General Conference weekend

We had the Coy boys (3 out of 4) stay with us Sat. and Sun. while Jamie and Andy went down to Virginia Beach for his sister's wedding. We had fun and with 5 boys, only Ewan got a boo-boo! Conference packets really helped Hayden and Harrison enjoy watching every session. And the weather was great so they could play outside when we weren't watching. Mike was brave and took all the kids to the park. They were tracing each other's bodies on the sidewalk. It looked like a police scene.

One lone girl.

Friends

York Fair - '08

Yeah, it was last month.

We love the Fair and every year get Mike more into it as well. It's become tradition to paint pumpkins and enter them for each age group. This year Hayden painted Stitch from the movie and TV show Lilo and Stitch. He won 6th place and got a ribbon.

Connor chose Mickey Mouse for his pumpkin. He ended up winning first place. He didn't have any help either! (Okay, I hope you don't believe that!)

Hayden also entered a train that he had made about 7 months earlier and planned to enter it into the Fair. I must say he is a very clever kid, and I really liked this train. He got 2nd place for it.

Besides that, we love eating, seeing all the animals, playing games, going through the buildings (my favorite is horticulture hall), and riding the Ferris Wheel.

I grew up loving the Fair, and I'm happy that my kids enjoy it too.

Friut fun with friends

Within a week we picked red raspberries with Jamie and Josi and kids, then picked apples with Josi and family. We did a great job this year picking fresh fruits and veggies-from our garden we got lots of tomatoes and peppers, eggplant, peas, lettuce, zucchini, squash, radishes, carrots, onions, potatoes and herbs. From Pap's garden we picked lots of black raspberries, and from professional growers we picked strawberries, blueberries, cherries, red raspberries, and apples. I only wish I could say we have a year's supply of all those things! The raspberries we picked are part of a farm that has lots of animals. I put some raspberries in a mesh bag for Serena to suck on. She really got into it and it really showed by the end! Apple picking...