Business

Just another fun, busy Saturday.

Carson spent the night with Carter last night

Bella worked on her Food and Fitness cooking projects. She had to make several foods, clean up, have taste-testing and critiquing done by family members, the whole shmear. We lied and said it was all good (wink, wink). This breakfast casserole was part of her assignment. I didn't have any because of the meat, but Hubby said it was delightful.

So meaty

Bella chows down

We also had our new dishwasher put in. Here's the old cruddy dishwasher that actually dirtied the dishes - they came out with more muck on them than they had when we put them in... not the kind of solid performance you'd hope for from a dishwasher.

See ya

Rosalind spent some quality outside time practicing her archery skills. She put one arrow all the way through the box and was pretty excited about it.

See, the feathers are poking through

Bullseye!

Feathers, again

Happy Saturday

When we woke up this morning, this cute kitty was in the window, enjoying the scenery.

Yay! Daddy petting Olive. Good girl.

Carter's good friend Nathan spent the night last night. They had a great time (mostly - Nathan hurt his ankle on the trampoline). We let them stay up late - three day weekend - and when I woke up around 5:00 this morning (still on Seminary time), the three of them were draped all over the living room: Nathan on the couch and Carter and Rosalind on the floor.

Later in the morning Daddy made French toast for everyone. Thanks Daddy.

Roz made a fort out of the loveseat

Nathan and Carter

Harrison. "Uhhhhhh"

Cute three babies

Later: the fort grew. Yikes!

Good Neighbors

We went to the Farmers Market this morning. Everyone had a treat and we brought home some awesome hummus (holy mcyummus).

George and the kids. "Carter! Get off that globe!"

Later in the day, Roz decided it was time for a party and show with the neighbor kids. She and Emma and Dylan put together a tumbling and hula hoop performance and then invited Emma's and Dylan's parents to our backyard to watch. They sweetly indulged our weird party-obsessed kid.

Roz, Jamison, Dylan, Emma

So as we parents were sitting there, we started talking about chickens and chicken coops and how crappily our back fence was built (Jason, Dylan's dad, planted English ivy on his side of the fence to cover the ugliness) and just house-y stuff in general, and it came up that our back steps are crumbling and we have no way to saw wood to the right length to put in new steps. Jason is a contractor and of course has everything. So does Emma's dad, John, who also had leftover deck wood, and before I knew it they'd both left to get tools and wood and pretty soon they were measuring our steps and yelling measurements to each other over the back fence. Nice!

Bri: "I guess I should go get my hammer."

Look, new firewood!

The ladies enjoying Emma's huge PVC hula hoop

Jason "The Man"

New step! Yay!

After all this happened, Dada took a couple of boys shopping for some much-needed new clothes. Carter made a new friend.

C and friend

Ward Carnival

Oh what a fun time we had.

Three-legged race

Hubby and Carter kickin' it

Tug o' war #1

Sack races

Tug o' war #2 - Primary teachers vs. Primary kids

Egg on spoon relay

Whipped cream eating contest

Brother G made all the kids say "ho ho ho"

Silly Harrison :)

School Prom

I told her to keep her watch in her purse. Such an obedient child ;)

One of her friends was on the Prom Court :) 

The Official Prom Pic