Cooking School

Yesterday was Bens first day of cooking school and he had a wonderful time! He has been wanting to do this for a long time and we were finally able to make it happen. I was able to talk to the owner of little chef academy while he was in class and she is a retired school teacher who loves her job! She doesn't necessarily need the income so she is able to really give back to the community and keep prices low. While he was there he made homemade pigs in a blanket and candy apples with red hits mixed in. So yummy!! I think I even learned a few things just listening. Ben had a great time and is looking forward to doing it again.

LASM

We had the best time at the LASM downtown. We went a little later in the day so we pretty much had the entire place to ourselves. We made crafts and saw a movie in the planetarium called wild ocean. Then we went back and built tons of things out of blocks. It was great and made me so happy to see the boys enjoying it.

Mrs Heathers Pumpkin Patch

This year was our first year visiting Mrs Heathers Pumpkin Patch and we had a great time! I had no idea it was so big!!! Our favorite part was the huge inflatable in ground balloon you can jump on. Jackson was smiling ear to ear the entire time. We also tried the little zip line and I made the boys pose for many pictures. They were good sports about it. We will surely go back next year.

Long time coming

So the last time I wrote here was 2010. Whew! Does time fly!!!! I can't even begin to catch up from there so I am just going to start anew. Lets start with today for that matter. I woke up joyously late. Yep and I did it on purpose b/c this is the only day this week that I will be able to and I wanted to take full advantage. The kiddos on the other hand are early risers just for the simple fact that they know that if they get up before mom they can squeeze in some game time before chores and school begins. They are smart those two. Anywho, got up, and got cracking on chores and school. There was lots of groans and eye rolling from the kids but tis the life of being a homeschooler. I just laugh and threaten to take away game privileges and they usually perk right up and get things done. Yes, I am one of those mommas. I will bribe if it is necessary. I have no shame. So once said chores and school were done the kiddos were back to games and I was decided it was time to highlight and low light my hair. Its funny, I love doing hair and can pretty much do it all myself. Most people would say, oh, you should have been a hairdresser. Nope, not for me. I like doing hair every once in awhile. I just get an itch. So today I did low lights in dark ash blonde and frosted highlights. The lesson learned from this is next time I will just get dark blonde. The ash tends to stick really good to super light hair leaving your hair a little grey looking. Luckily I have dealt with this before, yes I forgot, and after a few washes will wash right out. Other than that I love it and is just the look for fall I was going for. Yay!  Later in the afternoon we decided to go to the park and take a little walk. It was such a beautiful day!!! My kids complained the entire time, what they don't realize is that makes me want them to do it more. I want my kids to have plenty of exercise and yes, they move and jump like crazy playing video games but I believe in getting some good fresh air now and again. They'll get used to it. After that we headed to Walmart to get some hot dogs and marshmallows. We had decided to have a fire in our chimanea. It was so much fun!!!! I wish I had taken pictures. I am so used to my husband taking the pictures I sometimes forget. Sigh. The boys really enjoyed cooking their hot dogs and making smores. I just love the smell of a good fire burning and the crackling sound it makes. On top of that the stars in the sky were so bright!!! Perks of living outside the city. As Jesse and I both sat there watching our two goofy boys giggle about their smores we couldn't help but think about how blessed we are. We have a great family, great friends, and the gospel. Can't ask for much more!

Cherie'