Scott wins

Secretly Scott has always wanted to be scary, but also secretly wants kids to love him. Maybe this isn't a secret.
Z. told us last weekend after spending an hour with him, "I Love Uncle Scott" in her fondest, most affectionate tone with a sigh.
After being asked why, she answered ,"He scares me."
Yes Scotty, you win.

Pine nut Farming.

Not exactly the pet store

"Pet 'see ums" (as T. calls them) are good option if you like to see beautiful wings and fuzzy things and want to avoid the cage smell of a real pet store.
It took the little ones a minute to figure out if the big scary animals were going to jump the rope barrier and eat them or not.
Then the challenge was to enforce the "Do not touch" signs.
N. and Z. appreciate the butterfly mosaic made of butterflies at the Bean Museum in Provo.

S. acts as our tour guide telling us all about the bears, she is an old pro at the museum.

It hardly even looks like it hurts to have your hand bit by an alligator.

Offering your head to a Hippo is only safe in a carpeted building.

Can you see my muscle?

What is it about kids that makes them have to prove their strength? I prefer kids who cant hit the ball over the fence(again,and again), and who can't outrun me by age 4.

Apple time

We are blessed with not just one apple tree but 2! Its great for shade in the summer and great for apple picking in the fall. Unfortunately we pruned them for easy mowing access and greatest shading ability so the apples are way up high. This year we had a million blossoms and then put off thinning for too long and the apples are about half the size. Cute and tasty.
D. is on the lookout for falling apples and falling kids.

N. found a good perch for enjoying what he picked.Z. chucking apples down for Don to catch.

S. thinks she is helping by picking up the windfall and holding them up high.
Anyone have a good applesauce recipe?

scouty boy

N. earned his cubscout Bear award. I'm glad he has fun with the scouts once a week and is learning some fun stuff. My regret is that parents have to attend Pack meeting once a month. Not fun. Not even sort of. I understand wanting to recognize the scouts achievements, I dont understand the torture aspect. Noise. Chaos. Stuffy room. Cheering. I am obviously a party pooper. Maybe its more fun if you are the actual scout.

Long shadows and Swimming?!

Although I complain of Logan being Arctic it really is a beautiful place in the Fall.
The sun still shines bright, just lower on the horizon.

The leaves and flowers are gorgeous reds, oranges and yellows.

The best part though is the crisp air just perfect for running through sprinklers?!

Kids are stoked the slide and tramp become water features once again for one last water party.

I'm not stoked about the smell of winter in the air so I cooked up some Apple Dumplings that smelled much more nice.

As frost was soon approaching N. knew his cabbage was as full grown as it would get. It made a tasty stirfry that he wouldn't try(its a vegetable you know), but he was satisfied with the experiment results. How big can a cabbage grow?

Time to get rid of the toys

I figure if the kids are having fun with the containers meant to hold the toys as well as or more than the actual toys it is time to chuck them.

(Chuck the toys that is, not the kids)