October

First, we started with conference and sweet rolls. 

Next we had Fall Break. Rebekah was asked to dog sit. It started out well. 

Rebekah liked the walks with Merly. 

She even bonded with uncle Michael and Pepper, sending pictures back and forth. 

But then Merly started being more of a big dog and less of a novelty. 

But we still played with him. 

And tried to walk him. Or was he walking her.... 

We still involved Michael and Pepper for moral support. 

Finally it was over. The jury is still out on whether a dog will ever be in our future, however we know if we do, it will certainly not be a dog like Merly. 

I tried to do some fall cleaning / organizing. I should learn by now to take before pictures, but here's the final result. And here's hoping those shelves are well set in the wall.

The piles of things are blankets and pillows, so not really heavy but still somewhat concerning. I spoke to Don though and he's confident nothing will crash. 

We also took Rebekah to the dollar store to find invitations to her 12th birthday gathering. She found the invitations but also found Harry Potter Hershey's. 

Pretty cool. I assume it still tastes the same, but don't know because Rebekah wasn't in a sharing mood. 

Towards the end of the month they had a YM / YW temple trip. Don and I drove Rebekah down and walked the grounds. I wanted a few pictures of the temple and ended up with this one. The colors are so vibrant.