County Fair

Baby girl got to go to her first county fair today.  She LOVED the cows.  She wasn't quite sure about the pigs though.  She also liked the sheep , but not the horses.  It was really fun to see her seeing things for the first time.  The boy liked the carnival and  the cotton candy.  He also really liked all the free stuff from the vendors! 

Wishful thinking

The boy heard something on the radio about tying notes to a balloon and letting it go. He decided he MUST do this. So tonight for FHE, we got several mylar balloons, made little post cards and tied them on. The balloons did not really float very well, and they took FOREVER to float up out of sight. My guess is that they won't even make it out of the county, if we get any response from them at all. But, the boy enjoyed it, so that is what really matters.

The Boy has made friends with some of the kids from the play he is in, so we had them and their parents over for dinner and to dye Easter eggs. It was a lot of fun, and the boy really enjoyed having company over for him. 

Our finished eggs, and sister being a good egg and watching! 

Pacific Science Center

It's always great to see kids get excited about learning things. The boy loves all the things he can see, touch, play with, and learn about at the Pacific Science Center. There is an amazing butterfly exhibit where you get to walk around and see butterflies all around you. Of course Stanley was invited!

School birthday pt. 1

The boy goes to two different preschools, and he got to celebrate his birthday at one of them today. I made robot cake pops and the kids had a lot of fun picking the candy faces off and devouring them. The boy got to wear a "Happy Birthday" crown, and he just LOVES being the center of attention!

Unexpected Visitor

This little guy came a-crowing this morning in the field behind our house. I don't know where he came from, or where he went after he had his little visit, but he was fun for the kids to look at.

Flat Stanley!

We have a Flat Stanley visiting us this month, and we have been thinking of places to take him to visit. We went to the creamery near our house today, we'll see where we can come up with as the month progresses!

Shop Party

Some friends of ours have a Christmas party every year in their shop/garage. They decorate redneck style, and put up tables and chairs, and we eat, visit, and do a white elephant exchange. It is a lot of fun, and we are really glad they invite us every year, even though they have parred down the guest list by half since last year!

Wonder what they want for Christmas.

The Elders somehow found out that hubby plays Santa, and convinced him to don his costume for some pictures. I wonder if they have written letters yet to request their presents ?!

SNOW DAY!!

Boy howdy, did we get a snow day! It started about 7:30 am and literally did not stop until about 7:30 pm. For 12 solid hours it DUMPED snow. I don't know what the official measurement was, but outside our door we got about 12 inches of powder. We had quite a day! We built a snowman, threw snow balls, made snow angels, sledded down the hill, took pictures, and had hot cocoa. It was a lot of fun. The boy LOVES the snow. Baby girl...not so much. She cried almost the entire time she was outside (less than 10 minutes.) Maybe she will get used to it, I bet we'll have more snow this year. I had such fun with the boy today. Our snowman was built at about 9 am, so by the afternoon, it was completely buried under new snow!

Eskimo kisses!

We got our first little snow flakes today. It did not stick at all, just a few little flakes falling. When I said "it's snowing!" the boy informed me that it is not "snow" unless it piles up on the ground, this was just "snowflakes." He is such a doll, he has such a big personality, and he is so smart. A friend gave us this adorable little outfit for Baby girl, and it's pointy little hood just cracks me up. She is such a little angel.

Funny faces

The boy was very specific when I asked him what he wanted for breakfast. He said...quote..."Egg hair, pancake eyes, marshmallow ears, cheese nose, bacon mouth." There was no previous discussion about this. I don't know how he came up with this particular breakfast, though I am thinking it might have had something to do with Curious George. So, that is exactly what he had!

Today I feel...

It was my turn to teach pre- school today, and our lesson had to do with feelings. The kids had a lot of fun making different faces for the camera. The boy especially loves to put on a show. It was really funny to see them interacting and laughing with each other and making faces.

Battle of the berries!

The boy has been talking about the berry battle since last year's. The berry battle is held at a friend of ours berry farm. At the end of the season, they invite everyone to come play, eat, and have fun on the farm. There is some serious competition amongst the vines, a lot of throwing berries, and eating berries, everyone gets COVERED in smooshed berries. Daddy and the boy went this year, while Momma and baby girl stayed home and snuggled. The boys came home all purple and told us all about the fun!

Pumpkin time!

One of our favorite things to do is carve pumpkins for Halloween. The boy wanted a classic jack o'lantern...the scarier the better. He wanted sharp scary teeth. Daddy and he did that one. Momma and baby girl did a spider and a web. We have a few more pumpkins to carve, but we just did two for tonight. They turned out pretty cute!!

Welcome fall!

To celebrate the coming of fall, we went to a friends house for dinner. The boy's bestest buddy these day's is their daughter, Little E. The two of them have so much fun together. We made caramel apples, covered with all kinds of candy, nuts, and fruit. We couldn't wait for them to fully set so we ate them when they were still all gooey and sticky. It was great!

Day of Service

We participated in the National Day of Service by teaming up with the church and the United Way and doing projects around town. I will post those pictures when I get them...but this is a picture the boy took of Daddy's shirt. It was a busy day, after the service projects we went to a community gathering for lunch, a baptism, a scout activity, and finally Nana and Great Grandma (visiting from San Diego) came over to visit! Fun, productive, and spiritual. Could a day be any better?

Blueberries cryin' in the rain

Actually, there was no crying it was a LOT of fun to pick blue berries in the rain with our friends. We went to a little u-pick organic blue berry farm just down the street from our house. The boy ate his weight in blue berries, and there were some that were just HUGE! We had blueberry pancakes for lunch, blueberries and whipped cream after dinner, blueberries as a snack at church, pretty soon we will all look like Violet Beauregarde!

Fun with friends

We had a fun and busy day today. Fishing in the morning, farmer's market, two different BBQ's, a water fight, fireworks. We all had a great time and got a little sun burned in the process.

Our family is proud to be American!

We had our ward 4th of July party today. It was a lot of fun. I won the apple pie bake off, with my gluten free apple caramel toffee pie with molasses crust. I got a cool red white and blue quilt as my prize. The choir sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and we had hot dogs, potato salad, watermelon, and lemonade. I can't believe we are already to July! This year has flown by.