October

With October comes the annual Deer Hunt in Moab. But this year there was a bonus event-Max & Jan's farewell on Halloween! So, we let Daddy leave for the deer hunt and joined him in Moab a few days later for a long visit.

We got to Moab on Ben's birthday, but since Grandma & Grandpa were going to miss Erin & Maddy's upcoming birthdays we had a triple birthday party!

I'd have to say that this is Erin's all-time favorite gift...a stroller for her baby!

The party included a trip to McDonald's for lunch, then we went to Hole in the Rock which has a small petting zoo. We had a GREAT time!
After the Birthday celebrating was done, it was time to move on to Halloween!
Here's our little construction worker and kitty. We went to a HUGE trunk-or-treat. It was awesome and quick!
This is actually before the Moab trip, we carved a pumpkin at home. The kids didn't care much for getting that pumpkin goop on their hands.

Boy oh boy!

Ben is very excited about a baby brother coming along. Of course, he knew it was a boy from the start and has been lovingly calling him "baby Drew" ever since we told him I was pregnant. We've yet to decide if we're going to keep Ben's name of choice. I'm sure Erin has no idea what we're talking about when we say a baby will be coming to live at our house. She does love babies and doesn't mind if Mommy holds one, but I think Daddy will have to watch his step. She'll barely share her Daddy with Ben! I never feel like I can really start getting ready for a baby until I know if it's a boy or girl, so...let the preparations begin!

Staycation

Grandma and Grandpa Jensen took us on a vacation before they leave for a mission to Hawaii in November. We decided to do more of a "staycation" with our little ones in tote. It was lots of fun and the kids did great!

Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point

Ben rode alone. Erin was so excited to ride, but then wouldn't let Brandon even set her down on the pony.

Our makeshift naps for a couple of days.

We hit the Gateway Children's museum first thing in the morning and were able to stay ahead of the crowds.

Some of our "fine dining" :)

The Train Museum
The kids LOVED chasing the model trains.

The Dinosaur Park
Ben was actually pretty afraid of being close to the dinosaurs, until he found his STICK. Once he had a defense system, he knew he was in charge.

The Zoo

Erin was making Lion noises.

This was Ben's favorite exhibit.

Hill Aerospace Museum

It was a great vacation and we all had such a good time. Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!