Life with "Wee Ones"

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

September

Cute Megan and Emily ready to head to preschool.

We got tons and tons of apples from our apple tree.

My mom and dad were able to come down to help us make applesauce. They were also able to see the girls dance and Tyler play soccer.

My dad and Tyler helping out

Megan

My mom and Darrell

I could NOT have done all of this without help from my mom. She is a master at so many things, including canning. Someday I hope to be like her. We got over 50 quarts of applesauce.

Whenever my parents come to stay with us the kids love that they get to have a "sleepover" in our room. My parents stay in Tyler's room, but the girls don't want to miss out on the fun so they all come into our room and sleep on the floor. The girls were so exhausted that they both fell asleep while watching TV.

Some other things we did in September

I FINALLY finished the covers for our camping mats. The kids had fun rolling around on them before they got put away.

The kids LOVE Family Home Evening. Tyler always gets the chair from the computer desk and has things ready for us. He wanted to help teach this day.

Emily wearing her goggles.

I attended a presentation at the Rhodes bread corporate offices about all kinds of things you can do with Rhodes frozen dough. I bought this cookbook and Tyler chose a moose for our first attempt.

Before baking

After

The kids love playing with the wooden blocks.

Tyler wearing Darrell's glasses (and a smoothie mustache).

One evening we went for a hike in a local canyon.

Nature's treasures

Throwing rocks into the creek below

I went from teaching 4 piano students last year to 11 piano students in the fall (one of which is Tyler). The kids are usually really good while I teach (watching TV), but one day they had a little too much fun up in our closet pulling shirts and sweaters to the floor and scattering my shoes.

Waiting for our pizza at Papa Murphy's

One afternoon I helped out with the PTA fundraiser assembly at Tyler's school. I pulled out my "go to" cowboy hat that I always wore on hat day when I was a teacher. My mom found this hat years ago blowing against their fence. We have no idea where it came from, but it is ALWAYS a hit with kids.

Tyler

Megan

Emily

Monday, September 30, 2013

Soccer for Tyler

Tyler participated in fall soccer which went from the first part of August to the last part of September.

Lining up for team pictures.

Solo picture

Spectating

Tyler

Giving the other team "5" after a game

With his coach on the last day.

Tyler really enjoyed soccer. He still didn't "get it," but he liked playing just as well.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Our Garden

We had a very productive garden this summer--especially our fruit trees. Last year our plum tree produced plums and we only got one peach total. This year we got peaches, pears, apples, nectarines and one plum.

Our corn

Apple tree

Nectarine tree

Our one and only plum

Pear tree

Peach tree

Unfortunately the wasps liked our peaches and nectarines as much as we did. Look at how they ate them.

Some of the "pretty" ones

Lots and lots of peaches

I peeled and cut the peaches to freeze them for smoothies and to make into jam.

Nectarines.

I washed, cut and blended the nectarines up to make fruit leather. I also made some nectarine freezer jam. It took me FOREVER to get the peaches and nectarines taken care of because I'd just get started peeling or cutting and then I'd have to go referee a fight between the kids or get this, that or another thing for them. I worked late into the night sometimes after the kids were in bed. It was a lot of work, but I'm so grateful for all the fruit we got this year.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Summer Walks

Summertime means Sunday evening walks. Luckily we live within walking distance of several parks and a school. Here are a few pictures.

Tyler with "his" stroller.