October's FFD's

FFD's used to stand for Friday Family Date, but we decided the name needed a change since we rarely went out on Friday nights. So now FFD stands for Family Fun Day, and boy do we ever live up to the name! October was full of fantastic FFD's. 

We spent a day at Tracy Aviary. I was a little hesitant about going here because I didn't know if it would be very fun, but it proved me wrong. We had so much fun!

Kayla looks like she needs to go potty in this picture. 

 And I don't know what Tyler is doing in this picture... Doesn't it seem like you can never get a decent picture with everyone looking and smiling at the same time?

 See?

We saw a lot of birds at the aviary... obviously

 Then enjoyed some snacks

 The kids played in the garden area

We took a lot of silly pictures...

 We stopped for some lunch

 Kayla had a huge glob of jelly on her face that was worthy of a picture!

While we were eating lunch,  the peacock tried to eat all the kids' food. If it wasn't for mom, that darn peacock would have attacked us.

 Then we got some bird food and fed all the birds and almost got attacked by them. We had to keep telling the birds to "shoo".

After the aviary, we went to the park that was right by it and the kids got to play on the swings and slide. 

I definitely think we'll be going back next year!

We also went to the Zoo. October is the perfect time to go because it isn't as crowded and the weather is perfect. We got to see the monkeys

 And I think the kids' favorite part was the elephants.

 This year was Caden's second time at the zoo, but it was so much better this year because he was so into all the animals. He couldn't take his eyes off of the animals. See? Case in point.

At almost 3 years old, Makayla is the size of a juvenile gorilla.

Caden is about the size of an infant gorilla, and I am the size of an adult. Ironic?

 We went into this place where the monkey's were making some creepy noises. Caden seemed to know what they were saying because he started yelling back at them.

 We played in all the fountains

 And went to see the seals and polar bears.

 We did see real animals at the zoo, but the kids were more entertained by the statues.

 And our trip to the zoo wouldn't be complete without a ride on the carousel.

One of the things I love about living back in Salt Lake is that there are so many fun things to do. I love going to the zoo every year!

For another FFD we headed to "This is the Place" for Little Haunts. Kayla and Caden were so excited to dress up in their costumes and go trick-or-treating. I just love my adorable Belle and my handsome Scooby! We went to this last year and Makayla had a blast. I was so excited for Caden to go this year because I knew he would have just as much fun as Makayla did last year.

 One of the kids's favorite parts is story time. They listened intently about the ghost that had a hard time scaring all his friends.

 The kids got even more candy at the cannon ball where candy went flying everywhere.

 We went on a train ride

 Then stopped for some lunch.

 Then went to the petting zoo. Caden loves animals and gets so excited from a distance, but when we get up close, he gets all scared.

Little Haunts did not disappoint again this year, and I think Caden loved his first "real" experience at it. 

Our last FFD of the month consisted of carving pumpkins! We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Evans' house for dinner and carving pumpkins! 

Kayla and Caden each got to pick out their pumpkin and mommy and daddy helped them carve it. 

 Caden was surprisingly really into the whole thing. He loved helping daddy get all the "guts" out.

 Makayla was pretty distracted and only lasted a few minutes carving her pumpkin, so Daddy had to finish it for her. 

 Uncle Roger was in town! He joined us on the fun festivities.

 Grandpa Collard and Gayle worked on their pumpkin, but by the end, it needed major reconstructive surgery.

 Grandpa Craig helped Carson with his dinosaur pumpkin

 And the Jones family worked hard on Colton's pumpkin.

Grandma Terry got stuck in the house finishing dinner, so I didn't get any pictures of her.

All the families, and especially the kids, were so proud of their pumpkins.

I think it's safe to say that we had the funnest FFD's this month getting ready for Halloweeen! I just can't say it enough how much I love my little family and all the fun things we do together!