Ashton's Baptism

This past November, Ashton turned eight years old! We were in Arizona for the Thanksgiving holiday, so we decided to have his baptism then.

So the day after Thanksgiving, we went to a Stake Center in Gilbert and Ben baptized Ashton.

It was a special baptism and there were lots and lots of family there.  We filled up the whole Relief Society Room!  

After the Baptism, we all went to Grandma and Grandpa Reed's house for dinner.  It was a whole lot of fun and really tasty!

We are so proud of Ashton and his decision to get baptized.  He is such a good boy and always makes it a point to read his scriptures every night and say his prayers!

Thanksgiving Day at the Reeds

We had a great time visiting family during the Thanksgiving holiday!  Here are a few pictures of the fun we had at Grandma and Grandpa Reed's house.  I forgot to take my camera to Grandma and Grandpa Richardson's house.  

Grandpa Reed loves old trucks.  In fact, I drove a 1950 Chevy 1 ton dually, flat bed truck to school everyday.   So Grandpa decided to take all the grandkids on a ride while the Thanksgiving meal was being prepared.  I went on the ride with the kids and rode in the back.

We sang all different kinds of songs, but mostly Christmas songs.

Sweet little Daisy

The Meal...

Briley, Caleb, Calvin and Carson

Tillison, Ashton and Dayton

Daisy, Landon and Mayley

Bridget, Sam, John, Karlee and Lacey

Working with Grandpa

Lacey loves visiting Grandma and Grandpa's house. She particularly loves helping with the horses.  Here are a few pictures of Lacey helping Grandpa Reed.

Another Hike...

We love going on family hikes!  Ben had an afternoon off, so we decided to drive up to the Franklin Mountains again and go on another hike.

Daisy in her backpack.

Boys hiking up the trail.

Caleb

Dinner time!

Dad and Daisy

Dad and Daisy

Carson and Ashton

Calvin

Lacey

We all packed lunches and ate up on the mountain.  It was actually surprisingly cold, so we didn't stay too long.  We will definitely be back when it warms up a little...