Pickin Peaches

Justin was bound to get some peaches canned this year, so he set up a little adventure for us to go to the church orchard in Nampa to do so.  We invited the Miller's to join us as well.  It was so much fun!!  I wasn't sure what to expect, and I admit we weren't all that prepared with containers/bags to carry our load home in.  The kids had a blast, and we got some amazingly yummy, juicy, big peaches!  I'm pretty lucky to have my own little happy homemaker in my home, and that it doesn't have to me :)

What a fun night with the family :)  Justin is even going back next week to get more!

Part of the finished product

Movie night under the stars.....

All summer I intended to go check out the Friday night movie that Settler's park puts on, and I FINALLY got around to it, the very last night of the summer, but it was SO worth it!  Very sad we have to wait clear until next summer to enjoy another one.  I only got a few shots of the kids and one very poorly one of me and justin (courtesy of gavin jay)  Wish I would have had the kids stand in front of the big gigantic screen cause it was pretty cool!  Awesome night under the stars watching a little Megamind = good times indeed :)

Its cool to go to SCHOOL :)

Well my little ones (along with almost everyone else's) started school last week.  Mackenzie to the 4th grade and Gavin to kindergarten.  They are both at different buildings, right next to each other at least.  Mackenzie is advancing into the "older", "expect more out of you" realm.  Just walking into her building verses Gav's you just feel it, see it and sense that she is growing up.  I'm excited for this year, for both of them to get back into the swing of a routine!!  Gavin seemed to do great his first day!  Wasn't too scared, just pretty quiet about the whole thing.  He says he doesn't like it, but I know he really does enjoy getting to go and be doing something all day!   Hooray for school!

Mackenzie brought home an All About Me survey that she filled out......it was cute and I want to put a few of the things she wrote down, just in case I lose the actual paper one day.

Fav food:  Alfredo noodles with breadsticks
Fav color:  blue
Fav animal:  all animals
Fav activity to do on a Saturday:  watch cartoons in the morning
Favorite vacation:  Oregon ocean
Fav sport:  soccer
Fav subject:  art
Most embarrassing moment is when:  wearing a shirt that I don't like
The thing I'm most worried about 4th grade is:  I might be smaller then the other kids
What I hope to learn in 4th grade is:  times, subtraction, adding
Three words that describe me:  funny, kind, smart
My hobbies/interests are: drawing

last thing.....I didn't get my classic picture of Gavin by the cool rock in the front of the school, but hope to perhaps reach that goal when he cooperates :)

Playing catch-up

Well life has once again run away with all my time and energy and I still can't believe school is here and summer is over (well the heat is still with us unfortunately, but everything else is done)  I'm amazed that I even have found time to sit and actually update this blessed blog of mine :)

To sum things up, and I still haven't gotten a great photo of him yet.....but Justin broke his leg about a month ago playing softball with the ward.  This put him out of work, good thing he had short term disability or we would have had a real issue.  He is healing great and actually walks on it (without his boot even....) around the house.  He hasn't been in pain.....ever......so he is really a great patient to have around :) He hasn't stopped moving since he's been off, which was really bothering me at first cause I seriously thought he was hurting himself, but he seems to be fine.  He's been working alot in the ward garden and our own and has been canning beans, pickles, and tomatoes!  What a happy homemaker he is :)
 I thought I would be going crazy with him home so much, but its been wonderful to be honest.  I actually have been working lots while he's been out, which is prob why we are still a happy couple.  I am NOT meant to be a 40 hour a week mom, just not a good idea all around.  So needless to say I am grouchy that I opened my mouth to my boss and said I would work more while he wasn't working.  Life is hard enough, with just my little family, my calling, and trying to work 40 hrs just kinda puts me overboard!  It is all coming to an end in the next couple weeks, which is a sweet relief!

I am blessed in more ways than one, and having life change a little this past month has really made me cherish my time with my kids and husband.  I took that for granted more than I realized, so if there was a lesson for me to learn in this, its to remember how I feel now so I can look back in another month and remember that there was a time when I missed them! :)

We have had a couple weddings and my niece left for her mission......all these wonderful events that you would think I would have taken lots of lovely pictures of.....but not so much.  I got one cute of of the kids at the fountain at the Logan temple before my camera died.  My bro in law did take some family picture so us there, so hopefully someday I will get those to share. 

I will add a view random photos of the past month, cause its always fun to have pictures in a post :)

The kids at the Logan Temple

 You can kinda see his boot cast thing.......but man I've got a cute family :)

 No not Halloween, just a day of dress up!

 A portion of Justin's beautiful canning product

 Just a cute face to look at :)

 and another cute one too.......even with her mouth wide open.