Pumpkin Patch!

This past weekend we went to the pumpkin patch! This is an activity that we look forward to every fall - and this pumpkin patch was one we'd never been to before! It was really fun! You pull this cart out into the field and pick the pumpkins that you want! Here is Scooter running to pick out some pumpkins with Ry!

These are the pumpkins we picked! I had never seen a white pumpkin before - I thought it was so cool!
Hitchin' a ride in the cart!

They had this tractor that the kids could play on!
Running through the hay maze!

The Finish Line!

About a month ago we went up to Logan to watch Erica run a marathon! It was so much fun - and so AMAZING of her! I told her that never in my life have I even run ONE mile before noon, and she ran 26 miles before noon! We are so proud of her! It was so much fun to see her along the way and to cheer her on! And Lins mentioned that it reminded her of Heaven - and I thought that was such a great thought! Because really our life is like a marathon - but we have so many people cheering us on along the way! And think of how great it will be when we cross that "finish line" - knowing we've done the best we can!

Here are Derek and Mauri holding up their signs for Erica!

Almost at the finish line! Way To Go Girl!!
We seriously had so much fun watching Erica! We were so glad we were able to be there!! We're so proud of you girl!!
While we were in Logan we also went and visited President and Sister Norton - my mission president! It was so great to see them! At first Derek was so shy- but then President Norton gave him a sucker - and he even told Derek that he could have 2 suckers when he came back next time! Derek has asked me a few times when we're going back to see our friends from my mission again!
What a great day!!

Cute Boys!

Here are just some fun pictures of these two sunshine boys! They make us so happy!

Smiles!

So Derek and Cooper were both sitting on Ryan's lap - a favorite spot of theirs!- and Derek said "Mom! Take a picture!" It was so funny because Cooper J. kept moving and then Derek would look in the other direction! It was cracking me up trying to get a picture of all of them looking and smiling! Oh man - all three of these boys make me so happy! How did I get so lucky?!

Ready to be a big helper!

"Hey mom! I'll help with the laundry!"

"This is fun!"
"Ok...I think I'm done with laundry."
"Time to play with toys!"

Cleaning Up: Pippi Style!

Derek and I recently watched "Pippi Longstockings" - yet another one of my favorite movies from my childhood! Derek loved it! How could you not love Pippi?! So when he wanted to do some "spring cleaning" (that's what Pippi calls it on the movie!), I thought it was a great idea!
We, unfortunately, do not have the cool scrubber brush shoes that Pippi has, so we had to make do with washrags!
But even without the cool scrubbing shoes, we still had fun! And now whenever it's time to clean the floor, Derek wants to help me do it this way!