The tent

Emma got this tent for her birthday and ever since both of the girls have been sleeping in it every night.  Hailey is the one who enjoys it the most though.  It is set up in their room and usually sometime in the middle of the night Emma gets up and goes to sleep in her bed, which is followed by a crying Hailey saying "Emma won't sleep in the tent.  I want her to sleep in the tent."  But, she quickly calms down and goes back to sleep.  I actually don't mind them sleeping in the tent, because they actually get excited to go to bed and ask to go to bed.  You better believe I am going to milk that for all it's worth!  

The Goats are Back!

For us, Fall means the returning of the goats!  Every Fall the pasture brings in goats to the pasture right behind the house and the kids love it!  This year it has been neat because in addition they have added a llama.  If memory serves me right there is still an outstanding bet that needs to be taken care of regarding the milking of a goat!  You know who you are . . . 

Happy Birthday Emma!

Today was Emma's third birthday!  I can't believe she is three years old.  She is such an awesome little person.  She is so smart and always makes us laugh, even if she's not meaning too.  She is always sensitive to how other people are feeling and wants to help whenever she can.  Happy Birthday Emma, we love you so much!  

Here are some pics from our little family birthday party . . .

Here are the doughnuts that daddy bought for breakfast this morning.  

Here is Hailey making a birthday sign for her sister while Emma was taking a nap. She wanted to surprise her when she woke up!

We blew up a bunch of balloons and the kids had a blast playing with them

Emma wanted pizza for dinner so here she is eating her cheese and sundried tomato pizza

Opening presents is always fun.  Here is the soccer ball that daddy picked out.  She also got new clothes, a tent with sleeping bag, and coloring books and stickers from her cousins Sarah, Nathan and Jane.  Thanks cousins!

Here are the kids playing in the tent.  Hailey kept calling the tent her's and Emma would lovingly tell her "No, Hailey!  It's my birthday, not yours!"

Carson loved it!  He kept going in and bouncing up and down and clapping his hands.  

Here is Emma's birthday cake!  She wanted Little Einstiens.  

Happy Birthday Emma!  Love you more than you will ever know!

Grape Juice

Today I learned how to can grape juice!  A lady at church grows her own grapes and had a ton, so she taught me how to make my own grape juice and can it.  She let me taste some, too.  SO GOOD!!  So while at her house I canned 12 jars and then she sent me home with a huge box full and she said in should yield close to 30 jars of juice.  How awesome is that?  So you know what I'll be doing tomorrow.  Can't wait!

Silly Faces!

Here is Carson's newest silly face!  It makes me laugh every time!  LOVE IT!

Fun Night!

Last night I got to go out with some friends and go to a polka pepper party.  You get to pick out any kind of flower you want and then they have little buttons on the back that you can interchange with clips, headbands, or rubberbands so I got a couple for the girls.  Then we went out to Red Robin and laughed and laughed and came home with my face in pain because I laughed so much.  This is why I didn't have a post yesterday because I didn't get back till really late.  I have been trying to post everyday, but everyone needs a break every now and then, right?  Oh . . . and while I was out at Red Robin, guess what happened?  I got up to leave and a huge black widow spider fell off my leg!  AAAHHHH!!!!  I was shaking I was so scared!  I have seen one before and killed it but I have never had one on me before!  Hopefully never again!

The Pie Hole

In honor of Pushing Daisies starting again we had apple pie in our own little pie hole.  The girls loved it and I was glad because I could make a math lesson out of it.  So much fun!