Monday, October 19, 2015

Fall Break 2015

Last week we had the best Fall Break! It was so nice to have Adam and Tessa home with us and I loved hearing happy children play all week long. The only problem we had was, it didn't last long enough!
Daddy had to go on a business trip to California for some of last week, so he missed some of our fun and we missed him. 
We started our Fall Break fun with a trip to Jaker's with our friends. These kids had a ball playing on and in everything. They all feel so grown up when they can climb up the hay all by themselves. 
 Gwen and Presley making Corn Angels

 Caleb loved the corn pit and the older kids had fun burying him. 


 Adam made it to the top!
 Tessa did too!
 Hay ride time

 The kids each got to pick a pumpkin to bring home. We ended up with a big one and a small one for each of them. 
 We went to Ma and Pa's house while Daddy was out of town. Caleb is pretty fascinated by his cousin, Gia. And Gia makes Caleb look so big!
 Monday evening, we headed to Thanksgiving Point for some fall fun. They had several games for the kids to play, bugs to examine, and crafts to make. And of course, we had to ride the ponies. Gwen was so thrilled to make a basket at the pumpkin toss. And yes, she dressed up all day, every day. 


 Tessa put together an awesome dinosaur puzzle she got for her birthday. 
 Mommy worked on Monday and Tuesday, so Tuesday we made spooky houses with Kache. 
 Tuesday night we met up with Aunt Katy and went for a ride on the Halloween Cruise. The kids loved it!
 Wednesday morning.....got off to a rough start. 
 Wednesday we did some of our Johnny Appleseed activities we usually do in the fall. 
 We also went to the movies and saw Inside Out. 

 Then we headed to the Big Red Barn to check out the apple orchards and grab some treats. 
 Daddy got home very late on Wednesday night, and while the kids waited for him to arrive, we watched Topper Returns in Mommy's bed. 

 Thursday, Presley and Cooper came over to decorate some Halloween cookies. 
 Friday we headed back to Thanksgiving Point for the Scarecrow Festival. We saw such fun and creative scarecrows. We loved it!





 Gwen had to show us the diamond ring on the bride scarecrow. 

 We were so excited to find a Pippi Longstocking scarecrow. We have been reading that book together in the evenings. 
 It was a beautiful fall day for some family time!



 We found some awesome leaves to play in. I love watching them be happy kids. It's these moments that make me realize how truly blessed we are to have such happy and healthy kids. 









 They got to hear a Witch tell a spooky Halloween story. 
 Caleb did so well while we were out, but he was missing his nap time. 
 Saturday morning, Mommy and Daddy got to run away to the temple. It was wonderful to spend some time there. 
We spent the rest of our weekend rearranging furniture and getting some extra cleaning done for our special delivery on Sunday. Ma spent the week in California, doing some work at Great Grandpa's house and she brought this beautiful thing home to us! We are so grateful to have it!! Adam and Mommy are loving being able to play a real piano.
So that was our Fall Break. Full of fun and happy times! Before we left for school this morning, Adam and Tessa counted how many weeks until Winter Break. They love school, but I am glad they love being home too.