Gearing up for Halloween

Last week we carved up our pumpkins with Karsten. We've been eating breakfast by the light of our pumpkins each morning- sets a really spooky feel;)

Grandma Jude sent M and M their amazing sweaters a few days ago- kids have been wearing them day and night! Perfect timing for a week of colder weather. Also, Picts of Miles in his goggles and rain boots ( no rain involved, purely to satisfy his fashion sense).

Yesterday kids and I joined Karsten and fam for a hike around String Lake- 3.5 miles is no joke for little legs! Such a stunning day...We had a great time, and EVERYONE slept like champs last night!

October wedding get-away

Madelyn and Lisa jet-setters off to Cincinnati for cousin Chris' wedding- great fun seeing family! Madelyn became BFFs with her second cousin Katie ( see Picts), and we're hoping for a family reunion in 2016.

Leaf crowns...

Fairy house construction in the dessert room of the conservatory

Wedding camouflage;)

Glow stick fun at wedding- BIG hit!!

Cinci aquarium, another big hit

Rain day happenings

Monkeys and mountains

Adventure day around JH

This weekend Michael and I celebrated out 10th anniversary (!) with a kid-free hike on one of our 'neighborhood' trails up Woods Canyon. It's always such a treat to find yourself somewhere new and still be a stones throw from home! Look what cool fossils we found!

And then, we all met up with good friends Emmy, Dave, Molly, and David this evening for String Lake fun, a cook out, and some elk bugling. Perfect evening with friends we miss:)

Rock hounds

Yesterday we (plus Joanna and Karsten) drove out into the Gros Ventres just above Slide Lake to try our hand at fossil hunting! We ended up in the red rocks (not prime for fossils), but had a fun time smashing up rocks just the same!

Tub time

Taking turns giving hairdos in the tub tonight... Lots of silly giggles!:)