Dressing up, Fall Leaves and Autumn Skies in October 2022

Big Cottonwood and Alpine Loop Drive

There is nothing like taking a trip into the mountains in the fall!

Golden trees...

...with golden leaves!

These boys are good to come with me and enjoy the nature!

Beautiful colors along the river!

We really enjoyed seeing this momma moose 

and her baby on the side of the road.

I sure do love these people....

...and these leaves...

...and the mountains!

Paper Dress Making

We had a fun activity making paper dresses with the girls!

It was fun to see what these girls came up with.

Gardner Village

It was fun to see the witches at Gardner Village 

with my family, and the young women a couple days later.

West Jordan Choir Concert

I love to enjoy my kids choir concerts!

Autumn Leaves

Frank Sinatra

Glorious

David Archuleta

Let the River Run

Carly Simon

Lord of the Small

Dan Forrest & Craig Courtney

You Don't Own Me

Lesley Gore

Nightmare Before Christmas Medley 

Danny Elfman

Ladies Halloween Tea Party

Laura threw another ladies tea party. 

She always puts so many details into everything.

This time I remembered to take a photo with the ladies!

Autumn Night Skies

Cort decided that he wanted to go star gazing for his family night activity. 

It was actually really nice to be out in the Five Mile Pass area 

enjoying seeing the stars and the milky way. I did my best to take photos of the beauty.

Halloween Prep

We enjoyed pumpkin carving at the Kunz party, Halloween shopping at Savers, and make-up practice for our zombie and werewolves. I also loved Jayedyn's make-up.

We had to practice our make up ahead of time. 

Provo City Cemetery

For fall break we went to Provo cemetery and found some ancestors. 

It was fun to have Grandma and Grandpa Kunz come with us.

We also had fun seeing deer in the cemetery. 

Marshal was very funny trying to sneak up on them.

Halloween

We had fun at the ward chili cook-off, the elementary parade, and decided to try something new for Halloween. We bought microwave popcorn and hot chocolate packets in addition to candy. 

I dressed up as Cruella, and the boys were a zombie and werewolves. I found a photo of my werewolf make-up from a few years ago so I had to post it in comparison. Marshal walked away with a ton of candy! At the end of the evening Braxton asked if he could trick-or-treat at his seminary teachers house. It was fun to see their cute decorations and visit with them. They are a cute couple.

Life in October

Top Left & Bottom Left: Cort had fun making play-dough creations during conference. Top Left Middle & Bottom Left Middle & Bottom Right: The kids had fun taking photos with Real Salt Lake's mascot Leo. Top Right Middle: Marshal in shorts, boots, and a coat. Crazy kid! Top Right: Kent gets a good nap during conference. Bottom Right Middle: Marshal was cracking me up with his commentary about this poem by Shel Silverstein. 

Top Left: I thought this poem was a nice reminder that in the end we are really all the same. Top Left Middle: Me showing off my glasses. Top Right Middle & Bottom Left & Bottom Left Middle & Bottom Right Middle: Me and the boys being goofy and messing around. Top Right & Bottom Right: My boys were doing a good job of being sneaky fascists in the game, Secret Hitler.  

Top Left: Marshal felt the need to make his own Halloween decorations and hang them in my front room. Top Left Middle: This reminder that it was James Madison Flake and Agnes Haley Love's anniversary made me so happy. Top Right Middle & Top Right & Bottom Left Middle & Bottom Right Middle & Bottom Right: Braxton needed to borrow Kent's hat for the play and so everyone had to try it on. Lot's of cowboys in this house. Bottom Left: Marshal cracks me up. Who else would look for weapons in the hymnbook but my youngest son? lol

Top Left & Top Left Middle & Bottom Left Middle: Kent and I tried to sell our playhouse since we extended the driveway, but we found no takers. Top Right Middle & Top Right & Bottom Right: I picked my roses and brought them in since there was a frost coming. Bottom Left: Here comes the snow! Bottom Right Middle: My boys were excited to "BeReal" with me in the Walmart parking lot.

Top Left & Bottom Left Middle: Jason and Callie left these kind gifts on our desks one morning. It was such a nice surprise. Top Left Middle: We found this cool spider in the house. He was so cool I decided to let him live and took him back outside. Top Right Middle: The toilet overflowed. It was quite the mess, but thankfully Kent was willing to stay home from church to clean up the mess. Top Right: Our neighbor had the best witch in her front yard. I decided to take a photo. Bottom Left: Alexa left for her kidney donation surgery which would have her gone for 3 weeks. I love that she left this note for me. Bottom Right Middle: I saw this cool car driving down the road. Bottom Right: I made this cute pumpkin in Relief Society. I liked how it turned out so I had to take a photo.

Top Left: Braxton had to have an 80's pop outfit for the play. This took me back to the good old days. Top Left Middle: I brought cookies back from a stake fireside and made a delicious cookie variety. Yum! Top Right Middle: Sister Kershaw sent me this photo of her daughter and Brayden on the mission. It was so kind of her to think of me! Top Right and Bottom Left Middle: We painted pumpkins for our activity. The bishop wanted us to know that he thinks BYU is number 1. Bottom Left: The boys were funny hiding in the clothes rack at the DI. Bottom Right Middle & Right Center: It's always so interesting to see the difference in scriptures depending on the version of scripture. Bottom Right: I love that Kent turned on How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days for me.

Beautiful World

"The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more 

importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."

-Thomas Moore 

"And the sun took a step back, 

the leaves lulled themselves to sleep

and Autumn was awakened."

-Raquel Franco

"Let your light shine so brightly that others 

can see their way out of the dark."

-Katrina Mayer

"When the Lord knows you are eager to communicate with 

Him, He will teach you how to hear Him."

-President Russell M. Nelson