New Camera, New Pictures, New Blog

Ethans two favorite rides.

Notice anything missing in Johsua's smile. "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth."

We finally got a new camera, now that doesn't mean I'll remember to take pictures more often or that the pictures will be tons better because I'm not a great photographer but maybe the pictures will be less blurry. We took it to Chucky Cheese with us to try it out.

That's it, I've Had it! And no I'm not talking about my kids.

So we had our family reunion back in June - and I forgot my camera. Then it was the 4th of July and Ethan's birthday - and I forgot my camera. Then just today we got back from a ward camp out and I remembered to take my camera, even charged it before we left, and it was dead by the time I got it out to take picture of the kids playing in the creek. So that's it I'm buying a new camera, and a good one this time. After looking at Heather's wonderful beach pictures and Emily's gorgeous Alaska pictures that should be made into postcards and everyone telling me my pictures and fuzzy and awful and I should buy a new camera I'm going to do it.

Clear pictures hopefully coming soon!

On a side note, we went camping this weekend for one night and had lots of fun! We hiked, played in the creek, ate somemores, sat on a somemore, and a great breakfast! The pictures that I was going to take would have been really cute.

Baby Laughs

Tent Rocks Hike

This picture was taken after the hike, OK, so I didn't look much better before the hike, but still it was after.

Cole traveling in style.

We went with a some friends so only some of these children are ours. Sarah is in blue, Ethan in yellow and green and Josh is behind him in the white.

The kids thought this tree was so cool because they could crawl under it.

Dinners

For the last month I've been trying one new recipe every week. Some dinners have been better than others. There was Cauliflower soup, Squash Risotto, Chicken Salad Sandwich, and Apple Glaze Chicken. I'd like to thank Pampered Chef for the Apple Glazed Chicken, it was super good and the only one that we liked and the kids have been begging me to make it again. The kids know how hard I work on the new dinners and they also know that they are allowed to have an opinion but still need to be nice about it. These are some of the comments I've gotten lately.
"I like it mom, but just don't make it again."

"At least you know you tried your best."

"It's good, I don't want seconds, but I think I can finish my firsts"

"It's was a little bit disgusting, but good."

And the ever famous, "What are the green things?"

Cole - 4 months already!

Had his four month check up today. 16.10 pounds

Gardens

I spent a couple of hours today planting a small garden with the kids. We have a bell pepper plant, 25 onions, strawberries and a raspberry plant. A couple hours later Ethan runs into the house with two of the baby onion bulbs and says, "Look mom, there done!"

Just for Heather