Improvables: Fourteenth Annual Christmas Show

On Friday night at the Bountiful Davis Art Center, it was our annual Christmas Show! The ugly Christmas sweaters were in abundance, but the laughs were even abundant-er.

Don't believe me? Well, you should've been there, by gum.

Trunk-or-Treat 2022

On Saturday, our ward held its annual Trunk-or-Treat activity at our meetinghouse. This year, it was combined with a chili (and soup) cookoff, as well as a costume contest for the kids and pumpkin carving/painting contest for everyone.

The chilis were delectable; I faced a hard choice as one of those asked to judge the winners. That meant tasting every chili entry, a task which produced certain, umm ... odors. But that's just the dependable guy I am! The kids' costumes were, likewise, tough to pick winners from. But we made the best decisions we could.

The Trunk-or-Treat portion itself out in the parking lot was a big hit and was very well attended from ward members and neighbors. Once again, I dressed up as Dwight Schrute from the TV show "The Office." JB was good enough to decorate our car with Dunder Mifflin stuff to go along with it. We passed out Snickers, 100 Grand, Milky Way---strictly the good stuff.

Improvables: Fourteenth Annual Halloween Show

On Friday night, it was the Improvables' annual Halloween show. We've now had 13 of them altogether (14th annual because of no show in 2020 due to COVID-19).

I dressed up as Dwight Schrute from the TV show "The Office."

 

Tyler dressed up as this burly sailor man and stood outside of BDAC on Main Street, welcoming passersby to come inside to see the show.

Lorin, our MC for the evening, showed off his Mandalorian armor, which was quite impressive. He's been working on this ensemble for many months now.

Parker, as only Parker could do, outdid himself again, appearing as Fidel Castro:

The show itself was well attended once again and was a blast for all of us on stage. I got to play "Replay at Bernie's," "Pieces of Paper," "Changing Styles," and other favorites along with Heather, new dad Keenan, Megan, Parker, Richard, Ricky, and Tyler.

Believe you me, it was another memorable night with the good people (and fans of) the Improvables troupe.

Our Day Out with Danny

Our nephew Danny recently turned seven years old, so like a good Fun Aunt and Uncle must do, we took him out to the Nickelmania arcade for his birthday.

I was intrigued to learn that Pac-Man is one of his favorite video games. Truth be told, it was probably my favorite video game when I was seven years old, too. (Everything old is new again.)

After we had spent our nickels, we traded in our tickets for prizes. Danny walked away with a Blinky (the red ghost from Pac-Man) keychain and candy.

Samuel Robert

We have a new nephew! Samuel Robert Plowman was born September 10 to Summer and Steve. Both mom and baby are doing well. We enjoyed getting to meet him on Saturday.

Olivia's Farewell

On Sunday, our niece Olivia delivered her farewell talk. Before we know it, she will be on her way to her service in the New Zealand Hamilton mission for the Church. We enjoyed our time attending her ward's sacrament meeting in Centerville along with family and friends.

I had to skedaddle out of their for some meetings in our ward, but then JB and I got to spend more time with her Tuesday night for dinner. We met up at Fat Fish for sushi, which is, I'll admit, growing on me that more I try it.

The food was good, and the company was even better.

Plowman Family Dinner/August 2022

On Sunday, we gathered for monthly family dinner at Dave's and Jessica's home in Woods Cross. Chicken enchiladas were the main course, along with fresh fruit and veggies, salad, and Sunday chocolate pie/peach pie, provided by JB. (She knocked it out of the park once again.)

It was fun to see Jana, Kylee, and McKenna all wearing the same "Fraggle Rock" t-shirt. They looked like triplets.

I had a good chat with Danny and Tanner about video games, a discussion which mainly consisted of me listening to them talk about what a good gamer their dad is (the thing is, he legit is) and how great the new Mario Kart game for the Switch is. They knew the best characters, tracks, pretty much everything about it. They're amazing conversationalists.

Speaking of whom, Danny's birthday was the sole family birthday for August. He just turned seven years old.