byu homecoming

ben's mom was honored by byu and given the alumni 'service to family' award and so we all went out to utah for homecoming to celebrate. the weekend was filled with lots of activities such as a luncheon where all the honoree's were highlighted and given their awards.

jon, aaron, katie & kurt all ran in the 5k fun run.

debbie and grandpa hutchings rode in the homecoming parade.

of course family photos were involved. lots of effort was made to get the babies focused.

and the homecoming football game where byu came through with a great win.

congrats debbie - we are so proud of you and loved being there for all the fun!!

fall trips

with summer over, fall approaching and baby only a couple months away we decided to take some last few road trips. one to montreal and one to new york city. montreal was up first. we spent the majority of our time walking around and just taking in the city.

we even rented the public bikes - it was a great way to cover a lot of the city.

one evening we went to the botanical gardens and saw the chinese light show.

next up new york city. we ate at yummy restaurants, saw good friends, and checked out the high line, a park built on the above ground on old railroad tracks on the lower east side.