Who will help me.....

grind the wheat?

 I will!

 I will!

shred the carrots?

 I will!

eat this yummy carrot raisin nut muffin!

Hot time in Vegas

Thursday was a trip to the fire station for Ridge and his preschool class. 
This is Ridge not in line with his friends

 This is Ridge inside near the firetruck

 This is Mrs. McIntyre, Ridge, and FireFighter Collin

 This is the preschool group

Didn't we have a great time???!

Etsy

I have been doing some crafty-type things lately and instead of having several halloween banners or scarves, I thought I would try to sell some of them on Etsy.  Check it out, let me know what you think.

Fall Photos

My best friend is a Rock Star!  Last weekend we went to Mt. Charleston with Amy and her family for some family picture taking and here are just a few results.

I feel really lucky to have such a talented best friend.

Arrow of Light

Archer turned 11 in May and in the terms of scouting, he moves up to "11 year old scouts" no longer under the umbrella of cub scouts.  There is a ceremony where the scout crosses over a rope bridge, there is fire, Indians, drums beating, and arrows. 

We were able to celebrate Archer's advancement last week.  We are so proud of his scouting achievements and his enthusiasm for scouting.  I do believe that we owe Brother Melton a huge thanks, not only for keeping Archer interested through welding, budget shopping (I don't know how Bro. Melton made that exciting but he did), but probably the frog gigging.  I will spare the photos that we received marking this rite of passage as a scout under Brother Melton but I will say I am thankful Archer had the experience and enjoyed eating the frog legs.

Archer actually has had some fun leaders and learned lots of things like using your pants for a flotation device, lots of spray painting, and some cooking now and then.  I am excited to see the adventures that Archer and Rob will have once Archer turns 12 and will have Dad as one of his leaders.  Until then, Archer has a few more things to learn!

Granny fantastic

Here is the unveiling of my afghan.  It was touch and go for a bit when I looked at the odd color combinations on some of the hexagons.  Rob was thoroughly convinced that there was no way to save her, she was doomed to the ugly category.  Alas, it was not to be, I diligently sewed, hooked, ripped it out, and hooked it back together.

And here she is....

Now that it is fall, it seems to be the perfect time to break her in with a Sunday nap!

Birthday Boy

Ridge turned four on Saturday!  We had a great day celebrating.

BOWLING!

BURGER KING!

BENCHED!

BIG CAKE!

BIG family get-together on Sunday.



We had a fun day celebrating the youngest member of our family.  We are always entertained by something Ridge is doing or saying.

Here are just 4 things we think are great about Ridge

*He can run and jump and kick with his blue shoes on.

*He is an excellent basketball player.

*He thinks that he is 11 sometimes -just like Archer.

*He's the cutest shmoopsie-poo we have.