"And all at once, summer collapsed into Fall."

Last weekend Greg and I left our kids with my parents so we could go on a date. After 10.5 years of marriage, he is still my favorite!

After 7 weeks of online school Emily finally started going to in-person school 2 days a week. When I picked her up from school on her first day back she said, "I LOVE 3rd grade!"

Emily and Leslie are getting so big! I can't believe I have two kids that go to school now!

Meanwhile these two seem to get along just fine at home with me!

I think he liked his yogurt.

He's even cute when he sulks!

Our Halloween craft on Friday. 

My former BYU roommate took our family pictures yesterday. It was actually pouring down rain, but the pictures turned out great! So grateful for friends who are willing to share their talents with others!

Caleb wasn't a fan of getting his picture taken!

The 3 Stooges

My little man

Such a cutie pie!

Precious two-year-old

My love

Happy Fall!

September Ends

These four kids bring us so much joy!

On September 21st, our little Caleb turned 2!

He got his favorite chocolate cake with rainbow chip frosting for his birthday.

It has been so fun to have him in our family.

He loves his Dad!

Caleb tried so hard to blow out the candles.

Yay! He did it!

On Tuesday Leslie started going to school in-person two days a week. To say she was excited would be an understatement!

Gotta love those lazy Saturday mornings!

Yesterday we took our kids to the Anderson Apple Ranch in Emmett, Idaho.

One of our favorite traditions is apple picking in the fall.

The kids love eating the apples right off of the tree.

That apple is almost as big as his head!

One happy girl!

Me and Caleb

My favorite people

After the apple orchard, we went over to my aunt's house for a barbecue. She has 8 puppies!!

Emily (and Greg) loved the puppies!

Aunt Dana has lots of fun dress up clothes too!

Caleb always finds the rocking horses wherever we go!

 

Rocking horse buddies!

We finally got to attend church today! Have a great week everyone!

Life as We Know It

 

At the end of August we went on a trip with my parents to Atlanta, Idaho. It's about 3 hours from Boise. Next summer we are having a reunion there at the Lazy H Ranch. My grandparents lived at that ranch back in the 40s, so it is special to us. The drive was a bit bumpy, but it sure is a beautiful place!

In addition to Atlanta having the hottest hot spring I've ever been in, nearby there is this pond that is the perfect temperature to swim in. It was magical swimming in this pond surrounded by beauty. Our kids loved it!

Our cute little girls and my hottie.

We've been doing online school for 3.5 weeks now. The Covid cases are starting to go down here, so next week Leslie gets to go to school in-person 2 days a week. Emily gets to go two weeks after Leslie. They are so excited to go back to school in-person, and so am I!

We spend a lot of time at the park when the girls aren't doing school. This boy LOVES horses!

We also make weekly vists to see my parents in Middleton.

Going to their pool has been one of the highlights of this summer!

One afternoon Uncle Forrest and Aunt Jolynne stopped by for a quick visit. Uncle Forrest was trying to be funny and scared the kids instead. That's why I'm laughing so hard!

A couple weeks ago we took our kids to a trampoline park called Fly High. Not only did they get some awesome socks, but they also had a really great time!

They loved the ball house.

A boy with some balls.

Our sweet Leslie

Last weekend we got to watch my sister-in-law Melanie run the Boston Marathon virtually.

 

We all came to watch her cross the finish line...that was conveniently placed in her drive way!

This was Melanie's 15th marathon! Quite an accomplishment! It was so fun to support her and it was so inspiring to watch! Glad we could be there and take part in it.