Our 1st Snowfall

 

Our first snowfall came on Oct 25th. We woke up to about 4-6 inches on the ground. Kaytlin was so cute when we told her it snowed. She ran to the window and said lets go get our boots on now. Mind you, at 7 in the morning boots aren't needed but she wanted to wear them! We took Brayden to school and came back home to play in it. Mommy shoveled while the girls played.

 

They played for about 10 minutes and had enough!

SOCCER

 

Brayden played soccer again this past season! He enjoys it and its something he shares with Josh. Josh refereed again this year as well!

His team name was the Roadrunners.

 

This year ended much better than last year because the end of last season found him playing in snow.

Way to go Brayden!

End of Summer

September & October

2012

 

 

We have had so much fun this summer and we are sad to see it go! All good things must come to an end. Although snow is just around the corner we are still enjoying a few nice days. This past weekend we went to Boise for the Boise Temple Open House!

 

 

Some other things we did while we were in Boise. We went to the Idaho State Penitentiary.

 The outer wall which had the guard towers.

 One of the many that served time there!

 Warden's House

We decided against the tour of the Penitentiary because we had the children with us! The tour consists of  over 100 years of Idaho’s unique prison history with a visit to Solitary Confinement, cell blocks, and the Gallows. We felt this would traumatize the kids so decided not to tour it but Josh and I would love to go back and check it out!

The State Capital Building

 At the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology.

This brought back some fun memories from my childhood when we would go exploring and find geodes with quartz in them. We used to call them crystals and we would treasure them and take them home to keep.

 

We had fun in Boise but it is always good to be home!

 

A few weeks ago we went to Yellowstone. It was so beautiful.

 We were driving and Josh said that it would make his whole trip if he saw a bear. Of course I was thinking it ain't going to happen. I was eating lunch in the car when Josh hit the brakes and said BEAR! So I dropped my lunch and grabbed the camera! This black bear came out of the wooded area to our left and crossed the street in front of our vehicle and was gone in a flash.

 The same day we went to Yellowstone our newest baby nephew was born to Jason and Gwenda. They named him Zander. After so many problems at birth he was finally able to go home! We can't wait to meet this little guy!

 

 

We got comfortable for conference.

 

 Snow is in the forcast for us here in Idaho so stay warm and have a safe Halloween!



 

My 3rd Grader

 

Today was the first day of 3rd grade for Brayden.

 It is a tradition to take pictures the first day of school to look back on!

 

 

Here is to another fantastic year!

Utah

We recently took a trip to Utah!

 To me it has been one of the better trips we have had to Utah.

On Friday afternoon we spent some time with a remarkable person who has been a wonderful example of Christ-like love. She was my seminary teacher my senior year of high school at Canyon Heights. I was the only student in the class so we developed a strong bond of friendship! She loved and accepted me even at my worst times!

 I love Sister Guffey!

 These pictures are from the year 2000 pulled out of my

scrapbook to share with you!

 

We also have some amazing friends in Utah who let us crash at their place! We feel honored to have friends such as the Richardson's! We love their family and appreciate them for everything. Many of you have no clue who they are so here are some pictures of their family!

 It may be a little crazy at their house and you may not get to bed well past midnight but you know you can always count on a gazillion tight hugs!

Our kids have a blast every time we visit the Richardson's!

 

On Saturday morning we went to the Brigham City temple Open House! It is always a special time to go with family to see the new temples being built or newly completed. On this trip we met up with Anthony, Mandy and Mason! Each temple is unique and has charasteristics known for their area. Inside the Brigham City temple there are small details and art work displayed that depict Brigham City such as the blossoms build into the furniture and molding.

 I also liked the fact that there are Orchards on each corner of the property. Seen in the picture below is a small apple orchard on the southwest corner of the property!

 

While in Utah we went to Lagoon! Following are tons of pictures!

 Kaytlin's favorite rides were the kiddie roller coaster called Puff the Little Fire Dragon

 and the kiddie bumper cars called Scamper! Scamper was rode quite a bit!

 Brayden's favorite rides were Colossus and The Screamer!

 

While we were in Utah, Josh and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary!

Can you believe it? Neither can I!

We also spent some time at Lagoon A Beach! In all the years I have been going to Lagoon I had never been to the beach! It was so much fun and helped us cool off!

From all the fun and excitement in Utah the kids slept all the way home!

It's always nice to be home!