Our Friend the Hospital

Last week I helped with Our Friend the Hospital at Ogden Regional. We were teaching 2nd graders about what goes on in a hospital. My part was presenting what goes on in the lab. It was a lot of fun and hopefully the kids learned something. I was a little nervous when the newspaper photographer showed up and started snapping pictures of me. Especially since I was feeling a little awkward wearing one of Jason's old white coats that was way too big on me! I would have felt a little better if I had known she was just taking close ups of the vial of blood I was holding! The next day I got to go with Jared's class. Kaitlyn had a great time too.

In the lab they got to practice giving shots to a doll.

The highlight of the trip was getting to see the life flight helicopter.

Pumpkin Patch

Kaitlyn's preschool class went on a field trip thismorning to a pumpkin patch. They went to the same pumpkin patch last year and there is a man that dresses up with a pumpkin head. I wasn't able to go with her last year but when her teacher dropped her off afterwards she said she was terrified of the pumpkin man to the point of tears. She hadn't forgotten about him and was nervous about going back. She kept asking me if I was going with her this time. She stayed pretty close to me when we first got there and kept her distance from the pumpkin man when he appeared. I kept reminding her that she didn't need to be scared because she knew it was just a man in there. She warmed up to him though and even agreed to get her picture taken next to him before we left! (She passed on wearing the pumpkin head herself though, but I think I would have too! - It was a real pumpkin!) At dinner she told her dad that she was very brave today.

Scouts, Fishing and Field Trip

Jared went to his first den meeting for cub scouts this week. He had the biggest grin plastered on his face the entire afternoon! He was so excited to put on his uniform when he came home from school. When I picked him up after scouts his first question was when did he get to go again! He was thrilled when I told him he gets to go every week.

My Scouts!

I went with Jared's class to his field trip at the Ogden Nature Center. They had a great time catching bugs and playing hide and seek in the field. We had the perfect fall afternoon and you can see how excited Jared was to catch the only praying mantis.

Jared went fishing with Jason on the Weber River on Saturday. They had a beautiful fall day and even caught three fish. Jared was doing pretty well with fly fishing and only got a few tangles and snags. Jared's request when he got home was for me to post the pictures of him on facebook so he would be famous!