For General Conference we headed up to the cabin to hang out with Kathryn’s family.  It was fall General conference a couple of years ago where we took this famous picture.  I say famous because if you’ve been to our house, we have a giant canvas print of it.  Or if you’ve been to my work, I have a mouse pad with it.

The colors weren’t quite as spectacular, but still pretty good.

After Priesthood session, the men headed down to Salt Lake for the traditional Kirk family dinner.  There were 12+ elk in one of the fields, along with this impressive bull.

Meanwhile, the women were having a fun time shopping at the outlets and eating some good food.  Jackie is the girl on the left.  She is from Germany and is staying with the Hawkers for a couple weeks while she visits America.

On our way home from the cabin, we drove the Alpine loop.  It was jam packed with steady stream of cars, but we still enjoyed the views.

I went on a trip to Hood River Oregon this last week to help out with the first flight of a radar we installed on a Cessna up there.  I was lucky to get to go up in the plane and run the radar, and catch some good views of the Hood River valley.

Meanwhile at home, time flew by and a lot happened while I was gone.  Ashley has learned how to crawl backwards.  She will go until she runs up against some sort of barrier, then we pick her up and reset so she can do it again.  She is so excited about crawling that she practices when she should be sleeping.

She has said “officially” said her first word, “ma ma” 🙂

Also, Kathryn got a hair cut while I was gone.  She cut off about 8 inches!  …And she got her new phone.  This is the phones first family pic of many to come.

Ashley is 10!