Glorious Fall, October birthdays and Gaige rocks it!

Went on a little hike with Ferf and boys the other day to see the Fall colors.  It did not disappoint!  It was on the afternoon of Koen's birthday and a day off from school.  Happy #13 Koen.  Later that week we took Tasia out for DQ to celebrate her #17.  I had Chemo #4 this week and didn't think I'd be up for much celebration on her actual birthday!  

Then on Saturday, I still felt good enough after Chemo that Paul and I took a picnic and walked the trail in Pine Valley and then ate our lunch.  It was so peaceful (the gate was locked) and almost no one was there.  The Fall colors were on glorious display and we saw some wildlife; turkeys, a blue jay, a red tailed hawk, and some fish in the stream.  It was a breath of fresh air...literally!  Then after we got home we got to go and see Gaige play in an honors recital.  And he did wonderfully!!!  What a great Saturday it turned out to be.  

Trista and Michael Thomas tie the knot in Moab!

 They did it and we are so happy for them - Trista (Sanderson) Winder and Michael Thomas became Mr. and Mrs. Thomas at the Old City Park in Moab on October 16th.  We felt happy to be invited as we had met Michael previously and thought he and Trista were a perfect match.  We went a little early because it was Fall Break from school and enjoyed taking the scenic route there and then a scenic route up to swim at Ouray the next day.  Then we drove the scenic route of Hwy. 128 the morning of the wedding as well.  We had a great time connecting with the Sanderson family as well as enjoying the wedding time.  We hope they'll be so wonderfully happy! (We got to stay in the cutest little cabin!)

Rain!!!

 Friday we had the most wonderful all day rain!  It was slow and gentle and perfect!  We needed it so badly.  Early Saturday morning for our walk we went out to Snow Canyon to see the rain pooled in the red rocks.  It may not have rained as hard there as here in town or the rocks were just so thirsty that they soaked it up, but the pools were not as filled as we expected.  So after we walked there, we went up on the Red Hill on a hike that Supe showed us to where a pool usually forms.  And it was there.  And it too was not as full as usual, but still beautiful!  And the lower parts of town were covered in fog, which is a rare thing to see here!  It was lovely to see the affects of our wonderful, rainy day the next morning!  It made for a great morning walk! 

Fall and picnic

 We haven't gotten out to see enough of the leaves...or rather, I haven't taken enough pictures of them.  Last Sunday afternoon we went out to see them on Cedar Mountain and took Grandma along.  We  did see some beautiful ones.  And we had planned to have a picnic up there, but then we got done before we got hungry, so we waited until we got down and ate it at the park in Cedar City instead.  Good thing probably since it looked like it started raining and being cold after we got down from the mountain.  It was good food and a good time.  Another evening Paul and I went for a walk up on the trail by Brookside.  No leaves turned yet up there, but it's just such a lovely little hike anytime of year that we enjoyed it too!  Getting out is always good!