A Much Needed Fall Break

Fall break came just in time for me this year- I was starting to feel a little out of control of things. But a few days with no homework, music lessons, soccer practices, football games, or marching band competitions made a huge difference in my mental health!

Thursday and Friday, we mostly spent catching up- getting the house clean, haircuts, shopping, and library. We also took a picnic to Anderson Park Friday afternoon- the weather was absolutely perfect, and the kids had a great time putting on impromptu plays for us in the amphitheater. Red Riding Hood was especially memorable, with Josh playing both the wolf and the grandmother.

On Saturday, Tim decided he could use a break from studying, so we drove to Salt Lake and visited the Tracy Aviary.

Feeding the ducks (the pelicans weren't interested).

This hawk (or falcon, or whatever it is) was OUTSIDE this cage- it was a wild bird trying to get at the caged birds. Pretty funny to watch- I'm guessing those birds were glad they were inside!

I don't know if this photo is big enough to see, but the bird in this exhibit was absolutely fascinated with Price. He just sat there staring at him, and then flew down to get a closer look.

Here's a close-up. He was fun to watch.

I don't remember the name of this bird, but isn't he cool looking? This was in the South American exhibit. The kids were all excited to show Tim the Argentine birds- they wanted to know if he recognized any of them. He didn't, but then they started calling to each other- Tim says it sounded just like Argentina! :)

Playing in the sandbox.

At the bird show:

Ethan was waiting for this one- he's been devouring the Guardian of Gahoole series, so he's very much into owls right now.

We even got to see the first-ever showing of this red tailed hawk, who is the new mascot for the U of U.

I love fall break!

Now... how long until Thanksgiving?