Pumpkin Walk

 Here's my very own Mr. Incredible -- so proud of him for finishing his Masters while working full time, being a husband and father full time, and serving in the church.

 The Pumpkin Walk is a fun thing to do in Cache Valley every October. People carve hundreds of pumpkins, and make huge displays using gourds and pumpkins (there was a Norman Rockwell exhibit which was well done). Cost: Free, plus you get a free cookie at the end if you choose to stay in line.

Hill Airforce Museum

 Cost: Free! :) Hooray! I went with my friend Diane with the girls while Ryan was finishing up his masters. The girls really enjoyed it, because it came on the heels of watching a documentary about Kitty Hawk, and reading books about the Wright Brothers from the Library.

 They got to watch some drones be flown inside, which they thought was pretty cool.

 Here they are flying up to the entrance.

Hogle Zoo

 In September we took the girls to Hogle Zoo, which is a bit pricey for a large family, but you can get coupons from Les Schwab that make it a little better. It cost us 45$.

 You have to take advantage of sticking your head in the lion's mouth...

 and the girls loved the monkeys

 They have a playground there too, which would've been great to camp out for a while if we weren't already messing with Lily's nap schedule so much. She never fell asleep in the carrier like I'd hoped she would.

Now, if I could only do this workout, I'd be back to my pre-pregnancy weight in no time. :)

Arches

 Balance Rock

 The Wolf Family log cabin... imagine calling this home. Those pioneer people were much tougher than we are today.

 We made it to the top. It was a longer hike than I had remembered (1.5 miles each way, so 3 miles total) with steeper drop offs than I'd noticed before I had kids. Behind us where the above picture was taken is a 60 ft drop, and Esther was still running around as usual, so we didn't stay up there long.

 Just long enough to snap a few shots. :)

We made friends on the way up with a nice couple from Toronto, Canada: Andy and Sher, we were grateful for their help watching after our wild blonde child.

USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum

 On our trip down to Moab to show the girls Arches and Canyonlands, we stopped at this excellent museum in Price. 17$ for a Family pass and it has two sides: Dinosaurs and Ancient Indians.

 They had a play area for kids, with a dig site sandbox (seen ahead of me in the picture above). It was very kid friendly with interactive displays.

 The girls loved the displays about the Fremont Indians too. Some day we'll tour 9 Mile Canyon, just outside Price, which has a lot of petraglyphs.

 Well worth a stop.

Union Station

 We took the girls to the Union Station museum in Ogden. It was great! We bought a Family Pass for 15$ and there are 4 museums you get to see with that: a Railroad, Browning Rifle, Cowboy, and Old Car museum. The girls especially liked the railroad museum.

 Look at how nice their dining car manners are. :)

 Monta riding in the caboose.

 This museum is great for kids with these interactive displays. Well worth the time to stop there.