Fall in Provo has had it's ups and downs. The week prior to Halloween was very very cold! It snowed in parts of Utah, thought Provo only got flurries. But it was very cold, highs in the 30s. Then the next week (aka this week) has had soaring temperatures in the 60's and even 70's! It's been beautiful. Some of these pictures are from before Halloween when we attended the Smile Center party (our dentist's office) at HeeHaw farms and corn maze. The second half is from yesterday when we went to the BYU duck pond in this lovely 70 degree weather. The warm weather has tricked our flowers in the front into blooming again, and has kept the beautiful fall foliage around longer than normal.
The girls got to go on a short wagon ride. We put Eloise on Evelynn's lap and told her to hold on tight and not let go the whole time. She took it very seriously, not even waving at us the whole time. And yes, all that winter gear was required and I wished we had brought more, because it was cold, and there was a nasty biting wind.
Evelynn loved this slide, but would not go down by herself, which meant that a parent had to take her. The expression on Doug's face explains a lot about this side. It was pretty bumpy and painful for a parent, especially with a 40 lbs kid on your lap. The child is sufficiently cushioned and so doesn't realize the agony the parent goes through on her behalf.
Hot chocolate saved the day! Literally!
On the horsey tire swing. I think this was the favorite part of the evening because...
...it got Eloise to smile in spite of the cold.
Walking the corn maze. We never did get to find the "real" way out. Evelynn tried to lead us for a while, and then we all got cold and grumpy and wanted to go home, so Daddy had to forge a way out for us. :)
This is the BYU duck pond one week later. Evelynn was wearing her sandals all day, but we decided tennis shoes would work better for the pond. Beautiful!
The rest of these are foliage pictures to show you the awesome fall colors we still have. It's been a roller coaster fall, that's for sure.
This one is an Evelynn original we took while waiting for daddy to get off work.
The girls got to go on a short wagon ride. We put Eloise on Evelynn's lap and told her to hold on tight and not let go the whole time. She took it very seriously, not even waving at us the whole time. And yes, all that winter gear was required and I wished we had brought more, because it was cold, and there was a nasty biting wind.
Evelynn loved this slide, but would not go down by herself, which meant that a parent had to take her. The expression on Doug's face explains a lot about this side. It was pretty bumpy and painful for a parent, especially with a 40 lbs kid on your lap. The child is sufficiently cushioned and so doesn't realize the agony the parent goes through on her behalf.
Hot chocolate saved the day! Literally!
On the horsey tire swing. I think this was the favorite part of the evening because...
...it got Eloise to smile in spite of the cold.
Walking the corn maze. We never did get to find the "real" way out. Evelynn tried to lead us for a while, and then we all got cold and grumpy and wanted to go home, so Daddy had to forge a way out for us. :)
This is the BYU duck pond one week later. Evelynn was wearing her sandals all day, but we decided tennis shoes would work better for the pond. Beautiful!
The rest of these are foliage pictures to show you the awesome fall colors we still have. It's been a roller coaster fall, that's for sure.
This one is an Evelynn original we took while waiting for daddy to get off work.
Ooo! Pretty fall foliage! I'll have to show these to Rachel in the morning!
ReplyDeleteThose are great pictures, and Eloise has such a nice natural smile!
ReplyDeleteGeneen, you are so sweet :) I think we're covered... I'm just hoping we are all getting better! I'm trying to do a bunch of art projects, so that is keeping us both busy :) Thanks again. Do you guys have plans for Thanksgiving?
ReplyDeleteWe're just doing a small Thanksgiving with my brother and brother-in-law. If you guys have no plans, please let me know and maybe we can combine. I mean, two great cooks for Thanksgiving would be epic. :)
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