One of my favorite things about fall is playing in the leaves.
Everyone is a target.
Grandpa, Grandma, A'leese, and I went on a walk around this beautiful pond by our house.
This was a cool little burrow we found in the bushes. It looked like someone had been living there.
Jack the pumpkin king was A'leese's creation.
This was Johnny's pumpkin this year... cool huh?
This is my fallen angel all worn out from trick-er-treating.
Kaysen won best costume at our family Halloween party and at his dad's Halloween party... he looked great.
Natalie was a toddler... she looks just like she did twelve years ago only bigger.
A'leese went as a Gothic geisha girl. 
Natalie shows off her jack-o-lantern.
Cierra and K'Lee show off their ability to make a game out of just about anything.
Shaela helps Kaysen create his Jack-o-lantern.
Daniel..... well, Daniel is just Daniel.
A'leese's turns out fantastic. Of course, it doesn't hurt that everything A'leese creates is pretty much fantastic.
Meet "Gor"......
"Ge"'......
and "Ous".
"Gor--ge--ous" is what these three decided to go as for the Halloween dance. I think they got it right. It's so much fun watching these girls grow up. I love them all. 
We finally got to go to the canyon. Johnny brought Zak. Here they are trying to decide who is actually the tallest....guess that one goes to Johnny.
Grandma is eating a squishy gooey s'more. You go grandma! The canyon wouldn't be the same without a s'more.
Rebbecca brought a cute little Siamese kitten. I don't know who was happier to be in the mountains the kitten or Rebbecca.
Grandpa is letting K'Lee decorate his fingernails with aluminum.
Johnny and Zak climbed to the top of the mountian. Look close along the ridge of the mountian you can see them.
Natalie and Miranda were building a fire. It was a little rough though the wood was all wet but they did it! You go girls!!
Grandma is taking care of a very worn out kitten.
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.... have tons of fun at Blacksmith!
K'Lee and John are enjoying the river and each other. 
Benjamin found the greatest necklace.
Kirby and Sara just kept laughing. They reminded me of two little puppies playing with each other. Best friends are awesome!
Zak did poi balls for us. It was very impressive. Great friends, family, and the canyon. You just don't get better than this.
Miranda was showing off her little tiny chair from when she was just itty-bitty. Miranda you are such a BEAUTIFUL person.
Miranda, Me, and Natalie getting starter wood....Paper for the fire. 
Dawnell doing the chore we all went up there to do...rake leaves, wet leaves. 
I think the best thing about looking for a pumpkin is getting to do it together. Grandpa and Grandma are always so much fun.
It doesn't matter if the pumpkins are big or little they are enjoyable to find.
Looking for pumpkins is one of the things I love about fall. Here, all of my kids are sitting on some bails of hay.... what an awesome picture moment.
John being John got a great deal of humor out of this butt pumpkin.
K'Lee is modeling her pumpkin stand for me.
Mine is the big one. There's a surprise!?
Sometimes we get a little carried away in the thrill of it all and start to get silly....
and camera happy.
We rarely can pick out the pumpkins without harrassing one another.
As you can see what goes around comes around.....
Some of us even try to see if the pumpkins can fit in our mouths, 
Natalie explains that only the ones this big will fit.
But for the most part we are serious about our pumpkin hunting.
and we usually get the perfect one! 
After waiting two years for her room to be finished... it's finally done! A'leese was so excited she had to drop down on the carpet and do a "carpet angel"!
The one thing I wanted to do for my birthday was to go to the canyon and cook a hot dog. So the kids, John. mom, and dad all went with me.
It was fun.
Grandpa is "toasting his buns". This is something he loves to do for just about anyone who will let him.
Johnny is getting the fire going.
Natalie is armed with dinner.
This is a picture of A'leese and I right after she gave me my mothers ring. It is beautiful.
She purchased it and picked it out for me all by herself.... talk about a surprise. I LOVE IT. She sure made me feel special.