He's a first grader!

Can't believe Noah is in first grade.

Exciting!

Yesterday I saw Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.

Today Hannah went potty on the toilet.

Exciting indeed!

Nightgowns and Popsicles

I think nightgowns are stinkin' cute on little girls. The down side to that is that they don't make any (that aren't super duper expensive) without a toxic flame retardant on them. So, I made my own. Don't look too close. ;)

The popsicle? It has avocado, coconut milk, dates, vanilla, pinch of salt, and stevia. It taste oh so good!

Tea party with Dad

Today Hannah and Dad had a tea party. I think it was a first for both.
Love it!

Meet Gunny.

Gunny is a guy (bag) that comes and eats toys and clothes that little kids don't clean up. He hides at the top of mom and dad's closet. On Saturday he reguritates the toys and clothes briefly so kids can claim their belongings. If they're not picked up they are assumed not wanted and get to go to the D.I.  Got the idea from The Entitlement Trap by Richard and Linda Eyre.

Today it rained

That's a big deal in the desert!

Independents Day

We went to grandma and grandpas house. The cousins had matching outfits (too cute). Grandpa let the little boys take apart old motors and things and make fun experiments. They LOVED it!!! The day ended with a few fireworks at our friends house and watching the big city fireworks from afar. It was a late night and everyone was tired. Asher didnt feel good today. Poor little guy. Happy 4th!

Pickles and such

Today Heath brought home cucumbers from the garden and wanted me to pickle them. I admit with todays craziness, I didn't want to. I did it anyway and now that its done I'm glad.

We went swimming this morning. The boys are getting very comfortable in the water. Then a trip to the library to get books, movies, and to see grandma. I have to admit I was really excited that Noah wanted a science movie and book. The other day he told me he wanted to be a scientist and I'm down with that.

Hannah is such a girly girly. She has started putting her hands on her hips lately and she loves anything pink. Her vocab has really taken off.

The other day I asked Asher if he liked my hair. He said,"yea, but I like your face better."  Love that kid :)

Here's the pickles.

The most soap in one day

70 some odd bars of soap in one day! The most ever, a new record...you can call me the queen of soap. Although Noah says I'm queen of the toilet??? Not sure why...anyway

Oh garden blessings

Yesterday we worked in the garden. I was excited to harvest. We pulled a few things but I couldn't wait to taste the heirloom purple carrots. To my surprise they were terrible. :-(
Hannah loves to harvest. She picked an unripe tomato and an unripe watermelon. She better be glad she is so cute. She also fed the chickens from a bucket. I watched her from afar and I'm pretty sure that's what the good life looks like.
I think Heath gets the most excited about harvest time. You should see his face!
Asher has a watermelon patch. He likes to work in the garden, unlike Noah who doesn't enjoy the heat or working in the garden but would rather play video games . Teaching that boy to work just might be one of our biggest challenge.s. In his defense it was about 115 yesterday.

Asher threw up twice last night and Noah had diarrhea this morning. We didn't go to church. They wanted to paint eggs so we did. I think it was inspired by The Rise of the Gardians movie. (The Easter bunny part)

Sitting in line at the bank

Asher: can we have a ninja baby?
Me: I think so.
Asher: no, you have to ask Jesus.
Noah (from the back seat): Heavenly Father, please let us have a ninja baby. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

No I'm not pregnant...but the order is in :)

Whats in your popsicle? Answer: Health

No high fructose corn syrup here!
The ingredients?
Water
Spinach
Banana
Blueberries
And a touch of vanilla stevia

All in an awsome popsicle mold!