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In November we were able to go to the Annual Physicians Retreat. We stayed at Teton Mountain Lodge and Spa at Teton Village for a night. The roads there were pretty bad because of one of the first major snow storms, but we made in with time to spare.  First thing we did when we got there was to quickly check out our room and then head to the swimming pool.  The majority of our trip for the kids and I was spent at the swimming pool, while Jake went to his meetings at the conference.  It was a short trip but a fun little getaway.

Halloween

We usually have a pretty simple halloween but this year I was ambitious and decided to let the kids have a mini haunted maze at our house. Tyler and Brooke had a few friends over for pizza, then they took turns helping with the maze and trick or treaters. Brooke and Tyler and their friends also ended up doing a little trick or treating.  I even decided to dress up a little bit, I was a "Mombie", an exhausted mother that feeds on chocolate and survives on caffeine. Earlier in the day, Jake and I took Zach and Cody to see Kennady in her schools costume parade. Kennady was a leopard, Zach was a transformer(bumblebee), Cody was a dragon, and Brooke and her friends dressed up as One Direction fans.  

Happy Birthday to Me!

I turned 38 years old on Oct. 13.  It was a pretty low key birthday, just the way I like them.  I went out to lunch with Jake at Heggs and he also gave me a bouquet of flowers. We celebrated at the end of the day with cake and ice cream with the kids.  I was excited to try the cake that I made, pumpkin chocolate cheesecake. Yummy! Since I share my birthday with my mom I was excited to hear that the next week my mom and my sister, Angie, would be coming for a much needed visit. 

Fall Leaves

One Saturday afternoon Jake and I decided to take Cody and Zach with us for a drive up Crow Creek Canyon. We had just got our new jeep a few days before and we were itching to go for a good drive in it. It was fun to get out for a bit and enjoy the fall colors. It was so pretty, I just love summer and fall in Star Valley!

Hunting season(behind the scenes)

Usually I kind of dread hunting season because I become a widow, but this year I had some great company. Cassie, Cooper and Quinn came with Danny for a visit from Omak, WA.   Cody, Zach and Cooper had so much fun playing together and Brooke and Kennady couldn't get enough of Quinn. During nap times Cassie and I worked on a couple of fall craft projects. We made a short trip to Idaho Falls one day when the guys were too tired to hunt. We ended up stopping by Grandpa and Grandma Tanner's house to say "Hi" and get a tour of the tractor and combine.

"A hunting they will go"

Jake is always excited when hunting season rolls around. He even decided to try out his new hunting backpack on Zach. This year was an extra special year because Grandpa Gary and Danny were able to come hunting with Jake and Tyler. It turned out to be even more special because Tyler ended up shooting his very first deer.  Danny was able to stay for a few more days after Tyler got his deer to help Jake get his deer tag filled. It was a lot of work in one week but they made some good memories and had a lot of fun being together. Jake also shot a bull elk later on in October, our freezer is full this year!

Happy Birthday Tyler

Tyler turned 14 years old on Sept. 10.  He loves playing basketball and is on the team this year.  He is looking forward to hunting season and enjoys doing anything outdoors.  Tyler is such a good kid, very kind and considerate of others and is a lot of fun to be around. We love you T! Happy Birthday!