Aggies All the Way!

One of the fun things about moving to Cache Valley is the chance to go to Utah State games. Grandpa Clair likes to keep a supply of tickets on hand so his family can cheer on the Aggies.  I love football games and it's so fun that the Aggies actually win these days. Their games were not so much fun when I was a kid.

It's been pretty fun to take my kids to the games this year. All of the kids have been to two games with me and I've been to three.  Cole got to be my date to the late-night homecoming game against Air Force, which worked out good for him.  He likes football okay, but the game was great for him because he got to meet Echo, the Air Force (real) falcon and chat with his handler about falconry. That kid!

I think we might be bad luck for the quarterbacks, however. We lose one every time we go to a game.  Maybe we better stay home for the rest of the season since I hear they are out of QB's.  We'll save our cheering for basketball season.

Boo!

Wasn't it just the greatest thing ever that Halloween was on a Friday this year? It was so awesome not to have to worry about getting kids home to bed. And the weather was the best I ever remember. Simple joys, right?

But, the Halloween bad news was that I missed our old neighborhood. It was a trick-or-treating mecca there. Seriously - I bet Hollywood visits our old neighborhood whenever they want to film a trick-or-treating scene. It's the best.

Our costumes were pretty classic this year. Annie wanted to be a witch so that Molly could be her black cat. 

They were a cute pair, but awesome mom forgot to get a picture of just the two of them.  

 

  

Ben wanted to be a skeleton, but could not tolerate face painting, so he was a bare-faced skeleton.  

 

Until he consumed a blue sucker at which point he became a blue-lipped skeleton.

  

 Cole was a werewolf. A very furry werewolf. Owwww!

We had to swing by our building lot before heading out to trick-or-treat so that Dad and Grandpa could paint Cole's face since Mom's face painting abilities are limited to pink kitty noses and maybe clown smiles. Grandpa nailed it, though.

 

Here's hoping your Halloween was super spooky and sugary too!

 

Autumn Days

 Autumn day, autumn day,

 God gives richest gifts today.

 

Look on ev'ry side and see pleasant things 

for you and me.

Apples red and apples yellow, round and juicy, sweet and mellow.

Load the trees til they bend over and their branches touch the clover.

 

Child, be glad with all that lives, but forget not God who gives. 

*Song lyrics from The Children's Songbook, in case you don't know it and thought I was a poet.*

September in Cache Valley

September in Cache Valley means...

...picnics at Grandpa's Ranch...

...leaf gathering...

...and tree climbing.

September in Cache Valley means walks up dry creek beds...

 

...and field trips to see red Salmon fly...

...and morning trail runs.

But mostly, September in Cache Valley means a phone full of sunsets.

 

I kinda like September in Cache Valley.

High Creek

We spent a little time exploring the canyon just a hop and skip away from our new house.  It was delightful.  We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place. 

 

 Daddy caught about 30 fish.

 

Mom found a rope swing we all got to try.

 

We practiced our best gymnastics moves.

And we all went home happy.