More Super September

We made ti to the greatest show on earth in September. It was our first time going to a circus and it was a pretty cool experience. We went to Disney on Ice earlier in the year and that was nice, but the circus was awesome! I didn't get very many pictures but we all had a great time. It had an electronic dragon in the show that spewed fire and Tucker loved that. Once Halle got used to all the noise and lights she loved any of the parts with animals. My favorite was when the lions and tigers did tricks. It really felt like they were going to attack the trainer at one part, he backed up against the net. Maybe it was part of the show, I couldn't tell, but I was really afraid for his life.

Sheldon's parents are always so kind and willing to watch the kids for us. Here is a few pictures we took playing in their backyard.

 Love this picture, Sheldon looks so manly chopping wood with his chainsaw. 

I think I've blogged about our trip to the tracy aviary earlier in the year. We decided to go back and this time since we get in free we paid a little bit so we could feed the birds. We fed Sun Conures, which are very friendly birds as you can tell from the pictures. I think they had about 30 of them flying around. We held out little cups and they would come eat the food out of the cups. It took Tucker a minute to get used the feel of the birds on his arm, but he got the hang of it and it was so funny when they would sit on his head.

Hopefully tomorrow I will get our Halloween pictures up. We had some pretty awesome Halloween costumes this year, I even won our ward costume contest! Stay tuned...

Brigham City Temple Open House

Waaay back in September we made it to the Brigham City Temple Open House. It was a spur of the moment decision and the last weekend it was open, but I was so glad we went. There was a lot of people there, but luckily we didn't have to wait in line. The hardest part was keeping Halle moving and she definitely did not want to wear the booties. Even though it wasn't perfect with the kids I think they felt the spirit of the temple and it was a good experience. Since we talk about the temple so much it was great to be able to go inside and show Tucker what it was like. Of course the kids would probably tell you their favorite part was the cookies at the end. The shuttles buses we took to the temple after parking were also an exciting part for Tucker and Halle.

Halle 19 Months

Halle is at such a fun stage, she has become our little parent and I love hearing her try and say everything. Last month she had her 18 month check-up and she cried the whole time. We get into the doctor's office and she just knows what's coming. She is also having a little bit of stranger anxiety lately. On Sunday I tried to take her to nursery, and while she has never loved it at least she would stay for a little bit. But on Sunday she wouldn't even let me walk in the room without crying. I think we are going to try going to a different nursery (We have 3 in our ward) to see if we can remedy the situation. Her stats from her appointment show as usual that she has a really big head.

Length: 32.3"  44%

Weight: 23.7 lbs  55%

Head: 19.3"  95%

This is one of our favorite videos of Halle saying her ABC's. 

Mills Trip to Zion!

So I think I am all caught up on August, now I just need to catch up on September. Over Labor Day weekend we went to stay at a cabin down by Zion National Park for a quick Mills Family Vacation. It was great to be out enjoying nature and we really had perfect weather at Zion. A little bit cloudy so it was cooler and it only rained once in the park on us.

The kids loved the little rocking chair in the cabin. The cabin was pretty old but still nice. Although it did feel like the whole house was leaning and I made Sheldon sleep on the lower end of the bed because I was afraid I was going to roll out.

Lots of lizards around to catch. Halle as fearless as ever just wanted to grab the lizard.

The first day we just did a few easy hikes and I really think Halle's favorites part was the buses. She still gets excited any time she sees a bus.

 We saw some deer really close to us and lots of mountain sheep.

 Sheldon was pretty tough and spent a lot of his time carrying two kids. Halle was happy to ride in the backpack which is good, because I think I've mentioned before what a slow hiker she is.

 Any time we found sand and water the kids had so much fun playing around. Halle didn't even mind the cold and would probably go swimming if we let her. Next time I will remember to pack a swim diaper, because Halle would always sit down in the water and get all wet and then have this huge diaper.

 Sheldon's mom planned a fun pirate day for Sunday when we stayed around the cabin. Halle didn't want to dress up but we did get one picture of her looking cute in a bandanna.

 Tucker and Claytin made such cute pirates. I loved watching them run around in their bandannas. I was actually surprised Tucker wore his bandanna, normally he doesn't like hats or like to dress up. I guess he really likes pirates.

 Sheldon's parents brought their rafts up and we had a lot of fun floating in them at the pond by the house. It's funny how fearless Halle can be sometimes, but she doesn't like sitting in things that move. At first she was not a fan of the boats, but eventually she got used to it.

 We also had a fun little treasure hunt that ended with the kids finding a chocolate treasure chest that Sheldon's mom made. I love Halle's face, I think she really wanted to eat the chocolate and not take a  picture. 

THe next few pictures are from Sheldon's parents. They really got some cute pictures of Halle. I love this picture of Sheldon and Tucker holding their shorts up while they are walking in the river.

 Love this picture of Halle. And yes, her diaper is huge in the next picture. She  had been playing in the river and we changed it soon after this picture.

The whole family on pirate day. We make a good looking crew of pirates. On the drive home we decided to stop at Cove Fort. We always drive by and think about stopping. It is actually a really nice place to stop. We watched a short video about the history of cove fort and then took the tour. They are open every single day of year, I recommend it if you ever need a place to stop!