Two Snow Days

So we got our first blizzard of the winter! Over 2 feet of snow. It was so much fun. School actually got cancelled and we didn't have to really go anywhere so we got to decorate our houses and just play in the snow! We have a small hill next to our house, so sledding is very convenient! The kids spent so much time out there- I couldn't believe it. I could hardly stand the cold just taking a few pictures, but they didn't mind a bit. They'd go out there for an hour or so, come in, get warm, and then head back out. The boys made snow forts, had snow wars with the neighbor kids, and made ramps for sledding. Look at one of the pictures at the bottom. See how much snow we got on our pumpkins that we carved 2 days before that? And the pumpkins are even under the porch! I wish we could have more storms like that!

Decorating Halloween Haunted Houses

Grandma and Grandpa Hall sent us a great surprise! They sent us the supplies to make Haunted Halloween houses (since they couldn't make them with us). What a great idea! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa! The kids had such a great time making the houses, and the timing was perfect because we ended up having a snow day.

Carving Pumpkins

I love carving pumpkins! The kids get so excited about what they will carve! Travis got a little help from his power tools! Charli a chose a smiley face, Alyssa did a cat, Trey carved Mickey Mouse, TJ carved "Whassup!" and Brody carved Harry Potter's lightning bolt scar. Fall is the best!

Fall Festival

We went to a fun little festival last weekend. We got to eat breakfast, get our picture taken, faces painted and get balloon animals! Such fun! Then we went back to Grandma LeDuc's to play with Lauren, have a hot tub and to eat doughnuts! What a fun Saturday! We missed having TJ around that day though. He was on a Campout. He also had tons of fun! His favorite thing was a paintball war. Is he really old enough to be a decon? I'm getting old!

Jumping off Bridges

Another adventure we had with the boys was jumping off this bridge by Justyn and Brendan's house. Brody had a blast! It was a bridge on a golf course, and it doesn't appear to be very high up, but it was! The water underneath the bridge was really muddy and murky. But, the boys didn't care! They thought it was great! Total male bonding!

LeDuc Reunion

We had such a great time catching up with my Aunts, Uncles, and cousins from my Dad's side. I hadn't seen some of them in a really long time. It was so much fun seeing and spending time with their kids and everyone! The first day we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. It was beautiful. Then we spent the rest of the day at my Aunt's pool. The next day we spent our time in the canyon. It was just the perfect spot to relax and let the kids run around. They slid down the hills, played in the creek, and played games. It was such fun visiting with everyone! I have such a great family- on all sides!