On December first I had a Belly dance recital. I was in two completely different pieces.   

First was the Oriental. This piece is a mix of belly, and ballet. Belly dance was influenced by the Russians When they took over Afghanistan. They added ballet elements. 

The next piece is called a taqsim. It is an emotional piece. You don't follow counts you follow the musical lines. There is also floor work but I didn't get pictures of that.

                                      

So much fun!!!! 

This year for Thanksgiving we were invited to spend it with a Maori/ Samoan family in our Stake. This was how we cooked 2 pork butts, 2 chickens, potatoes and some squash. Some of the Rupp family got up early and started a bonfire in the ground. Our family got there around 9 am and helped them put it in the ground. 

At noonish we went back to the Rupp's home and unburied our food. That lump is our food.

Unearthing, note the steam coming out of the ground.

The Unearthing. Those are wet burlap sacks thrown over the food.

YUMMY!! Everything is still covered with wet cloth but it's out and it's done!! Time to eat!!!

 Three months with no posts! Lets start with Halloween for this catch up session.

Kyle was a red neck. Well a more obvious one anyways!

Batman and a Skeleton were so scary.

My alter ego.

We were on our way to our ward Halloween trunk or treat. What you don't see is that my contacts were driving me crazy. Kyle had to run home while we were there to get my glasses. I guess I was the crying witch this year.