October Miscellaneous 2019

We spent a Saturday afternoon in Santaquin at a fall festival,

The kids were in heaven with all of the cousin time.

After the party Grandpa put them to work planting tulips,

The kids were all pretty excited to earn a few dollars for their efforts

They all adore Grandpa!

As with every month, Ruby spent a lot of time doing art projects.

It doesn't happy as often as we want, but we love

When we are able to have the entire family together.

This is how it often feels trying to get a good shot

Luke's second grade class had a special grandparents' day and he was thrilled that Grandpa and Grandma Broadbent were able to be a part of the event.  Luke spent time interviewing and learning more details about his grandparents and they had so much fun together.  I loved reading all of his thoughts and their responses.  What a lucky kid!  

Country & Western day at Lakeview Elementary

Most mornings I get up early and finish my workout before the kids are even awake.  But sometimes, I start late enough that we can have a full family workout.  On this particular morning I was running on the treadmill while Tim and Luke did yoga and Ruby lifted weights. 

The neighborhood crew spent an afternoon creating and practicing the play "The Princess and the Frog".  They were so excited to perform, and me, Nikki and Kammy had the best time watching.

The weather has been funny this October - a few days with sunshine, but a lot of times it was super cold.  The kids tried to take advantage of the mild weather any time they got the chance. 

Metal detecting prodigies

While Luke played basketball, Ruby drew our entire family.

We were able to get one last visit in before Lagoon closed for the season  Going while they have Frightmares set up makes it even more fun.  We avoid the scary spook alleys, but the kids have a great time at all of the trick or treat alleys. 

Tim was able to chaperone Ruby's field trip to a play.

Luke started his second grade season of basketball.  He has improved so much from last year and started out by making a basket in his very first game.  The team is made up of all of his neighborhood friends so it is really fun to watch them all play together.  

Jessica invited me to be a part of her wedding dress shopping and I was completely thrilled and honored.  She has grown into the most amazing woman, and I loved watching her grace and beauty shine through as she tried on dresses.  She ended up with the most perfect gown and I can hardly wait to see her walk down the aisle.