The Family Home Evening Phantom Strikes Again....

And other fun Fall family traditions:

Our kids love to do the Family Home Evening phantom. This year they went all out and dressed in ski masks and dark clothes to be more stealthy. They had a great time ringing doorbells, dropping off treats, running and being chased.

Lily is absent from the picture because she was gone with Jason

We've been so busy enjoying fall that I haven't had time to blog about it all. Here's what we've been up to:

Weekend Away with The Rolands:

My camera was out of batteries so this was one of the few pics I took--KariAnn and Anna on the three-wheeler.

A few weeks ago Chad and Kariann invited us to their cabin. We had the best time hanging out around the fire and playing games with the kids. The weather was so beautiful (I love fall!) and all the colors had just started to change. The kids enjoyed playing outside and it was so hard to drag them away. We ended the day with a fun bike ride along the lake. We were so tired when we got home. KariAnn and I ended the weekend by going to the Relief Society Broadcast together. We are grateful to have such great friends who are so generous.

Oregon Coast 2007:

Notice the spelling of "coast."

The Clan

Gorgeous Sunset

Gorgeous Family
The "Cousins"


The Boys

The House

Every year we go with our friends the Lundbergs and the Hughes to the Oregon Coast. The kids love this tradition with the "cousins" and ask for weeks before the event when we are going. This year we stayed in another great house that was across the street from the beach and had great views. Each couple had their own bedroom and the kids bunked together in two other rooms. It was one big slumber party and it took us a week to catch up on our sleep. Here are the highlights of our trip:

• Visit to the most awesome sand dunes. We had so much fun climbing the big dunes and then rolling and jumping down them. The views were amazing.



Jason catching some air






The climb up



• The most perfect weather. On Friday it was sunny with no wind. It felt so warm. The kids played outside all day.




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  Time with the girls. What would I do without my friends?
  
  
  

  Notice Kelly & I in our matching shirts



• Time with the cousins.




• Visit to the Tillamook Creamery for the best ice-cream and cheese in the Northwest.







• Watching conference on the big, comfy sectional.

This is truly one of our best traditions we have established as a family. We are lucky to have such great long-distance friends.

Jonah & Wilson were the last survivors of the beach.

Greenbluff

Yummy Pumpkin doughnuts

For the past ten years we have been going to Greenbluff in the fall. This is another treasured family tradition. We have got it down to a science and head straight for the line for the yummiest pumpkin doughnuts. It is amazing how this place has grown over the years. The line of cars heading to the pumpkin patch was unlike anything I've ever seen.