Enjoying Utah's Fall

We have been soaking up Utah's fall (which I truly missed every year living in AZ)!!  It was gorgeous and unusually warm, and I think that was a special blessing especially for us!  We tried to keep busy, since we were all dealing with the move and house selling/buying stress.  That and the fact that we are living in our parent's basement with only the essentials - keeping busy was a must!

Las Vegas

On the way to Utah in August, we spent a night in Las Vegas since the kids had never been there.  It wasn't as magical or enjoyable as I anticipated, but we still had a fun time at the hotel (walking anywhere was a little overwhelming not knowing how long it would take or what interesting pictures we would encounter).  The most memorable part was making the kids walk forever to Shake Shack in the rain, but it was SO worth it!  Yummy!

Luxor's Pool

Soccer

We put the kids in soccer and the season went by fast since they had games twice a week.  Both kids did better than we expected and were much more aggressive than they'd been in previous years.  There's hope!  Andrew had both good and bad games (one game he scored 8 goals vs. another where he pouted the whole time).  His team had a wide range of ages, so when he was with the kids his own age, he did better.  Rachel did quite well and although she did not love our tips or advice to help her improve, she was always happy to go to soccer, tried her best and showed us her athletic side.  

Springville Reservoir

Rachel & 2nd cousin, Allie

Kendall loves Aunt Katherine!!

Sego Lily Carnival

With the Worthen's!

Cowabunga Bay 

We were a little cold!  We only like to swim when it's over 100 degrees!

Hogle Zoo 

Cousins are the best!! 

Riverwoods Chalk Art 

 UVU Family Fun Carnival

The kids put their names in a drawing for some bikes and scooters and Andrew & Kendall both won!  Ha!  It was a teaching moment for Rachel that I could not have paid money for.  She has some jealous tendencies, but she persevered and tried to be happy for them!  Success!  Also, this is some of the best face painting I've ever seen!  

Hiked the Y 

Fall Colors

BYU Football Games

Lego Display at BYU

Utahn's dig swig

Garth Brooks concert with the Flanagan's - what?!  Such an amazing concert!