What's to come...

So, it's official. It's the 22nd of October and we are having our first snow!! YIKES!! Where did we move to? Of course, right now the kids are super excited. We will see what they think about snow in Feb or March. I doubt they will be as excited as they are today! The ground is too warm right now to stick and it's going to get a little warmer over the next few days. I thought though, that I would add a picture to show you what's to come. (I'm dreaming of a white Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's, and Easter, just like the one's I used to know...)

Leaves

Here are some leaves that I found outside of our apartment. They are everywhere and they are beautiful! It is amazing all the different colors you can see. Many times there are two or three colors on one leaf! It's not just your typical colors. It's such an array of colors: Salmon, Gold, Fuchsia, Maroon, Bright Yellows, and true Orange, Yellow Greens, and Light Brown. Really, it is a sight to behold!

Flat Tyler

We have these great friends, The Theobalds, that we knew in Memphis. We both were in school and had kids the same age. Well, once we moved away, we kind of lost touch. We ended up here in Vermont and they are all the way in Mesa, AZ!! Recently we have found each other again and it has been great catching up with them. Their son, Tyler, is Macy's age and they were great friends. His school was doing a project about a book they were reading(Macy's school did it too about 2 weeks before him). The book is about a boy named Flat Stanley. He is flatten by a bulletin board and then he goes on all these adventures. So, he sent his Flat Tyler to us and Macy took him all around with her. He went to school one day with her. They took a really cute picture that her teacher printed off for him. Also, he went with us to Quechee Gorge. Here are our pictures with Flat Tyler. I really hope he enjoys all our pictures and info about Vermont. His teacher should be getting the letter this week. Enjoy Tyler! We had so much fun with you!!!

Quechee Gorge

So, Dustin had a friend that he met in "Basic" down in Dallas come to visit all the Vermonters she knew. Her name is Olivia and she was super nice. On Saturday we all (Several "Basic" People) went down to a place called Quechee Gorge. It was beautiful. We walked up to the dam and then down to the water. We also walked around the village some before having dinner. It was a great time and we really enjoyed ourselves. Here are some pictures. Some are the area, some are the family and friends. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks to Olivia for coming to visit. It was great meeting you!

Fall in Vermont

Well, fall has come upon us. It is becoming cooler and the views are spectacular. Here are some beautiful mountain pictures that our friend took. Also, some not so spectacular pictures I took the other day close to our house. I hope you enjoy!

Mimi and Pop Pop

So, a few days after Joe left my parents came to visit. It was a scheduled trip and we had lots of time to go do some fun stuff. This was their last time to come to Vermont for three years. They are going to be the Temple President and Matron of the Columbia, SC Temple. So, we will be able to visit them, but they are not going to be able to come up here. We planned lots of fun things to do. We went downtown to Church St. We had a very interesting day in Montreal. It was lots of fun, but none of us know French, so we got lost several times! We also went to an apple orchard for a fall festival and to pick apples. We also went to Sharon, VT. The missionary couple there totally remembered us from the week before with Joe. We had so much fun and are grateful that Mimi and Pop Pop could come visit.

Joe and Sharon

So, several weeks ago now, Dustin's dad came for a quick, unexpected visit. I guess we really haven't blogged about this yet. Anyway, Dustin got called into the Bishopric of our ward. He is the first counselor. So, Joe came for a weekend visit to ordain him to become a high priest. It was a great visit, though way too short. Because of the length of the visit, and the fact that it was cloudy and rainy most of the weekend, we were not able to do very many things. We did go to Church Street, which is like most downtown areas. Also, we went to Sharon, VT. Which is the birthplace of Joseph Smith. It was great as always and we really had a good time. Thanks Joe for coming on such short notice. We love you!