October 2022

 

Conference with cousins! Kellie and Spencer came with their kids and we all tried our best to focus. We did all our regular traditions, but with cousins!
We love these cousins! So much fun!
Sometimes the bread looks perfect

Spence hanging with Christian and Landon
Olivia and Brooke somewhere fun that I can't remember!
Spencer ready for another campout! Mountain man!
Sister fun during William's soccer game.
Digging tree limbs out. Never-ending work! But progress!
Grateful for our kids and their help with this crazy project we've embarked on!
Some of these plants haven't been pruned for years.
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Brooke wanted to do Brayge soccer this year and had a fun time with it.
Seeing which relatives we look like and laughing our heads off.
Working on Lugnut
Made it to Farmstead!
A lot of fun things have been added over the years. William always wants to stay forever!
William is growing up to Hailey!
Clue? Or shopkins clue? lol
Spencer came with me to exercise class and ended up having to "ball wrestle" with Shanna. It was a pretty hilarious time!
Proud of my first applesauce canning. Spencer will eat these really fast!
Group exercise pic
My hair was rained on
Claire and Will playing my Grandma's old Old Maid game.
Pokemon cake I made for a kid's birthday.
Brooke's shoe obsession is real!
Blake using the smoker to cook alllll the meat!
Fall walk with Brooke
Another hike with Kristin! She has been nice to make time to go with me.
William is starting The Lord of the Rings. I will never discourage the kids from reading big books!
Hiking with friends during fall break. We found a fantastic spot with so many fall leaf trees. 
Finn and Spence have become pretty good buds!
Working on pretty cakes!
David stayed with us for work. He helped us kill the three surprise roosters. It was definitely an experience! Spencer was lucky to get home from school right when we were doing it. I think he felt pretty manly afterward!
We killed them, got all the feathers off and cut them apart. I cooked them for our dinner and the kids didn't even know. Tasted like real chicken, not grocery store chicken!
MaryEllen helped too! She already had experience from her ranch days!
Soldier chicken for Halloween!
Weird that this is the last elementary school Halloween!
Hailey decorated her parking spot and it's totally her amazing style!
Missionaries came to teach us one night. Always a good time with them!
Carving pumpkins!
Spencer has been having some knee pain for a while so we got him checked out. His knee has a tight tendon so he has to do some exercises to loosen it until he grows a bit more.
I've always wanted to be Sally. And of course Blake is the bald Jack Skelington
Devil and angel
Last minute Army guy
Always a fun time with these guys! They were out for a long time!
The haul. I love having extra people over. Love the full house.
Dino Brooke was matching with her friends. She walked to their house and it was funny to see a dino running down the road.
Tiger has many funny sits.
I love these people forever and ever.
Hot days!
Pooped
conference store! (out of order)

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