Pumpkin Picking

We are part of an organization that has fun activities and events for families that have a child with a life threatening disability called HopeKids! HopeKids has events throughout the year and you can pick and choose which ones you want to attend.

This past weekend, they had a pumpkin picking event in Syracuse. We were heading up to my parents for Conference and decided to hit this event. We rode in a trailer pulled by a tractor...John Deere non the less...to the pumpkin patch. Then the kids were able to wander around and pick a pumpkin. They had a few carnival style games for the kids afterwards. It was so fun to watch the boys get so excited over a pumpkin! And to find the "right" one!

We headed to my parents for the rest of General Conference weekend. Montana took Mason and Peyton to the fathers and sons outing with my Dad and Trent. Then they spent almost all day on Saturday four wheeling with Jeremy, Eric, Tyler, and Ryan. They came home really dirty and really tired. They must have had fun. I enjoyed the break and Tanner missed his brothers!

On Sunday, the whole family was at my parent's house. The kids got to pick a pumpkin from Grandma and Grandpa's pumpkin patch...aka their garden! The had so much fun and I didn't even take the camera out with me. So, I will have to add pictures when I get them from my siblings.

It was a great weekend with lots of family, food, fun, and uplifting words from our church leaders!

Memorial Day Weekend

Last year, for Memorial Day, we headed down to Manti for the weekend and little camping and an end of school celebration! This year, we were going to head to Manti but the weather was supposed to be raining and cold so we opted to head north to my Grandma Maddock's cabin. We didn't have to pack a tent, set it up, take it down, etc. And I didn't feel 100% so this was much easier. And I had an actual bed to sleep in :) We just relaxed, hiked, played games, fished, shot the gun, laughed at the kids, played at the playground, and just had fun being together as a family. It was such a nice weekend. And, yes, it rained quite a bit and was cold! We were glad to be in the cabin instead of our tent...getting wet!

And these last two pictures are from a hike that Montana, Mason, Trent, and my dad took to a place called Waterfall Canyon.

Summer Adventures

During the month of August, we tried to do some more active things around Utah County. We hiked Bridal Veil Falls, hiked Battle Creek, hiked Grotto Falls, camped in Manti, and visited the Gardens at Thanksgiving Point! We had so much fun this summer but we were so ready for school to start.

BRIDAL VEIL FALLS





BATTLE CREEK







GROTTO FALLS (for some reason, I can't get the pictures to turn the right way...Sorry!)





MANTI










THANKSGIVING POINT GARDENS (With the Johnson Family!)