Auntie Dawn

 In October we had a very quick visit from Auntie Dawn.  She was coming to the Mainland to visit her parents and while here they planned to bring her Grandma to Boise to stay with her sister for a month.  However, an illness prevented her Grandma from being able to stay for the month visit.  Dawn's parents didn't want to let her down.  They knew she was looking forward to seeing us so they didn't cancel the trip to Boise, but drove her from Hurricane Utah.  They got here in the late afternoon on Sunday and she left the next morning around 10 a.m. to drive back to Hurricane.  Crazy, but so, so sweet of them to bring her to see us.  The kids were so excited.  When she drove up Ridge ran to hide so Auntie Dawn would have to find him.  Sneaky little thing.  As usual she played along to perfection and he was so happy.  History with the Petersons includes Mexican rolls (a secret recipe), and lots of good times building fantastic gingerbread "houses."  The houses could be anything, made with graham crackers, hot glue, frosting, and lots of candy.  We made Mexican rolls for her visit and Halloween gingerbread creations (- the hot glue and mostly not 3-D).  As you can see from the pictures, a few of us ate a little too much candy.  We also got a bonus of story time in the morning with Auntie Dawn and she was able to walk the girls to school.  We miss Auntie Dawn like crazy, and all the Petersons for that matter.  We were so glad to have her for a little bit and hope we meet again soon!