The Gabrielsen Seven

The Gabrielsen Seven

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Halloween, Charlie's 10th birthday, and Uncle Lawrence's funeral

Alice and her friends after trick-or-treating.
They traded candy.
Cool Toby.
Making pepperoni rolls last Sunday.
Chillin'.

Grandma and Grandpa Gabe after the primary program.
Danny the Jawa.
Alice in Wonderland.
Charlie the cowboy.
Toby the cat.

Alice and friends before the Halloween parade at school.
This is Grace 9 years ago in the same cat costume Toby wore this year:)
Scary, Danny!

Toby the jellyfish.
Off to trick-or-treat!
What a haul!
Grace's friends trick-or-treated a little and watched a movie. She's the witch down in the middle.
Charlie insisted on donuts for his birthday breakfast, but we had so much candy that I told him that would have to count as his cake. He got himself a donut the size of a cake!

Then he wanted to go to the Clark Planetarium.
They had a real Mars rover on display.


Lunch at the park.

Then he got to throw all the jack-o-lanterns and watch them smash into the garden.


Danny got to do one too.
Opening gifts. 
Dinner at Chuck-a-Rama.
The next day, it snowed!









Danny and all the other kids who entered the MLK speech contest.
5 cute kids.
Including this one!
Visiting with Grandma/pa Flake and Aunt Sarah.
Grace wasn't feeling great.
Toby let Sarah whisper a secret into his ear!

At the huge extended family party on Friday night. Mom and Troy's baby Eden.
Eden and Eden!
Derek showing my girls photos of his kids.
With Valerie at the family dinner after the funeral.
My cousin age group. We're missing Elaine and Allyson.

Toby cozied up with Mom!
Danny this morning.
Brothers.

Teaching the FHE lesson he planned.


Teaching Lynne and Kit about the geology they'll be seeing at the Grand Canyon this summer.
Cute little guy!
Miri and Grace heading into a haunted house on Halloween night.
Toby in the play area at the planetarium.
He wanted to go play out in the cold rain.

Trick-or-treating.
Toby at the planetarium.
The note on Charlie's time capsule he made 2 years ago.
Opening the cool RC stunt car from Grandma/pa Gabe.
Chuck-a-Rama.
Snow in my hair!
Warming up afterwards.
Presents from Grandma Lu!
Snacks with Justin and Derek.
Charlie and Danny loved tickle-fighting with them!



Beto's before the funeral.


Charlie wanted "cartoon eggs".
Balloon heads.
Telling stories to the kids before bed.
A hug from Toby!
Dinner at Lynne's.

My new 10-year-old!

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