House O' Sullivans

Here are a few November highlights: Casey took the girls to do baptisms at the Bountiful Temple and then out to breakfast. I was sick (and coughing for a couple of weeks) so I got to stay home with the younger kids. November marks our traditional family lantern walk. We make lanterns and then walk through the neighborhood with our lights shining in the dark of night. The symbolism is that just as the days get darker as we near the Winter Solstice we can bring our light (literal and figurative) out into the darkening world.  This year, we patterned our lanterns after the one that Sean made in preschool--mason jars covered with different colors of tissue paper and a handle strung with wooden beads. We left one of these lanterns on our neighbor, Linda Arbon's doorstep, filled with notes for her family after she passed away. Light. Sharing it feels right and good. This year, after our lantern walk, we gathered around our new fire pit for some more light. Poor Bear needed to wear the ...

I found these gems on my phone. Hallee at her finest. In October, we celebrated Lindy's 2nd birthday. Lindy is a delight in every way. She brings an incredible amount of joy and laughter and sweetness and spice to our family. Rarely is a prayer said by the three older kids that doesn't include, "Thank you for Lindy." I ask her: "How much do I love you?" She answers: "31." I am teaching her about infinity. We had brownies to celebrate Lindy's birthday a couple of weeks before her actual birthday, since we all went sugar-free during the month of October (a challenge that we took up from Zeke's soccer organization). Mesmerized. These pictures are from Lindy's real birthday: Lindy, 2 years old. We had a unique family party to celebrate Lindy's birthday. First, we went out to the backyard and played a couple of her favorite games--Duck Duck Goose and Ring Around the Rosies. Then w...