Utah Trip - part 3

 Misty and Sophia met us at City Creek mall one morning.  We let the kids play in the kid area and then Jeannette treated us all to lunch in the food court.  It was fun to sit and chat and watch the kids play.

 

 Hailey is so cute, sweet, and petite.  She and I became good little friends on our trip...I loved it.

 

Another day we met Misty and Sophia, Meg and Lucy and Nora, and Annie Cowden at Gardner Village to see the witches.  It was really crowded, but we had a great time walking around and finding the witches, buying a few things at the quilt store, and hitting up the candy store.

 I love Annie.  She is the best with all the little kids..she loves them and they all love her.

 Hailey and Brooklyn didn't get the memo that you through the bread to the ducks...

 

 all of us

 Brooklyn has a question :)

Jeannette and Jon left on Sunday for Park City.  The kids didn't have school on Monday (still UEA) so we met Misty and Sophia at a pumpkin patch.  It was a small one, but had some fun things like a bounce house, slide, and maze that the kids all got to do.  

 I love this picture - they look so much alike!

I didn't take any other pictures while Jon and Jeannette were gone...not much time to do that when I was responsible for 8 kids! :)  All the kids were GREAT...honestly..it couldn't have gone better.  I was exhausted at the end of each day...but didn't have one complaint.  Hannah and I shared a bed the few nights they were away and one time in the middle of the night she woke me up to tell me that Jake was having bad dreams...ha ha...I love that crazy girl.

I didn't take many more pictures the rest of the trip.  Here are a few from the ward trunk or treat...

Brooklyn is terrified of this guy dressed up as a.....tree??  Not really sure what he was.

getting her face painted

The Bowen's have this mask that is actually really scary.  One morning Jack put it on and I told him to scare Brooklyn when she woke up....HA HA!!  I know, I'm mean!  But her reaction was SO funny...a combination of screaming and shaking and laughing all at the same time.  

And this is us at Jack's birthday party.  It was at a trampoline place and Brooklyn loved it.  She could jump for hours.

Oh, it was a fun trip!  I'm sad that it came and went so fast!!  Luckily we are going home for Thanksgiving (and Christmas) and will get to see everyone again.  AND this time John will get to join in on the fun.

Utah Trip - part 2

Jeannette had a birthday dinner for the October birthdays on Sunday night (Lucy, Annie, Jessie, Jack, Jeannette, and Emily).  We put the little kids in their Halloween costumes after and took a few pictures.  These were some of the best we could get...

 

 

 

 

 Sophia and Hailey - aren't they the cutest little elephants?!

Brooklyn and Jake were Pebbles and Bam Bam (more on that to come).  This is part of Jake's costume...he is missing his shoulder strap and club.  My aunt Becky is holding him in this picture and she calls him "lunchbox".  She told me she feels like she needs to call him up some days and ask if he wants to go to lunch....ha ha...I think it is hilarious!

Meg, Lucy, and Nora came out one day to play...the girls had fun jumping on the trampoline and playing outside.

 

Meg and Jake

We went swimming another day at the rec center.  It was fun and hard all at the same time.  Hard because there weren't enough adults per little kid that can't swim.  And Brooklyn is nuts in the pool.  She has no fear of drowning....the water started off shallow and got deeper and deeper.  She would laugh and smile as she walked farther and farther in to it...and was still smiling when she'd start to go under.  I love that she loves to swim, but don't like how fearless/clueless she is too :)  The pool had a slide and I told Jon Bowen to take Brooklyn down and go as fast as he could...it was a good time!

We were able to visit my Grandma Clyde in her care facility one afternoon with Jeannette and most of her girls and Uncle Pete.   It was so nice to see and visit with her, even though she didn't know who we were and couldn't follow some of the conversation.  She is the only grandparent I have ever known and I love this little lady so much!