Fall Break! Homecoming!g Visitors!

Monday morning first thing Alan went and got a flu shot.  Then after dropping those guys off at school I went and got my stitches (from my mole) out.  At the student health center the phone was ringing off the hook.  There were 6 receptionists and they were all constantly talking to someone about physicals for missions.  Several appointments were set and some were just asking questions.  It is pretty exciting with the change in age for missions.  After I got my stitches out the 2 little kids who usually come on Mondays came to play.  In the evening we went to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Atherton, Wendy, Quinn, and Kati.  We went to Pizza Pie Cafe and got stuffed!  It is a pizza, salad, pasta buffet.  It is yummy too.  As we were finishing Jeff and Elizabeth showed up...which was surprising.  It was fun to see them there.

Tuesday Brad had preschool and we got to take the snack.  Alan met with his advisor and a dance professor to talk about how to get the robot to have more expression.  After picking Lauren up from school we walked over to campus for the homecoming barbecue.  It was hamburgers there and we got to see Greg too.   After school we picked up Alan and went to Tate's football game.  He is a freshman playing on the sophmore team and he plays quarter back.  It was Pleasant Grove against American Fork at American Fork.  There got to be some pretty intense moments.  I just kept thinking wow it's  just high school football, but it got a little crazy.  After the game we picked some apples from Alan's coworker's tree and then went to Winco.

Wednesday there was early release from school.   The time between Lauren's pick up and Jared's pick up was just enough to get Lindsay and Alyanne from the airport!!!!  After getting Jared it was time for the party to start.  That afternoon we just played lots and Jared practiced his unicycle a bit.

Thursday we all had to get flu shots in the morning.  Everyone did fine....all the boys were great.  Lauren not so much.  I think the whole building could hear her and I had to pin her down.  At least they are done now.  When we got back Lindsay and Alyanne were ready to go to the library.  There was record attendance at story time...it was packed!!  I think they said 61 kids in the older story time.  After the library we drove past the tabernacle so they could see the progress on it.  Then we stopped at the museum of peoples and cultures.  We had fun playing there for a little bit, but we all got hungry.  After lunch we played outside and Jared practiced his unicycle more.  We took Lindsay and Alyanne down to watch band practice for a while and we walked over to the farmer's market too.  Lindsay and Alyanne went up to visit some friends in the evening.  Our family went to the volleyball game and then out to the end of the women's soccer game.  BYU won both.

Friday was a cooler and rainier day.  We played in the morning and took Lindsay some places she needed to go.  Alyanne got to stay and play with us.  We just played and got ready for Grandma and Grandpa Schachterle to come.  Jared also practiced unicycle.  I think his record at the start of the day was 14 or so.  By the end of the day he had gone all the way around the quad and then some....about 306 pedals.  He was really excited because we had told him that if he could ride all the way around the quad then he would be able to ride in the homecoming parade.  That has been his main goal and motivation.  He really wanted to ride his unicycle in the parade.  Grandma and Grandpa got here pretty close to 2 and then helped Greg with some stuff for a bit.  Everyone came over for dinner  we had soy chicken and veggies for dinner.  Some people went to the homecoming spectacular.  We tried to go to a swim meet but it was just getting over when we got there.  We decided we could go out to the men's soccer game for a few minutes, but it started raining on us.  We didn't stay long....pretty much just long enough to use the port a potties that are at the field (I didn't just everyone else) and for Brad to knock over some kind of fence thing there.

Saturday morning we got up and went to the homecoming breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa, Lindsay, Alyanne, Jeff and Elizabeth.  We enjoyed our blue pancakes (some chocolate chip) whipped topping.  We saved some for Greg, Alan, and Jared.  We had a great time watching Greg dance, Alan and Jared ride unicycles, and everything else.  After the parade there was just enough time to go home and grab a snack then head down to the tailgate party.  We all walked down there and I was grateful to have the help of Jeff and Elizabeth on the way home.  I carried Connor, Elizabeth carried Brad who fell asleep, and heroic Jeff pushed Alyanne and Lauren in the stroller.  Neither of them were happy about it...and everyone knew.  One said "I want my mom" and the other said "I want to go" pretty much at the top of their lungs the whole way home.  Except when they took a short break to say don't say that quit copying me back and forth.  Their volume did decrease at times, but would pick back up again.  People on the other side of the street (that he knew) would wave to Jeff and he would just smile and wave back.  I thought the whole thing was pretty funny.  They both calmed down pretty quick when we got home.  We ate popcorn, watched the game, and made soup.   Alan and Jared got to stay and watch the game.  (Greg knew some people who weren't using their tickets)  It sounded like they had fun even though BYU lost.  When everyone got home we ate corn chowder and acorn squash soup.  Both are super yummy.  That night we went and watched the volleyball game.

Sunday  Lindsay and Alyanne went to church with Jeff and Elizabeth and so did Grandma and Grandpa.  We went to our own ward and Alyanne came down for sharing time with our primary.  (Grandma and Grandpa went to Greg's ward too.)  It was pretty normal at church.  Sunday was a nicer and warmer day.  We were able to barbecue and eat outside for dinner.  That evening we just sat around and talked about the reunion and heard stories.

I think other people must have taken more pictures, so I didn't take  as many.  It was a super fun weekend.  We were sad to see all of you go.