Daniel was once again disgusted by the pumpkin guts. But I was really proud of him, he did try to clean out his pumpkin.
Noah was nice and helped him clean out his pumpkin.
Jacob was quite entertained by the whole event. He enjoyed playing with the pumpkin seeds and holding Kendall's arm as he cut his pumpkin.
So here are the end results of night. It was a good evening and fun to spend time together as a family.
It was Bethany's birthday on Saturday. We made egg rolls, lemon chicken, chow mien and rice for dinner. It was so yummy! We also made apple crisp and an apple pie.
Jacob seemed to really enjoy the apple crisp!
Bethany has been a life saver this past month. She's so awesome! Jacob refused to take a nap one day last week and then crashed right before dinner on Bethany.
Also Bethany has won the kids over with her wonderful ability to read children's book for hours on end! Daniel will bring her piles and piles of books to read! By the time she leaves us she will be fluent in Dr. Seuss and have all his books memorised!
Every year we take the kids to the pumpkin patch at the plant farm near our home. I like it cause it's free and the pumpkins are not in a muddy field.
They have a tracker train ride.
They also have a hay ride. The kids love this!
Jacob was quite interested in the hay! The kids each got to pick out a pumpkin. I was very happy to see them pick out smaller pumpkins.
We went to Ft. Casey. It was so wet but that didn't stop the kids from exploring the fort.
The kids and Bethany by one of the big guns.
Daniel wanted to have his picture taken but the heavy misty rain was blowing right into his face.
As we made our way around the island and up to Deception pass the sun came out and it was quite nice!
Daniel wanted to be up higher than everyone in this picture. He was so muddy by the time he came down!
Daniel found this piece of driftwood and thought himself so strong cause he could pick it up.
Jacob was tired after our day of exploring.
Emma is such a little mommy! She loves to read books to Jacob and I don't think Jacob minds too much!
She was being so sweet to Jacob and a huge help to me by keeping him occupied while I was busy.
My brother Joshua and I took the kids to the Zoo one day. The kids had a great time and I did too. Usually going to the zoo is not something I look forward to cause it's kinda stressful with 4 kids and they all want to go in different directions. But this trip was pretty stress free.
The kids really liked the bears.
The kids got to feed the birds which was pretty cool.
We went and picked blueberries this year. The kids really enjoyed it too. They would get all excited when they found a really good bush with lots of ripe berries!
And this is what happened when I asked the kids to wash the trash can out with the hose. Emma came in soaking wet! So there you have it, a few random pictures of what's been happening.
Jacob and aunt Londa.
Emma just loved Grandpa Heaton!
We also got to go to Temple Square one morning. It was so beautiful! The kids loved all the flowers around the temple and conference center.
We took a tour around the conference center. It was neat to see all the original works of art!
The kids up in the balcony of the conference center.
This chandelier and sky light were one of my favorite parts of the conference center. This is a view from the ground floor.
And this is a view from the top floor. Pictures just don't do it justice!
I love this picture! We went to the conference center first and Daniel was so excited to see the temple that when ever he got a glimpse of it through a window he would run to the window all excited!
The roof of the conference center was amazing! I wouldn't have thought that we were on the roof of a building! There were meadows, groves of trees and fountains that were amazing!
Another view of the roof.
The kids on the steps of the temple. I love those doors!
The kids inside the south visitors center. Daniel wanted his picture taken by the angel Moroni.
We got to the Tabernacle just in time for an organ concert. It was really loud in there and Jacob fell asleep and slept through most of it! I only wish we had had more time to see more, but we had a 5 hour drive to Cedar City to make that day.