Danelle had a blast trick or treating with her friends, staying up late and eating tons of junk. 
And a little Halloween sugar cookie brings a big smile too.
The next blog post better be about a new baby right!?! ........
The "Pumpkin Walk" in N. Logan. It's a huge park they fill with various pumpkin displays! Danelle especially loved all the Disney themed displays.
Can't forget our Halloween ghost pops. Remember them from here.
And of course, the carving of the pumpkin.
Lane was kind enough to carve Snow White for Danelle, while she did some snacking.
This is her watching the turtles. She just thought they were hysterical for some reason.
Her creativity is really coming out lately. She likes to climb in the bar stool and sell us food or just collect tickets. The fun part is watching her trying to get out though :)
The other night for FHE we traced her body, and she colored that thing forever! She kept wanting to stand next to it and show us how big she was compared to the other "Danelle".
All I can say is that I love that she is at this stage just in time for the new baby! She's potty trained, still sleeping and napping good, she plays independently, and is very sweet and helpful. Knock on wood though, I hope none of that changes when this baby arrives... any day now!
37 weeks, only 19 days till his due date!
And since Danelle thinks she has a baby in her tummy too, she also needed a "update photo".
We went with the Waite family to Gardner Village. Danelle rode the pony, visited the petting zoo, and we walked around their Halloween festival.
These were the pictures Lane snapped with his cell phone the next morning.
I'll post the other cell phone pics from their trip when I get a chance....
Happy Birthday to my sweet little sister Megan! We had a fun weekend down in Cedar City hanging out with the family and going to Megan's SUU vball game. A bunch of us surprised her and came down to help celebrate her birthday!
Megan and my mom singing the national anthem at her volleyball game.
Yes... I'm very big and pregnant. I'm ready for this kid to come out any day now!
Hanging out at Megan's house- Danelle loved all the attention she got this weekend. Lots of swiming at the hotel pool, going out to eat and visiting with the family!
Trip to Bear Lake.
Spending time with the cousins.
Putting on a show with Ava.
Trying to stay cute as ever.
Playdates with friends to the Dinosour park.
Potty Training. I think Danelle's face about sums up the experience. It's over with, we survived it- enough said.
Rodeos, parades, fairs, etc.
Lots of pool time and 2 weeks of swim lessons. (hanging out with Aunt Megan)
Fishing with Dad.
We enjoyed getting to play a lot outside this summer. Something we missed in Texas with the summer heat.
Camping, playing, hiking.
Overall it's been a great summer! We really enjoyed being back in the mountains where the weather is a little more manageable in the summer. I'm sure gonna miss Texas in a few months though ;) 
We went past some of the many Universities there: Harvard below.
The main thing we did was walk the Freedom Trail. They have tons of cool historic/political landmarks all along the trail, which really is a trail that is marked by a red line on the road or sidewalk for 2 miles.
At Boston Common Park- Oldest in the country, and where the trail begins.
Drove around Fenway Park - didn't see a game here, but we did watch Boston play at NY a few days before.
The view from part of the Harbor. (side note: you can't visit the Boston Tea Party "site"- they don't know the exact location :) I was pretty bummed.
That wraps up our East Coast trip, and as much as I enjoyed visiting, sadly I don't miss living on the East Coast. Out West still feels like home! But we'll always be happy to take vacations out there!