In September, we went on another FAT (Family Adventure Time) trip. It was fun because Aaron just came home from work and said we should go spend the night in a hotel. The kids were overjoyed, and off we went. I liked having it be spontaneous because then I didn't feel the need to plan or get things ready.
We went to a town about fifteen miles away. We checked in to a hotel and then went out for dessert. We got pie, and it was amazing! We will definitely be returning there. I remember also that while we waited for a table, we walked up and down the little street. The kids climbed on a hippo statue, and Aaron told me about the pilot project at work. It was a beautiful evening.
After pie we went back to the hotel and watched Buster Keaton on the laptop. Good ole Buster Keaton. I slept horribly, as usual. Hotels with their air conditioners that are either cool too much or not enough and turn on loudly right when you're about to fall asleep...
In the morning we went to get breakfast. Fun and yummy! We splurged and got juice instead of water. Family adventure!
Then we went back to the hotel. Got a picture with another hippo, and let the kids swim.
On conference weekend, we had another adventure. We went camping with William and Heather. We arrived after dark and quickly had an exciting encounter with nature. A skunk walked through our camp, bold as can be. It ate some scarps of food while we all ran to the car. It wasn't scared of our lights or us or anything. We probably could have pet it. We went to bed and made it through the night without getting sprayed.
The next day we learned that the deer were just as happy to be around people as the skunk had been. There was a group of 7-9 of them that hung out around our camp all day. We were the only ones there, and they kept trying to get into our food. One even got a good lick of bacon grease before Annie chased it off.
Can you spot the fox?
Miles really knows how to relax.
And we found a praying mantis on our tent when we were putting it away. So much nature!
Miles was just the cutest!
Mindy and Annie were pretty cute too.
After our grand camping adventure, we went back to William and Heather's house. We watched a lot of conference, and the kids played like it was their job. The hot wheels track got lots of use.
Heather, Lucy, Annie, and I went to the women's session together at their church. I really loved the women's session this year. The speakers tackled some serious issues that I had been hoping for more counsel on. It was awesome. And cool that they announced the temples in the women's session. It was a little interesting, though, explaining terms like lesbian and suicide in the middle of the meeting to the eight and nine year old girls who were attending with us!
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