3rd Week of September

 

Here are some highlights from the 3rd week of September:

Monday night, after work, we decided to take the kayaks out for one more time before Summer ends. Rob came w/ us as well.  It was such a sad day :( 

There was hardly anyone at Utah Lake.  It was awesome!  We were going to go up the river, but the water was so low it was basically just mud.  They are draining the water into the Great Salt Lake since it's so low.  We then decided to go to the lake and launched in the marina.  We ended up staying in the harbor due to the wind.  It was still really fun.  

We rode around the bigger boats in the harbor/marina.  Cute boys playing on the shore.

Hudson w/ his Mickey Mouse.  Cute Carter said he wants to be a farmer when he grows up. :)

On Tuesday, September 20th, Nyles' class and part of his school went up to Camp Tracy for the day.  They had a lot of fun doing many activities.  

They even got to do more rowing.  Nyles had a great time!

Tuesday night, Barb, Rich and Ryan stopped by and stayed the night.  They were on their way to drop Ryan off at the MTC the next day.  It was great visiting w/ them and having them over.  Ryan even threw the ball w/ Piper, which she loved!  Rich also fixed my printer that wasn't printing.  Thanks Rich!  They took Ryan the next morning to the MTC.  He'll do awesome!  The boys were sad they couldn't stay longer.  Next time hopefully :)

We went to Saver's looking for Halloween costumes.  Nyles found this panda head, so of course they had to try it one.  Silly boys.  Earlier we had a girls Primary Activity.  We went on a nature walk and it rained on us, so we ended up at the church.  We then played other games.  The girls gathered leaves and such items while we walked and stuck them on a duck tape "bracelet."

Cute Hudson w/ his Mickey Mouse stuffed animal and shirt.  Too cute ;)

Cute Hudson sleeping.  Our Mums are starting to bloom!  Friday night we had a Chili and Pie cookoff at the church.  Last year I won 1st place on my White Chicken Chili recipe.  This year I won 2nd place on an Oreo Cream Pie recipe.  Nyles helped me make it.  The boys were pretty excited to win again!

Saturday morning Steve and Nyles went to Utah Lake to see if they could find a duck hunting spot for the next weekend.  Someone got their boat stuck by going in where it was too shallow.  Nyles even got to help drive the boat.  The water levels are SUPER LOW again this year, but worse than last year.  Steve said he's not sure many people will be able to get out to hunt.  I guess we'll see how it goes.

When they got back, we went up to West Bountiful to visit Dave and Melissa Thomas and their 3 kids.  We had dinner, caught up and toured their new house.  They just moved a couple months ago from Woods Cross, like 2 miles away.  It was fun to catch up.  They used to be our neighbors when we lived at the condos we owned in Midvale.  We wished we lived closer so we could see them more often.  The kids had fun making s'mores and then putting all the leaves/branches in the fire. :)

On Sunday we went over to LuDean's/Diane's for dinner.  Diane drew a dog on Carter's cast for him, which he loves!  Cute Hudson sleeping.

Our Honey Locust trees are growing so well, they're almost as big as the Maple trees in the neighbor's yard behind us, in just a couple years.  It's still been rather hot, so we're thankful for our temporary sunshade to provide shade, especially in the afternoon.  Hudson and Carter love to draw w/ chalk on the sidewalk whenever they can.

Great quotes.