house Friday night. These girls are just too cute!
P.S. You can view Grandpa O's message here: http://broadcast.lds.org/genconf/2009/10/10/GC_2009_10_109_OsguthorpeRT___eng_.mp4