Halloween 2017

Here's some pictures of our Halloween.

Scoutie (or should I say Rapunzel) is waiting patiently for Rafe's school class parade to get started.

Here comes the parade!!  Rafie is Spiderman!

Skylar and Sarah dressed up as characters from the "Stranger Things" Netflix sow that's all the rage right now.  He was the policeman, Hopper and Sarah was the character,  (I have no idea about these characters other than what they've told me.  I haven't watched this show.)  

Anyway, Henry was "Catboy" and he sure made a cute one.   And Charlie!  Such a darling little monster!!

Here we've got a big and little Superman with little Rapunzel getting ready for the ward trunk or treat.

Haivyn was Anna (from Frozen) and little Merik was a sweet little skeleton:)

Just as I was preparing our fun Halloween dinner (Dinner in a pumpkin) I got a call from Gary telling me that he was in the hospital with severe stomach pain.  The doctors had done a c-scan and let him know he had a blockage in his intestine.  This has been a concern for many years.  After his original accident when he was five, scar tissue had been building up in his intestines.  When he was sixteen that scar tissue caused all kinds of problems and he was in the hospital for two weeks after a serious surgery. They let us know at that time that it would probably come back someday.

Well, this was the day.

Rick and I were able to get to the hospital and with the help of a volunteer Rick was able to give Gary a blessing.  He blessed him that he would not have to have surgery and that it would resolve on it's own.  And that's exactly what happened!  By the next morning he was feeling significantly better and by that evening he was allowed to eat which went well and by the net morning was released to go home.  The Priesthood is real and prayers work!  We saw a miracle in his behalf.  We are so thankful that another surgery was not needed.  That just adds to the scar tissue.  So thankful!!

Even though Gary was in pain that night Rick kept him laughing with Brian Regan jokes. (Say eight, say eight!)

Gary was very bored in the hospital so before my temple shift the next day I spent a couple of hours hanging out with him.....walking the halls, talking about his job, and of course playing some games.  Settlers of Catan is one of his and my favorites!

Needless to say our Halloween night turned out a little differently than expected.  We missed the trunk or treat and the fellowshipping that comes with that.  (We're ward missionaries and had invited a number of people to come.)  Plus, we missed out being at home and passing out candy to our trick or treaters and watching our fun Halloween show!  But all's well that ends well and our Gary is definitely more important than all that other stuff.  We're really happy that he is feeling good and back to normal!