Columbia River Temple

We tagged along with Randall on yet another trip. He had to take care of some problems at the Pasco, Washington feed lot. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a 2 day trip turned into 4 days. So, aside from trying to keep to rambunctious boys entertained in a hotel for 4 days, we had a good time. We didn't attend church (since we didn't take church clothes with us because we were supposed to be home by then), so we decided a visit to the temple would be an appropriate Sabbath day activity.

It really is a beautiful temple- Randall and I were able to attend a sealing there when we lived in Pullman.

Pumpkin Patch

A family in our ward has a corn maze, straw stack pyramid, and pumpkin patch. We took the boys over to pick out their own pumpkin, and they had a blast!




The finished product

Rancho Grande, Nevada

Randall has been doing a lot of traveling for work lately, so I decided if we wanted to see him we'd just have to tag along when we could.

He had to go do some work at a ranch in Nevada called Rancho Grande. The Knights (some friends from our ward) moved out there earlier this summer, so it was also a good opportunity for us to visit with them for a few days and for Cooper and Carson to have some playmates.

Here are a few pictures from the trip:

Cooper and Sophie Knight

Carson

Cooper

Cooper thought he was pretty cool- wearing Dad's headlamp on his hat!

Firefighter Day!

Cooper's preschool class had the local firefighters come for a visit. Some of the kids were scared of the "men in uniform." It took Cooper a little while to warm up to the firefighters, but he loved the fire truck!





The firemen with their dog "Sparky"

Cooper giving the fireman a hug

Do You Know What That Spells?

A few weeks ago when we were home visiting grandparents, Cooper was riding around with Randall and his sister Maureah. Cooper noticed some letters ("AIR BAG") on the dash of Randall's company pickup.

Cooper: Hey, I see some letters---there are 2 "A's", and an "R", and a "G".
Randall: You're right.
Cooper: Do you know what that spells?
Randall & Maureah: No, what does that spell?
Cooper: "Work pickup."

Spud Harvest 2008

Cooper "loading up Shalani"

Carson hanging out in the field

Riding in the tractor with uncle Tyrel

Cooper throwing a spud for Dallin's dog "Spud"

Cooper, Carson, and Suri

I was able to take the boys to Grandma and Grandpa Wilcox's for a week to spend time with my family during harvest. Cooper and Carson had a great time riding in the tractors with my brothers, riding in the truck with my sister, playing in the dirt, searching for lost potatoes, and hanging out with family.

We were also able to spend a few days with Randall's family and had a great time playing with all the cousins.

We wish we lived a little closer so we could do it more often!

We're having a GIRL!

I had an ultrasound today, and the ultrasound tech confirmed that we are indeed having a baby girl, due to arrive sometime in February. I say "confirmed," because Randall was a little impatient and dying to try out his ultrasound skills, so he actually did an ultrasound on me with his machine about a week and a half ago and told me the baby was a girl. It turns out I have a very smart and skilled husband (which I already knew!). Who needs a doctor when I have my very own Dr. Raymond around?

Cooper was really cute at the doctor's office. He was watching the images on a large screen and kept saying, "I can see my baby sister's eyes," or "I can see my baby sister's feet!"

So- out with the blue and in with the pink! We found some pink hangers at Walmart after the Dr. appt. and Cooper said, "Mom, we need these for my baby sister!"