BIRTHDAY GHOUL!

Sara's birthday was yesterday! I can't believe she's already a year old! Sara is so sweet and so loving. Her siblings love to play with her and love to make her laugh. She is almost always smiling and just happy to be hanging out. She really is a blessing in our lives. I asked her yesterday if she would just be my baby a little bit longer. I don't think that will happen, but I guess that's OK. I'll love her to pieces at any age :-)

JACK-O-LANTERNS!

Last night for FHE we carved our pumpkins! Our lesson was on Matthew 5:16, so we talked about how we can be lights. Then we carved our pumpkins and put "our light" into them. Aaron was impressed that I could put a spiritual touch on a normally pagan holiday :-) The kids designed their own pumpkins on paper and scooped out the pumpkin goo. They aren't quite old enough to carve them on their own yet.Rylie's pumpkin is on the far left. She wanted a happy pumpkin. If you can believe it, Kaeli's pumpkin is the next one over. She wanted a scary pumpkin. Sara's pumpkin looks just like her...big eyes and only two bottom teeth. Sammy's pumpkin is on the far right. He wanted a "cute and dorky" pumpkin. I hope you are enjoying this FUN holiday!

TRICK OR TREAT!

OK, so I am jumping the gun a little bit on Halloween! But you never know what the weather will be like on Halloween Night. The kids loved dressing up and I loved getting them ready...even if it took most of the morning :-) I hope you love Halloween as much as I do. Enjoy!

PUMPKIN PATCH

We went to a pumpkin patch this afternoon and the kids picked out their very own pumpkins! Sara seemed the most content to sit in the wagon while I pulled her around. Rylie found a tiny pumpkin that was perfectly round. She kept saying, "I LOVE this pumpkin!" Kaeli wasn't too picky and choose a pumpkin that looked like it needed a friend. Sammy looked and looked and looked and looked for just the right pumpkin and of course choose a BIG one! The kids endured a few snapshots and we headed home. We can't wait to carve our jack-o-lanterns!

IT'S AUTUMN TIME, IT'S AUTUMN TIME!

Today we drove up Butterfield Canyon in search of some Autumn scenery and crunchy leaves! Here is what we found:

Sara and I kept each other warm :-)

Kaeli, Rylie, & Sam

SNOWBIRD SKI RESORT

On Saturday we drove up to Snowbird Ski Resort and rode the tram up to the top of the mountain!Here is Sara and I waiting in line to board the tram. It was chilly.

When we got to the top it was snowing. We had white-out conditions so we weren't able to see much. But it was still FUN. The kids and Aaron threw snowballs and got their fill of snow...for NOW! The kids kept asking us if we were going skiing. We'll have to plan a ski trip this winter.

Sara and Daddy...oh so cute :-)

Sara was so cute all bundled up that we couldn't help but take a bunch of pictures.

Frenchy Foods!

Aaron was in France last week and tried some new foods! Can you guess what this first picture is?This is Beef Tartare! If you are like me you may not know what tartare is. Well, it's RAW! I'll do sushi, but raw beef? NO WAY! Needless to say, Aaron is more brave than I am when it comes to foods. And he liked it!

This is a popular drink in France. It's a lemon soda mixed with green mint syrup. It's the name of the soda that made us laugh. How would you pronounce it?