Looking Back : Feeding the Ducks

Looking Back : The Few, The Proud

My brother Kurtis is officially a Marine.  He entered boot camp back in June and graduated the beginning of September.  He was able to come home on leave for 17 days, so the girls and I headed down to spend a day with him.  It was good to see that he had actually survived boot camp and fun to hear his stories.  He's back in California at Camp Pendelton for more training, but he'll be home again for Thanksgiving.  We're so proud of you Kurtis and love your desire to serve this great nation of ours!

Looking Back : Temple Open House

This will probably go down as one of the most special days for me.  We had the opportunity to take our girls to the open house of the Brigham City Temple.  We probably went on one of the busiest days, but it was still so fun to take the girls and watch them admire and ooh... and aaah... over the beauty of the temple.  Even at their young ages they were able to recognize how special it was to be going to the temple.  They both loved the baptistery and Kinsie was enthralled by the sealing room.  They loved seeing all the beautiful pictures haning on the walls and playing in the fountain outside.  And let's not forget the ever popular bus rides to and from the temple.

Looking Back : The Zoo

Last year a friend and I took our girls to the Zoo.  It happened to be right after school started and we discovered that it was the perfect time to go.  The weather was nice and the Zoo was practically empty.  This year we decided to do the same thing, but extended the invitation to several of our other friends and made an outing out of it.  It was fun for the girls to have so many of their little friends there to run around and spend time with. 

I could seriously spend every weekend at the Zoo. I love it and so do my girls. They especially loved seeing the new Rocky Shores exhibit and the fun animals that come with that. They loved watching the seals swim around, but the polar bear was by far the biggest hit with Kinsie and Britnee. He was so good at entertaining the crowds and getting up close and personal with the kids. It made for a really fun visit!

Looking Back : Joy School

I've been trying to stay on top of my blogging and am also trying to catch up on things that I've neglected to blog about.  One of those things was both Kinsie and Britnee starting Joy School this year.  Not as exciting as preschool, some of you might say, but my girls would beg to differ.  They absolutely love getting ready for school and are sure to remind me that I don't get to stay and play with them.  They both slept in (something that never happens in this house) on their first day of school, so they look a little puffy eyed, but they really were excited.

Black Island Farms

Earlier this week the girls and I went with Kinsie and Britnee's Joy School group to Black Island Farms to pick some pumpkins.  This was such a treat for the girls.  Lots of hard work for me, but really fun for the girls and all their little friends.