Pictures on My Camera Roll

Here's a jumble of recent pictures I have on my phone:

Silver Lake Big Cottonwood Canyon

Friday, October 7

• Absolutely stunning.
• My kids said it was their favorite hike to date.
• We saw 3 deer and many chipmunks.
• The Bradshaws accompanied us.
• Izzy cried most of the way home. It was a 55min drive. Still worth it.

Preschool Adventures

“Monster Face”

• Both our kids love school! I’ve been able to help out in James’ classroom a couple of times and will get to again for his Halloween Party. I also get to assist with Isabelle’s Halloween Party. Loving this stage.
• Isabelle’s preschool does the cutest things. Her favorite part is dance class. She has ballet and tap shoes. When her tap shoes arrived, she insisted on keeping them on full-time and named them her “inside shoes.”
• Itching to get James’ school pictures back!

Andrew's First Pedicure

Friday, October 7

• Andrew was pretty skeptical walking in. The smell was a big turn-off.
• Andrew's feet are even more ticklish than mine. Yikes. We giggled lots.
• Andrew ended up really enjoying the experience. We both read in peace while seated in massage chairs. The employee pulled out the "cheese grater" (official term) and wax to refine Andrew's feet.

Lyle Lyle Crocodile

Tuesday, October 11

• We finished off a large popcorn during the previews.
• The kids asked for a popcorn refill one minute after the movie began. They inherited my love of popcorn. Extra butter, please. At least this time it didn't stain my pants.
• James started dancing and clapping during the movie because he was so captivated.
• James declared this is his new favorite movie. Isabelle was scared briefly, but still liked it. The music is great. I even thought the movie was cute and we plan to rent it, so Daddy can see it too.

Bike Ride to Cafe Rio and Rolling Hill

Wednesday, October 12

• Our house is one mile from tons of shopping and restaurants. It’s my favorite.
• We rode our bikes to Cafe Rio! James is a skilled biker and can easily ride at adult speeds. Izzy was very upset because we told her she could not ride her bike. She rode in the bike trailer and was adamant that I (not Andrew) pull her.
• French fries cheered Isabelle right up. The rest of us chowed on Cafe Rio outside, so we could keep an eye on our bikes.
• On our way home, we stopped at “Rolling Hill.” James has been asking to go there a lot. We made his wildest dreams come true and let him roll his heart out. Honestly, he seemed more interested in climbing the rocks. It’s the little things.

Pumpkin Patch

• Look at that view of the temple! 
• I didn’t expect it to feel like summer during this adventure. The sun was beating down. This was our first pumpkin patch this season and won’t be our last. The kids picked some large pumpkins with friends.
• We take advantage of James getting out of school early on Fridays.

Lion King

Friday, October 15

• We purchased tickets for this show back in March. I vividly remember that day. October seemed so far away, but it finally happened!
• Our friends McCall and Trevor Hendricks came along. Love them!
• We ate at Blue Iguana. Of course, I ate huge amounts and was stuffed right before the show. We all are Mexican food fans.
• I was blown away by the costumes. The animals were amazing and the actors utilized every space they could. The characters were on the balconies at one point and came up the aisles. Our seats were phenomenal.
• "Oh I just can’t wait to be king” keeps popping into my mind. That's fine by me.
• Isabelle was jealous she didn’t get to come along. The kids were lucky to have our nephew Alex and his wife Alexa babysit them.

My photo storage is running low. Next up, I’ll clear out some pictures from soccer season!