Produce

I really can't believe it has been so long since I have posted. 

We have been having fun around here. The girls have been passing around a cold, I think it has finally made it's way through everyone. And we have been harvesting all our produce we received. I find it funny that even though we didn't plant a garden this year I have had so much produce I wasn't quite sure what to do with it all. We ate as many cucumbers as we could. I made a ton of zucchini bread. I dried a ton of onions, that made the house really stink! The tomatoes were the challenge though, we got a ton of tomatoes. I canned a ton of salsa, but I still had so many tomatoes. We ate a bunch, but in the end I made a HUGE batch of tomato soup and froze it. And..... I still have more tomatoes ripening! Also, now I have a big bag of carrots to peel, chop, and freeze. I really missed the spaghetti squash this year we didn't get any of that, too bad. The real bummer is that we didn't pick the apples in time they all fell off, and there was only one tree that produced this year.

The girls have been enjoying the fall weather we have had. They are really hoping to see the snow we are suppose to get this week. I don't mind as long as it stays off the roads!

The girls are all ready for Halloween and so excited. I have looked at our schedule and I feel like the year is just flying by. I realized this morning that Lyvi will be 5 months old in 3 days, and Kaite's birthday is coming up really quick. The good news Ky will be done with this semester around then.

One of the funniest things I have done lately is patch pants (I should have taken a picture). The reason that is funny- Kaitlyn! Kami hit a growth spurt and grew out of all her size 4 jeans, well I got looking and the size 5 jeans were destroyed! They didn't survive Kaite! I got thinking and remembered that she also destroyed the size 6 jeans. I had to move her up to the 7's early because it was so bad. So, I spent an afternoon patching a huge pile of shorts and pants that were Kaitlynized! I saved the ones I could but some have holes in other places besides the knees. I just had to laugh because that is Kaite. I also noticed she has started destroying the size 8's. We decided that since there are two more girls that need to use them we are just going to get some new ones, I resolved myself to the fact that this will happen with all pants and shoes, yeah she destroys those too! You just got to love her! That brings me to my next addiction...e.b.a.y. I looked for cute jeans around here for Kami and could only find cute ones for aver $30 and I am not paying that much for kid jeans (wrong time of the year to be buying). I did find awesome ones on e.b.a.y, some new with tags some gently used. I did well and bought her 5 pair for less than $30 and that includes some with tags on them, and they are super cute! I have also been watching for cute leo's for Kaite, and I have found some I really love!

The girls had their primary program this past weekend. They did good. I wasn't sure if Kami would even do her part she was so nervous. When we practiced at home she would only whisper, so I told her to just look at me and she would be good. The poor thing couldn't find me at first and I think Monica thought she forgot her part, but she did it and we could hear her! Ash and Kaite did awesome and I loved hearing Ash's class sing, they did great. I was so disappointed though because we had 4 boys that thought it was funny to yell instead of sing so we really couldn't hear the kids sing just those boys yelling. It really detracted from the spirit. That's our ward though.....I recently found out what the other wards in the building say about ours, they are right on.

 We had the missionaries over for dinner last week and they are a fun group. I think I have enjoyed Ky's calling more than him. I have enjoyed getting to know each of the young men we have had. I do find it funny that most of them are from the south, we just freeze them out! Also, I am glad he has the calling now and not in 6 years when we have teenagers! Been there done that! I do enjoy that they just drop by at times, they are more relaxed then and not so stuffy!

Another post on Friday with Lyvi's monthly update (hopefully) Fridays are so busy for us!