Fall Happenings!

I love fall!! This fall has been so fun! I love the cold rainy days and the color of the leaves changing!! This past week my sister, Joanna, came to visit with her kids. We went to Eckerts Apple Orchard for a bonfire and hayride night. It was a lot of fun!!!

Oftentimes, we take the ferry that they have on the way to the apple orchard. This time we took it to avoid traffic. The kids usually get a kick out of it, but I think they were just to tired on this trip. John is winning over the hearts of the grandkids. They followed him everywhere he went.

10/16/09

Bulldogs Varsity Softball

Lexy Moore- Junior pitcher for Varsity Bulldogs.

Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs victory after winning District.

My niece, Lexy, is the pitcher for her high school varsity softball team. This past weekend she and her team won districts! They ranked number 8 in the state! They had a great season, and we are all so proud of Lexy and her team!! Here is one of many articles from the paper, check it out!!

Balloon Glow

Wow! This was a great night! Every fall they have The Great Forest Park Balloon Race in Forest Park. In the past we would be on the way home from picking apples, and, we would look to see if we could spot any hot air balloons. This year we decided to go down to Forest Park the Friday night before the race for their annual balloon glow. We drove down and met Catherine at the history museum there in Forest Park. We walked through the Katherine Dunham: Beyond the Dance exhibit. After the history museum, we went to dinner at Fitz's. We found a great parking spot for the balloon race. We set out among the huge crowd of people. It was neat watching all the balloons get set up! We had a great time. Unfortunately, it took us 1 and 1/2 hours to even get out of Forest Park. But we did make it home!! We will definitely be putting this on our calendar next year!!

9/18/09

Floating Down the River

A couple of Saturdays ago, we went on a float trip with my sister, Catherine, and her husband, John. Instead of renting rafts and everything from a rafting company, we thought it would be fun to buy our own rafts. Catherine always comes over on Fridays and goes grocery shopping with us. That Friday we took a trip to Dicks Sporting Goods. We found a four man raft on sale for 24.95. We also got a two man raft that was on sale for 12.95. We got both rafts for close to the cost of the rental of one person. We got ores and life jackets at Cabella's. Catherine looked up places to put in. It all worked out despite some of the questions Mom and Dad might have had. :) Overall we took a 6.8 mile float (according to Google maps). It was a great day!!

Notice the life jackets didn't last long! :)

September 12, 2009

BYU vs. OU

While here in Texas for Labor Day weekend, my brother, Jacob, got tickets for the BYU vs. OU game. It was at the new Cowboys stadium. My brother-in-law, Ryan, brother, Jacob, his wife, Nanitzi, and my Dad all went. We watched the last 3 minutes on TV. It was a pretty exciting game! BYU won 14-13!! Everyone said the stadium is amazing, Thanks Jacob for such a fun night!

Ryan and Dad-

Go Cougars!!!

9/5/09