This weekend we packed up and went to Idaho! So did every one of Val's kids from Boise and St. George and even Oregon . . . and Val didn't know we were coming! Maria organized a surprise party for Val's 75th Birthday, which is next month. She knew what he wanted was a visit from all his kids. So we all came! We congregated at Matt's house and it was so fun! He was so surprised. We love that Grandpa!

We ate great food and the cousins played and the rest of us talked. We hadn't all been together for a lot of years. That night all of us who didn't head home or live in the area slept at Grandpa's house. This meant we got treated to a Grandpa breakfast the next morning, too! We had a great time.

Otherwise, before our trip to Idaho, our week was pretty typical. Ben played a football game, but tennis is over for the twins, so we just had karate and piano and pack meeting and young women's. The twins did have me drive them to some soccer games and the Friday football game as spectators. They couldn't just STAY HOME **GASP**!

It was the first week of the month, so I did accounting most of the week. The weather has cooled off and the leaves are changing. It's a beautiful time of year.