Sunday

Sunday October 27th, Glenn got to participate in the Ward Primary Program.

We got him dressed so handsomely, I wanted to take his picture.

Mackenzie's Birthday

Even though Mackenzie's birthday is the 23rd, we got together with them on Saturday the 26th to celebrate.  We brought down Hungry, Hungry Hippos so the kids could play.

Black Island Park

Friday October 25th, Glenn and I went to Black Island Farms Harvest Festival with my brother Ethan and his family--Lena, Jasper and Freya.

Indoor Camping

On October 18th, we had another quick visit from Dennis and Robyn while they were on their way up to Idaho again.  They could only stay for a bit because they wanted to get to Cecilia's to take them out to lunch.  Robyn showed me the wedding scrapbook she put together from Cecilia and Sam's wedding.  It was really well done, and I can't wait for when she does our wedding! :D

Raking

One Saturday in October, my Dad was outside raking the leaves.  Glenn wanted to go out and help him.

BYU Homecoming Parade

Saturday October 12, BYU had it's annual Homecoming Parade.

Mom, Dad, Glenn and I went down to Provo to meet up with Kirsta, Morian, Devin, Kenzie and Grandpa Thibault.  And of course, we were excited to support Sirie who would be in the parade!

First Snow of the Season

Friday October 4th, we woke up to some white stuff covering the ground!

Glenn was so excited for snow!  He had mentioned wanting snow when we were in Texas for a few weeks and when I told him that we probably wouldn't get any snow there, he was pretty bummed.  He loves snow!  And so when it snowed in Utah in October, he was so happy!

  He wanted to go out right away and play in it.

He had preschool that morning, so I told him that he could play in it on our walk down there.

Soccer

Early in October, Glenn and I went down to Provo to hang out with Kirsta and her kids.  They were part of a little soccer team--an organization for the spouses and kids of students in the MBA program at BYU.   

Grandpa Don's Birthday

The last Sunday in September, Ethan's family came over to celebrate Dad's birthday.  

Ringling Bro's and Barnum & Bailey Presents...

 "The Greatest Show in Earth"!

On September 27th, Glenn and I went to the circus!

Glenn had never been to a circus before and I thought this would be a good opportunity to go on a Mother-Son date.  The show was titled Built to Amaze and had the theme of building throughout the show.

Devin's Birthday

My nephew Devin turned 5 while we were in Utah.  We had a family gathering at Grandma and Grandpa's house to celebrate.  Devin wanted a Cars birthday.

An Afternoon with Chalk

On Monday September 9, we got a visit from Paul's dad while he was on his way up to Idaho.  We had a short visit, but it was pleasant.

Dress Up

One fun thing that Glenn likes to do at Grandma Esther's house is dress up!  We found the cool Ninja Turtle costume that Mom made for my brother years and years ago!  

First Day of Preschool

While we were in Utah, we decided to have Glenn attend a neighborhood preschool.  Miss Laura was his teacher for the few months that we were there.  She had been a kindergarten teacher for several years and was now teaching from her home, 3 days a week.  

Labor Day Picnic

On Monday September 2nd, we had a family get together with my Dad's side of the family .  We were glad to celebrate Labor Day together--those of us that could gather.  Paul was glad that he didn't fly to Spain until the next day, so he could come to this get together.  (He had missed all the gatherings when I was here before and he was in Texas.) 

We gathered at Evergreen Park in Salt Lake City.  We used to go there when we were kids and it was fun to go there again, now with our kids.  It did change, but they did keep some of the same elements that we loved about it so much--two words--pumpkin carriage!

On the Road Again

As I mentioned in the previous post, we had one week in Austin after our vacation to Branson.  Paul was returning to Spain for the Fall months, and Glenn and I were going to live in Utah for that time.  When we first made these plans and decisions we still hadn't sold our house in Lehi, Paul didn't have many vacation days this time in Spain, and every-day living in Spain had been pretty hard for Glenn and me.  So we were going to live these months apart.  Paul was able to take a couple of days off so we could drive to Utah and then he would fly to Spain from there.  We left Friday, August 30th at 6pm, hoping to miss the hottest part of the day.  We also wanted to just drive right on through the night until reaching Layton, getting it over with instead of dragging it out over a few days.  We had a rule though--once you hit the rumble strip, you were out!  And the other person had to take over driving, or if both were too tired, we would pull over to rest.  So once again, we were on the road, driving through many states in the good ol' USA.

Saturday morning we made it to Four Corners.  We took a bit of a detour to visit a few places on the way.  We loved having an excuse to get out and stretch our legs.  

Four Corners

Dinner with Friends

Just after our trip to Branson, we had one week back in Austin.  We were invited over to one of Paul's coworker's home for dinner.  Miguel and his wife Rebecca also stayed at the Staybridge Hotel back at the beginning of the year.  They are from Spain (and Germany) and were relocating to the Austin office.  We enjoyed getting to know them and were excited to see them again.  

Branson Fun at Home

The morning that we were to leave, Paul came downstairs looking for Glenn.  When he couldn't find him, he looked out the window...

The Branson Belle

Our last show in Branson was on a showboat.

The Dutton's

Thursday night, Paul and I went on a date to another show--The Dutton's.  They were an LDS family as well, and we joked that we only saw the LDS acts in town!  They were all really good and I was glad to be supporting fellow members of our church.

The Dutton family was by far the largest group on stage.  Paul and I really enjoyed that they included many, if not all, of their family in the show.