Halloween

Halloween get's bigger for our family every year. This year it lasted the entire week. The girls wore their costumes every day! Halloween at story time. Ward Halloween party. Decorating our pumpkins.  (which could have own an award!) Halloween party at dance. Crafts. Costume parade at Preschool. Free mini session with photographer. Pumpkin Walk. Spook Alley at Lees. Trick or Treating and party at Karrens'. For the second year in a row, the weather was perfect! No coats necessary. And sunshine all day. We had a great Halloween.

Batting Cages

Jake and I decided to go to the batting cages at willow park for our date. We were the only ones there. We had lots of fun taking pictures and feeding in more quarters for another turn up to bat. The park was so quiet and beautiful with the fall leaves. We had dinner at Texas Roadhouse afterward. Jayli and Kynli went to a birthday party with Heidi and Eden.

 

Smithfield Canyon Picnic

While daddy was hunting geese.. we were hunting leaves! I spy yellow, green, orange and red. We drove to the mouth of the canyon and I put the girls in the little bike trailer. I pedaled up the canyon and we stopped for a little picnic. We talked about fall and how the leaves change. I love being a mom.

Bear Bottom Hay Piles

We took the girls and Capri to the bear bottoms. They just climbed around on the hay piles and got nice and dirty. We went on a little hay ride and got some pumpkins. It's all about the family time. Love these little cuties.

San Diego

I planned a girls trip for... anyone that wanted to come. I decided on San Diego since I've never been and wanted some warm weather. My mom, Mimi, Jenna, Melissa, Teg, Kamryn, and Leslie came with. We stayed in Mission Bay. Here are the highlights. Snorkeling, swimming and beach time at La Jolla beach/cove. Biking around Coronado Island. Running on the beach in the morning. Watching the rowing teams practice in the bay. Dinner in Gas Lamp district. Shopping.. everywhere. Boogie boarding on Ocean Ave beach. Visiting San Diego temple grounds. Roller Coasters at Belmont Park. Visiting and laughing late every night.

Bike Wash

While I was in San Diego, Jake sent me a few pictures of the girls. Including these, of the hand-made "bike wash" he created one hot afternoon. It blows me away how creative he is. I love bragging about my amazing hub.

SV Hike

We decided to make a rainy day an adventure between sessions today. Kamryn and the girls and I hiked up to the SV near our house. Jayli brought her "lookers"