Five Years Ago Today

Hard to believe it was five years ago today that Jason and I were married. It seems like just yesterday. We will be celebrating next weekend with a night up in Seattle, but here is what Jason gave me for my birthday and anniversary.

I am truly blessed, these material things aside.

Someday They Will Enjoy It

Now that the cold weather and rain has come, I am forced to get more creative with how we spend our days indoors. An area that I do not feel is a strong point, but with two boys I hope to improve. Today, after some time spent coloring I remembered an old craft I had seen done many times during this time of year. Here is my attempt. Oh ya, did I neglect to mention that art is not my string point?

So, there you have it, an art project that the boys mostly watched me do. Levin did feel that cutting his paper would be easier for him than ripping, so that was his contribution to his picture.

Do any of you have good craft ideas for young children? I am always looking for new projects to do with my two and three year old boys. Just keep in mind that I really am not very artistic at all.

Rumor has it...

...that the rain is coming in this week, so the boys and I headed out to the pumpkin patch this morning, before we are tied to the indoors. We had fun playing in the wood chip pile, winding our way through the corn maze, watching the animals ( including two baby lambs just born this morning) and picking out pumpkins.

Another Reason I love Fall

Rememeber These?

Since it's pumpkin season again, I thought I would share a favorite recipe I shared last year at this time, for those of you who may not yet have it. This is a recipe for pumpkin pancakes, that we have grown to love. Here is the link where you can find how to make them. I hope you too, will come to love them as much as I have.

Visit to Aunt Heather's and the Yakima Indian Reservation

This last weekend we drove over to Yakima, where we visited Heather and toured the reservation where she works. I had never been on the reservation before, and so it was nice to be able to put all that we hear about into a bit of perspective. Though we did not interact with any of the tribal people, we were given a sense of what their lives might be like, as we drove past some of their homes and saw where they hold many of their traditional gatherings.

Even though our trip was short, we still had a great time. Thanks Aunt Heather for showing us around to all the many places you love and serve.

Cast Your Vote

Alright folks, you have until 10AM on October 27th to vote on what gender you think baby #3 is. My ultra sound has been scheduled for 10:30 that day, so the results will be out later in the day, once all the family knows.

If Levin is correct, we will be having another boy of whom he has named "Brother". We will know for sure in just a few short weeks!