Happy Halloween

 All dressed up and ready to go for another Halloween night

Matt went to the Jazz game with his dad so it was just me and the kids

Always so grateful for Mark and Hillary for doing the trailer and making all of my inner childs dreams and my kids dreams come true

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelse

October Random

 I love the colors that surround our house this time of year! The 2 trees in the island turn a beautiful yellow against the background of all the other colors. Its one of my favorite things about fall in this house.

I'll take the cuddles even from the one that made me a mama so many years ago

Because we have season passes we got an invite to ride the new ride(Primordial) before it opens to the public. It was such a fun ride and unlike anything they already have.

Got to the gluten free expo with the kids. On the way home Liam got a headache and I had a freak out about it. We are working thru what it is but it seems to be associated with his hydration or his blood sugar. It is really hard not to over think it. 

So when we got home he laid down and had a rest and when he woke up he felt just fine. It's so weird how that happens

Liam made himself at home in the library while I was running the bookfair. He's such a cute little reader

This is Hallie's vision board....isn't it so cute?!

I was put in charge of Red Ribbon week and we had each of the kids tie a red ribbon to the fence to pledge to stay drug free

Red Ribbon week also means dress up days

Helping with the dishes

Gracie went on a field trip where they were broke into teams and given jobs to complete the mission. Gracie said it was super fun and she'd love to go again

Carson is getting ready to go on his mission and after the temple we met up for dinner at Panda Express. It's crazy that I remember when he was born and now he's headed to Roseville Ca to serve the people there.

Unfortunately the toward the end of the month Chris and Krissy lost the baby they were expecting. She was stillborn. Poor Krissy has PIH and had to endure a rough labor. She had been on bedrest for months. Sometimes its so frustrating not to understand why things happen especially when they don't seem fair. They named her Jovi. The funeral was heartbreaking. She looked absolutely perfect with a beautiful delicate face and dark hair. We did a gift basket for them with lots of self care things in hopes to bring them some comfort.

Liam's Preschool Halloween Party

 

Liam was so excited about this policeman costume. He's the cutest and loves all things fire and rescue.

Matt and I have loved getting to come to watch these parades and singing with almost all of our kids. They so cute and learning and growing so much. It's surreal in someways to realize that Liam is the end of that era

Grandma Harris Turns 90

 My mom's mom aka grandma ducky turned 90 and it was for sure something to celebrate. Grandma was adamant that it not be a community celebration but agreed we could celebrate as a family. It was fun to get all the cousin's together and meet all of our growing families. We kept it pretty simply with sandwiches, chips, and cookies. We had put together a video with music and it was fun to watch us grow over the years. Matt also took pictures of all of us with grandma in all of our generations. I kinda hope we do something like this every year.

All the great grandkids

All the grandkids

All of her kids 

Fall Break Day 4-Long Drive Home

 Then just like that it was over and we were headed back home. We decided to drive the entire way rather than make extra stops on the way home. So we got up and got loaded and everyone fed and then off we went.

Gracie started to not feel very good. We hadn't really thought thru the possibility of car sickness but we still aren't sure if that's what it was or if she had a bug. Either way her drive home was less than stellar.

There were a lot of activities done to keep everyone busy. They read, did sticker books, puzzles, played on the tablet, and did look and finds.

It was such a fun trip and a fun new way to travel. Colorado was beautiful and we loved Glenwood. It did feel fast and I wish we would've had another day. But I am grateful for the time we did have and getting to see Nate and Kennedy was fun as well.

Fall Break Day 3-Glenwood Hot Springs

 Day 3 included an adventure to the hot springs. Having the camp site was nice because we ate breakfast and dinner at the campsite and lunch out wherever we were at the time. The weather was cooler than we thought it would be so the hot pools were nice. But luckily before we got there we realized that we had forgotten Liam's swimsuit so off to Walmart we went to grab one so we could swim for the day. Nate and Kennedy drove over the pass to meet us and spend the day with us. 

They had a really cool kids and large tubing area but the water wasn't heated so we ran back and forth between the cool pool and heated to stay comfortable. 

Emy

Gracie

Liam

We grabbed lunch at the poolside restaurant. It was super slow and we were starving so we were so grateful when our food finally arrived.

Then we headed back to our trailer for dinner and warm showers. Liam was stoked about making smores that night at the trailer.