Gardening fun!

From a very early age my mom and I always spent time together in the garden. She taught me to love digging in the dirt, planting flowers, pulling weeds, watering, trimming, pruning, harvesting. I was mowing the lawn from 10 years old and really enjoyed it! There is something so satisfying about seeing the results of your hard work. Picking fruits and vegitables or just enjoying beautiful flowers and plants that you've worked so hard to take care of. I really look forward to the time when our family has our own home and I can have a yard and garden to work in.

I wanted to share these funny pictures that my mom had on her BLOG. My mom and Alain have a great garden in Rexburg and they've been harvesting some of their bounty. Just wanted share some of the funnier ones they found. Enjoy!

Mom wrote, "I pulled a group of carrots out of the ground, turned on the hose to wash them (before tearing the tops off), and what to my surprise... two carrots hugging. It is after all a very dark and dirty world...even for a carrot."

"Tomato Devils"

Mickey Strawberry

I love Fall !

The leaves are starting to change colors, the cooler weather is coming, (Today is 95, yuck) soccer is underway, Aaron is not living at the office, (yeah) and I am feeling crafty!

My friend Ali, (Click on her name to see her blog) who has a hilarious, and inspiring blog, wrote the other day about how she isn't very craft savvy and usually copies other people's great ideas. Um.... that is me! I love to find other peoples wonderful finds or ideas and see if I could pull it off.

(I have no idea why this font is so big...my computer will not let me change it)

Well that is what I did recently. While blog hopping I found THIS blog. I sent a quick email out to a few other crafty friends to see if anyone else wanted to join in. A few of us planned a night and off we went. They turned out great and I just wanted to share. We decided to tackle Halloween but are looking forward to Happy Birthday or Valentine banners.


(It also reverses to "beware" on the back, so it can be hung in a place where it will be seen on both sides)

(FYI: Total cost: $4)

(Oh my, I need to dust, don't blow up that picture and judge me)

I also made this little guy and he turned out so cute I think I'm going to go back and make a little family of glittered skulls. I forgot to take a picture of the before. I used Martha Stewart glitter.

Click HERE for a tutorial

I am also in the process of sewing the girls Halloween costume. My talented (and patient) friend Wendy offered to help me make them. I hope she doesn't regret offering when we're all done! Stay tuned for the most adorable Snow White the Cinderella ever!

Boating

Our good friends bought a boat recently and invited us out for some fun last Friday. It was a beautiful evening and the water was great. We had such a fun time wake-boarding, knee boarding, and tubing. I was worried that the girls were going to fly out of the boat at every bump but they did a great job holding on. They also weren't so sure about getting out of the boat into the water but once they were out on the tube they didn't want to come back in! Thanks so much Williams for a great night!

Anna, Sage, Ciara, and Brook

I love her funny face here

Jamie knee boarding

Aaron wake boarding

preschool time

Brooklyn started preschool last week and couldn't have been more excited. She had been talking about it for weeks. We have a great co-op group with 7 kids total and I think it is going to be a great year for her.

First Day of School

Anna started Kindergarten today! She did awesome and I was proud of myself because I didn't cry. Tomorrow she is going to ride the bus and we'll see how I do then. There is just something about letting go and watching her ride away. We'll see. She was so excited today when I told her that she could go back tomorrow. She also had a soccer game tonight and was so excited because she scored her first goal. I've never seen her so proud. We're so proud of our little girl!

Anna's 5th Birthday!

I know that Anna's birthday was a few weeks back but I am just getting around to posting a few pictures from her party. We had a great time and were so lucky that all her friends were able to make it to help her celebrate. All Anna wanted for the party were "Rainbow cupcakes" that she saw months ago. I think that they turned out great! We had a busy and wonderful day.

Jazlyn, Ansley, anna, Keagan and Brook






Click HERE for the recipe

We love you Anna

Some People

Anna loves to climb trees lately.

There is a tree near our place that she likes to hang from one of its branches. I walked down with the girls so they could take turns hanging from the branch. I noticed a women drive by in her car and slow down as she passed. She rounded the corner and then I saw her stop, put her car into reverse and then the following conversation ensued.

Woman: "You shouldn't let them hang from that branch."

Me: Why not?

Woman: "It might break" (The branch was not going to break)

Me: "They only weight like 30 pounds, I think it is going to be ok."

Woman: "The tree can still feel it though."

Oh my!

There are some people that I just will never understand.

It is people like this who make me not want to recycle just to spite them!

Great Movie

Thanks to my little sister Michelle for sending me this link. There is such a void of inspirational movies and I think this one looks great!

Click HERE to watch the trailer