COOL WEATHER FINALLY!!!!

We headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's this afternoon and had such a fun time hanging out with cousins, listening to a bit of conference and spending sometime outside stuffing a scarecrow. Emma and Ty enjoyed stuffing the straw into the scarecrow and are finally starting to play really cute together. I don't know why, but the weather puts me in such a good mood and I just want to go outside. It's these summers of only going outside to swim thats it is a relief to go back to the park and feeling cool air. Friday night we took another group of boys to the park to play football and have a picnic outside. They all loved it and I of course love the sight of tired kids that go to bed easily( I really think that is my whole point of the park). After that basketball game Sat. we were able to get a babysitter and go to dinner with some friends which even if it is only for a couple hours it's so nice to be out with fun people and without any kids. We topped off the night with some games and a little Ben & Jerry's at there house until late.

Emma was really into this bubble tape when i found her and really mad when i wouldn't let her put any more into her mouth.

We have been loving being outside this weekend as i'm sure everyone else living in Phoenix is.

Emma's OHHHH NOOOOO

Emmas tricks

I'm not Superstitious just a little stitious

I try not to wait too long in between blogs and I am always thinking of great things that I could write about on my blog all of which I never get to . What have we been up to lately??

Hunter throwing up on our way to drop him off at grandparents house so we could go on a great date to Flo's and elsewhere. Hunter throwing up on our way home from our date in the car again(this time in a bowl) Who knew that after throwing up once you shouldn't have 2 corn dogs and juice. That is enough to make me throw up when i am NOT sick.

Working out.

Thinking about finishing by blanket/quilt

Thinking(seriously) about painting the playroom and the boys room.

Not thinking about the fact that I have two friends moving on the same day in about 4 weeks to Idaho of all places. Mine and Ben's life will be changed without Jen and Zack. Zack is Ben's only friend that he goes to school with and we switch kids at least a couple times a week not to mention that we carpool for preschool depending on whose baby is sleeping. It's not easy replacing friendships and finding good friends that you trust your kids with. I am going to be really sad come Nov. 3 although the Suns season starts around then so I will also be really happy.

So for about the past 2WEEKS I did not know what all the sudden made my sweet funny little girl turn into a fit throwing crying whining child that does not sleep through the night and gets up at 5:30 -6:30 (my kids are usually good about sleeping in ) . The other day while i was making her laugh i saw the reason sticking through her gums. Four to be exact... She is a little late in the teeth department ...at 18 months she had her front four. Anyway the last couple days she is back to her normal self that still throws some great fits but she slept until 8 this morning and I can't ask for more than that!
I'm getting bored by my own stories here so that is the signal to end the blog .

I had never posted a video before and was playing with the camera this morning with Emma and this was the result. It's fun when you can start to recognize what your child is starting to say. Even if i am the only one that can understand it. I still think it is funny.

I think i am liking my new blog background, a nice little change. Ben saw the camera the other morning and wanted me to take pics of him going to school so that's as good as i got but the pics of himself laughing made him crack up again. We had a fun filled weekend of parties every day. Friday we had a "boys party", with seven boys over, cheese pizza, root beer, some intense basketball games on the tramp, air hockey table and kind of sitting down to a movie but just ended up playing Lego's. What more could 5,6 and 7 year old ask for. It was crazy but the boys all loved it. Sat after basketball games and birthday parties we took the boys to a Diamondbacks game and they really liked it most of the time. It was a little long for Ben who by the end of the game had shelled and crushed a half a bag of peanuts. It kept him very occupied so that's all that matters. Sunday was another family birthday party and another late night. Monday night all the kids were in bed by 7ish so they could catch up on some much needed sleep.

These two were the last of the bathing pics.She would have stayed in there for another hour had i let her.