I have not been the best at blogging this past year so I am going to finish off 2011 with a assortment of pictures starting in September. All kinds of events took place and it was fun having Nate, Lori and Reese around along with Ben, Caitlin and in Nov. Wyatt. Sorry there are so many pictures but I was not sure how else to show them.

Lori ran a half marathon in Sept. and we were able

to go and support her.

Grandpa & Reese waiting for the race to start.

Reese practicing her running skills.
One day maybe they will run a race together?

Finally the end after almost 14 miles?

Next was the baby shower for Caitlin and Wyatt!

Later that night we all got together. Katie & Kevin

were able to be here that weekend.

This is the site of the new Gilbert Az. Temple.

I still has a long ways to go but it is exciting to see it going up.

Just think, her driving in 14 years, scary!


The new site of the North Phoenix Temple.

We are so excited, it will only be 45 min. away!


WELCOME WYATT BENJAMIN MILLER

He is finally here, Caitlin you look so happy!

SO PRESCIOUS !!

PROUD DADDY!!

wELCOME TO OUR FAMILY WYATT!!


After watching Lori run I got the bug to run so I

started training and on so I ran a 5K over in Cottonwood.


Me and Susan Holm, silly picture.
Finishing 2nd in my age division, 36min. 45 sec.

Next Thanksgiving... and this was our little Turkey!


Our annual shooting time, this was Reeses first outing!

Safe on Daddy's shoulders.
Pumpkin shooting anyone?


Reese just couldn't get close enough to Elmo so she

tried to get in the show with him.

I will do a seperate post for Christmas.

North Carolina (Finally a real Vacation)

We finally were able to take a real, full 9 day vacation. We started out in Baltimore for Nathan's graduation, (Lori already did a great post on that) and then we got in Nathan/Lori's car and drove six hours to Katies house in North Carolina to see Rylee get baptized. After the baptism we saw little Ben play baseball, we went to a museum called, I think, Marbles... it was amazing and then we took everyone to a special ice cream place and it was great. As you can see the car was packed with all the grandchildren, Katie, Grandma and Grandpa Miller. It was a great adventure and I have lots more pictures that I did not post. Sorry the post is so long but I hope you enjoy it. This was what it was like when we had all 5 grandchildren in Katies car going to get Ice Cream.

The Raleigh North Carolina Temple.

The visitors center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Ashville, NC. We went north on this road on Wed. and then we went south on the same parkway on Thursday. The following pictures are of the northern parkway.


Everything along the parkway was kept groomed and green, green... we saw this Turkey and several others as we got started.

Water was seeping out of the rocks all along the parkway and there was water everywhere.

This is the highest point east of the Mississippi... After not seeing any hills or mountains when we got up to this high point we thought we were so high, only to find that we were only at about 6900 feet or so. The area was still breath taking.

These tunnels were througout the parkway, there had to have been at least 30 or more.

This river, the French Broad , was the first stop on our southern route.


As you can see there was green everywhere and as the day started we were in the sun with clear blue skies... but as you will see as the day progressed we wound up in a rain storm and fog and got soaked to the bone going up to another high spot. Sorry I can not remember the name:(

This rocker was on the porch of the visitor center of the Great Smokey Mountain National Park...It was huge and it overlooked a small river and and old homesteade.

Water running along the side of the road... this was through the whole parkway.



The temperature dropped about 30 degrees and we got a soaking.

We both can now say that we hiked the Appalachian trail... so it was only a few feet:)



This tower use to be outlook for fires and they have redone it into all cement...they said that you could see all of the smoky mountains from the top, but we were covered in cloulds and a rain storm so we will have to see next time we are in the Great smoky mountains.

As you can see we felt like we were on the top of the world... and this was the only place that we had cell phone reception. Yes Caitlin we were talking to you when this picture was taken.

Smoke in the Great Smoky Mountains...really just clouds.
We came to North Carolina to see and be apart of Rylee's Baptism. She was absolutely beautiful. We are so proud of her and the example she has set for her sister and brother's. We are so happy for the Mayberry family.

We Love you Rylee and are so very proud of you. Love Grandma and Grandpa Miller.