Halloween

The four elementary school maniacs heading to school on Halloween morning.

Dinner with our friends the Wilhites.  We had Ogre Ear Soup (tortellini soup) and orange soda.  I think Lizzie is a little bit excited.

The gang all dressed up and ready to go.

If you are nice in a couple of shots, you get to do this.

Paige: Chili's waitress, Susanna: Bride, Kerrie: Butterfly, Hannah: Duct tape dress and Lizzie: Zombie Ballerina

Hannah and her friend Kate made their costumes entirely out of duct tape.  Very impressive.

Corn Maze

 We usually go to the pumpkin patch towards the end of October.  This year we decided to visit a maze/pumpkin patch/harvest festival instead.  It was a gorgeous day.  We had fun (even the person pouting)  in the maze.  I think it was in the shape of a BSU Bronco head.

I think the little girls actually had more fun in this maze.

 Hannah and Paige were adventurous.  Their screaming entertained all the bystanders.

Playing in the corn kernel box.

Everyone enjoyed a lunch of junk food and we even took some pumpkins home for the front porch.

SYTYCD 2011

At the end of October I took Kiley, Hannah, Paige and Lizzie to the So You Think You Can Dance tour stop in SLC.  It was on a Wednesday, so we left after school on Tuesday and drove back Wednesday night after the show.  It was a quick, but really fun, trip.

I have always wanted to stop at the Malad Gorge when we have driven to Utah, and decided that this was the evening to do it.  It was amazing.  So beautiful.  There is a walking bridge built across the gorge.  It was kind of scary, but well worth it.  

We stopped in Layton so I could introduce the girls to Brick Oven Pizza.  Even better than I remember from my college days.

We stayed at Melissa's beautiful home and then enjoyed a day of shopping.  Of course the highlight of the trip was the show.  It was amazing!  We can't wait to go again next year.

New Wheels

Kiley took driver's training last Spring and had to drive for six months with a learner's permit.  With the time getting near for her to start driving without one of her parents we decided we needed to get a car so she could get herself (and hopefully some of her sisters) around.  We bought this car in October and since she couldn't drive it yet, I have been driving it when I don't have a bunch of kids with me.  It is fun to cruise around in something small again.  It is also a lot more enjoyable to fill up at the gas station.

A Walk in the Park

Every year on the first Sunday in October we join all of the Dildines for a Sunday night walk in Kathryn Albertson Park.  We had such a mild Fall this year that the leaves had not even started to change colors.  It was nice to be with family on such a beautiful evening.

BSU

This year we bought BSU football season tickets (at the very top of the stadium). 

Tailgating 

 With Grandpa Baker

The gang heading into the stadium on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in September

Atlanta

Over Labor Day weekend Brad and I traveled to the BSU game in Atlanta.  We had a great time.  BSU beat Georgia and we had fun together shopping, going to restaurants, visiting the World of Coca-Cola and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and museum.

An added bonus was having DragonCon in town that weekend.  The streets were full of colorful characters.