Another Craft Preview

The time has come again and again I ask for your input. We have a couple of craft fairs coming up in November, which I will only be making it to one-- I hope and I have a few new items and some remakes from past shows. Let me know what you think and everything is up for grabs.  These are the new items and to take a look at the remakes, revert back to March 2010 and October 2009. Those items include nativities, santa candle holders, car roll ups, magnet boards, aprons, nursing covers, felt potato heads, etc.

various vinyl signs

FHE boards

handmade cards- including Christmas cards

treat jars

word blocks- other phrases include Believe and Snow

Carving Pumpkins

Our annual FHE for carving pumpkins took place on Monday. We have somehow acquired quite a few this year from various places including preschool, primary, etc. Luckily we narrowed it down to one pumpkin to carve and everyone had a great time. Jace was the mastermind behind the chosen face, but still will not touch the insides of the pumpkin-- Jenna could care less. Enjoy!

all the rough drafts

yucky insides

our headless horseman

digging right in

fun FHE

little monsters

New Calling

After 6 weeks of  being called, Blaine was finally set apart as Elder's Quorum President last Sunday. He was getting pretty comfortable with just having the calling and not actually doing any work, but it has already kept him busy. He has a great presidency and a lot of ideas for the quorum. My only problem is that he abandoned me from the calling we shared as youth Sunday school teachers. I'm not ready to go solo!!

Half Marathon

We had the opportunity to participate in a Stake Half- Marathon last weekend. Blaine has been training for about a month and was anxious to run. The plan was for him run for the most part and then for all of us to walk together for the last little bit. The kids and I helped out at one of the stations handing out water and enjoying the brisk morning. This was were Blaine was to pick us up on his way back, but surprised us early from his estimated time. We weren't ready so he continued on and did the whole thing himself. He felt good to be done, but his body is telling him to take it easy for awhile. He estimated it would take him about 2 1/2 hours, but he crossed the finish line at 2 hrs 5 minutes. I told him a full marathon was the next step and he said only if he was getting younger and not older. But not bad for an old guy!! Great job Blaine!!



at the starting line



getting started

jace providing water for a friend who also ran

blaine and his running buddy- Jeff

crossing the finish line

congrats from the kids

still has energy for a little run with Jace and Jenna

with Jeff and Bobby-- glad its over

Jenna stretching with dad

Jace running his own little marathon

team picture

Kids Pictures

I took some pictures of the kids a couple of weeks ago. Some turned out quite cute. We took the pictures on the lawn of home. We were driving around looking for a pretty place and we found this great garden. I knocked on the door to ask permission, but no one was home but I thought they would be OK with it so I went back to the car and told the kids that we would take pictures anyway. Jace was almost beside himself. The whole time (about 5 minutes) we were taking pictures he was stressing that we shouldn't be there and the people are going to come home and see us-- which didn't happen. His first words to Blaine when he got home was, " Mom was on some grass that she wasn't supposed to." I hope this feeling sticks with him into his teenage years. Anyway here are the pics.