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.

Happy Birthday Noah

We want to wish our friend Noah Happy Birthday. Noah turned 4 on Friday October 9. He had a birthday party on the 7th. The following pictures are some highlights from his cool worker birthday party.
Working in the sand with equipment.

The wrecking crane getting ready to smash and crash.

Smash, crash, the wrecking crane fell the building.

We painted a house. I got paint all over me.

The cupcakes were so cool and made better by the trucks and diggers that topped them.

I gave Noah a roller. Maybe he will let me play with it.

Cornbelly's

There are so many fun things to do in October around Halloween. One of our favorite things to do is go to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point. We went there and spent literally the whole day. We went in the morning. When we got tired, mom put us in the car, let us sleep, and then we played there until the sun went down.

Here we are doing the rubber ducky races.

This is one of the corn boxes. Its like sand and I can throw it out of the box.

This is the farmers market where we can buy and sell our produce.

We love the swings. They are made out of tires to look like animals. Rubie is on a horse, Eric is on a bull.


Eric taking a break.

This is the biggest corn house. While we were playing in here a crazy guy with a camera crew came and jumped in. He was filming a bit for a local TV station.

Look how dirty I got.

Look how dirty I got!!

We loved the tractor/train ride.

Playing on an animal in the jumping area.

Eric jumping on a giant pillow.

All of us enjoyed the hayride.

We listened to the Pumpkin Princess read a story. Then Rubie sat with her in her pumpkin coach.

Rubie loved the corn.

Choo, choo. Yeah for Cornbelly's.

The Loader

We love to watch construction crews working. A few weeks ago a loader and a roller had some work to do on the street in front of our house. We watched the workers for a while. They dug up the street with the loader. Laid asphalt and flattened it with the roller. Afterward they let us sit in the loader. It was soooooo cooool!!!