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By Sarah
This girl is a hoot at the orthodontist!
And she really likes to help bake for obvious reasons.
M still loves my dad and D still loves football!  A nice gentleman told me he thought my boy really understood the game and complimented him so nicely.

The children have had me going to the library a lot lately -- definitely reading more with the cooler, darker evenings.
M and I went to a Laura Ingalls Wilder birthday party and had a great time.  Pictured here is M in front of Affolter Cabin, built in 1860.

We got to babysit 2 members of our ward while their parents were out of town for the weekend.  I could totally have 6 kids if they were that well behaved!
Playing at the park and celebrating M's half birthday with owl cupcakes.

A dragon M made during hardworking.
I absolutely love watching K play volleyball!
Homemade pumpkin spice play dough kept my kids entertained for days!
And they behave so well when we have the missionaries over for dinner.  We will miss Elder Harrison so much but wish him the best at UVU.
One afternoon N and I cleaned out the linen closet.  Work can be fun!

Celebrating Michaelmas is so uplifting!
Out of 50 Brownies signed up to participate, the car M made with Hubby took 3rd place!  She was so surprised to make it to finals and our troop did such a good job cheering for her.  A big thanks to the pit crew for helping us when the car was too long and too heavy and a huge thanks to Ford for putting this Fast Tracks race on for the girls.

Planting flowers at the Fort Collins Temple with Grandpa.
Being given lots of Cub Scout awards!
Even though I had volunteered with tile math all last year for K, this was the first time N was brought along.  There were plenty of hugs that hour!
I love love love watching K play volleyball (yes, I know I've already said that).

Neighborhood Oktoberfest was great!
Celebrating N's half birthday with a homemade Moana cake!
Harvesting grapes to make jam.
Making GF Halloween sugar cookies that actually tasted delicious and were soft to boot!
Taking Marshmallow in to show her class when M was child of the day.  M couldn't have been happier to share her rabbit.

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