Last year our Thanksgiving dinner crowd totaled three - Me, Dee, and David.
This year we raised the number to 16!
Linn and Keiko came over from Kennewick with Thomas and Micheal.
Karen came from Idaho Falls with Joe, Meagan and Samantha.
Sarah had flown in from Phoenix to see her boyfriend Jeff in Meridian Id, so they both came over.
Kimberly and Ben drove down from Kirkland Wa. with Kimberly's boyfriend Shawn.
Plus me, Dee and David.
Fall was still in the air in on our beautiful yard.
We recently got a new roof on the house and David put on a fresh coat of paint.
Dinner was delicious.
Linn's group had to leave, but Karens crew got busy on Friday and we cleaned up the last of the late pears for one last sale on Craigs list.
58 years ago tonight my sister Jeannette and I were parked on the road outside Baker, Oregon, watching for the greyhound bus to come by. "There it is!" and we followed it into town. Dee was arriving home after 3 months working in Anchorage, Alaska, and all summer my friends had been telling me, "He's not coming. All your plans are for nothing" But I knew he was on that bus. and sure enough, there he was, back in each other's arms.
The week had finally arrived that we'd been waiting 5 years for, and we were headed to Logan Utah to get married. The following day was kind of a flurry, and then we were in the car, headed out. Dee's Dad had given us a 1941 shiny black Cadillac for a gift, and both our folks were traveling behind in Mr. Fuller's car. We somehow found the right place to get the marriage license, and had supper at the famous BLUEBIRD cafe (still standing). I remember the song playing~~~"Who makes the robins sing? My love, my love" And he was finally here.
We searched for a motel, back in those days they weren't much. We finally found an older home, with three bedrooms and a back porch. Guess who they put on the back porch, as far away from me as possible. Such a long night, to have Dee so
close and yet so far away.
Finally the morning came, and we headed up to the temple, both excited and scared, knowing almost nothing about what to expect. Back in those days we had no preparation classes. But all went well, and after a small ceremony with just us, our two dads as witnesses and Brother J. Hyrum Bell of the presidency sealing us, we dressed and went outside. We were so anxious to be on our way, we forgot to take any pictures. We were on our way. We traded cars with Dee's dad and headed for Yellowstone park. We met a few bears along the way, Dee got almost too close filming one, and when he tried to get back into the car, I locked the door instead of opening it. Not funny.
After three days, late Friday night we arrived back in Baker. The following morning was some kind of parade in town, and most of the stores were closed.
In our small ward in Baker, very few couple got married in the temple. So it was the custom for the ward to put on the reception. All we had to do was arrive and it was all ready. My Aunt Dorothy had made my dress and I was anxious to wear it. A lovely cake and punch served by aunts and grandparents, flowers, a program, and even a photographer. September 16, 1953, a fun night.
I was barely 20 and Dee was still 19, but already a Jr. at U. of Oregon. And we had dated for 5 years.
Bright and early the next morning, (not too early) we were set, pulling a small U-Haul trailer with all our gifts and my cedar chest, with Dee's Grandma Whittenberg in the back seat. We were headed for Eugene, where we'd stay with her until we found a place. Somewhere near John Dad we had car trouble (an omen of things to come with that car) which delayed us about an hour.
We arrived after dark, and the next morning was Dee's first day in college. And now, seven babies later, with 28 grand-kids and 17 greats, we are still totally in love. See, all those doubters were wrong. He DID come home.
ANOTHER NEW GREAT-GRAND-DAUGHTERCONGRATULATIONS
FAMILY FULLER DAVID, LINN, BRIAN, MARK
Here is the whole bunch. We had a really good time. More photos to follow 
Dee Ann Myers, and Ray and Nancy Woodward 
Ray looks just like his Dad
Dee Ann looks just like her mom, Aunt Sara, my Mom's sister
Seeing them was fun
Ray and Nancy
and his new bride Mellisa stopped over for the
week-end, on the 8th day of their honeymoon
What nice people.
They took David to visit a church, then David took them to Wallowa Lake. They all loved it and we had a good time meeting new people.
The main activity was going shooting. Jake brought his gun, Gramps had a couple, and we had fun. in the top of one building were hundreds of mud nests of swallows, which flew like crazy when we disturbed them. Amazing!
Little Riley sat around on the ground playing with the new I-pad, which is amazing alsoDoes so many things.
Mom Jana had told Jake Riley was too small to shoot, but Dad forgot to listen, and obviouslyRiley loved it.
Jake sighting in the rifle.
Grandpa Fuller
Riley with her new shoes and a unicorn she found
Three year olds have always been my favorites Keiko and Linn dropped by for a day, helped a final checkout of the tractor they have been working on and~~~~~~~
Checking the pears 
you're going to do what?
ready to go! Gramps jumped on, took a spin around the orchard and said,
David put a new swing in the back yard 
Krista made pineapple upside down cake Yum!
Krista still like to play with dolls 
Very few people get to try out David's drums 
Go, Man
Mark came for a couple
of days, then Andre and
Markell and Archimedes
met them. She rode back
to Idaho Falls with Mark,
Andre helped David work on the big b lue truck
Mark and baby
Laughing at Great-grandpa Fuller
Grandma hasn't held a baby in a long time
Four generations.