Halloween and Thanksgiving Point

We went over to Beth and Todd's for their traditional Halloween dinner of broccoli cheese soup in pumpkin bread bowls.  They've generously invited all the college-aged nieces and nephews (and those of us who have graduated) every year.  I think I've only missed one Halloween since I was a freshman at BYU.  Maggie came with a friend, and Brittney, Matt, and Monty were there too.  We took Anna and Monty trick-or-treating...and by "we" I mean all of us.  Two babies, six adults, plus Jared.  We only went to a few houses, but it was fun anyway!

We found Anna's ladybug costume at a consignment sale for $2.  It was nothing too special, but because Anna is adorable, it was adorable. :)  I tried to coordinate our costumes with hers, dressing myself up as a butterfly and Derek as a "bug catcher."

Yes, Monty went as the Michelin Man! :)

Matching polk-a-dots!

Last Saturday, we went to Thanksgiving Point as a family.  We had planned to go to the Cornbelly's Fall Festival, but when we got there, we decided most of the activities were too old for Anna and that she would have more fun next year.  Instead, we went to the Dinosaur Museum and the little animal farm, both of which were free with Derek's pass from work.

Getting eaten by the Utah Raptor.

The giant Brachiosaurus

Anna got to pet the cows and seemed to like them ok until the momma cow mooed.  After that, she was scared of all the farm animals and didn't want to go near them!

After we got home from Thanksgiving Point, Derek raked the leaves in the front yard into a pile and let Anna play in them.  She loved it!  We got some pretty cute pictures.