Thriller!!

I had a great time with friends this weekend! We did a lot of shopping, sleeping, eating, shopping...oh - and we saw THRILLER!! Thanks for the fun, girls!!

Family Pics

So we celebrated by dad's birthday by having family pictures done (poor guy). Here are some of the highlights:

The poor kiddos had about had it by the time we got up the canyon for this shot...it still turned out okay:Seriously, aren't these two the cutest kids ever? Awwww.....That's all for now...you can see the rest at Christmas!

Lord of the Flies

So I think something strange is going on at our house...Maybe Rich is secretly a fly; it's possible that I transform into a Queen fly at night and have millions of babies each night; it's even plausible that my children don't actually sleep at night, but rather, go out collecting flies to live in our house.

No matter the cause I think I just might lose my mind. I just added "fly paper" to my list of necessities when I hit the store tonight. I'm SO done with flies. What the crap?! (no pun intended)

grapes grapes grapes...

We are in the middle of grape-juicing this year. This is quickly becoming an annual tradition. We all love to eat the preserved fruit, however, (if I'm completely honest) Rich is the instigator in getting it done. I like the idea of doing it, but actually starting can be a little overwhelming to me.

After 3 days of searching, we found Concord grapes (not an easy task) locally. Two trips to the fruit stand later, we have 4 boxes of grapes, 5 dozen new jars, and we're on the call list for next year (YAY).

We started last night (hello? Who starts doing this AFTER the kids go to bed??) about 7:30 and Rich finished while I dozed on the couch until about 11:30.

I started this afternoon (what was I thinking? Oh yea: I should do grapes while Lucy's napping and Luke is enjoying a happy little movie called Toy Story 2), Luke watched a movie, then another movie; Lucy slept and Rich got home from work just in time to get the campchef going and really start crankin'.

Then, the movies ended, Lucy woke up, and we stopped for dinner....that's where it's ended for tonight...more tomorrow? (very possible)

Ahhh....Autumn is here....?

I love Autumn...the leaves changing colors; jeans, sweaters, and jackets; kids in school; Halloween. All that stuff. So far it's been a great Autumn, except it doesn't FEEL like autumn. I'm still wearing shorts and tees every day. I put my flip flops on so my feet don't get hot (ugh) and my AC kicks on every day. What the crap?! I'm SO ready for my fuzzy jammy-socks and a sweatshirt. Help me be patient while I wait...HELP...Help...help...

I guess I shouldn't complain too much...I REALLY don't like winter.