Gun Course for Scouts

Greg has recently done all the training to be certified as a NRA Rifle Instructor.  For the past several mutual nights he has been teaching the course to the Teachers and Priests in our ward.  One of the evenings was at our home.  You can see on the table near Greg just some of the guns that were brought...and this picture is only part of the boys and leaders that attended.  It's been a great activity to bring both boys and leaders out of the woodwork...and get them learning and teaching each other!

Greg's Birthday

Posted this collage of Facebook for Greg's Birthday.

Top Left -- Elizabeth's Letter to Greg:  "Dear Dad, I love you just the way you are."

Right -- Sending Greg off to work on his birthday morning.

Bottom Right -- We grilled Greg ribs for dinner.  I sent Nathan out to start the grill (charcoal) and came  out to find him cleaning it all out.  When I told him I thought he'd scrubbed enough he said, "But, Mom, it's my birthday gift for Dad."

The next morning was a piece of his birthday celebration, also, when he got to take his new rifle to the shooting range for the culminating activity with the YM after their rifle training.

Donuts and Settlers

Fun Sunday evening making donuts and playing "Settlers of Catan".  Love having kids old enough to play our favorite games and hold their own.  Yes...Joshua won...AGAIN!

Room Mom

This year I'm Nathan's "Room Mom" at school.  So, I get to help coordinate all the class parties for the year.  Four other moms ran "stations" with games and crafts for the Halloween party.  So, I decided I'd step up a little "photo booth" for a fun extra.  (Admittedly more a perk for me than anyone else.)  :)  These are the posters I created with photos from the party.  Pretty fun!

In Joshua's class I got to run a game station.  We played one of our family's favorite games, "Cat and Mouse", but I made little ghosts and called it "Ghostbusters" instead.  It was a hit!  So fun to get to go into these classes and get more of a glimpse of life at school for these boys!

Nathan as the "Lobster Bisque" Guy on Studio C

Nathan's Awesome Teacher!  Mrs. Gibbons

Greg Gets His Beads!

A happy day for all of us to have Greg receive his Wood Badge beads.  Mom and Dad Luthy came to help us celebrate.  Proud of what Greg does for Scouts and grateful for what it does for him!

Ready for Sunday

Greg got Aaron ready on Sunday morning.  

It took my breath away to see him come down the stairs looking so grown up!

Trick-or-Treating 2014

Nathan Creates

Nathan received a little sample pack of "Play Foam" at school in a Halloween goodie bag from his teacher.  He has literally had hours of fun with it.  This mind just does not quit.  My favorite thing he made was this..."Elephant at Elk at the Watering Hole".

Yesterday after school during Nathan's "down time" he decided to cook his own dinner.  A plastic cup (cut in half), tin foil, and a skewer later...and he had his new invention.  Unfortunately, the sun just wasn't in the sky long enough yesterday to help it make much warming progress.  :)  Don't worry, he had it back out in the yard this morning before school.  (Yes...with frost on the ground.)  Hope springs eternal.  :)

Off to School

The boys asked me to take this picture.  :)  

First crisp, fall morning with their winter caps and their new souvenir sweatshirts.

Dad and Mom's New Calling

An incredibly special day we will always remember.  Had the opportunity to be with the family inside the temple (just behind the recommend desk) while my parents were set apart to be in the Logan Temple Presidency.  Don't feel like I can put into words what the experience meant to us!  

So neat to share it with John and Valerie and their family and 

so missed Carol and James and their family!