September

This was actually the weekend after camping in Aug. RB and I took some kids back home to pick up the shed, while Chel took the other kids and stayed at grandma's to watch their cousin play tennis. 

One week at church we had quit the fun time. Em made it out the door with two different shoes. MJ had putty on her nose, and then Em's nose. The kids had a hard time sitting quietly, but we survived. The next week I got this cute video of Em singing her rendition of Bingo. 

We took the family early Sept. to an Aggie game. It was hot but we had fun. RB tried to get on the big screen during the circle of life song from Lion King by holding up Lil instead of a little baby. It didn't work. Maybe next time. :) 

My sister and her hubby came to UT so he could do some scuba diving training. So we got the spend the few nights and the day with her. She came to watch the kids soccer and volleyball games. Then we went shopping, watched him in the crater, walked around the crater, slept in the RV, and then the next morning we went for a walk before going home. We had a great time. Since RB had early  morning meetings he was not able to go shopping and everything else after that. He did go to another Aggie game with his family though, so he still had a great time. 

September had been full of soccer and volleyball. I love watching my gets practice and get more talented. Here is MJ and Lil serving during games. 

Here is our zucchini plant. The only part of our garden that did well. 

MJ doing baptisms with the Young Men and Young Women. She loves going! 

MJ's best friend came over to celebrate her birthday with us. Her parents had a Self Reliance class they are attending that night. So we gladly took her and her brother to play for the evening. 

Lastly, Sept. is Chel's birthday. We had yummy steak, donuts for dessert, and watched her open her gifts. It was a good day! 

More of the Shed

Here are some other pics of the shed. My sister took these and shared them with me. 

Since my last post on the shed we have continued to work on it. Now that the frame is built we have been making improvements. We added a window. RB built a holder for all the rakes, and shovels. We dug a ditch. Stupid ditch anyways. But it did get us electricity to the shed, which is wonderful! RB got his work bench, and tool box. We built shelves for the one wall. And lastly, we got the front of the shed dug out so it is ready for cement. Whew! Now we just need to finish the purple insulation on the roof and the inside should be good to go! 

August

I saw this cool experiment on Facebook. It's milk, food coloring, and then you drop in a cotton ball covered in dish soap. It swirls around and it is pretty amazing. We came up with some life analogies about being centered on Christ to help you through our colored trials of life. It worked for a FHE when I was too tired to go through the whole rigmarole of things.  

 RB's dad always said when he died to just throw him over the fence into the graveyard. Well, he pretty much is. His head stone finally got in and we had to go see it. It turned out amazingly! 

MJ is getting big into french braids. It's been fun to help with her in the mornings. 

 Once again we had the fair right before school. It rained a little on us this time while doing the rides but we still had a great time. The kids entered zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and some green beans. We actually had some green beans. The zucchini and cherry tomatoes are the only thing that did well this summer. :( On a positive note, I did survive taking 6 kids to the parade, and fair alone. I was happy about that. RB stayed on to start working on the shed. That was our first big night leveling the gravel and putting out the runners so the rest of the shed could go up. Yea! :) 

Here comes another school year. RB-4th, me-3rd, MJ-8th, Lil-6th, Buddy Boy-2nd, Ms M-1st. So far it's been a great year! 

Poor Em gets to stay home all by herself this year. At least she has bear, or dog, or whatever it is, to play with at the park. 

Fun times on the tramp!