I love the Fall!

So, I never blogged some of my fave pics from this fall. We had such a gorgeous fall this year, which isn't always the case here in Blackfoot. It was nice calm weather and stayed in the 50's and 60's for quite some time. It wasn't until last week that we had our first real snow fall (where the snow stuck to the ground for more than just a few minutes).

I have had fun with some of the responsibilities that come with having our own house. We got to rake leaves. . .tons of them!! This pile is one of probably 15 or more that I raked, then Jake burned a ton more after that! So, it was fun at first, then it gets a little annoying, but I'm not complaining. I love having a house! Carter, Jake, Gunner (our dog), and I had fun playing in the leaves. Emmy was taking a nap this time.

This year, we also planted our own garden. I loved it. We even planted our own pumpkins, but only two grew big, and only one looked good. So, we went to a pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins. There were quite a few to choose from!!

Jake is holding Emmy, though you really can't tell. I didn't get a very good pic of her there:o(

We also made quite a few trips to the park. It's within walking distance, so it makes for a nice out and a breath of fresh air. I'd load the kids in the jogging stroller and take off. Carter loved making friends there and going down slides. He would even occasionally take Emmy down the slide with him. Emmy loved it!! But most of the time, Emmy just crawled around in the grass to see what she could find. That's sanitary, right?

All in all, we had a great fall. Hey, I'm a poet and don't even know it. :o) I'm so glad the weather stayed so nice so long. My kiddos love playing outside. And I love not always being stuck inside. We'll have to start being more creative and thinking of indoor activities now. We'll definitely go out and play in the snow too, but not when it's windy and below 20 degrees. I think that's a pretty fair cutoff!

So I know it's been quite some time since I've posted. It took me a while to get Thanksgiving pics uploaded to the computer. I still don't have all of them, but here are a few. We went swimming at the South Summit Aquatic and Fitness Center. That's where Stacey's husband, Chris, works. It's a lot of fun, and the kids love it! Carter loved going down the slide. Emily didn't mind it either. :o)

Carter didn't dare jump off the edge of the pool until he saw Emmy do it. She didn't have any reservatoins. She loved it!!! She didn't even want me to hold on to her in the water. I think we better get her in swim lessons as young as you can go.:o)

This is just a cute pic my dad took of Emmy on Thanksgiving morning. I love her teeth right now. She's getting them in a really random order, as you can probably see (no bottom teeth yet and one front tooth bigger than the other). She's our little snaggle tooth cutie.:o)