Being a botanist, I couldn't resist creating some Halloween zinnias this year. I was pleased with how well they turned out :)
As you can see, the only reason the pictures turned out was with some heavy lollipop bribery!
October was an incredibly busy month. After our trip down to Raleigh we switched into high gear and packed up our apartment. We moved all of our stuff with the help of friends from church (who were absolute lifesavers!) and moved our family west to Lynchburg for a few weeks. Randall rotated with a country doctor in a little town called Big Island. He didn't mind the 30 minute commute each way because the Appalachian Mountains were glorious in the height of fall color. And the personalities of the locals were just as colorful as the countryside!
Randall signed up for a sprint triathlon to help motivate him to exercise. It really worked and he performed well the day of the race. The triathlon was just outside of Raleigh, so we stayed with Chase and Laura in their beautiful new home. It was a lot of fun to see them and enjoy most of general conference together. The girls loved hanging out with cousins just their size.
