Here Comes Fall!

We decided to squeeze the last little bit out of summer. We really wanted to head up the canyon one last time to see the leaves changing, which may be better in another week, but this was the only time we could go. So, we packed some hot dogs and marshmallows and headed up. We all have colds, but it was still great to get out and play on the mountain one last time for the year.

Look close, we blend well.

Look Mom! A STICK!

Labor Day Campout

It was time for a final summer campout. We went with my family to Maple Lake. It was great!

Poor Brandon is always taking the pictures and never in them.

We took a walk to this neat little waterfall. Erin was exhausted and slept through the whole thing.

Look closely, those ducks are good at camouflage!

Who needs a sandbox when you've got an ash pile?

This is how we were hoping the night would go...

This is two hours later when we realized how it was really going to go.

Erin's mealtimes were a party as always.

Here are the Hansen cousins, minus Jen who was back at camp.

We had a great time and are looking forward to going back next summer.

On Monday Erin became a big 9 month old. She celebrated by starting to climb stairs. What a cute little bug!

Silly Faces, Happy Kids, and other randomness...

Here are the silly faces:

Here are the Happy Kids:

As for the rest...

We went for a drive up Payson canyon to pick out a campsite for Labor Day weekend. Ben LOVES camping, so he had to get out and run around "on the mountains".

Brandon's parents came for a visit, look how much they got done on the shed! Brandon's hoping to wrap it up in the next week.

At McGrath's for lunch...YUMMY!
I completely missed Erin's eight month post, but maybe it's good since a week later she started crawling! Within days of that she started pulling herself up on everything. The problem is that she is not stable at all, yet has no fear and will let go to try standing on her own. Hopefully she'll learn quickly, in the meantime there will be plenty of bonks and bruises. She'll be 9 months next week, so hopefully I will be a little more on the ball with that one!