Fall Fun

The kids had Fall break this week. We went to the zoo on Tuesday with some friends, the Caddys. The kids had so much fun being at the zoo with friends. It was so fun watching them chase each other and talk and laugh. It was exactly what my kids needed after so much time couped up in the apartment. The weather was absolutely perfect. This is when iving in AZ is fun.



I decided, totally last minute, to drive to Colorado with the kids to see Grandma and Grandpa. We left Wedensday. We enjoyed a beautiful drive through the mountains. Fall was at it's peak. The colors were so gorgeous. I didn't realize how homesick for the different seasons I was until I could see them again. Fall in my hometown of Craig is so amaxingly beautiful. I can't even describe the gratitude I felt for all of God's creations on this trip. We saw the beautiful trees in all their many colors, llamas, prairie dogs, deer, antelope, sandhill cranes, and buffalo. The kids had a blast looking out the window trying to see all the wildlife and mountains. We had fun traveling together.


We spent Thursday at my parents raking leaves and running and jumping in the piles and climbing the trees in the yard. The kids had fun playing with all of Grandma's stuffed animals. Her giant panda was a police car and the baby was the police man. The kids were spoiled by their grandparents and they soaked up every second of their love.









Friday we went to Dinosaur National Monument and the Dinosaur Field House Museum in Vernal, UT. The monument is under construction so there wasn't much to do there except hike- not exactly what my body needed after the 13 hour drive. But, the kids did get some things to doodle on for the rest of the drive to Vernal. The Field House Museum was the best dinosaur museum I have been to. They had a complete dploducus skeleton. The whole museum was completely hands on for the kids. Everywhere we looked there was something for the kids to touch or do. It was so fun. Not once were the kids bored. They had so much fun learning and remembering all the things they have learned in all the dinosaur books they have read. This museum is in a little town in UT, but it was the best museum ever. So much fun!!!












We had a great drive home on Saturday. The drive along the CO river through western Colorado was so gorgeous. The river and the fall colors was picture perfect- man I miss Colorado. We drove through Moab and stopped at Wilson's Arch just off the highway. I let the kids talk me into hiking to the top. It was fun going up, coming down was an experience. We crab walked our way down in a line so we wouldn't slip down the rocks. Going down with 3 kids was an adventure in itself! We made it down safe and sound.

I am so glad we were able to go on this trip. I learned my limitations, but I would probably do it all over again just to see the joy on my children's faces as they spent time with Grandma and Grandpa and the "other" dinosaurs. (I love you Mom and Dad). Sorry that was too funny.

We now have a couple of busy weeks ahead. We are celebrating Daniel's birthday on Saturday. We are making our Halloween costumes and getting those ready. Halloween will be so much fun this year. All of the costumes are all hand made with the kids' help. So much fun!