Vacation to The Falls

The first weekend in October we visited Idaho Falls for a job interview and to spend time with family. We had such a marvelous time...Here are a few of our highlights:

lots of family time, throwing our first snowballs of the season, getting haircuts (thanks Alicia), General Conference on TV and with family, hanging with the Taylor's, Powell's, Taylor's and Julie!, finding frogs, meeting Bridger, fresh salsa, caramel popcorn, cinnamon rolls, visiting Grandma Pieper and Grandma Rydalch, swimming at the hotel pool, playing with cousins, painting baby pumpkins, watching "The Office", riding with and steering Uncle Bryce's tractor, seeing/smelling the potato harvest and digging a few spuds of our own, Cafe Rio Pork Burritos, duck/pheasant hunting, sleeping-in until 9am, target shooting, coloring pictures and playing with Grandma's toys!

We did a lot of fun things, but left wishing we had done more! Hope to visit again! We love you all! Here's a slideshow of our trip:

Pumpkin Patch

We collected a few pumpkins for our annual jack-o-lantern carving! We visited the famous Wilson's Orchard and picked a few of the best looking ones we could find! It was pretty muddy this year, but that didn't stop Riley and Sophie from running around and having a great time! It has always been a favorite family event and especially when it's finished off with a fresh, hot apple turnover from Mrs. Wilson! M-M-M-M! Stay tuned for our jack-o-lantern creations!

Duck hunt

Michael here posting for the first time. This picture is from a recent duck hunt here in Iowa. It has been a good year for waterfowl (lots of rain) but a bad year for pheasants (too much rain). I guess it's all the farmers praying for moisture!