he's back!!!

yes, I finally have a husband again. He made it home yesterday. And, true to {K}'s current nature, he cried enough last night that DH slept downstairs to try and get some sleep.

school picture update.

so, we got {A}'s school picts back today, and, yes, all that fussing for nothing! They turned out beautiful! I have it on the wall already! What a beautiful little boy!


on another note, I did more canning today and over the weekend. Pumpkin and more apples. :)

JaDell

canning 08

so here is a couple of picts of SOME of the canning I have done this year. This is pears...and this is grapes juice and grape jelly.

I have also canned apricots, applesauce and pie filling, and cherries. I also dried pears, and apricots. Yumm!

halloween 08

so, last weekend, we went to mom's ward halloween party. They had a costume parade, and here is a cute quick shot of {A} and {a} with Gma. They had a background set up so we could take photos. Cute idea. Here is the upclose version of my kiddos. I think that clown is SO cute!Uncle {B} and his brood of little darlings, came too! We had fun with them! They were so cute with my kids!{A} the viscious vampire dragon!! OOOOHHHHH! This week I wanted to try on all the cat costumes, unfortunately {a} didn't think it was such a great idea. :) {A} switched to a leopard for the big day, so I had the others switch to cats, too. They were cute! We had a fun halloween.

{A}

"mom, is it time to get up?" asks {A} at 7:43 this morning.



"mmm, hmmm." I groan.



so he climbs in, just like every other morning. Only this morning instead of asking about cartoons, he snuggles in next to me.



" I love you Mom."



What a FANTASTIC way to start my day!! I love this little boy, with all my heart! And because he is my first, he will always hold a special place in my heart. I love you {A}!!!

{A} is ~smart
~Funny
~has a beautiful smile
~strong
~loves to wrestle
~always gets in trouble when he wrestles--just doesn't know when to stop.
~torments his brother incessently!!
~loves his sister to death
~is learning how to play teatherball from a 2nd grader at recess. This said 2nd grader is Austin's new friend. He was "assigned" this friend from his teacher basically so the other kindergarteners wouldn't pick on him at recess. Yes, he had a situation last week with one boy pulling him down and throwing bark on him, and then a little girl came over and kicked him in the head. Twice. No it wasn't provoked. and yes, I was not happy about this happening in kindergarten. By other kindergarteners. The other two had no recess for a few days..... However, I met his little buddy yesterday, and I don't think I have met a more polite 2nd grader in my life.
~he is learning to read!
~he told me yesterday that he likes to sit by a certain girl in his class, cuz "she's my favorite."
~does math very well for a kindergartener.
~wore his dirty sweatshirt to picture day, even though I had a nice shirt on underneath. I saw the dirt, but was in a hurry to get him to school, so I just told him to take his jacket off at school. He said he was still "a little bit cold", so he didn't.
~loves to work with his dad, no matter what dad is doing.
~tells us that uncle {K} is the greatest man he knows, then uncle {M} then Dad, cuz it all is a matter of height in his mind, and uncle {K} is the tallest man he knows. :)

ok, that's enough for today!~ Love you kiddo!

ok, here's the rub...

I don't have the time or energy to download cute pictures and comment about them. I am knee deep in apples. Apple pie filling and Applesauce to be exact! So, bear with me, I will be back soon. :) Thanks for your endearing patience!

JaDell

the big 3-0!

yup, that's me today! Hippo Birdie to me!!!

Unfortunately this is the most recent picture I have of myself. Thanks to {A}! :) I guess I had better work on taking more of myself. Oh wait! I forgot, I have this one, too!

I think this one is better, don't you think?? :)

JaDell

OREO

says {K}, "thanks for the yor-yo, mom".

:) Happy Wed.

This is the same little guy who will get his tonsils taken out in a couple of weeks. :( I am actually really glad about this, because when {A} had his taken out we saw an enormous change, and I can't wait for {K} to quit moaning during the night! :)


JaDell

checking in

so DH texted me this morning. They were heading to the hills and wanted to say hi. It was 7:30, which thankfully I had been up and down with {A} and {a} for a while, so I was basically awake. Basically. What a nice suprise. He said they have seen lots, but the hunters are young, so no success, yet. Off they go to another fun-filled day of deer hunting.

Thanks for checking in dear, it was a nice way to start my day.

I did a personality test this morning. I am an ESFJ.
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
Give it a try, what personality are you??

JaDell

nicknames

{K}'s latest nickname for {a}, "hey, my little Tootsaloot!"

just a bunch of pictures!

so, I downloaded a bunch of picts, and thought I would share. First, I tried {K}'s costume on from last year, to see how it fits--which by the way, he has grown atleast 4 inches this year... and he decided that he wanted to wear the cap for a while. Here's {K} enjoying lunch with a dragon head on...
Next, are 2 super cute picts of {a}. This is a bear outfit that Gma D gave {A} when he was little.

This is our favorite mode of transportation lately. {A} loads {a} into his bike and around the block we go....
This is at cousin {sh} bday party over the weekend.
The next two are just funny! I wanted {A} to try on the pig nose, but he wouldn't without me trying it on first, so here I am looking all "dolled up" just for this viewing audience! :)
Enjoy!!! Happy Monday!

tunnel

{K}: I'm going to park in the tunnel.

Mom: you're going to park in the tunnel?

{k}: [giggle] yeah...

I love cute imaginations!!

Have a happy sunday.

ok, you convinced me...

thanks to my dear Aunt, I have decided to go ahead and buy the bike for {A}. She reminded me that it's ok to splurge sometimes and allow my children to enjoy life... So, today we are going to buy a new bike, which will mean that {K} will get training wheels on the smaller bike, too. I am excited to see their reactions, and I will try to take picts of the new "arrival" and discuss reactions tomorrow. (or soon :))


I know that my neighbor wont read this, but I want to thank her for her kind words and pat on the back. She has said numerous times how grateful she is that we moved in next door and that she really enjoys having me around. This is huge for me, since I am struggling with my new church and fitting in there, so her kindness has helped me feel needed and wanted here in the neighborhood. I too, am grateful for her, and her friendship. We have been exercising 3 nights a week. I can't believe I am saying this, but I ENJOY working out!!! I know, CRAZY. :) Thanks {T}


Have a wonderful weekend, I know I will. Church at home this weekend, and my kids and I and my brothers and families and my parents are all going swimming at a local hot springs. DH is off hunting which I know he is excited about... Fun for everyone!

morning musings...

Why do I feel so strongly to get my Christmas shopping done *soon* this year. I almost bought Austin's Santa gift last night, but decided that a bigger size would fit better. So, I waited. I guess that's a good thing, I just feel *really* compelled to try really hard to hurry and finish up. Maybe it's because last year I told myself I had to be ALL finished before Thanksgiving. and I basically was. But, I had a good reason last year. You know, the baby and all... :) But this year? I can't quite wrap my finger around the reason... so here I am debating whether to jump on craig's list or not to check out the bike page again, looking for an 18" boys bike in great condition that Santa can suprise {A} with this holiday.

DH is still not sure that waiting to get him a bike for Christmas is a good idea. I just can't justify giving him one earlier than that. I know it's the middle of winter and now is the time to ride, but why spend $80 or more on a new bike now when we have a perfectly good holiday coming up in less than 3 months... off I go for a fun day of extra kids, no school and cookies to bake. I am thinking I will try to bake bread today, too. Go me. :)