October

 My favorite time of year and I'm slacking with my fall posts.  It is almost mid-October and I haven't even written about anything in October yet.  The fires have been so bad this year, that we haven't seen the sky or the mountains for days.  Finally, over the weekend a little storm came through and that cleared the skies and yesterday and today, the sky was bright blue and the mountains are full of red, yellow, and orange with the very tips white with snow.  We've been busy with school, work, football, haunted houses, scary movies, and lots of walks through the leaves.  

Davis and Gator went on this hike up at Snowbasin while I was at work.  I was pretty bummed that I was working and not out with them, but at least they sent me some pictures.  

Gator is still crocheting a lot.  She made and sold this cute moose for a baby shower gift, and she made me this cute fall garland.  She has a couple of Christmas orders that she is working on.  

Football season is amazingly still going.  Everyone thought Covid would've ruined it by now, but we are coming up on playoffs.  We had "the game of the season" last week against Davis High.  Oh man, I aged 5 years watching that game.  It was down to the second and we won by 4 pts.  

Owen and Kylee went to a haunted house last weekend, and Gator and Owen went to another one this weekend.  No thankyou.  

Picking out pumpkins.  It only lasted a few seconds, but I got the boys to play along.  

My ugly pumpkin this year.  

Gator and her friends went to the corn maze over the weekend.  They spent hours running around playing on the slide, the swing, and in the haunted corn maze.  I picked up a very tired dirty group of girls.  

The boys were at football practice and I needed a break from my homework so Gator, Joey, and I went on a walk across the street.  The OATC has a big campus lined with trees, that are full of gold leaves.  I wish leaves were fall colors all year long.  

So there is some of our October all in one post.  Also five weeks into school, and I still have two A's.  

Fall Drive

We drove up to Hardware Ranch this afternoon.  There was a bit of a misunderstanding and I actually didn't have a clue where Hardware Ranch actually was.  The drive up Ogden Canyon was pretty, but the dirt road to cut across was awful.  We went a different way home, we drove through Hyrum.  I wish we would've gone that way in the first place because it was absolutely beautiful.  The colors were amazing, and so bright.  In hindsight, I realize I should've made everyone pull over for pictures before Davis rode his 4wheeler.  In the pictures, he has terrible helmet hair and a face covered in dirt.  I love my fall drive.  

A few pictures taken from the truck as we drove down the road so they are blurry and don't even look close to what I was seeing.  I honestly don't think I've seen so much red and gold.  

Fall Hike

 The leaves seem to be changing really fast this year, and I don't have my drive planned until next week, so today we snuck in a little preview of fall with a hike.  It was quick, but I will take any chance I can to go see fall.  My very most favorite time of year.  

Homecoming Week

Fremont had Homecoming this past week.  With all the Covid restrictions, a lot was cancelled, but Davis and his friends made do and still had a good senior Homecoming.  I'm still trying to grasp that word...senior.  Anyway the Silverline each took a senior player and brought them treats all week, without giving away who they were until before the game.  We played Syracuse in the game last night and won.  The offense played a fantastic game, I personally think Owen is doing a great job with the offensive line.  The dance was of course cancelled, but alot of the kids still got together in groups and had a day date, and dressed up for pictures and dinner.  Davis asked a girl named Zoe, they had fun 4 wheeling in the rain this morning.  And got cleaned up for their evening.  I'm just waiting for him to get home now, they had dinner and pictures at a friends house, then a parent actually works at a Charter school, and he let them in for a dance.  There was about 100 kids there, but they hired a DJ and had their own Homecoming dance.  So I'm anxious to hear how the night went, but I may be asleep before he gets home.   

I'm doing it

 I've talked about going to college for years and years.  If I had gone to school when I first thought about it, I would probably have 5 degrees by now.  But, yesterday was my first day of school.  I'm terrified, nervous, excited, proud of myself, and already tired.  I am a college student, and I took a first day of school photo.  

It's a sliver, but I'm making progress!

I said I didn't even want to think about it being Davis's senior year, but all these things are happening to make me more aware.  It's homecoming week.  The cheerleaders brought these posters around, and the seniors enjoyed their "senior sunrise."  I'm glad they are not letting Covid take away everything this year.  

Gator is still busy crocheting.  I can't believe she taught herself just a few weeks ago and she is already so good at it.  I have my own little personal decorator.   She's helping me decorate for my favorite time of year.  Now if the weather would just get the memo.