Picking Pumpkins

The Tree

A couple of nights ago we had a lightening storm with strong winds. Jade (who was working at the hospital all night) had just gutted our bathroom and left a large pile of debri outside. When I heard a loud sound I just thought that something had blown against the house. I was shocked the next morning when we discovered that half of a tree had fallen on our house! The scary part was that it fell right by Nathan's bedroom. It damaged the roof and the tree limbs were hanging on some power lines. But luckily everyone and everything inside the house is fine. Nathan slept through the whole thing.

Owen, Nathan and I had fun watching the tree cutting guys get rid of the tree. (But it won't be so much fun paying our insurance deductible.)

Our Trip Out West

Our 28 hour drive to Utah was quite a trek but we had some fun along the way and it was well worth it to see family and be there for Danny and Amanda's wedding.
We made a stop in Wyoming at Martin's Cove and Devil's Pass. The boys loved pulling the handcart!


This was our view of Mount Rushmore when we first got there. It was cold and rainy. But luckily the clouds moved and we were able to get a lot better view.





A cousin reunion! They played like they had never been apart. We loved spending time with everyone.





It was so good to see the mountains! We loved going on hikes and picnics and swimming at the Snows.









All the Owen grandkids at the wedding. What a beautiful day!
Then our trip to southern Utah for the Bringhurst Family Reunion and some hiking in Zion National Park.

Relaxing up at the property. How good it was to see everyone!