October

October was an interesting month for us. With b-day parties, and Halloween, we have have been kept busy. During fall break we went to see Grandma Norma at her condo and swim with her. Jeslyn has turned into a little fish. She would climb up on the edge of the pool and jump in, then back onto the edge of the pool. Avi and Dai liked the chance to practice their swimming skills too.Our stake had a temple week were activities were to be centered around the temple, so our ward decided to walk to the temple. We walked from our stake center to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, about 3 miles, one Saturday morning. It was fun and the girls did a good job and didn't complain at all. Maybe it was because we had a friend with us, Kari. The purpose was to instill in us the knowledge that the temple is so close and so easy to get to.
We spent a few evenings up the canyon having hobo dinners and enjoying the fall colored leaves. The first night our friend helped Avi catch a fish. She was so excited. Sorry having issues getting that picture in the right place to put it on here.

Jeslyn's birthday was a little chaotic. I kept trying to organize a party for her, but wasn't able to get myself organized for it. That night we went with a friend to her families Halloween party instead of celebrating with her. Luckily she is only 2, so she didn't care, and still had fun. The next day on Saturday we went to the park by our house and had a picnic. For October it was a nice day, but it was still cold, so we came home for cake and ice cream. Afterwards we played a dance game on the Wii while she slept. We all had fun with her. I have a video of her opening her presents that is SOOOOOOOO cute, but I am having issues with the transfer to the computer, so it will have to come later. She LOVED every gift she got and showed the excitement on her face and in her expressions.On Halloween, we went crazy. I have my big candy bowl that we usually fill when we are done T or T, but this year we went a little more and got enough candy to fill the bowl at least 3 times. We went to a little park T or T then just did it around our ward. I got my workout walking with the kids and carrying JJ for at least half of the night. My arms still hurt. We were so extremely happy that it was so warm all night. The kids didn't wear coats, and I just wore a light jacket.