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It's Fall!

It's fall and I am enjoying this weather we have been having.  It's not too cold so I can still go running early in the morning with my husband or friends.  There are pretty colors on the trees but no raking yet.  The kids are in school so I have a little more time for things I want to do.  The garden is winding down.  My only regret is we should make more time to be outside but there are still obligations and responsibilities so we do what we can.  Overall, it's just a really nice time of year.  Here are some things we've been doing:

Susanna has been doing cross country for the last few months and last week was the last race of the regular season.  The varsity girls' team didn't qualify for state but Susanna felt good about her personal improvement.  She is definitely a social runner and and enjoys the friends she has made.








Here is one of my favorite spots to enjoy in the fall--the corner of my backyard.  The yellow sunflowers in the corner don't bloom until October--the last flowers of the season.



We recently started the "Vegetable of the Week".  This is a picture of us having beets.  I actually only bought 1 beet and that seemed to be enough.


Mindy went up to the State Capitol last week and performed with the Foothill Ballroom Team.  She really enjoys ballroom.


Here I am smiling my cheesiest grin for my birthday present picture.  It was a good day.  My parents took me to lunch.  Scott and I went out for dinner that night and then to the temple.  Then a few days later, we had my birthday dinner with most of our kids there.

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