Swim practice

Since my Dad goes swimming a lot now I decided that I better practice so that I can be a good swimmer too.
Let's see, this cap and goggles seem to fit nicely.


How's this stroke Dad? Water? I don't need water, the carpet works great.

Halloween

We had our own Halloween Party. We made invitations to hand out to some friends. Those that came to the party were Logan and Savannah Pendleton, Noah and Max Jarvis. Noah and I made sugar cookies the day before so we could decorate cookies at the party. We made ghosts, moons, pumpkins, and bat shapes. Everyone came in their costumes. Noah, Max, and I were firefighters. Rubie was our dalmatian fire dog, Spot. Logan was a cowboy sheriff and Savannah was the cutest little lady bug. At the party we first made an obstacle course that the fire men had to run and complete. Along the way we had to jump, roll, crawl through a fire truck and even rescue injured people. We went on parade to our neighbors to show our costumes. The Bishops even gave us treats. We played games such as pumpkin bowling and pumpkin candy corn toss. We then decorated pumpkins with markers and other things we could glue on. And we decorated cookies. We had a lot of fun! Later that day we got to go to Daddy's office for trick-or-treating. The people there had done an amazing job decorating. Some cubicles and aisles were so scary that I didn't even care about the candy, I did not want to go in. Then we visited Grandma Jeppson's office for more trick-or-treating. After that Daddy's office was hosting a really cool party out at the Farmington Fairgrounds. They had those huge blow up toys that I could play on forever and some good food. The next day on Halloween we got to dress up again and go trick-or-treating to Uncle Andy's and Aunt Beth's. They gave us an award for having the best costumes. Then we went trick-or-treating to our neighbors and got lots of candy. After about 5 houses though I was done and just wanted to go home. Mom and Dad made me go to like two more places. I do like having the candy though.

Cute pictures of Eric and Rubie in their costumes. Fireman Eric and Fire dog Rubie.






Party Invitation.

Eric and Noah making the sugar cookies for the party.

The obstacle course at the party.


On the parade route.

Trick-or-treating.

Receiving the special award from Aunt Beth and Uncle Andy.

Aunt Jessica came to visit

We were so lucky to have Aunt Jessica come and visit us for a few days. Aunt Jessica and Uncle Emmanuel live in Virginia and we don't get to see them very often. Aunt Jessica and Grandma Jeppson stopped in on their way to Toquerville to play and eat lunch with us. Then they stopped at our house again on the return trip from Toquerville to have Sunday dinner with us. Aunt Jessica was able to join us for our monthly Jeppson family FHE at Aunt Tai and Uncle Joe's house. It was a treat to have her there. The next day Jessica and Grandma Jeppson came to play with us at Cornbelly's. It sure was fun to have them there. We were glad to see Aunt Jessica and spend some time with her. Come visit us again soon!


Rubie playing with Aunt Jessica.


During FHE Uncle Joe knows how to keep Eric entertained while still having a serious discussion.

The Little Princess and the Knights at Cornbelly's Princess Playland.


The Queens have come to join the fun.

Eric and Noah in the Pumpkin carriage.


Aunt Jessica and Grandma Jeppson watch the kids play in the corn.

Eric selling Grandma Jeppson squash at the Farmer's Market.

Eric and Grandma engineering the train.

Eric and Grandma Jeppson on the cow train.


Rubie and Jen on the cow train.

Grandma and Eric in Elsie cow car.


Grandma Jeppson and Aunt Jessica were brave enough to go through the monster.

Aunt Jessica and Eric pose for a picture.

Eric and Noah in the pumpkin carriage, this time with the Pumpkin Princess.

Way to go Daddy!!!

We are so proud of our Daddy. On Saturday morning October 17 he completed his first triathlon. The True Cougar Tri. He did really well competing in all three events in under one hour.



It was early and cold. We stayed snug and warm in the chariot.

Sarah also competed in the race. She won the overall women with a fantastic time of 38 minutes. You are a super woman, Sarah!

Calf marking is one of the coolest things about triathlons. Scott's number was 175, he competed in the Men's Road race.

Eric warming up with Dad pre-race.

Scott ready to go. This race was a little mixed up in the order of events. Normally a triathlon goes swim, bike, run. But for reasons having to do with scheduling on BYU campus, this race went bike, run, swim.

Scott completing the bike portion.

He is in there. Scott is the swimmer in the second lane.

Not only did he survive but did really well. He commented after the race that he is hooked. Good job. We are so proud of all your health and fitness accomplishments in the last year. Thanks for your great example.

Scarecrow Festival

Another fun activity in October at Thanksgiving Point is the Scarecrow Festival. We went and enjoyed that one night. There were lots of fun things to do. The following pictures are just some highlights.
We sat in an authentic Highway Patrol Helicopter. It was soo cool!!!

We sat next to this giant pumpkin.

I loved launching a rocket with my Dad.

I think Dad almost liked it more than I did.

A Fall Puddle

We cannot resist puddles. Whenever it rains there are a few places that hold water and call to Eric and Noah to jump in them.




I guess the diaper got too soggy.

Trip to Arches

To celebrate Noah and Sarah Jarvis' birthday and just for a fun time we took a trip to Arches National Park on October 9-11. We stayed in the Arches campground. We hiked some of the trails, slept in a tent all together, enjoyed the sunshine and the myriad of stars and had a great time. The following pictures are some highlights of our trip.


Our first hike was to Broken Arch.

Eric carried Teddy Bear on all of our hikes. Eric wanted to make sure that he and Teddy Bear were in a picture together at Broken Arch.

The kids loved all of the red sand. Most of our hikes took quite a while because we had to stop so the kids could enjoy the sand. Here they are playing in the sand underneath Sand Dune Arch.

Rubie took a little siesta on the way to Sand Dune Arch and enjoyed a nap while the sun shone in this spot for the next few minutes.

Look hard and you will see Scott on top of Sand Dune Arch.

Eric got buried in the sand underneath the arch.


Rubie woke up and joined the fun.

A family pic at Tapestry Arch.

Rubie loved crawling around and trying to walk on the sandstone. It was just the very morning we went on this trip that Rubie started walking. She was a little shaky but tried out her legs around the campground.


I thought Scott was afraid of heights? But here he is again on top of Tapestry Arch.

Our last hike was to Delicate Arch. Eric is big enough that we try to get him to walk as much as he will. It was a bit too much this hike. His Daddy carried his out and Eric took a rest on his head.