Feed the ducks

One of our favorite places to go on a nice day is to an beautiful shopping center near us, called Blackhawk Plaza, and feed all the ducks that flock to the fountains and stream.  The ducks are comfortable with people around so they let the kids get very close to them.  Bryant is always determined to pet one and chases them all around.  

Now it's Fall...

This weekend, after our Saturday games, we headed to Half Moon Bay to visit the famous pumpkin patches.  There were so many to choose from  it was hard, and I'm not sure we picked the best one but the kids had fun.  They loved playing in piles of pumpkins, wondering thru rows of corn (and picking and eating it), and the older kids enjoyed the huge hay maze (it took them like half and hour to figure their way out).  Unfortunately, I left my memory card for my camera in the computer so I didn't get to take those wonderful pumpkin patch pictures I was so looking forward to.  (This picture of Bryant is the only one that turned out from my phone). After the pumpkin patch we headed to a beautiful beach to watch the sun set and play around a little.  It was so nice to get away from the usual craziness of Saturdays and be together as a family again (as Craig had been in China all week).  Somehow going to a pumpkin patch made it finally really feel like Fall. 

Conference Weekend

You've got to love Conference Weekend - wonderful, inspired messages and council, lazy days with pj's till noon, no lessons to prepare or children to fight in sacrament meeting, good food (an excuse to cook a little more than usual), and BIG MESSES!  With the kids home more on Saturday, and all day on Sunday, this is what you get.

I think just about every toy in the house gets used - unfortunately, all at once.

Although, it's hard to complain too much since creativity is usually at it's height.
It's hard to see in the picture, but Ashlyn has Alexa (as well as herself) all made up with make-up.

I had to include Bryant during the prayers.  This is how Bryant folds his arm's for the prayer.  Craig always tells him to be careful not to sprain his wrists.  Too cute!