Halverson Family Reunion- Thanksgiving 2007

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving reunion in Minnesota. Many family members arrived Saturday, November 17th and stayed until November 24-25th. We did lots of fun activities including Como zoo, Science Museum, Model Train museum, Kick ball, Swimming, Bowling, Laser Tag, games, etc. as well as had some nice spiritual moments with a family memory sharing/testimony meeting, Sawyer's baptism, and a family temple sealing session. There were 14 adults and 14 children in all (and growing). We're grateful to belong to such a wonderful family. I love that the kids get along so well (barring Lucy's episodes) and that the adults look forward to being together. Here are some photos of the week (somehow TJ managed to dogde the camera).

Halloween Festivities

From pumpkin carving with the scouts, to trunk or treat, to actual trick or treating, we definitely had our fill of fun and sweets. Brad and I started a tradition a few years ago to help with behavior problems. Basically, the week or two before Halloween, the kids get tally marks for any negative behavior. On October 31st, we total the marks and that's how much candy they owe to us. We get first dibs on choosing the candy we want before they inhale it. The kids are actually really good about it. Sawyer usually gives us all of his chocolate in addition to anything else we want. I think Halloween is Brad's favorite holiday.