Grapes!

There are some concord grapes growing along the fence of our rental house and the neighbor said that I could use them if I wanted to, so I tried out grape juice. I've never made it before, so I went to the other neighbors house because she is a big canner, and borrowed her juicer. She gave me some basic instructions and I waited until I had a day that I had nothing going on. At least no errands to run, etc. The kids and I took a five gallon bucket and headed out to pick the grapes at 8:30 a.m. Picking them took longer than I thought, but it wasn't too bad. I started juicing them about 9:30 a.m. and finished my last batch at 6:00 p.m. It took forever. I got 12 quarts out of 1 1/2 five gallon buckets full. I hope it was worth all that time and effort. It sure looks beautiful and smelled glorious while I was cooking the grapes. I hope it tastes just as good. The kids were such good helpers with Mason that day!

Yummy!

A little of everything...

I wasn't sure what to title this post because it is really just a lot of little things. First off, the kids and I went to the Hooper Park to check it out. It was a great park with lots of shade trees, fun toys, and most important a baby swing.

Brother Bower's built the kids a sand box. I think Mason likes it the most. He could play in it for hours. He cries everytime it's time to get out. Needless to say, we've had a lot more sandy baths lately.

Notice the sand being dumped on the head.

Jared went on a fishing trip in the Uintah's with his brothers and Dad. They took horses and stayed for 3 nights. He brought us some super yummy fish to eat. The kids loved it! Hopefully one of these years we'll be able to take the kids.

Some of our favorite garden things! Soy beans aka Japanese beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, and of course corn (not in picture).

We grew 4 of these big watermelons this year. They were oh, so yummy.

Many of you remember that Jared built this bed for us a while back. Well, he finished the nightstand and dresser just before we moved and I'm just getting around to posting pictures. They turned out beautiful!

My new dresser! I love it.

Poor little Mason is sick again....but that doesn't stop him from being as curious as ever. He makes these lips and sounds like a monkey when he wants something.

My three sweeties.

Garet and Camille are best friends!

I've been having "Preschool" with Garet while Camille is in school. He absolutely loves it and is soaking it all in. I think it is the highlight of his day:)

They poured the foundation. Things are truckin' right along.

New house, New school.

Yes, it's true! They dug the hole today! In fact he was still working when we arrived. We are thrilled. We biked out to see it and take some pictures.

Before After

They had to climb the mountain!

Mason and mommy!

Our little Camille has turned into a regular school girl! She is loving it and I am loving it even more. It is wonderful to have some one-on-one time with Garet and Mason and it's great for her to have a break from us too. Camille and Reese are in the same class, which makes it even more exciting. They ride their bikes to school, with the moms watching from the corner. The first day she didn't even want me to take her to school, but I insisted, I couldn't miss out on this big day. I let her ride home today and I met her at the corner. She is getting so big!

I love my new camera. Isn't this a cool effect? I really like it.