We were able to go trick-or-treating with Christin and Becky's family this year. My parents even joined us for the fun. It was a perfect night to spend walking around outside.
Alexis loves the marching band and was so excited to see it up close.
She even got to pet a llama that was walking in the parade.
That night we went to the tailgate party and the kids had a great time walking around and doing some of the activities. Here they are on the back of a fire truck.
Alexis got her face painted with a cougar paw. We didn't actually go to the game but we watched it on the tv and enjoyed spending time with Andrew and Rachael.
Of course any trip to Utah would not be complete without going bowling at BYU.
We were lucky to get to spend some time with some of our friends in Utah. We got together and went to a fun bounce place with Stacey and Beth. This is the only picture I took because I was too busy talking and having fun.
We also met up with the triplets again and enjoyed playing at the park and going to Cameron's football practice. 
We spent lots of time walking up to BYU's campus. We love being so close to campus that we can walk up there every day.
We even spent some time running around the outdoor track. The girls loved having races.
Peyton was nice enough to give Lexi a piggy back ride when she started getting tired.
After racing around the track the girls just had to get some Dairy Queen.
Another favorite of ours is the Earth Science Museum (or as we call it the Dinosaur museum). Andrew and his family joined us along with Rachael.
Here are the girls with their cousin Drew at the Cougar.
A fun pose with Aunt Rachael.
We also went to some Halloween Festival that was super fun. There were tons of witches all around and lots of people dressed up as witches.
We can't wait to go back and visit Utah again this summer.
She opened her presents before she went to school because she just couldn't wait. She got lots of stuff for her American girl doll and loved all of it.
Here she is with her 2 favorite sisters.
We invited my family over that night for brownies and ice-cream. Peyton's cousin Summer had just celebrated her 14th birthday 3 days before so we included her in the celebration.
The one thing Peyton really wanted to do for her birthday was have a party with her cousins Makenna and Aurora. Aurora lives in California but was able to come because it was the same weekend as the Ferrell Grandparent's going away party. It worked out perfectly.
First they went and got pizza.
Then they went ice skating. They had so much fun skating together.
After ice skating they went to frozen yogurt. It was great seeing them spending time together and enjoying every minute of it. 
Peyton had a fabulous birthday and loved all of her celebrations.
Peyton started 5th grade this year and I can't believe how quickly she is growing up. She decided to chop a lot of her hair off right before school started. I was a little nervous to let her do it but it has made her hair a lot easier to manage and it still looks cute.
Hailey started 1st grade this year. I was a little worried about how she would react when we took her to school so I made Ryan do it (she had been crying and worrying about 1st grade all summer). Ryan said it went well and she hasn't cried about going to school in the almost 2 months she has been going which is a huge improvement from last year.
Alexis didn't start school but she wishes she could go. She loves to put her backpack on and pretend she is going to school too.
Here's to hoping that this is another great school year.
Here is my family just after we attended church in Flagstaff.
The tennis court wasn't in great condition but it made a perfect kickball and baseball field since it was enclosed so the ball couldn't go too far. We had so much fun playing and my mom even hit a home run. Boy was she excited.
Here she is running to home plate with her hands raised in victory. We also had a family talent show which was so much fun. My neice Summer wrote a skit for her and some of the kids to perform. It was so creative and funny.
Alexis started to sing a song but then she got too shy to finish. I guess she got stage fright.
My sister-in-law Michelle did a hilarious skit about a pirate. She is so much fun to be around and keeps us laughing. 
Ryan wrote a few lymrics that were funny and everyone was impressed with his poetry skills.
My sister Rachael, her boyfriend Steve, my brother Andrew and his wife Michelle did another funny skit about exercising. (those are Steve's legs Rachael is holding)
My brother Scott and his wife Megan did another funny skit.
At the end of the talent show my parents and all of my brothers and sisters got up and sang our old family talent show song we sang at a family reunion when I was 8, "Somewhere Out There". We all remembered the words and it was fun to think about past fun times we had together as a family.
While we were there the kids played lots of card games.
We hung out and talked a lot while enjoying the beautiful weather.
The kids played outside most of the day and enjoyed each other's company.
We took a walk up to our old family cabin (which has changed a lot since we sold it) and of course had to take a picture. I am sure the people who bought it from my Grandpa did not anticipate the amount of visitors they would receive over the years who just wanted to take a picture or see what the inside looked like. They probably think our family is crazy and need to let go of the past but we have so many wonderful memories there it is hard to let go (I don't think any of us ever will).
Alexis loved having so many cousins to play with and take care of her. Her cousin Jacob is just the sweetest kid and loves taking care of the babies. We can always count on him to be so sweet and kind to the little ones.
Ryan was able to play some tennis with his brother-in-laws and his sister-in-law. 
One of the highlights of the cabin was the zip line they had. The kids loved going on it (even the youngest ones) and could have done it all day long. 
Here is Peyton riding on the zip line.
