Pumpkin Patch.

The only rule was that each girl had to be able to carry their own pumpkins out of the pumpkin patch. That was pretty easy considering all of the big/orange pumpkins had already been picked!

Zoo fun . . .

Or not, if you look at Stella's picture on the elephant. She was so scared of the noises it kept making--and then when it would squirt water, she would jump a mile and scream to get off.




The rest of the zoo was a bit of a mess--all the zebras died, the bears are gone, and the cougars moved. Under construction for a new polar bear/seal/sea lion/penguin exhibit. And a sad, lonely gorilla.

On a happier note, the weather was perfect, it was not crowded, the baby orangutan was playful, the baby elephant was out, and we saw lots of monkeys. I liked looking at the "Halloween" exhibit (even though some of it was creepy like the RAT)--the fruit bats were interesting too.

Bye bye bike.

After having the Buell for just under a year, Chris tearfully said goodbye as a nice gentleman from California came by, paid for it, and rode it home.



Chris already misses the bike and Stella keeps telling him it is just "lost".

Fall in the Garden.

We took our first visit to Red Butte Gardens this week! It was beautiful and the girls had fun running around and playing with the neighbors who took us to see the sights.







Stella and Presley have a hard time staying away from anything with water--I am surprised I didn't lose one of them in the pond! My favorite thing was a tree that grew and was shaped into a dome house--inside were chairs and room to play. I want a playhouse like that in my yard!