On Sunday, Cali received her Patriarchal Blessing. It was a beautiful blessing. She will be an amazing woman and have a beautiful life and I feel priviledged to know her!

Afterwards, she made cookies with Chey, Beth, and Ben. I heard her explaining to Ben the difference between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. She's already a great mom!

Sunday was also a fun day because Sarah and McKay and Megan and Ammon all came over for a big dinner. Afterwards, they all played a zillion games of Among Us and laughed and had a great time together!

On Monday, Bethany dressed up her brother. He will look pretty cool for Halloween! I'm thrilled because she got him to like his jean jacket which was going unused previously!

Tuesday was Ben's last flag football game! He got to run the ball and did great. I don't know if he'll do it again but it was fun watching this year.

Thursday was our first day of Fall Break! Last year we had decided that in 2020 we would take the kids to Disneyland. Unfortunately . . . Covid has closed Disneyland. So, the next closest amusement park is Lagoon, so we went there instead! The good news was that because we were still in the state, Megan and Sarah and McKay were able to come! Savannah had to work and we missed her. The rest of us had a really fun day. The roller coasters made me SICK but I still gave a few of them a try. We tried a few haunted houses, too, and had a great time laughing and screaming together.

These brave participants got so wet and so cold but they had FUN!

Friday we went for a bike ride along the Provo River Walkway trail. It was sooo pretty! We think it may be the first time we have ever been on a family bike ride. Isn't that funny? We decided we should do it more. We went about 6 miles round trip and had a great time!

On Saturday, we drove to Spring City to see my cousin, Christi! She had a whole day planned for us! First, she and her husband, Joe, lent us the use of their side by side which fit all seven of us and we drove up the mountain that borders their town. It was beautiful and a great new experience! We came back and Christi and Joe barbecued some burgers on their patio complete with Joe's special pineapple juice. Delicious! Then Joe drove us through town while Christi told us the history of several spots. We even stopped at the little museum and saw a bunch of heirlooms from our own family! As the sun went down and it got dark, we went to the cemetery and had a scavenger hunt looking for names and dates and got ourselves rewarded with candy! We ended the day back at Christi's house with a campfire and S'mores. What a fun day and what a cute little city and what a lovely thing for my sweet cousin to do for us! She's my new favorite. The rest of you are going to have to step up.

And I just have to tell you that I have really great kids. They thanked me multiple times for each of the activities on our Fall Break and thanked me for planning it and to both of us for taking them. Gratitude and positivity! I'm so happy to see it in my kids. Love them. What a great week.