A Little Sunday Football

Ok, so truth be told they were playing catch with a baseball and this is how it ended up. I had to come out and check when I heard the screams squeals of delight. I am sure our neighbors loved hearing the sweet sounds of children playing catch with their dad.

On a side note I am feeling much better. Still not all the way through the morning sickness but at least I am able to get dressed in the morning, which is a big change from a few weeks ago.

On a different side note..my kids started school. They have both really enjoyed their classes so far this year. Trevor is in 3rd grade and Kaylee is in 2nd grade. My only complaint is when I make their lunches in the morning I have to fight with Ashton who thinks that because Trevor and Kaylee are picking out chips and juice boxes that he should get one right then as well. But overall the school year is going along great.

On yet another side note Nathan has been a real trooper with the kids being gone during the day and mom being down for the count. He has learned to keep himself pretty busy (the wii, computer and ipod don't help much at all) But to help with his new found boredom we have started doing a special day with his cousins. Once a week he gets together with his cousins for a fun activity. One of the special days we made robot outfits and the kids got to practice their robot skills.

Well that mostly catches me up. Hopefully things will get back to normal around here really quick and I wish you all a happy start to your Fall!!

Question of the Day

What is worse than having a house full of kids with the stomach flu?

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Getting the Stomach flu right along with them.

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Whats worse than getting the stomach flu right along with a house full of sick kids?

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Getting the stomach flu right along with a house full of kids

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Having morning sickness all at the same time!

(yeah, you read that right....I am only just over 7 weeks along, which is pretty early to tell people, but when it is number 5 you start showing pretty early, so I thought I would tell people before I started wearing maternity clothes.)

Have You Ever......

Have you ever felt like stuffing your face with chocolate and taking a nap?

Yeah, me too.

A Weeks Worth of Knowlege

The leaders of the church have counseled us to never stop learning and I have taken their advice.

Here are a few things I have learned this week:

Leaving cereal, sugar, and splenda on the counter top will attract the attention of little critters (this was the first time I have ever left the kitchen before cleaning up breakfast I promise!)

Adding a little sleeping potion when you water your garden will eventually pay off.

Deciding to rearrange bedrooms and make a toy room all before unpacking from a 10 day vacation turns into a LOT of housework, which can wear out even the most valiant workers.

One cucumber plant is WAY more than any one family can use (anyone can feel free to stop by and have a free cucumber) This is one days harvest from our garden.

I am super attractive (I know you are thinking it has taken her 31 29 years to realize how attractive she is!?!) But now I know, the only down side is that I seem to only attract flies (and Bryan...but that is a different post all together). They swarm to me whether I am cleaning, sweeping, reading or heaven forbid using the facilities. It doesn't even matter if I have done my make up, hair or even showered, (in fact I am beginning to wonder if I am more attractive when I don't shower.....) they swarm to me!! I am about to go crazy!

It is WAY past due for a picture of our super cute 4th of July Picture.

Well now that you are just as knowledgeable as I am I will bid you farewell, and happy learning!

Overnight Cucumbers

So...we are home again. *what* *gasp* *gone*??? Yes we made a last minute decision to spend the week in Utah so we packed up and left. (I know you were all worried about where we were at) It was a fabulous trip and I will post more about it later, but when we got back we were delighted to find some orange tomatoes (SO close to being red...come on little tomatoes...you can do it!), some large cauliflower (but not large enough), and onions poking up from the ground (I think they are done growing, but they are not very big) . But none of them were ready to harvest. But don't feel to bad for me, I did get some cucumbers that were more than ready to harvest, and one green pepper.

I swear I checked them before we left and saw NO sign of growing cucumbers, but I must have missed them. I am thrilled to try them out for dinner tonight!

Lazy Days of Summer.......Yeah Right!

I wish I could say that our summer evenings have been filled with leisurely strolls and laying about in the back yard but alas they have been go go go. The first two weeks have been crazy with cub scout day camp, father son camp, trips to the parks, pool, and movies, and girls camp. The kids did have a great year of school, the both loved their teachers and learned a ton. They are looking forward to next year.

I talked Bryan into getting the hammock for the back yard (and by "talked Bryan into getting" I mean I bought it when I was out with Andrea shopping for curtains) and have loved it. It is So nice to have place to sit and watch the kids play. I am looking forward to a little bit more relaxed pace to the summer (I am ignoring the fact that next week I am watching my friends kids one day, have a big Young Women's project to do, have card night at my house and am trying to plan some fun projects to do for the 4th of July and Bryan has Friday off so we have to do something then too!) Oh well, here's to wishing!

Oh Boy......

Why is that wet sand or even mud can feel so good between my toes, but mashed banana just feels gross?

Yeah, its been one of those weeks! I am ready for a nap....oh wait, I just took one, oh well.