September 2012

 So I haven't posted much this month so out of order I will post a few of the reasons why... Last Monday which technically was October 2nd but honestly still felt like September Ruth fell down our WOOD stairs (from the top).  I was frantic called our Bishop (who is our dentist) he came right over (he lives down the street). I couldn't find the tooth and then he told me it could still be in there. I was confused because I looked and there was NO TOOTH! Sure enough he took a peek the tooth had been pushed back up into her gums. He did an xray the next day to be sure her permanent tooth wasn't damaged. Luckily (actually I think no luck involved here, especially since her wonderful daddy had given her a blessing) Everything was ok and the tooth should just grown back down. It could take 3 months or more but it should be ok. We will keep an eye on it. She loves to show it off and this is how she tells the story in her soon to be 3 words... "I fall down, I scared, I broke it, I broke it, It's gone, hole!" She often will repeat some of those phrases in telling the story but it is so cute to see her try to tell it. It is funny to see her try to see it in the mirror too.

 We went to the Pumpkin patch the last Saturday in September because, well they were open, I had a few hours between a Beehive conference and a Relief Society broad cast and we had no idea when we would have time the rest of October so we jumped at it. Plus the weather was GREAT! If you look back at last year we all had coats on with the hoods up since it was RAINING! Personally I thank my Heavenly Father everyday I see blue sky! I does wonders for my mood and honestly I am just not ready for the rain. It can wait till late November for all I care. Cold is fine, just not rain, although I hear there is some on its way....

 Ruth loved the pumpkin patch and points out pumpkins everywhere we go no. She says it so cute to punkin. I just love this girl!

 She thinks she is Heman I think. Nothing can stop her just watch!

 I love the boys are now the wagon pullers! Larry did push the wheel barrow though.

 Our days are also filled with football. I thought I had more then one of Brock on here but I guess not. He is playing flag again this year. Mostly because his scarrdy cat mom thinks she doesn't want him getting tackled by guys who out weigh me! Next year I will have to suck it up and let him so he can get one year under his belt before he is playing 7th grade ball....

 Ethan is playing in the middle school football team now. Which means away games, travel and not seeing him most days till dinner time or later. So it begins. He is loving it and doing well.

 Now that school is back in I am also back to teaching dance. We started the second week of school back to classes. I started a preschool class mostly for Ruth. I knew she wants to do it so bad that I started one in the afternoon for her and other preschool age girls. She asks me everyday if she can dance in the morning. (During the day) She loves it, loves getting her little tutu on and loves watching her self move. If I can keep her on task it is a good day.... I am excited to see them perform in the recital in December. It should be very cute. We are doing all Beatles music this year! We also added Tap. I found a girl in the Singles ward here that does tap who was willing to use my "studio" to teach girls tap. My girls wanted to do it again we rounded up a few more and she has 6 students! It is working great she teaches Monday and I do Tuesday with Ballet, Jazz and the predance class.

 This is one of Ethan's inventions they came up with! At first I was worried someone would get hurt and went to get video just incase I could make $10,000 off of it on AFV but no one got hurt. They love it and spend a lot of time up there when they have time that is! In between, dance, piano, scouts, football, activity days, homework, chores.... I try to get them some free time so they can still be kids though. Thursday and Friday seem to be our relax days here.

Now I have less then a month till the bazaar and I am not feeling ready. I have most of my vendors lined up, all my adds done, I just have lots of MY to do I want to get done.... if only I had more time! Maybe next week!

Pumpkin Patch 2011

The girls love getting a ride in the wheelbarrow every year!

Girls choosing the Perfect pumpkin.... They both (the big girls) Wanted a Cinderella pumpkin (a white one)

Ethan ALWAYS tries to get the biggest one he possibly can!!! We have always said if he could carry it he could get it. This year that changed. He can pick up the biggest ones they had this year! Unfortunately the weather was not great for the GIANT ones we LOVE to get every year!

Brock's job was pulling the wagon. ON the way out to the patch he had just Ruth, on the way back... all the girls! He proved how tough he was though he did it all by himself!

The girls loved the ride!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

I missed getting a picture of all 5 together since my battery died right after taking a few birthday shots of Ruth. But at least I got all the pumpkin patch pictures!

Cute girls in a wagon!

Amelia found a pretty yellow one. She didn't want to pick it up because it was muddy.

Ethan picking the biggest pumpkin he can. We made the deal with him that he can pick anyone that he can pick up and load himself. So every year he gets the biggest one he can... I may regret that deal when he is 14...

Brock with "his" pumpkin.

Ruth and I at the Pumpkin Patch on her birthday! It was a tiny bit rainy.

Pumpkin Patch!

We have a favorite pumpkin patch. We have gone there almost every year since we have had kids! The last 2 years they were closed and we were very sad! We always get these giant pumpkins there and for the last 2 years we haven't had one because we haven't been able to find one! We were very happy to see their signs up again this year and went back to get our giant pumpkin!

They always have a fun little hay maze for the kids. They always like this part. They also have a corn maze, hay rides, slides, a corn box (instead of a sand box). And tons more! We love this place. Hayden just looked so cute sitting there I couldn't help myself.

We have lots of fun looking for the perfect pumpkin. We pick one giant one for the family and then we let each of the kids pick out their very own pumpkin. Larry and I always pick one or two too. I liked this picture of Amelia sitting in the wheel barrow of pumpkins. We filled that and a big wagon!

We gave Hayden a ride in the wagon on top of the pumpkins. She didn't like it so much because it didn't feel steady I guess and it was kind of a bumpy ride. But she sure looked cute sitting up there!

Our kids love the hunt for the perfect giant pumpkin. We started this giant pumpkin tradition the very first year we had Ethan. He was only 8 months old but I knew I wanted a picture of him naked in a big pumpkin so we bought one to put him in. We have done it every year since then. This year Ethan kept telling me that the pumpkins didn't look as big as the ones we usually get. I told him they are just as big as they always have been but they look smaller because he has grown so much. I reminded he would fit in there when he was little but now he is 9 and a half so he is bigger then they are. It made him a little sad that he couldn't get into the pumpkins anymore.

Here is Ethan picking his pumpkin. He is so big!

Brock was pretty cute picking pumpkins. He liked the big ones, but liked finding ones that are funny shaped and colored. He found one that looks like a top, and several others that he thought was fun. But ended up finding the perfect one!

Hayden thought the whole thing was a lot of fun! I am pretty sure she doesn't remember last year since she was almost 2. So it was "new" to her. But she sure loved looking at all the fun pumpkins. She really loved the "baby" pumpkins!

Now our front porch is covered with beautiful pumpkins, gourds, and corn stalks. I am not really into all the ghoulish Halloween decor but love all the fall natural stuff. So most of my decorations get thrown away every year after Halloween because they are rotten. But it sure looks pretty now!!! Oh we have "added" spider webs and spiders to the front porch too. Well does it count if you just didn't sweep them away and they are "natural" also? Because technically I didn't put them there. I just left them there.
Oh and just so you all know... NO The baby has not been born yet!!!! I am now "over due" compared to the rest of my 4 children! I am praying this baby will come soon because my body is DONE! But I can't complain to much I guess because at least I am not constantly having contractions, although if I was I know I could actually have this baby pretty quickly since I am half way there anyway! Anyway we are doing good and holding on. Hopefully not for long!