Kaleb's 9th Birthday

Kaleb celebrated his 9th birthday with a quiet party at home.

We took him to the store and he picked out a new bike and helmet with his birthday money.

This new bike is much better than the old one. It was too small and got ruined in the snow last year.

We had Star Wars cupcakes as a family and he picked chicken nuggets for his dinner. It was a great birthday!

Homecoming Parade

The boys participated in the hometown homecoming parade this fall.

One of my webelos scouts got to carry the flag for the parade.

All the boys got to wear masks and beads and throw out candy.

Landon.

Kaleb.

Cole.

It was a fun, small town moment.

Spokane

We went to Spokane, WA on one of the mornings when we went to Coeur d'Alene, ID.

We saw the Spokane Temple.

We went to Riverfront Park in Downtown for a little while. These running statues were pretty fun!

It was such a pretty day and all the flowers were still in bloom.

The gondola wasn't open yet, so we took a hike down to the falls.

The falls were pretty and cold.

Spokane is a great city. I hope we get to go back there sometime for alittle bit longer.

Trip to Coeur d'Alene Idaho

We took a trip to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for Kyle to have an interview for a transfer for work.

My camera did something funny and erased the pictures I took. So these are just a couple I took with my phone. It doesn't do the lake justice.

It is such a pretty place.

The kids enjoyed playing on the beach. I would love to go back there one summer for vacation.

As far as the job, we don't know if he got it or not yet.

Fall Harvest

I had a wonderful garden this year and therefore I had the biggest harvest yet.

Tomatoes.

Cucumbers which I canned into pickles and dill relish.

I used the tomatoes, jalepenos, green onions from the garden to make about 30 quarts of salsa.

I got about 10 pumpkins out of the garden, in various sizes. They make for great decorations. Not sure we will be eating them.

I also got lots of zucchini which we ate, froze and made into bread. Yummy!

I hope to have such success next year!

Mesa Verde with the Robertsons

On Labor Day weekend, the Robertson's came to visit us. On Saturday we went to Telluride, but my camera battery was dead so I didn't get any pictures. Sunday we went to church and hung out around the house. Monday we went to Mesa Verde (Kyle had to work) and I got lots of fun pictures.

Here is the whole gang together.

We had to climb up and down the huge ladders to get to the ruins on the tour.

We saw lots of ruins, petroglyphs and other fun stuff.

The boys enjoyed the time spent with cousins.

Even the babies listened to the speakers and were pretty good on the hikes too.

It was a wonderful weekend. We love seeing family and having them visit.

Cole's first tooth loss

I am catching up on the blog this week. I hate to get so behind because it takes me several days to catch up.

Cole lost his first tooth the day after the first day of school.

He was so cute! He is getting so big!