Last Couple Weeks In Utah

 

 We finally made it back to Virginia and it feels good to be home but looking at these pictures is REALLY making me miss Utah, after being there for a month I get pretty comfortable with the luxuries of having family around some of the things i'm missing most are: having someone to watch Dancing with the Stars with (my dad loves that show), eating out almost every night, grandparents that think everything my kids do is the cutest thing in the world,  shopping with my mom so we can tag-team the kids, having grandparents that aren't only willing to babysit but make me feel like I'm doing them a favor by letting them babysit haha...the list could go on and on.

 

The last couple weeks we were there we took advantage of every fall and Halloween activity we could find. 

 

We went to the Red Barn in Santaquin to choose some pumpkins at the pumpkin patch

 

 My mom really loved this picture I took of her so I guess I'll put it up

 

 I took this picture to remind us all of how seriously Dane takes not only pumpkin carving but also finding the perfect pumpkin.  All of us walked into the pumpkin patch and had chosen the pumpkins we wanted within about 5 minutes but Dane was worried that the pumpkin patch was holding out on him and not setting out the best pumpkins so he disappeared and went out beyond the pumpkin patch into the field for about 40 minutes just making sure that he got a good look at each and every pumpkin within 5 miles of the pumpkin patch

 We didn't get to see Dane very much while we were there he usually stayed in Salt Lake because he had to be at the U so early but the kids sure got excited when they did get to see him and one night after we drove to Salt Lake to see him Beck cried half the way home because he missed his dad so much and Quinn would wake up every morning hollering for her daddy and when she would see me she would yell "no!"... after all I do for her...

 

Beck must have my mom somewhat wrapped around his little finger because on this particular night I walked in to find Beck laying all cozy and comfy on the couch with my mom putting grapes in his mouth one by one at his command...it's hard knock life when we get back to Virginia and I make Beck actually use his arms to feed himself!  He also thinks that the only reason my mom goes to work is to earn money to give to him.

 

 On conference sunday we went up the canyon and had steak, hotdogs,and smores.  It has been a long time since I had a smore and it was heavenly!

 

 

My mom took a couple days off of work and we went shopping in Park City and to Gardeners Village.  I love Gardeners Village, definitely my favorite Halloween activity

 I was soooo excited that the timing worked out that I was in Utah when my best friend Tessa had her baby shower.  We've been friends since we were six and I think it was our love of the Olsen twins that started the bond that made us best friends all through highschool and college.  Now I've just got to find my way back to Utah so I can actually meet her baby girl!

 

 Just couldn't get enough Gardeners Village, Dane didn't get to go with us the first time and he loves it as much as I do so we got to go up again with Myrna to see all the cute decorations and witches!

 Oh my goodness does Quinn love her daddy, when he met us at Gardeners Village she hadn't seen him in a couple days so she wouldn't let anybody other than Dane even touch her and she kept kissing him over and over.

Halloween bingo



 

Twinners! How cool is this costume we found for my dad!

 

Thanks to our families and friends for making our trip so fun hope we get to come back soon!