A walk along the river...

This week of Halloween has been rainy for us but quite pleasant outside.  So we ventured out for a "ride" along the river.

 The girls brought snacks, books, and Barbies...the necessities of life.

 I would attempt to jog a little in between walking.  Every time I stopped jogging one of the girls would ask if I was ok?  I had to laugh.

 We stopped to throw some rocks in the water.

We're glad our fall weather is back.  And we're even happier that our relatives in the East have survived their bad weather and are doing just fine!  We love you guys!

Halloween at Preschool...

On Tuesday Eliza's preschool class had a little Halloween performance too.  This time she decided to be Snow White...and yes, Talia did too.

Tavis, Trevor, Brynn, Megan, Olivia, Eliza, and Miley.

Carving pumpkins!

Monday night we carved pumpkins.

 I think this was all of the pumpkin insides that Eliza touched.  Neither she nor Talia were fans of that yucky stuff!

 Pumpkins all carved...

 ...and lit!  Eliza carved (with lots of help) Snow White and Talia went for the traditional jack-o-lantern.  Although she told me it was a ghost face!

 And Daddy carved a bat.

These two are just cheesy...senior pictures with pumpkins down the road maybe?

Happy pumpkin carving!

Dancing Cinderella...

Our Halloween festivities began on Monday.

Eliza's dance class had a costume dance hour.  Then we got to go watch them perform a few dances before class ended.  Eliza dressed up as Cinderella so Talia did too.  Then we headed over to Nana and Papa's for an early trick-or-treat.

Chicago continued...

And another very good reson for Darran to make the trip was the blessing of our little niece Eleanor.

 Shantal, Eleanor, and Derek.

 Moody family at the blessing.

 4 brothers and a baby...

 Before heading home they spent a little time walking around Chicago and getting the official tour from Derek...Darran was very impressed with the city.

 This is the view from Derek and Shantal's apartment...37th floor!

 And a few more pictures from the game...

Darran couldn't get over how great their seats were...thanks to Dallan!

BYU at Notre Dame!

Darran headed to Illinois and Indiana earlier this month for a BYU football game and a baby blessing.

 He flew out on Friday and then Saturday caught up with family to go to the College Football Hall of Fame before the BYU game.

 Dad enjoying the Hall of Fame.

 Darran, Dean, Derek, Dallan, and Dad excited for the game! A bunch of football lovin' Moodys!

 The entire gang...Bro. and Sis. Cropper (Shantal's parents), Shantal and baby Eleanor, Amelia and Jon (Darran's cousin), Dallan, Derek, Darran, Dean, Ek, and Dad.

 Derek, Dallan, and Dad being sardines in the back of the car!

 Happy parents!  Shantal, Eleanor, and Derek...can't wait to meet her in person!

 Notre Dame's campus.

 Darran, Dean, Jon (yes, that's really his hair...colored blue), and Derek...soaking in the ambiance.

Isn't this tree beautiful? Darran says this picture doesn't do justice to how loud and exciting it was to be there in person!  Though we lost, Darran still had a great time at a football game with family...pretty much a dream Saturday for him!

Disney on Ice...

We surprised the girls by taking them to Disney on Ice...and had SO MUCH FUN!  We told them we had a surprise but wouldn't tell them what it was.  When we got there they were extremely excited!

 Daddy and Eliza...too happy to look at the camera.

 Mommy and Talia...too wiggly to get a clear picture...but also excited!

The show was very good...we were quite impressed.  They skated shorter versions of the Tiana, Cinderella, and Rapunzel stories.  The girls were so intrigued the entire time!  In between each story Micky, Minnie, Donald and Goofy came out and were part of the show...that was probably Talia's favorite part.  And Eliza's favorite part had to be at the end when ALL the princesses and their princes came skating out.  We weren't expecting that so we were pretty surprised.  It was an outstanding night spent with our princess loving girls!

Our turtle friend...

We frequent the library, its park, and its pond/garden area.

 We've checked on this guy a lot since the spring...and boy has he grown!  Usually we find him in the water...

...but the girls were so excited to see him out sunbathing on the rocks right in front of them!  It took all their self control not to reach out and touch him!

Painting pumpkins...

 Eliza and Talia found some white pumpkins at the pumpkin patch and decided they needed some paint!

So they painted their pumpkins...pink, purple, blue and red of course!

Pumpkin Patch!

Eliza's preschool went to the Pumpkin Patch and Talia and I got to tag along!

 Olivia and Eliza in the Pumpkin Patch.

 Tal was so excited to find her own pumpkin.

 Olivia and Eliza searching for the perfect pumpkin.

 These sisters are just too cheesy sometimes!  Eliza was posing and Talia tried to copy.

 The girls jumped in the cart for a ride with the pumpkins...

...and then decided to pull the cart themselves to the car.

We love celebrating the fall by spending time at the pumpkin patch!

Putting sister first...

Eliza's tummy was bothering her one night.  Sweet sister Talia helped find some blankets for her, brought her a princess for company, and then sat down next to the couch to read her some stories.  It makes my heart melt when they take care of each other!

High School Football!

We went to the Kamiakin football game on October 5th.  Taking a picture of these two sometimes seems impossible.  Although Darran should be proud...they seem to be more focused on the game than the camera!  We had a good time even though our alma mater lost.  And Eliza thought the cheerleaders were outstanding!