Paige's husband Zach has been deployed with the Air Force in Africa since July. I was able to come to Virginia for 3 weeks to be with Paige, give her a little break and spend time with my cute nephews.
The first few days were so much fun! I love these little boys so much and the weather in Virginia in the Fall is absolutely beautiful!
Then I got sick. I was so tired for about 4 days, throwing up and not able to eat anything. Such a terrible time to get sick. I basically quarantined myself in my room so I wouldn't get anyone else sick but I was so sad I was leaving Paige on her own when I was supposed to be there to help!
Feeling much better for the Ward Trunk or Treat party. Paige put together this amazing family costume. It was really fun.
Love this sister of mine so much...even if everyone in her Ward thought I was her mom!
Watching Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin
While the older boys were in school Ali and I had some fun adventures on our own to give his mom a little break.
At the playground with all the kiddos
This little face is the cutest!
The Ward Primary program, best Sunday of the year. All the boys did such a great job with their parts and singing the songs with all the other kids
On a ferry boat ride over to a pumpkin patch
The pumpkin patch was definitely at the end of the season...there weren't any large pumpkins at all but the boys managed to find a few small pumpkins and squash to bring home
Hyrum mailed me my election ballot from Oregon so I could vote in the Presidential election. The results were NOT what I wanted at all but I'm glad I got to do my part.
Carving and painting the pumpkins
Paige and Ali and I went to historic Jamestown. What a really excellent place to come and hear and see how Westerners lived when they first came to America. There was also a great Native American village with handcrafted homes and tools. The volunteers did such a great job explaining everything.
Halloween night, the boys are ready to trick or treat!
Paige stayed with her older boys who were so much faster than Ali. I got to help this guy trick or treat and it was so wonderful. He really loved it!
Paige took a little weekend break to the coast by herself so it was just me and the boys for a few days. I'm so glad I could give Paige that break. Being a single mom is no joke and she does an amazing job but we all need time to reset and recharge.
We went to the Mariners Museum...what a great place! The boys each got a map with a scavenger hunt and we found 17 out of the 20 items!
Graham drew a pirate ship with a Mommy and baby sea monster:)
We went to a fantastic petting zoo "Hunt Club Farm" the boys had a blast!
I caught a couple of chicken so the boys could hold them. They were so brave
Their favorite was the bird house. They had little sticks with honey and bird seed on them and the birds would fly down and land right on them to eat from the sticks. They all loved this!
After the farm we went to Virginia Beach. We had to stop for some yummy ice cream first!
The boys were cautious at first but they all ended up fully playing in the water. Remy was way out jumping in the waves. Not bad for November!
We went to Virginia Living Museum and the boys had a great time dressing up
Playing around at the museum
Ali turned 3! Paige did such a great job with his cute birthday cake.
It was so hard to say goodbye to these boys and their mama. I'm so glad I could stay for so long and I hope I was able to give Paige a little break and help her out a bit. I wish they didn't live so far away but I'm grateful I could make it work to come out.
