Kaleidoscope of Colors: Random Fall Memories

Fall is by far my most favorite season of the year! I enjoy seeing the brilliant fall colors. It is so refreshing to go jogging in the cool mornings and explore the beauty all around me. I love seeing ripe apples and peaches on the trees and tasting fresh cobblers, pies, and jams. I love the aroma of firewood burning in fireplaces. I love to watch the kids frolic in the crispy leaves! I like to watch scary movies or attend a creepy haunted house. I am not necessary a huge fan of Halloween, which is another story to blog later but fall in general is my favorite season. Over the last 13 years my tiny family have made some happy fall memories!

1. Going on our first vacation to Las Vegas, Nevada (November, 1997)! No we didn't go to Vegas to gamble! John has many family members that live in Las Vegas! It was for John's grandparents 70th wedding anniversary. We stayed in a hotel during thanksgiving weekend and ate at a buffet restaurant in the hotel on turkey day! I recall driving go carts with my nieces and nephews on the slick tracks near the hotel. During the wedding anniversary, John and I went repelling in the church parking lot, played games with the families, and ate a huge lunch! It was a great experience for us to be among his grandparents because the next year Grandpa Worthen passed away.



2. Going to a Halloween party and winning the scariest couple costume (scary nurse and accident victim, 1998).



3. Driving up to Hobble Creek with the Silva family to see the fall leaves. It was a special memory for us to share with them because in December 1999 they all moved to Brazil. Baby girl wore a farm girl dress and went trick or treating with the Silva cousins.





4. Dressing up to go to a church Halloween party, 2000! John was a scarecrow, baby girl was a sixties girl in a poodle dress, and I was a farm girl. Heee Haw! We also got our family photos taken in Grandpa and Granny's backyard, September 2000!





5. I always look forward to taking our family photo during fall, 2001. You know it is fall when it is cold enough to wear a cute, argyle, warm, and fuzzy sweater! Toddler girl was a cute ladybug for Halloween. We went to the mall for trick or treating.





6. Making beautiful autumn hair do's, fall 2002! Some of the family went up to the canyon to roast hot dogs and smores! The girls got really creative with the foliage! Big sister dressed up as a pink bunny for Halloween and played in the leaves with cousin Kyler!







7. Creating a Baby O'Lantern, Halloween 2003. While I was taking an anatomy lab test, John carved a gigantic pumpkin. He thought it would be so cute to place our baby girl inside the pumpkin! Big sister dressed up as Snow White and Little sister was a farm girl.





8. Picking out the perfect pumpkin in Paragonah 2004 at a nearby pumpkin patch. We had a wonderful weekend with my in-laws, sister in-law Elizabeth, and her kids. Big sister was Cinderella and baby sister was a BYU cheerleader!





9. Having a betwitching year for Halloween costumes, October 2005! This was the first time and so far the only year when the girls agreed on wearing the same costume idea!



10. Taking time to smell the flowers, October 2006. On this day, we went for a stroller ride to the park. We had a picnic together and she played on the playground. To my surprise, little sister got sick and threw up on the way home. She got the 24 hour flu! ACK! Little sister had a lot of fun playing in the leaves and learning how to ride her bike with training wheels. We spent conference weekend with Granny and Grandpa Free and got our family photo taken. Big sister was prom queen and little sister was Cheer Bear care bear for Halloween.











11. Going to the Iron County Fair with Granny and Grandpa, fall 2007. We had a terrific time at the fair. The kids enjoyed riding the fair rides, petting the farm animals, watching the horse races, and eating cotton candy! The next day we went canoeing with Grandpa Free! In October, we went to Temple Square, went fishing, and carved pumpkins. On Halloween, big sis was Wednesday from the Addam's Family, and Little Sis was a kitty!















12. Taking a drive up the Squaw Peak to go hiking, 2008! We had a great time hiking on a small trail and watching the BYU scientists watch the migrating birds. We made Halloween cupcakes and went to a trunk or treat neighborhood party. Instead of trick or treating we went to High School Musical 3. Big sister was a dead zombie and little sister was an ice princess.









13. Going to Black Island Farms and Antelope Island, 2009. We got lost in a corn maze, fed animals, watched pig races, went down some slides, and went on a hay ride to the pumpkin patches to pick pumpkins. We ate our lunch at Antelope Island, played in the sand, and walked barefooted in the Great Salt Lake. On our way out of Antelope Island, we saw some wild buffalo! We went to a ward Halloween party. We saw the great pumpkin there! Big sister was a groovy hippie and little sister was a witch.









As you can see, there are several fun things to do during the fall. We have made some "falltastic" memories!