Harvest happiness

The Barry Halloween party was a blast! We had our regular cake walk, fish pond, and parade, plus we had a fun target game with prizes from Adam and Anya, pumpkin decorating and of course eating! Scottee and Charlee even played us their songs from their piano recital!

Here's Adam the stud-muffin waiter!

These are the parade on-lookers...Treslee, Adam holding Greg's Ande, Greg in his new do(!), Ryan with Carter, Allison with Mollie and Brooklynn.
The parade! Scottee is Grand Marshall, Oaklee-turtle, Nina-Peter Pan, Charlee-the beautiful witch, Ella-Angel, Jaxson-pirate, Elle-Wendy of Peter Pan, Rich, Bastian-Mario, John-the mad scientist.

Ashlyn is Cinderella and Sam a skeleton.

Elle's "pumpkin" All the kids decorated their own 'pumpkins.'

Jaxson and his pumpkin

Showing pumpkins are Bastian, John, Charlee, Nina, Elle, Ella, Oaklee and Jaxson-the good-lookin one in the back is GoGo!

Bastian's 'pumpkin'

Charlee's pumpkin

John's pumpkin

Sam with Adam's wig

Oaklee's pumpkin

John, Anya, Ella, and Adam

Sam is sneaking a ride under Ande's man-power!

Camilla and trailor-trash

Don't ya wish your girlfriend was hot like me?!?

Scottee's rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In."

Rich and his youngest, Camilla

Charlee, Ele, Nina and Bastian

Charlee and her "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" etude!

Peter Pan and Wendy

Allison and Scottee with baby Mollie-the Barry's newest!

B and Jaxson

Charlee

Oaklee

Me and Rich

Nina

Oaklee

Moab pictures

We hiked all over these smooth rocks and got some beautiful pictures. This is a world famous place called Slick Rock where bikers and hikers try to show their stuff!

I'll bet NO ONE ever took a baby in a stroller on a hike at Slick Rock until Susie Lundberg came along. Nothing stops that woman! She is macho!

Here is Monument Valley. It is worth the drive to see it!

Monticello, Utah Temple.

In the field behind the Monticello Temple was a herd of deer!

Milt's Drive-in had the absolute BEST food we have had in a long time! We ate there every chance we got, which was only twice...but, oh so yummy!

John and Susie Lundberg with Monroe, their grand daughter.

We passed by this gorgeous sight and just had to get out of the warm car and into the rain to take pictures.

John and John taking their morning walk.

Susie's stained glass picture with the early morning sun showing through it.

This is the view from the Lundberg's cabin. Moab Rim and Castle Valley beyond it.

I captured a rainbow on our way through Monument Valley.

Mexican Hat formation.

Behind us you see Indian Petroglyphs! This was after the hike to Delicate Arch and boy, was it hot and tiring!

I can't believe we were there!

Susie and I climbed that steep hill in order to see through this small arch to a beautiful view of the Delicate Arch and the valley.

This is the museum at Delicate Arch.

Dead Horse Point

John Lundberg took us on a white knuckle ride through the mountain dirt roads with deep ruts at top speed to get us to Castle Valley overlook so we could see the sun set there. I had my eyes squeezed shut so scared was I! Then when we got there John L. made us climb onto a rock that jutted out over a sheer drop off in order to get the maximum view. I have to admit, it was worth it!

My favorite picture of Castle Valley.

On the way home, we stopped in Bluff, AZ to see a site where some of the pioneers were called to settle after going over the most rugged terrain of any expedition. It is known as the Hole in the Rock expedition and is incredible to read and see what those faithful people went through.

REPENT!

The sweet little church at Bluff.

This is one of the original wagons that came across the Hole in the Rock expedition.

Bluff hogan. It was so cool inside even though it was hot outside.

Inside the hogan.

Moab, Utah-who could have guessed!?!

John and I were invited to Moab, Utah where our dear friends, John and Susie Lundberg own a cabin in the mountains. Growing up in Orem, I thought Moab was just some small town in the weeds somewhere in south-eastern Utah. Well, was I ever wrong! I was speechless at the beauties that we got to see! It took some strenuous hiking, but the results were worth it! The Lundberg's are the perfect hosts-made us feel just like family! Pictures are coming!