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By Phil Scoville, November 2, 2009 10:41 am

The kids and Marlene went to Pumpkinland and had great time. Here are some pictures.

See Marlene’s post about Pumpkinland.

Then we also took some pictures of the kids before they went trick-or-treating. Marlene did an amazing job making Henry’s Frog Prince costume. She always makes one costume at least per year. Oscar wanted to be a Knight and Lily was Cinderella. You can’t see it in all of the pictures but Lily was devasted when I said she needed to wear her coat. It was going to ruin her outfit; it didn’t matter how cold it got. She was hysterical and stubborn. She may have been tired before we even went. Oscar was a good sport and was only able to trick-or-treat the closest houses in our block because he had cough so we didn’t want to keep him out long. Henry as well was upset that he had to wear the costume; especially the hat, however, when we put him in front of the mirror, he got a huge smile on his face. Enough talk and here are some of the pictures.

For more pictures of the family please see our Flickr photostream.

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By Phil Scoville, March 30, 2008 11:17 pm

We had a great visit to my parents last weekend for Easter. First off, Marlene and the kids went down on Saturday and were able to play and rest while Juliette and family played with Oscar and Lily. And Juliette loves holding Henry, as you can see below.

Marlene and the kids were also able to get to know and play with Uncle Earl and Aunt Celanie, Uncle Bob and Aunt Jane, Aunt Mary Ann, and Uncle Stewart and Aunt Gail. Stewart and Gail returned home before I got to see them, but then I arrived on Sunday morning after going to Moab to ride mountain bikes with my cousins, Dave and Rob Patterson. We really had a great time riding. Then I went to Spencer and Jonene’s in Richfield to caught a ride over to Delta with them on Sunday morning. Spencer and I had a good time trying to fix a problem with his sprinklers (didn’t fix it but Spencer did a few days later).

I then went to Delta on Sunday morning with Spencer and family. We arrived in time to go to church and we were able to see Grandpa Rodger Scoville give a talk on the Holy Ghost and the influence that we can let it have on our lives. (Dad (or anyone in attendance) you can comment in more detail on your talk if you like).

Here is a picture taken on Sunday evening before our kids went down to bed with their Aunts and Uncles and Grandma and Grandpa Scoville. From left – Front row (Aunt Celanie Scoville, Uncle Earl Scoville [holding Henry], Henry Scoville, Oscar Scoville, Aunt Jane Milner [holding Lily], Lily Scoville, Uncle Bob Milner). Back Row (Aunt Mary Ann Lewis, Grandma Mary Scoville, and Grandpa Rodger Scoville).

We watched Dan in Real Life with the family and it was a lot of fun. We laughed and laughed. Good show and soundtrack if anyone is interested in a funny and fairly moral movie.

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By Phil Scoville, January 13, 2008 3:45 pm

We went to Oregon for the Christmas break and the New Year Holiday celebration. We had a great time. We were able to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Schaefer for a long while. We ate wonderful meals and had a good visit with the Roseburg missionaries from their ward on Christmas. Oscar looks forward to becoming a missionary. He loves the elders.

Some of the highlights from the trip:
1. The kids talk incessantly about their dog, Nikki. She was hit.
2. Holiday lights – we went to see Christmas lights for a Family Home Evening on New Year’s Eve.
3. Spending some wonderful time with Marlene’s parents. Marlene was able to continue in doing family history research and learning about her dad’s youth and recording it on tape.
4. We relaxed and enjoyed ourselves. Oscar and Lily felt at home by the time we left and were running around like they usually do (I don’t know if Marlene’s parents really loved that) but they were able to get a real glimpse of what life is like for Marlene on daily basis. I always gain substantial appreciation for her as she stays home with the kids when we go on vacations or I have time off from school. They are on the go constantly. I wish I could reign in some of their energy and take it as pill or something.
5. Oscar and Lily love their grandparents
6. The pleasant Oregon weather. It didn’t rain too much, but it was also 50 degrees. So nice. Reminded me that Utah is so cold. It was hard to come back.
7. Walking down the lane in front of their house and seeing the horses and petting them.
8. Phil finished up grades and worked on a few papers while there and also catching as many College Bowl Games and Professional Sports as I could without making everyone upset with me.
9. Oscar and Lily loved playing games with Grandma and feeding Nikki dog biscuits and playing with their toys from Santa Claus.

Another huge event was Lily’s 3rd Birthday with Grandma and Grandpa Schaefer. It was great. She loved her cake that looked like a big Strawberry and her icecream. Oscar loved the sorbet.

I’ll have to ask Marlene if she has more.