October Hodge Podge

There is Beauty All Around:

Nils and I went on a hike up American Fork Canyon. It looked fake! So pretty!

The pretty view out the kitchen windows. Even the weeds changed colors!

View of the full moon on top of the hill behind us.

Family Fun & Service:

York, Xan, and Tiago came to visit from Atlanta. The boys were able to do lots of fun things- BYU football game (a first for Nils and Anders), and they went to the Priesthood session at the conference center. 

Brotherly Bonding?

 Nils, Par (Nils' dad), Anders and Isaac (Anders' oldest friend) did a service project for the Sierra Club somewhere far away.

While they did that, the girls and I went to the mother-daughter Activity Days activity. So much cuteness was happening there. Lots of fun activities, crafts, and treats. We're thankful for awesome leaders!

Texas: 

Nils went to San Antonio for 4 days for a work conference. He saw the Alamo and learned lots of codey things.

He saw a famous codey person from the conference at a restaurant, so he took this creeper picture. :) 

This was me at the end of day three of holding down the fort solo. I handled it really well.

Nils brought home Alamo Crackers for the kiddos. Mmmmm?

Other haps:

Nils, my brother Greg, Anders, and Par got started putting a new roof on my mom's house. They're good men-folk.

Ava hasn't been a big fan of the reading. When I would have her read, it was a big struggle, and pretty frustrating for both of us. After a little bribery, a lot of flash cards, and some hard work, she's doing so much better. She jumped 3 levels in a month! I love her teacher. When Ava comes home from school and I ask her if she had a good day, she says, "Mom, I have a good day every day." I told her teacher that, and she got a little weepy. Seriously love me some good teachers!

Nils devised a way to put up Christmas lights without a ladder. Watch for a YouTube video coming soon!

He also finished the built-in shelves in the basement. We love them! There's always a project going on around here.