School already??

Ian was not exactly excited to start a new school year. But he was a good sport and tried to have a positive attitude. 

 This little girl however couldn't be more thrilled to be going to school! She even let me comb her hair without a single tear.

 Good thing I still have this little guy around to keep me busy.  But hopefully I will have time to make these http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/09/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-truffles/ today. They sound delightful. Also on my list of things to do is working on my quilt, going to stores without whiners, and reading. I will miss Eliza but secretly wish Kindergarten was everyday!

 We also had the exciting Pocatello Marathon last week! Our runners did fantastic we are so proud of them. They run for hours and hours and I am barely walking 20 minutes a few times a week. Somebody better give me a kick to help me get jump started.

In other questions... we are thinking what to do with our deck before the winter hits. I am leaning towards this product... http://synta.com/deck/ called Restore. Anybody used it before?? Anybody want to help paint our deck???

Growing up...

Where did my red screaming preemie go? 

4 pounds                                              11 pounds

I can't believe he's grown so much in just 4 months. We have had a fun August so far...

Island Park with the cousins....

Some of the cousins are now taller than me.....

 Ian celebrated his birthday in Yellowstone. He was a good sport and we celebrated his birthday early and didn't do much for him on the day. I can't believe I have an 8 year old starting 3rd grade this year!

And no clue why this picture is sideways, but this is how Finn spent most of the reunion, surrounded and adored by his cousins and aunts and grandma!! What a lucky little baby.

My Green Pinky

Well this gardening attempt has taught me a lot. I have a better sense of how I should arrange my plants and what plant I needed to plant earlier. So far I have harvested 3 pea pods, some lettuce and 1 yellow squash. I have onions that are ready and my potatoes are doing fantastic (this IS Idaho). My pumpkins are getting a little out of control, next time I won't plant four seeds. For some reason I was thinking 4 plants = 4 pumpkins. I think we will have a lot more than that!

The Champion!

Finn slept 7 hours straight last night. Whaaat???