Quick few days

Cool flower pic by Alice.

Toby wearing Paul's hat, red heart sunglasses, a too-small pj shirt, and too-tight pj pants.

We never take Toby's good behavior at school for granted - we are so grateful!

Reading last week's family email to the kids. Toby was riveted.

Jumping on the trampoline.

Selfie in the bathroom.

Last week, Toby invented a character named Anderson Whiseman. This week, he drew Anderson's refrigerator, and also his house (not pictured).

Flag blanket from Aunt Sarah.

Hanging out by the playground waiting for the morning school bell to ring.

Pretty cute kid.

Toby wrote this story about 2 boys in his class that needed the bathroom at the same time. May or may not be based on actual events.

Sunset from our backyard.

Magformers.

Cold morning waiting for the bell to ring.

Just Dance.

Pumpkin feet.

New Sonic pajamas.

Charlie practicing the cello.

Sword fighting with Alice.

Memory match months.

Paul grilled kabobs, along with a ton of tomatoes and chilis from our garden.

Cooking with Toby.

He's good at not touching hot things, and loves to help.

Ready for the temple.

Last week on the jumbotron at the BYU women's volleyball game. Charlie dancing.

Danny dancing.

Fall Break in Seattle and Riverton

Toby at his grandparents' house for the break.

Grandma Terisa got a bunch of the kids matching pj's!

Football at the park with Grandpa.

Little Caesar's in Riverton.

Duplo with the engineer.

Another fun dinner with Grandma Terisa.

Heading home from church in Riverton.

Two cuties!

"What can we do that only works if we've all just showered?" The kids played Clue with their toes!

Long Danny reading all day when he stayed home from school after 18 pukes!

We harvested another pumpkin.

Toby loves these red heart glasses he found.

Another harvest.

Toby has gotten all smileys for many days now!

Mom and Dad visited in conjuction with their couples retreat and visiting Dillon.

Alice helped Toby make mac'n'cheese. 

Eden came over for dinner one night.

Heading out on Grace's "senior trip".

First time on a plane (that she can remember).

Bumpy ride, but pretty!

Made it to the hotel.

I always love the Space Needle.

Cool lighting at the Lebanese restaurant (Tanoor) we went to the first night.

Grace got a text on the way... she was pretty giddy about a certain crush the rest of the trip...

Ammon met us for dinner!

Yum!

Grace had cocoa everyday.

The ferris wheel is cool, but I really liked the great blue heron on the bottom right.

Ferry to Bainbridge Island.

Grand Forest.

Bainbridge Gardens carnivorous plant exhibit.

Those are mini pumpkins, don't worry.

Fay Bainbridge beach.

A little crab.

Lunch at a Sweet Dahlia's bakery.

Back on the home front.

Bainbridge Main Street.

Poulsbo, settled by Norwegians.

We had a few extra minutes, so stopped by the troll sculpture.

Friday morning, armed with hot cocoa.

St. James Cathedral.

Fallen leaves.

Tide pooling at Me-Kwa-Mooks.

Lunch at Market House Meats.

University of Washington.

Mini legos.

Banana slug at Discovery Park.

This guy reading the paper.

Dinner at Nolita.

Grace flew home Saturday morning.

Paul and I drove 3 hours to Olympic National Park.

Lots of debris on the road after a storm.

Hall of Mosses in Hoh Rainforest.

Grace made it back to her siblings!

Headed to Aunt Dayna's Halloween party. Charlie as Soos from Gravity Falls.

Danny as a panda.

Bearded Grace.

Meanwhile, we enjoyed Ruby Beach.

Rialto Beach.

Danny singing about Canada, as usual.

Pho for dinner after a cold, soggy day.

At the BYU women's volleyball game.

They made it on the jumbotron multiple times!

Sunday morning breakfast on the patio.

Fog on the way to church in Port Angeles.

View from our vrbo bed.

Crazy wind at Hurricane Ridge.

The overlook view was nonexistant.

Hollywood Beach.

Deer outside our window at dinner.

Toby has been talking constantly about this character he made up, Anderson Whiseman.

Monday morning breakfast creekside.

We LOVED our vrbo!

Painting pumpkins.

Cool ranger station at the beginning of our hike to the falls.

Mini mushrooms!

Marymere Falls.

Lake Crescent.

Our duck friend.

We could see Canada across the water.

Tacoma Narrows bridge.

Filipino food for dinner at Seafood City in Tukwila.

The Jolibee.

The kids made it back to our house, and were being silly with magformers.

Awesome First Vision artwork I ordered from Whitney! I saw it arrived while I was gone, and had a neighbor hold onto it for me. I love it!!

We are so grateful for such a wonderful trip!!