Our Pre- Halloween Activities:

We had alot of fun getting ready for Halloween this year. We had the deer hunt, found us pumpkins in a pumkin patch, and carved pumpkins! What fun!! I will post Halloween next.. one day at a time! :)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Pine Nut Picking

On Saturday we decided to go pine-nut picking with Delaun, Truston, Krystal and Trayce! It was alot of fun! We did really well too! After many years of not finding any or getting out too late we feel like we sure scored this year. We found a great spot out by Jackson Wash and we spent the day there. We picked and picked, the guys shook a few trees that helped move things along a little faster too. I was a little worried about how Taylor would do- he at first just played in the dirt but by the end of the day he too really got into the whole pinenut picking- and helped pick them up it was so cute! We did have our fare share of added excitment though- I don't have any pictures because I was sent off to direct traffic but Truston and Krystal tipped there truck over on the way out there. They met a truck and trailor going around a corner slammed on their brakes which made the truck fishtail and they went up the side of the mountain tipping the truck over- luckily the truck and everyone inside was fine- just a few new dents in the truck is all. Here are some pictures of our day:

Riding in the Truck:

John and Taylor hanging out in the truck with Grandpa:

Grandpa Humphries & John picking pinenuts:

Lunch Break (John, Trayce, & Taylor):

Taylor taking a nap:

Our Final Total- 3 Full Gallon Buckets:

Cedar Mountains' Fall Colors!

On Saturday with some of Wayne's Family we drove up to look at leaves on Cedar Mountain. I am so glad we went when we did - I am sure the storm last night blew alot of those leaves off. It was so Pretty!! We found this spot with lava rock near Navajo Lake and I went a little camera crazy- here are some of the pictures I got.

Attention Children:

So this was handed out at story time in the Library a few weeks ago and I just had to share- it should be posted on every bathroom door in every "mom's" House!

Attention Children:

The Bathroom Door is Closed.
Please do not stand here and talk, whine, or ask questions.
Wait until I get out.
Yes, it is locked. I want it that way.
It is not broken, I am not trapped.
I know I have left it unlocked, and even open at times, since you were born, because I was afraid some horrible tragedy might occur while I was in there, but it's been 10 years and I want some PRIVACY.
Do not ask me how long I will be. I will come out when I am done.
Do not bring the phone to the bathroon door.
Do not go running back to the phone yelling,"She's in the BATHROOM!"
Do not begin to fight as soon as I go in.
Do not stick your little fingers under the door and wiggle them.
This was funny when you were two.
Do not slide pennies, Legos, or notes under the door.
Even when you were two this got a little tiresome.
If you have followed me down the hall talking, and are still talking as you care the closed door, please turn around, walk away, and wait for me in another room.
I will be glad to listen to you when I am done.
And yes, I still love you. - MOm

Sickly!!

So sunday night my little boy John got sick and started throwing up so I was up with him, then my husband came down with the shivers and started to get sick and then after being up the whole night with them I got sick and started to throw up as well! My Taylor is the only one that wasn't.- I pray he doesn't get it! He was such a good boy - he got to watch movies all day long (which I am sure helped), but he didn't whine and complain that we were all laying around not playing with him. It was quiet the site all of my family just laying around - it really wiped us out! I think we may have had the swine flu I am not totally sure- whatever it was it was terrible!! I am just barely starting to feel better but am still so weak! I hope no one has to go through this!! If you do I am so sorry!

me vrs kitchen aid!

Winner- Kitchen Aid!!!
Thought I would share one of those "i'm an idiot" moments with you!! Okay so I decided today that I would try for the first time to make french bread to take to a lady I visit teach. In the process of adding the flour some got caught on the side of the bowl and I decided since I had done it many times before that I would quickly push it down with my hand while the kneader was going. Well my hand got well run over and carried away with the kneader. I had to go to instacare to have it x-rayed I thought for sure it was broken but it's not, I might have fractured it, those can show up later sometimes, but I am doing a little better now. It is wrapped and I get to ice it for a few days and take ibprofen for the swelling and pain. What can I say!! Except "I am an idiot"! Lesson to be learned - dont put your hand where it does not belong! Just turn the darn thing off or use a spoon!!!

Kids Pond

On Aug 8th we decided to head up Cedar Mountain to "Kids' Pond" it is this great fishing pond for kids under 12. We didn't catch anything while we were there though the fish are too trained. The water was so clear you could watch the fish come right up to your line and turn away, it got pretty frustrating to watch. The view was beautiful. I would highly recommend it to anyone up that way. Here are a few picts of the day:

I don't know about you...does something seem off with these two pictures? (Who is supposed to be fishing and who is supposed to be chilling?)



It doesn't get much better than that!- a pop, a pizza and a pole: