Fall Morning with my Buddies

Dinner and Emily and Willy's

Had a really fun evening having dinner with our Franson family at Emily and Willy's beautiful new house!  Pretty special to get to be together the night before Jakobe was born...and celebrate the upcoming birth of Jon and Chelsea's baby!  We love these people!    

General Conference Family Tim

Lagoon Trail

One free weekend evening we went looking for a place with beautiful fall leaves.  We found out we were looking too soon.  :)  But had a great time exploring Farmington Canyon and the Lagoon Trail.

Sight-Impaired Ninjas

The things boys do...!  Only one chipped tooth before it was over.  :(

Crazy Hair Day

Hiking Ensign Peak

During the kids' off-track from school we were looking for fun things to do.  Cub Scout Belt Loops ended up being a fun way to give purpose in doing things we'd have wanted to do anyway.  :)  For their Hiking Belt Loop we did our first hike ever without Greg.  This was the perfect length and destination -- not too tough, but we felt like we'd really been somewhere.  Love how these kids look out for each other!

Our Soccer Boys

Nathan and Joshua are playing soccer with the local recreation league.  

It has turned out to be such a fun season for both of them!

Ogden Temple Open House

A really special day for our whole family to get to be in the temple together.  I hope it is a day our children will remember the peace and happiness they felt.  Aaron, especially, was uncharacteristically reverent.  :)

Adventures at the Castle Park

At the end of a crazy week, when I'm trying to remember why I love these kids...so grateful to spend a little carefree time having fun together. 

One of our kids' favorite songs right now says, "God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be--This is how He shares His love, for the family is of God."

So grateful to be reminded...in the ups and downs of parenthood...that it is through these relationships God is shaping us to be the people he wants us to be.