Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from…

Super Star Hannah Montana

Toothless Batman

Angry Woody, who just wants a sucker.

And a Minnie Mouse who would not keep her ears on. 

Our Garden

Our garden is in and it is a much better showing than last year.  Now if those darn birds would stop eating the seeds, and pulling up my onions, we might be able to enjoy the fruits of our labors.

We planted in 2 areas this year.  Here is our list of veggies we are hoping will grow.

• Carrots
• cucumbers
• Red, yellow, green peppers
• Jalepeno (I’m not sure what I will do with these but it will be fun to see if they grow)
• Broccoli
• Onions
• Peas
• Beans
• Lettuce
• Spinach
• Garlic
• Tomatoes

Wish us luck!!!

Busy little girl

Emma is one busy little girl.  This is what happens when I turn my back for less than 30 seconds.

Emma grabbed my flat iron and burned her little thumb.  Her thumb was swollen for a couple of days and finally the blisters popped.  She had a raw thumb for a few weeks, but after much prayer and doctoring it healed perfectly. 

Happy Birthday

3… something.  All I have to say, is that is quite the flame. 

For Kirk’s birthday he got to see a much better movie this year,  “Inception”. Last year our only choice ended up being “Julie and Julia” and Kirk was a little bummed that was his “birthday movie”.  (Our disclaimer is that Emma was tiny and had to come with us and that was the only time that worked).  Both years we have shared the theater with only one other couple.    This is one of those times we are grateful for Kirk’s out of the ordinary work schedule.

Labor Day

Man, life sure is busy and there is rarely a dull moment around our house.  I have been trying to keep up on the laundry, clean the house, finish Halloween costumes, plan a Halloween carnival,  start Christmas, prepare for homeschool (starting tomorrow), and start a new calling in Primary (1st counselor-again :)  So here is a quick catch up of the past few months.

We had a great Labor Day week with these cool people. 

Hot zoo and and cool splash pad

Diamondbacks game

Jacob’s first birthday party

Rub-a-dub-dub, three kids in a tub

Awesome cousin time

The new me!!!

Before:

After:

Kaleb’s response was “Mom you look new”.  I will take it as a compliment :)

Our new favorite book

 

Katelyn and I have started reading the Little House on the Prairie books and are loving them.  Katelyn reads them a lot faster than I do.   From start to finish she is done in 2-3 days, it takes me about 2-3 weeks. 

Some of  the reasons I love them so much:

Children obey their parents like their lives depend on it.

Mary and Laura can play for hours and hours without any toys.   (Unless you are lucky enough to get the bladder of a pig, blow it up, and play with it like a balloon. )

The children were so happy to get a candy cane and penny for Christmas.

All of their belongings can fit  into ONE wagon.

This is their schedule:

Wash on Monday

Iron on Tuesday

Mend on Wednesday

Churn on Thursday

Clean on Friday

Bake on Saturday

Rest on Sunday

I think we just might try it :)

Thanks Kim for the inspiration