Fall Happenings

After the freak snow storm at the beginning of the month, the weather here has been so great. They call it Indian Summer. Whatever it is, I love it:) We've been able to be outside & enjoy the warmth for the whole month of October!!
We've been saying all summer that we would take the kids camping. Since summer is over, & we never actually took them, Derek had this bright idea of camping in the back yard. We bundled them up in warm clothes & sleeping bags & Derek "camped" with the kids in the tent. They loved it & actually made it until about 5 a.m. Brandon got too cold & wanted to come in. I opted to sleep in my warm bed. I kept telling them that pregnant mommies don't sleep in tents!! We also went to a pumpkin patch, had a picnic in the mountains & for the first time in I don't know how long, Derek & I went to a Halloween party with our friends. It was a murder mystery dinner & it was so much fun. The theme was 80s & it was hilarious to see the 80s fashions back in action (crimped hair & all). Thanks to those of you who helped put on such a fun night!!
Fall is my favorite time of year & this has been a very fun month. Hope everyone has had a great October & can't wait to see all the cute pictures of your kids on Halloween!!

Snow in October!!

So we woke up Sunday morning to this!! They said there was going to be some snow flurries, but I never imagined it sticking like this. It looked like December instead of October. The high on Sunday was 40, & it was a record for the lowest high this early in October. I really hope this is not an indication of how this winter is going to be, because if it is, then I really need to think about moving back to Florida!! What were we thinking when we decided to come to freezing Utah?!? As sad I was, I'm pretty sure the kids were happier than I was sad. They jumped out of bed & couldn't wait to get on their snow gear & play in that mess. They made snow angels & threw snow balls until it melted & they came in crying. I told them there would be plenty more snow in the next few months so not to worry. It will definitely return with a vengence I'm sure!!

St. George Marathon

This past weekend was the St. George marathon & Derek decided to run it again. I think he's nuts & the training is crazy, but I am proud of him for setting a goal & sticking to it. The weather this year was terrible. It poured the entire 26.2 miles & to add to the torture there was also 15-20 mile per hour head winds. I was stressed just standing in the rain waiting for him to finish, but when he finally did cross the line, I was definitley a little relieved. The kids had a blast swimming in the pool & hanging out at the condo. The weather was beautiful every day except for the race. In the last 32 years it has only rained twice for the race. I told Derek that was just his luck & that means the next 15 years should be great weather!!