Mirror lake & fall colors

 These colors are on the upper foothills of Mt Timpanogos taken on friday 9/21

 The above two pics are the 3 brothers inside a concrete log at Mirror lake

 Mt  Baldy above Mirror lake

 We loved the scenery around the lake: mtns, trees, water...

 here are the fishermen - keeping at it!

...and here's  "chip" the chipmunk - named by the boys...Melissa got it to eat out of her hand!

WE had a great time at Mirror lake and saw lots of beautiful fall colors as we drove there & back!

                                          We left SLC at 630am, drove 1 hr to Brigham City, were blessed to attend the open house for the new Temple there!  It is beautiful!   (& so is my sweetheart!)
                                             This pic above is the back (west)  side of the temple where we entered via the lower parking level - see pic below....               

                                              

you may see some familiar designs that are reminders of the SL Temple...(windows)

this is the front (east) of the temple

                                                          During our tour the light streamed in the front
                                                           of the temple through the beautiful windows!                                                        

This is just after we arrived home following the Temple tour - we are glad we went!

These four pictures are of the enjoyable time we had having family home evening at Peter & Lindsay's - with their family & Joe&Sally's family....
Joey was Grandpa's super helper for the lesson....thanks Joey!
...& Here are more of the participants - all good cooperators, listeners - way to go Kimball, Caleb & Ella!
More learning time at the table with Joey, Sally & Caleb....thanks to all....
We had so many wonderful memories in SA for our visit...

Credits to a great photographer

all of the pics of our SA trip, especially the farm pics, are courtesy of our professional staff photographer - Myra...thanks for taking the pics for us to share!

a few more farm pics...

It does look like these two cowgirls are havin fun...!
Caleb showin' Grandpa the ropes...
...& on the playground - more fun for Ella
Ella enjoying the fun play tunnel at the farm

more fun at the farm in San Antonio

Ella feeding the bunny...yumm
Caleb & bunny....soft....
This is 7 of us that rode the wagon ride (Kimball was attending to a busy social calendar..)
Sally, Ella, Caleb, Joey, Lindsay, Ashley & me....
this is what the tractor & wagon ride looks like....slow & safe...
(again these are bottom to top ordered....)

Good news!! Your mom is finally feeling better!!
She's been on the roller coaster health ride for the last 3 weeks, up & down, sick then feeling better... she did visit the Dr on fri, got some more meds, rested by not going to work that day as well and Sat went to a RS sisters singing practice, had some fun with Rosanna bringing her kids over for a couple hours while she got a haircut - then your mom took it easy for the balance of Sat...
Today she felt good enough to not only go to church, but teach her Sunday School lesson, as well!!!
We took a walk this afternoon, our first in a while - more regularly now that she's doing much better..
Look out...more pics-(above...)

Caleb getting a good pony ride with his favorite cowgirl alongside!! YEE-ha!
"no grandpa, you're too big" ...might be a fitting caption for this one....
(thought I was helping Caleb.....)
Ella is riding with help from mommy....& the farm staff leading the way

PONY RIDES!!!
Joey looks like one happy cowboy, yall!

... & Joey also checking out the peacock....
Caleb getting close to the beautiful peacock that wanders around for everyone to see...
Ella fed her food to the goats, Caleb & Grandpa are ready to offer some to the eager diners...
Joey, Grandpa & Ella getting ready to feed the goats...
We made a fun visit to the Fiesta Farm in the area (SA). Here's Ella checking out some little chicks & ducklings under the warming lamp.
(again, this is a bottom to top blog post...)

More of the happy boaters .....
Part of the birthday fun was taking a tour boat(? barge with seats...?) ride on the SA river that is in the downtown - a great tour of downtown SA from the boat!! Glad we took this boat ride!
This is the birthday boy...having a candle in a serving of ice cream at the restaurant by the riverwalk in downtown SA!! Thanks to all for a wonderful birthday celebration!!
Near the Alamo, this animated T-rex was a bit scary for some of the younger ones!! It did some fierce growling...!
(again, this blog post sequences from bottom to top...)

Joey is checking out the model of the Alamo .....I think he is a good learner...
Lindsay, Peter, Grandma, Ella, Grandpa, Joey, Kimball, Sally & Caleb...just after the close for the day of the Alamo - near sundown as you can tell....(still warm, though..!)
Grandma & Ella strolling near the Alamo...
Grandpa and Caleb on a monument near the Alamo... Caleb had fun walking on & around the perimeter elevated sections of this monument! Great fun for energetic boys (both of us...)

(This post is chronological from bottom to top) Here we are strolling through downtown SA from our parking garage to the Alamo ( shirtsleeve weather - wonderful for late January! - esp for those from SLC, UT!! It was near 70degrees...!