The rest of the October photos, for crying out loud

 

I can't even remember October. Was it nice? Some of these pictures look like it was nice. But it also snowed sometimes. Oh yes, and we went on millions of hikes, which feels like it was in another life. Anyway. How did all these things happen in one month?

Cuties after bath

How we usually end up going home from church (we all trickle over at different times and for different meetings/responsibilities, the kids mostly walking, but afterwards some of them always want to ride home in the trunk)

Pinky sunset

One of those beautiful Fall days

Cross-country boys eating millions of pancakes after a run

We went on a field trip to a water treatment facility and they gave us little squishy toilets to take home. And, for some reason, Gus fell in love with his. He sleeps with it and carries it around everywhere. Here it is, sitting patiently on the floor behind him while he eats lunch. Sometimes in the house you can hear a cry of "Ziggy took Gus's squishy toilet!"

Gus is (still) obsessed with the doorbell speaker, which he calls the "seeker." This is his favorite viewing spot for it. Note his bright, excited face. "I see the seeker, Mommy!"

Teddy's primary teacher got talking to Teddy about BYU football (Teddy's favorite conversation topic) and the next week he gave us 6 tickets to the game. Seb took Malachi, the three girls, and Teddy to it. So fun! Even though we lost, sad. :(

More windowsill sitting

My cute niece Rachel with me and Clementine

A snug (?) nest on the porch

Super sad matching foxy pajamas

We had a Family Home Evening where we all had to make or write or draw something Halloweeny. This is Teddy's contribution.

The song Malachi composed🙄

Sam's drawing

Junie's pumpkins

Gus's picture. Not pictured: Ziggy's song, which he wrote down on paper with actual music notes and then sang to us. Super cute.

Daisy's graveyard

Goldie's tiny book of Halloween poems

Clemmie in a fuzzy sweatshirt

Family Home Evening where we went to Harmon's and everyone chose something to eat for his or her own dinner. Very fun.

Fancy braid Daisy did in Goldie's hair

Daddy-daughter mini golf

Sweater my mom made a long time ago

Clementine has, more than once, called me on the phone! She goes to our home phone and presses redial (I assume…never having caught her in the act). Then my cell phone rings from "Home" and I answer and hear a bunch of breathing and fumbling, and then a delighted "Hiiiiiii!" and sometimes a few more words. And then a click as she hangs up, entirely pleased with herself. In this picture she had called and then dropped the phone, and Seb helped her talk to me long enough to say "bye."

Learning about surface tension. Gus astonished and delighted at the bubbles.

Weird pretty light through the snow

First (? I think?) snowfall

Turned into a fair amount overnight, enough to play in the next morning

It melted off and the days warmed up a bit right before Halloween. And we had a pleasant Halloween. But then…cold and grey and snow and rain. And nothing warm ever since! (Unless I've forgotten something. Which is likely.)