Fall Break

Paul had Fall break this weekend. He helped clean the apartment, changed all messy diapers, let me sleep in and even cooked dinner twice.  I feel like I was the one getting a break. I love that man.

My Boys

We decided to take James to Pumpkin Land at the Vineyard Garden Center in Orem. He had so much fun picking out a pumpkin and wandering around the corn maze. He loved being able to peek through the stalks and shout gibberish at unsuspecting strangers.  

Telling me all about the pumpkins

Picking the perfect pumpkin

One of the many beautiful sunsets on our nightly walk

We took James to several parks over the break. He loved running around Rock Canyon Park.  There is a little park at our apartment complex that is the perfect size for James. We go every day and he climbs the jungle gym by himself and slides down the big slide all by himself.  He's grown up so fast!

He grunted with every step up the hill at Rock Canyon Park

He loves going down the slide

"Weeeee!"

 I was also able to finish a project I've been meaning to do for a while now. Paul bought me a kitchen mat awhile back through his work. It's industrial grade so it's not as pretty as the more expensive gel mats. It has deep little grooves in it and holes throughout. Needless to say, it's a pain to clean. Rugs of it's size are just so expensive so I decided to make a cover for it.  I found a nice stain-resistant table cloth at Target for $6. I used an old sheet for the back side and made a slipcover. Such an improvement! It sweeps off easily and I don't have to take trips to the bathtub to scrub it off. :) When it's dirty I can just throw it in the wash. I also made hand towels to match. What do you think??

Before. You get the idea.

After! 

Oh yeah, and I made apple butter!