More randoms

We went to the pumpkin patch one day. It was not our best year. We’d invited people, but only Aina’s could come, and the Callihan’s met us there for a bit. 

These girls claim Ezra as their own. 

It was nice and warm and the girls all played. 

We managed to get a few pictures even though there was some drama. 

We love our pumpkin patch!

Papa let us try out his weighted blanket and the girls each took turns. They all liked it!

One morning I went up to the Bayside Ward conference and crossed the bridge just as the sun was coming up. It was breathtakingly beautiful. All month I’ve been in awe of all the beauty around us. We are so loved to have such a beautiful earth. 

Delaney did some safe sunbathing one day. 

Our October family walks entailed capes and sometimes full costumes. Delaney requested this picture in the Clark’s Rest spotlights. 

Overall it’s been pretty warm, but we’ve had a few cold mornings. That sometimes means brekkie on the floor in front of a heater. 

School picture proofs! I haven’t ordered their pictures in a few years since we take family pictures every year. 

I’m staff appreciation chair at the middle school again, and we collected snack donations, then the girls helped me put together goody bags for the bus drivers. First we organized the food into categories. 

Then packaged the bus drivers, then organized the extra snacks for the staff in the building. . 

Lovely. 

The girls love coming early with me and being in the staff lounge. We got everything setup, and then I restocked once in the middle of the day. 

Elizabeth came and helped me pass out the bus driver bags right before school let out. 

The girls wrote messages on every bag. 

It got pretty hairy there as multiple busses came at the same time, and we were hoofing it to get everything delivered. Because of subs I ended up one short, but I ran to the JGG and quickly assembled another bag. 

Delaney got her art back from the fair. She was pretty proud. 

More of my walk pictures. It’s all just so beautiful, I am rarely outside without wanting/taking a picture. 

One of my fav volunteer opportunities is the book fair, and I was able to volunteer twice. Once for the Harry Potter night, because obvi. The girls came too and helped ring things up. They stayed several hours before they’d had enough. We love books. 

One afternoon at piano we had a storm. There was thunder and lightning and it got windy before it rained. Frankie and I went for a walk and then had started tutoring in the back of the JGG, but Frankie was too distracted and nervous. So we went and sat at Johnna’s table and watched the storm move across the water. It was gorgeous.