Arboretum

It's just a beautiful place to walk and enjoy the fresh air. This arboretum is pretty in the fall and I love to go at least once a year and see the leaves.

Lots of Leaves

Mindy, Davis and I spent a late afternoon at the Arboretum. There were still leaves on the ground to shuffle through. We also saw three deer wandering in the park. This is Mindy and Davis gathering leaves. It's impossible to just walk through without touching some of them. Davis loved being at the park and just running forever and ever.

Greenbluff Saturday and Pumpkin Donuts

Dad and I and Mindy took the kids to Greenbluff on a Saturday afternoon. It was the last weekend of the apple festival so there were just tons of people all over and traffic was awful. Anyway, we had a good time, (I think)The kids each picked out a pumpkin and we did the train ride. We went to Harvest House for donuts and Dad was a real trooper to stand in the long line for us. Mindy was a trooper as well in trying to get some pictures of the kids. That's a feat in itself. By the time we left to go home we (the adults) were all tuckered out and ready for a nap.

Train Ride

What a Day

Nana and the kids having fun at Greenbluff.

The Three Pumpkins

Riding in the wheelbarrow that is suppose to hold all of your pumpkins.

Three Muskateers at Greenbluff

Mindy worked so hard getting this picture. I am sure all of the people around us were entertained for awhile. Anyway, it turned out pretty darn good I think. Thanks Mindy for your patience and expertese.(sp)

Logan's Visit

Kris and Logan have been with us for about a week and what a fun time we are having with them. We are getting acquainted with Logan again and he is a delightful little boy. It took him several days to finally discover that these doors actually open and there are fun and interesting dishes inside. Consequently, we put a lock on them just for safety reasons. I keep the lock handy for that purpose but had not had reason to actually use it until this day. He's such a super kid.

My Three Hats

Logan loves hats and these pictures just prove that. Anything that can fit on the head will do. By the way, the can makes a great drum.

Cartoons and Rockers

Logan loves this little rocking chair. He comes and climbs in and makes himself comfy for a few quick minutes of cartoon time. It's a rocking chair I had when I was about 3 and had been restored by my Dad back in the 80's. Glad we have it for little boys to sit in.

3 Generations

I drove Erin to the hospital this afternoon to visit Carli. She delivers some milk which the NIKU freezes for Carli. All of the cords you see are just monitors of different kinds. The one in her navel is for nourishment or whatever they need to use it for. The top of the incubator was open while we were there for awhile. She also has a smaller oxygen tube now too. They all say how amazing this baby is. Her weight had dropped to 1 lb 7 oz but today it was up to 1 lb. 10 oz. so she is doing okay it seems. She's just a baby doll.

Hang on Carli

Erin's hands look so big next to the baby. She likes to wrap her little hand around your finger already.

Carli on Video

Erin is taking a video of Carli. Hope she posts it soon.

Halloween Guests

We were all ready for Halloween - had our pumpkin lights outside and lots of candy to give away but we only had about 6 kids come to the door. How disappointing! Now the candy goes into the freezer for snacks later on. Avery and Bodee came over though and that was our treat for the night. Don brought them over and Erin and Jeremy tagged along - they were on their way down to the hospital to visit Carlie and stopped here long enough to see the boys. Avery was a Ninja and Bodee was a Speed Racer guy. Cute kids huh?

Carlie Marie

Carlie Marie ( Don't know if it's Carli or with an e on the end) 1 lb - 11 oz 13 1/2 long

My New Socks

Erin is showing off her new socks and footies. And Mindy is just giving her lots of love.

Visiting Erin

Wednesday we visited Erin at the hospital. I actually felt the baby kick one time and it was just a little tap.

Mindy with Erin in Hospital

We visited Erin at the hospital on Wednesday and this is Mindy just talking with her, Davis eating a sucker and Dad resting.

Phantom of the Opera

This last Thursday evening Dad and I attended the live showing of Phantom. I have always wanted to see it in person and being as it is playing all month, we took the time to attend. What an exciting night. It was at the Opera House - kind of an appropriate place wouldn't you say? Our seats were pretty good - about 3/4 the way back in the middle. For anyone that has already seen Phantom you might remember how the chandelier comes forward a little bit and then rises to the ceiling in the first part of the show. Well, the equipment that makes it rise failed somehow and there was a 15 minute waiting period while they fixed something. Then, after it started again everything worked fine. It was a marvelous and very entertaining musical opera that I am glad we decided to go see.

General Conference

Sunday Morning Session - "Finding Joy in the Journey" - President Monson “I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and non-existent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. "[From The Music Man:] ‘You pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you’ve collected a lot of empty yesterdays.’ “If you are still in the process of raising children, be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will—to your surprise—miss them profoundly. “Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume…”