September Happenings

September seemed to absolutely fly right by - this is a "snapshot" of our month.

Playground fun on Labor Day!

They loved the teeter totter.

Clayton is usually pretending to be someone else - this day, he was Mary Poppins! He grabbed Addy's purse for his carpet bag, which I thought was pretty clever.  :-)

Addy loves to "mother" over all her stuffed animals. She decided to potty train her bear.

Fun with friends at Chick-Fil-A! (they got more excited after they ate)

Everyday messes with a 1 and 2 yr old!

Did I mention messes? Addy is the queen of them, but we have fun living life. :-)

Family Fun Day at church - the kids LOVED it!

face painting . . .

. . . and the finished product. He did not want to mess up his ice cream cone.

bounce house fun with Uncle Cameron

Lauren is such a great helper with Addy.

Fun with cousins: Kaley, Clayton, Allie, and Addy.

Enjoyed our first 3x3 with good friends Joel/Mandy & Nick/Jana. Clayton had to bring his pet grasshopper to show the group. He named is grasshopper Junie B. Jones (seriously). :-)

More fun with cousins - Addy and Allie "talking" on the phone . . .

. . . and now they decided to text each other. :-)

The BIG 35 for Aaron!

We helped him celebrate at Long Horn and they gave him a free dessert.

Clayton helped him eat it and got into it (literally) a little too much! :-)

One more trip to the zoo before those passes expire . . .

All the monkeys are definitely a favorite!

fascinated with the manatee

The absolute funniest sign at the zoo! :-)   I love the penguins!

 

Two of the coolest kids!

Baby Wipes Tubs = Spice Organization!

As I was trying to find a certain spice this morning for a recipe, I got irritated that I had to move ALL my spices around, still couldn't find it, and then took nearly all of them out of the cabinet still looking for it.  There must be a better way!

So, I started thinking . . . and got out my empty tubs of baby wipes (that I hadn't been able to part with, but didn't know why I was keeping them) and set to work.

I wrote the name of the spice on the top using a permanent marker, or used a label for the black lids...

Looking better . . .

But decided to alphabetize them for even quicker retrieval!

Now, if I had done this many moons ago, I would not have 2 ginormous bottles of Parsley, 2 Paprikas, and 2 Cinnamons.  :-)

It actually didn't take long, I feel much better, and now I can cook quicker. :-)

Red & Denim

I had so much fun today taking pictures of the kids. It had been way too long since our last session, and while we were trying, I remembered why. It's really tricky getting two kids to look the same direction, in a proper pose, with half-decent smiles.  But, the outcome is certainly worth the effort.  I love red and denim together and was so happy with these pictures!

And their reward for doing so good and being patient with me . . . a wagon ride!!!

July Happenings

Is July over already?  It was such a busy, but fun-filled month.  We went home to MO for July 4th and had a great time with family.

Adventures in the sheep pen.

Clayton was not one bit scared of the sheep.

Addy and Tanner thought the sheep food was so fun to play with.

Aren't legos more fun with the box on your head?

Khara and Kelsey with their 2 willing babies. :-)

Tanner and Clayton checking out each other's mohawks - Clayton kept asking if he still had his "hawk" later that day.

Elijah and Clayton having fun outside. Nothing says "boys" more than sticks and trees. :-)

Packed up for the long ride home - I think Karson and Elijah wanted to go with us.

Nothing says July 4th like corn on the cob! I needed an updated sisters picture for my sisters frame (our first sisters picture with corn was taken in 2000).

Don't ask me how this happened - I have no idea. Weird things happen when you are on a 10-hour road trip!  :-)



Back at home - checking on the garden.

Poor Clayton. . . he got a little carried away while singing Father Abraham and ran right into the corner wall. Ouch!!!!  I explained that he had a goose egg on his forehead and it was a little bit cracked like Humpty Dumpty's.  He got a little mixed up and told several people at church that he had a "goose crack"!  :-)

Enjoying pizza with cousins . . .

while the big boys make corn hole sets! Yes!

Hooray for fresh green beans from our very own garden!!

It's thriving!

And spaghetti sure is good!

Now let's see what August brings.