Catching Up

So, I haven't blogged in a long time... We did make it back from Vermont to Illinois at the end of the summer. We have been having a lot of fun in Illinois for our final year here.

The first of October we went on a camp out with our friends the Bairs. It was great fun, but it got COLD that night and in the morning (you may notice Emily's purple lips.)





(Spencer asking Jessica if she wants to go for a spin! Maybe someday...)





Jessi even got to try fishing for a few minutes.



Nate went to Mt. Rushmore for a conference. He decided that his face would be number 5!!









My sisters Janice and Crystal came for a very fun visit. Janice flew out from Utah and Crystal came over from Indiana. We went to Nauvoo and Chicago and played around town as well. We had a blast!

Nauvoo


A walk in Busey Woods




Willis Tower (Sears Tower--do you think the new name will ever stick?)


"The Bean" at Millenium Park, Chicago


HALLOWEEN

At the pumpkin patch


Fairy Emily (She loved carrying around her magic wand and headband, and was just a little doll about it!)


Jessica wearing a Madeline costume (not to be confused with Jessica being Madeline.) If she was asked "who are you?" she'd give the answer "Bambi" or "Belle" and I tried to get her to tack on, "but my costume is Madeline"....I guess she is only rarely Jessica although she wears Jessica clothes...


The Jack's Jack-o-lanterns (Nate's is the ship, mine the owl)