Emily helped me core and peel the apples.
Then she wanted to show her cool apple peel creation to Jon.
I canned sliced apples I can use to make apple pies later. And Carolynn showed me how to flavor the applesauce with just a pinch of kool aid to make cherry, peach and even tropical punch applesauce. They taste really good, and I'm just excited I was able to can for Free Ninety Free, my favorite way to do everything! 
...and all her friends dressed as their favorite superhero. It was awesome!
I set up an obstacle course, and each superhero took a turn running it while everyone else cheered them on. 
Go Superman Jonny!
I made superhero eye masks for everyone to wear.
Then we dressed Eston up as a monster and all the superheros chased him around trying to capture him. Then we put minature superhero action figures in the middle of the parachute and made them "fly."
Here's Emily, Salote, Sammie, and Etta in matching supergirl capes. Cute idea, Brynn! And thanks to Traci for being my camera girl.
Go supergirls!
Everytime we're in Midway, we throw the idea back and forth whether we should just move there because it's fits us so well. We love the country, the simple life, hiking and biking in the mountains, and genuinely nice people. That's Midway. And really, Wade could still make his new career work there (post about that coming soon!) But we also LOVE Sugarhouse, so maybe we'll just visit several times a year. :) We'll see. 
The Homestead was having it's annual Scarecrow Festival, which was hilarious to see all the different types of scarecrows. My fav was the Tin Man. They also had a ton of Halloween activities to offer, like making puppets, spooky masks, a spooky hayride, etc.
Before going down to the pool, Wade tried on his robe and suddenly busted out his best Karate moves.
I was laughing really hard, as you probably are, too, right now.
With Wade's birthday and Emily's birthday a week a part, we often celebrate them together. We invited Wade's mom over for a nice lunch, and she brought Em a homemade crayon holder bag and some new Sunday shoes (which are already quite worn because she says they're her "favorite" and insists on wearing them every day! Funny girl.) Mom also surprised Wade with lots and lots of yummy snacks like oreos, pringles, mini snickers, and caramel candy. His mom sure knows how to make him smile. He was thrilled because it's all stuff I rarely buy. 
Two very happy milk dunking, oreo-eating boys
When I asked Wade what he wanted for his birthday, he simply said, "a home-made apple pie." So that's exactly what I gave him. It happens to also be MY favorite dessert (with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, of course) so I was more than happy to meet his request! ;)
Wade: Hey, I thought you were going to help me with this Em?
Em: Okay, daddy.
Sunday, Wade's dad and step-mom came over and helped us surprise Emily with a pop-up tent and tunnel for her birthday.
Can you tell she likes it just a little?
And I have a feeling that Jonny likes it, too.
That night, my sisters and their families came over for dinner.
pink birthday cake, of course!
Even Taylor, Jonny, and Alex enjoyed the pink birthday cake, but I'm pretty sure our little princesses, Emily and Hailey were more excited about it. ;)
It was one of the best experiences he and I have ever shared together. Love you dad!
The coolest part was that the route went right in front of my parent's house, where I grew up. As we ran down the hill, we were so excited to see my mom, Wade, Emily, and Jonny outside waiting for us, cheering us on. :)
At the Swiss Days Parade, we met up with my brother, Nick, and his family, and our friends, Jared and Brandi, and their kids, and Cynthia, and her kids. 
EJ admiring one of the classic floats honoring our Swiss Heritage
Jace sharing his candy with Em :)
Cheering for the whole Anderson fam as they ride by in the parade
playing in the water with daddy
6. Because I've been so busy, I haven't been doing Emily's hair as cute as often, so she resorts to doing it herself....Tell me she doesn't look like an orphan to make me feel better, won't you? haha
And we went to their favorite park with the tire swing a few times. Here's Jared, Jonny, and Wade playing frisbee.
In between watching the General Conference sessions, we made yummy sugar cookies and frosted them.
Although I think more of the frosting got on my counter, then on the cookies...
After delivering most of them to some families in our neighborhood, we went home, and ate some ourself. :)