What the?

Yup. Found this Ramen noodle stuck to my wall. It wasn't in the kitchen where Ramen noodles are usually found. It was in the living room by the piano. Gotta love it. I think I'll keep it there awhile to remind me of all the fun I'm missing without my kids running amuck (is that a real word?).

Where have YOU found food mysteriously appear?

School Days 2010

It's here again! School has begun. Early bedtimes, early mornings, quiet house. Hallelujah.

Spence is a big 5th grader this year. He has Mrs. Brooks and is already loving it!

Molly Moo is in 2nd grade with Mrs. Harris. She loves to read and is doing well also. She comes home all bubbly and talkitive about the friends at school and jumpropes and projects...I love it.

Now Brigham--He is off to preshool in Paris. It is actually really lonely without my little guy. He gets to catch the bus at 7:20am and comes home at 12:20pm. It is a long morning for him! I miss our conversations and his sweet voice following me around the house! He will have a great time learning all the things a 4 year old should know!!Jake and me are having some quality alone time. He is now 9 months old and is so stinkin' cute. How can you not love that face?! We are thinking that teeth are just around the corner (thank you sleepless nights and cranky days). I'm hoping those little buggers pop up any day. He is loving his new high chair--I love being able to have my hands free to do dishes, sweep, or just dance for cryin' out loud!

Welcome Fall!

Our Ah-mazing Trip

Let's face it, anytime Bill and I can get away together is heaven. We were so lucky to be able to take a trip back east to Washington DC in August. My parents have pretty much earned sainthood by watching our 4 little munchkins (yes, Jake was left behind too). We had such a great time. Here are some of my favorite (or crazy) things from our trip.

1-I started and FINISHED a book while away. It wasn't even a spiritual book, just one for fun.

2-Paying a shuttle driver $80 to get to my hotel. Okay, to pretty much get anywhere about broke ya, but it was worth it.

3-Sleeping in.

4-Shopping in Georgetown and making it there safely by myself. I had to take a cab and figure out the metro alone. I am such a city girl now.

5-Sight-seeing at warp speed. There is sooo many things to see, there isn't enough time to do it all. We did a pretty good job mapping things out and getting to where we really wanted to go.

6-Paying like $5 for a pack of peanut M&Ms.

7-Spending time with family. We have two neices Kimi, Annie and a nephew Corb, who just happen to be back in Virgina. We got to see them all and had a great time visiting and eating some yummy food--thanks Kimmers.

8-Fireflys

9-Our shuttle driver to our hotel in the hood...he does karaoke and eats hot wings every friday night with his wife. man, this guy was hilarious.

10-Almost having to stay an extra night because our flight was delayed. After 5 days, I was actually ready to see my kiddos (something I never thought possible). The thought of being away one more night was pretty much unbearable. Long story short..by some small miracle we made it home after spending 7 hours in the DC airport. Success!

Here's some pics!

Where to Start??!!

Alright, let's get caught up here! I sound like a broken record...here is another monster post. Summer flew by. It always does (except for about the last 3 weeks when you are hopelessly waiting for school to start and a routine to begin because your chickens are driving you crazy-whew). We had a great time just chillin', going to the lake, doing some backyard camping (i'm not ready to rough it with a bebe in tow!)

I'll just post some highlights--enjoy!

Bill and Spence took a hike into Lake Alice in Wyoming. They went with our good friends and had a blast!

This is what I found one afternoon when I put Molly in charge of watching Jake. Nice eh?

Dr. Campbell's office always is in the 4th of July parade in Paris. The kids love to ride along! We won't post pics of the beauty queen that Bill dressed up as...it was hilarious, but a bit disturbing. We'll leave it at that.

One of the great things about living in this valley is the lake. The kids can seriously spend hours digging and building and soaking. the best thing to bring to the lake is a shovel, FYI. We didn't make it out as much this year, but when we did, it was always a great time!

The kids got bored one afternoon and decided to play "beauty parlor". Mmmmm, whose idea was this Molly? Here are the boys and their awesome mohawks! Spence is looking waaay too old in the pic!Bill built a firepit in the backyard. I was a little hesitant, but it has been a blast!! He did a great job. We spent many nights out by the fire roasting marshmellows for smores. Bill is also perfecting the art of dutch oven cooking....yup, great idea to build a firepit.

Summer wouldn't be complete without a trip to Oakley, ID. I have so many fun memories as a kid of trips to grandma Dayley's house. My kids love it there as well. It's such a sweet, quiet place to be. They love to explore, eat fresh veggies from the garden, send sticks down the irragation canal and swing on the big swingset. It's heaven. That was our family summer in a nutshell! Loved having the kids around (most of the time!). I can slowly see them all growing up too fast! They are such a joy!