Falling into Fall

We had such a fun summer and have loved every minute of it! Fall has been wonderful though. There is something about fall time that just seems so great! Its the smell of colder mornings, leaves changing on the mountain, school starting, football and little league soccer, picking our harvest, preparing for winter, and bundling up and watching General Conference. We have had a pretty good start to the fall and its been the busiest one yet! Johnny started school which he loves. He can't wait to go each time! He also played soccer. He LOVED it, of course. Roger was able to coach his team which made it all that much better. It seems as though he is growing up so fast and leaning things quickly too. Ethan isn't far behind him! Watching John play soccer with Dad on the field wasn't Ethan's favorite. He was so sad each game when I told him he couldn't play. Truth is though I am sure that he would be as good as some of the other kids out there. It was a struggle for him. All in good time though for sure! Ethan is now a big boy -- (not wearing diapers) and is amazing Roger and I with it. He hasn't wet his bed once which is completely opposite from John. It has been fun to watch him feel so much bigger when he puts on his new big boy undies. Not to mention that it is super cute! Mallory is just getting smarter everyday too! She is in the suction cup hands stage and can reach anything. I am convinced she has magical power to pull the objects closer to her because she doesn't even roll over yet. She is experiencing her first ear infections as we speak and is still rather pleasant compared to our other experiences with ear infections in babies. She just keeps getting more and more fun each day!  WE LOVE FALL TIME!!  

First Day of School

John's Soccer Team

Growing Bigger ---TOOO FAST!!

LOVE THIS GIRL!  Eating baby food now - might be allergic to rice??

I just couldn't resist -- She is so patient as well, I couldn't ask for a better baby!

First ride on the mower.  Roger pulls John and Ethan around in the trailer when he mows the lawn.  They sit there for a good chunk of the time .  There definitely is a magic between boys and trailers and tractors.

You can't say Fall without BYU Football right?  One game for me.... lots for Rog!

After General Conference on Saturday we went for a hike -- I had good intentions but we just ended up in our backyard.  We had a super great time together though.  It was so magical .  The sun was just right, the leaves were crunchy, and it smelt amazing!

The boys loved playing on the secret rope swing, throwing rocks, and they were brave enough to walk across the water without any help a few times.  I wouldn't' do it cause its so cold!

And then Ethan fell in the water....poor guy needed some extra love.

OH, the harvest!  Boy have we had a fun year of harvest.  We got lots of apples and pears from some neighbors down the road so we made lots of yummy stuff.  We also have a BA-GILLION (that means a lot) of tomatoes, peppers, jalapenos.  We have had fun trying to master uncle Ken's salsa.  Sometimes I feel like a little squirrel running around looking for acorns.  Harvest, harvest, harvest!

Rog making a big ole pot of salsa.  7 quarts and 52 pints.  Some would say he is addicted!

Can't forge the hay wall.  Like I said harvest, harvest, harvest!