I always have a to-do list FILLED with things to do; some are things which have deadlines and others are a little further out. During Fall Break this year, I turned up my nose to 95% of my to-do list and JUST PLAYED with my kids and our Lindsay family!
And we all had the greatest time!
CORN MAZES, ANIMAL FARM and CARAMEL APPLES
Thursday, October 20th
After my 9:00am doctor's appointment, we met Aunt Cindy, Caron and Grandma and Poppie at Aunt Cheri's house. We hung out there for a bit before heading out to the Vineyard Nursery. I love that place! It is perfect for the ages of my children. Here are some pictures of our fun afternoon there:
And we all had the greatest time!
CORN MAZES, ANIMAL FARM and CARAMEL APPLESThursday, October 20th
After my 9:00am doctor's appointment, we met Aunt Cindy, Caron and Grandma and Poppie at Aunt Cheri's house. We hung out there for a bit before heading out to the Vineyard Nursery. I love that place! It is perfect for the ages of my children. Here are some pictures of our fun afternoon there:
Rabbits, goats, chickens.....all sorts of animal fun!
Let's head into the Corn Maze!
Baby Girl and Mama Bear
It's always more fun with Grandma Barbie and Poppie!
We lost Aunt Cindy and the kids, so Alyssa, Grandma Barbie, Poppie and I had to go off the beaten path in order to get out!Shhhh, don't tell!
Alyssa got tired of walking around and insisted on being carried. Thank goodness for Poppie!
They had big blow-up slides for the kids to play on. They had a blast!
I love this picture of Cindy and her parents!
Ahhhhh, FAMILY!
After we arrived home, we ate lunch and made caramel apples for the kids. They were scrumptious! And well-received! :)
A Fall Picnic at Bridal Veil Falls and drive to Cascade SpringsFriday, October 21, 2011
On Friday, we met at our home around noon and headed up Provo Canyon to a new favorite spot: Bridal Veil Falls! Grandma Barbie packed an incredibly yummy lunch for our family. The kids loved running in the fallen leaves. That canyon is a fall feast for the eyes, nose and ears.
CASCADE SPRINGS
Beautiful!
After lunch at Bridal Veil Falls, we started over the Alpine Loop. We were under a time crunch (Dave always has his evening diabetic patients to attend to beginning around 4:15pm) but we had really wanted to see Cascade Springs. It was further than we had remembered but the little cascading falls were even more beautiful than what we had remembered. We were only there for 20 minutes but had a nice time.
FOOTBALL FEVER
Jaxson and Austin's 1st BYU Football Game!
Ohhhh, it you could have been a fly on our wall for this one! I bought tickets to take the boys to their first BYU football game over the weekend. It was awesome! We all had the greatest time!
As we crossed the road to the stadium, Austin stopped to tell the policeman that it was his first BYU football game. Darling!
At the tail-gating party, the boys threw the football for some free candy and had their faces painted.
Then we walked to campus and bought T-shirts for the boys. They LOVED their new shirts and were so proud to wear them!
At the game, after the boys got their popcorn and hot dog, we took a picture near where Riley Nelson was warming up. At the end of our day, Nelson's name came up in the each boy's top 5 highlights of the day! :)We had awesome seats! About 20 minutes into the game, the boys both started getting tired. I exclaimed, "WHAT? Don't you dare get all tired on me!" Jax said, "But mom, I was so excited, I hardly slept last night!"
Half-time fun!
Other highlights of our Fall Break included a Girls Night at Molly's home til midnight, accompanying Haili P in church on her violin and simply a spiritual day at church. What more could be ask for?
