Sarah and Megan decided to reenact this picture from Ben's babyhood.  It's still pretty cute! Although decidedly more difficult to keep him still!

Ben had a field trip for Joy School this week.  He thought that was super exciting!  All the moms came too and we went up Mapleton Canyon to a little spot by the creek.  It was beautiful with the leaves changing and the weather was not too cold yet, either.  It was really fun.

Bethany's school had a carnival this week.  She went with her friend Macie.  They jumped in the bounce houses and got their faces painted, colored Halloween decorations and ate French toast.  Apparently a fun time was had by all!  She also finally got a Sage Creek t-shirt with a Chinese dragon on the front.  What fun!

Calianne got to be the tax collector at school this week.  Everyone was given tootsie rolls to be taxed upon in order to better understand the grievances of the early American settlers.  Since she was a tax collector, she didn't have to give any of hers up!  She liked that but she didn't like how nobody else liked it! 

Cheyenne gave a talk in primary this Sunday with only a couple of hours notice.  It was about the Family Proclamation.  She wrote it in sacrament meeting and read it in primary and it was great!  She also bore her testimony in Sacrament meeting!  Who knew she had such composure in front of crowds?  Our Primary program will be October 26th if anyone wants to attend!

Mariah had no race this week because district finals are this coming Tuesday.  She had lots of cross country practices, though.  She has had basketball practices, too and piano lessons.  She also finished her Sarah Eden book which she loved!

Megan started tennis groups in Spanish Fork again.  It's twice a week so she is happy to be playing tennis again!  She is reading The Devil in the White City for school and she enjoys telling me tidbits about the Chicago World Fair.

Sarah played tennis in the State Finals on Thursday in Salt Lake City at Liberty Park!  She and Allyson played great!  They won their first match and went on to semi-finals.  They lost that match and were out, but what fun it all was!  Watch out for next year!

Allyson, Coach Flood, and Sarah

Savannah came and visited us tonight.  She had midterms this week!  She is still really struggling in her calculus class but seems to be doing well in her other classes.  The big news of the week, though, was that her hall-mates convinced her to play mattress dominoes with them Saturday night.  She still feels incredibly guilty but couldn't admit it without also telling us how seriously fun it was!  Nor could she tell us the story without a huge grin on her face!  I'm glad she is having some silly times.

Friday night the primary had a "Family Fun Night" for the primary kids and their families.  Savannah was at college and Sarah was at work but the rest of us went and played games and decorated Halloween cookies and had our picture taken.  It was fun!  We even played Twister.

Saturday morning Kevin spoke at the Togetherness Project in Heber.  It was a conference for women who are struggling with someone close to them's addiction to pornography.  The woman who introduced Kevin said he was like a rock star.  That made Kevin and I laugh, but I am super proud of the good work he is doing and the help he is giving people!

So, after going with Ben on his field trip to the canyon on Thursday, I really, really, really wanted to go hiking!  We found some time Saturday afternoon and drove into our own canyon.  We took a beautiful drive and found a beautiful path to hike.  It was super fun!

 

I love hikes!  I love Fall trees!  AND I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!