This and That .... Fall Happenings 2018

FYI: These pictures are not in chronological order.

Our dentist put on a customer appreciation event on a Saturday morning so I brought the kids.  They had waffles from our beloved Belgian waffle truck, balloon animals, games, a (very amateur) magician, and raffles.  The kids loved it, especially the waffles.  I had committed to avoid sweets and white flour for the month of September so I didn't get a waffle.  I didn't enjoy it quite as much.

Luke's friend from preschool is in afternoon kindergarten
but Luke only has school every other Friday, so we try
to get them together on the mornings Luke doesn't have school
so he can have some play time with a friend his age.  (He still
doesn't have any friends his age in our neighborhood.)  Usually
they play at one of their houses but on this day we all went to
the Curiosity Museum at Thanksgiving Point.

Jack was quite the bookworm in the fall, enjoying one if his favorite series, I Survived.


He also discovered a new series he was so into that he was getting into trouble
at school for reading too much - Wings of Fire.


I was at an all-day event with the Choir one Saturday and Ben took the kids to
CVX Live in Provo, which is an event for YouTube fans so they can meet some
of their favorite YouTubers and play games.  Ben and the kids didn't meet any
YouTubers (long lines, more expensive tickets, that kind of thing) but enjoyed
the activities.

Pocky Sticks.

Cat likes to make something sweet and yummy on Sundays.  This time it was
chocolate cake with raspberry whipped cream filling, chocolate and raspberries on top
and more whipped cream on top.  I broke my "no sweets" rule for the month of
September and sampled it.  It was definitely yummy.

Sometimes these two fight like crazy, and other times they're the best of friends.

Cat was having a rough day and one of the things I advised her to do was
to have some ice cream.  (Not the healthiest option, I know, but it can be
therapeutic.)  When I went downstairs, this is how I found her.

Cat and I both had commitments on a Friday night, and the kids had been wanting

to go camping, so Ben and the younger kids pitched a tent in our back yard, watched

a movie, and slept outside.  Cat and I got home toward the end of "Peter Rabbit" and

watched the last part with them before going to sleep in our own beds.

Mall playground.

Eliza was itching to do hair during one of Cat's soccer games
and found a fellow sibling among the spectators who let her
play with her hair.

A soccer game up north took us near my aunt and uncle's house,
which we'd never visited.  We had lunch together and... this is the only picture I have.
Eliza with her first cousin once removed, who is a year younger than Cat.
And a cat.

I really appreciate the time I have to watch Conference at home with my family now that I'm gone so much those weekends.  Here are a few pictures from Saturday afternoon, with some members of the family paying closer attention than others.  That night, the girls and I watched the Women's Session on my bed and I just loved it - the session, and the time with Cat and Eliza.

Cute note from one of Eliza's friends.

Luke modeling an "artifact" Eliza made for the Native American fair.

Luke modeling make-up by Eliza.

Luke digging in the garden plot while I picked raspberries.

More of Cat's Sunday baking.
I don't remember why Jack was sad.

Eliza is getting better and better with her hair!

I always show up at church having not seen the rest of the family all morning.
It was fun to see that Cat and I were twinning, thanks to matching skirts from Suz.

The result of a verrrrrry late night with a babysitter getting locked out of the house
while Ben and I were at a work dinner about 35 minutes away.

More Sunday baking.
This time it was baked churros.

The tongue tattooes don't really show any shape,
but the color is still fun.

The brothers that write "I will not" sentences together...

It's hard to pick Luke up from school when he and his fellow kindergarteners
and his brother are playing with the toys Luke brought for show and tell.