More pumpkins and playing

Hammock swinging 

Playing ladder ball at Ella's cabin. 

Ice cream and finding the perfect pumpkin

Pumpkin patch and hay maze

Fall afternoon with friends

Saturday was a gorgeous fall day, and we invited a few friends over for the afternoon. 

Apples and cream cheese caramel dip

I thought it might be fun to paint pumpkins.....getting into the season and all. 

My friend Lisa has just moved back to te area, so she came with her girls. The kids all had lots of fun being together after so long apart!

Pippy and Ella in the hot tub. 

Our new friend June Lee with her parents Nick and Victoria!

Several moose wandered around in the chokecherry bushes while we relaxed on the deck. They are never very photogenic. 

Fall Days

Playing in the leaves at grandma's 

Looking at a bug with Uncle

Playing with Ella and Andi 

First snow with our new friend Indy

Making applesauce

Grinding applesauce 

Mixing up some apple butter

Sorting applrs

Fall motorcycling

Philip has come to live with us! The girls are obsessed with his motorcycle so Wayne has been giving them rides. 

Vivian Park

Mount Timpanogos (from the south)

Just a pretty place along the road

 We met Sarah and her kids, Jack & Brooks for some playing at Vivian Park and a walk down the bike trail.

Apparently boys get distracted a lot. Every 50 feet we had to stop and explore something. Or try rock climbing.

Brooks & Pip -  I like how he has a full face helmet. It likely comes in handy on some of those impromptu excursions.

Every time Pip and Brooks did something, Baby Jack had to scramble out of the stroller and follow them.

Pippy's 5th Birthday Party

Pippy had a Rainbow party

Rainbow Fruits and Veggies

Party Favors and Rainbow Seeds

Little Finn helping with presents

Opening presents together

Playing Pin the Tail on 'Rainbow Dash' (the blue pony)

All the Kids

Pippy, Joelle, and Jenna

Rainbow Cake!

Making rainbow scratch bookmarks

 

The kids seemed to love the pinata!

Tessa watching the kids do pinata

After food and games was swimming!

Pippy and Brynn's first race

Pippy and Brynn competed in a race at Swiss Days in Midway. We weren't sure how they would react...but they both seemed to have a blast!

Getting ready...

On your mark!!

GO!!!

At the start of Brynn's race...0-2 year olds

Run!!

Ribbons at the end. Pippy got third place!