Fall Fun!

Wow, have we been busy this fall!!! Some of our activities have included: getting firewood, picking apples and making applesauce from them (29 quarts to be exact!), hauling rock to landscape the yard, building a deck, finishing random outside projects before the snow flies, soccer games and practice, the boys hunting with Uncle Jason and many other fun and not so fun activities!

Last week we went to the ward trunk-or-treat and had a great time watching all the little munchkins and visiting with friends. I'm posting some pictures of pumpkin carving and our costumes. Olivia decided she wanted to be a "hula girl" and put her costume together. Mike was Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes, we had fun spiking his hair. Since Olivia backed out at the last minute I was Hobbes. It actually worked well because he's always bigger than Calvin. Of course everyone kept calling me Tigger! Emily was the "grouchy ladybug" and wouldn't look at Daddy for the picture, she was mad at him. It was a fun evening!

Stay tuned for Emily's latest adventures with Daddy and her new big girl bed!!

My Cookin' Man!

So many of you know that Kirk is unemployed currently due to the slow economy. He is busy looking for jobs and working on home projects. Last week he made a plant stand for our tomatoes and herbs out of scrap wood in a day! It looks great and I'm excited to get my desk back!

One of the greatest things about him being home is all the yummy food we've been eating. Since he's been home we've had a HOT breakfast every morning. Pancakes, oatmeal, cream of wheat and my personal favorite, hash browns. My breakfast for the school year has always been cereal, it's quick and takes little effort on my part. Unfortunately it's a lot more expensive than flour, eggs, sugar etc... He also makes dinner all most every night and he keeps looking for new yummy recipes that save us money. Tomorrow we are having peanut butter and banana stuffed french toast for breakfast!

I keep telling him we are getting spoiled and when he does go back to work I won't ever want to cook again. We'll be waiting at the door for him to come home and make us dinner! Maybe I should go find a job?!!

It really has been nice to have him home for a little while and to be able to spend so much time together as a family. It's made my calling as YW Pres. a little less stressful because I know he's always here when I need him. Which is good because we have 3 firesides this month, two of which are in the evenings an hour away.

We are looking forward to having a job again, but I think there will be a short period of weeping and wailing! I don't think I could ever compete with my hubby the cook!!

Emily on the tramp.

Okay so I'm doing 3 posts in one evening! I haven't had time to do this for WEEKS! So it will probably be even longer before I do it again. I just had to add this little video of cute little Emily on the trampoline at Grandma's house. She LOVES to escape out the front door, scoot across the deck and get on the tramp. It is the cutest thing. This little girl is in heaven!

Double Digits

I'm not so sure I like the kids having birthdays just two weeks apart; it reminds me how big they are getting!

Mike hit the double digits this week; I can't believe he's ten years old! My little baby boy just can't be that old, can he? He was very excited to get some Lego's and chocolate pie from Daddy. YUMMY!!!! He's gotten some special mommy time this week which has really been good for him. They are doing swim lessons for P.E. for the next two weeks and I've been going along to help him in the water. It's been really great for us to spend some time together, I've enjoyed it! So there you have it. They just keep growing and growing.