hmmmm......

September has not been my favorite.  We have had a few changes around here--and sad to say not to many of them are fun.  We are 1. trying to sell this stinkin beautiful fabulous home. 2. trying to keep a "normal" routine since Joe's job moved to INDIANA--yes that right Joe now works in Indiana--he was gone for a couple of weeks and home for a few days and is now back in Indiana (this craziness will be happening for the next 5 months at least--after which who knows what will be happening.  3. new calling for me at church that keeps me super busy 4. I keep accidentally almost killing the new grass in the backyard (this is the bane of my existence right now!) 5. guilt over this blog..at least I can do something about that. While Joe was home last week we decided, well Chase decided, we needed to go bowling! Their mean parents have never taken them.So off we went--had a GREAT time--here are the pics :]

L.O.V.E.

School 2011

 Kindergarten--2011

 2nd Grade--2011

 Can't believe I have two all day schoolers! What will I do with the time?

we be jammin'

Monday I decided to get started on the canning season--which I L.O.V.E.--something about preserving food makes me feel very accomplished.  I can't wait to do more--I have lots of ideas to try this year.  But mostly I am excited to have more apple butter--we ran out months ago--and store bought is just plain gross!  But we will have to wait until the true apple season.  Any way back to Monday--we made strawberry jam--we as in my sweet boys and me.  So So Yummy!! (the boys and the jam)

Me lookin' sassy in my canning apron :]

We tied some raffia on a few and delivered them to our Georgia "family"

and if that wasn't enough--I did a dryer full of banana chips--really good and the kids actually like them...A LOT!

Introducing-----

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS! ARRRRGHstyle!

Note the accessories :]

Cake?

 Apparently I don't make cake very often--mid many a question of who's birthday it was--or is it Christmas--I made cake today! The boys loved it they are so crazy--great way to spend a lazy very rainy Saturday eating cake and watching Mythbusters :]

{well in their world it would be better if the cake could explode like everything on Mythbusters}

Jimmy's self portrait :] complete with chocolate mustache.

Holy Horse

 How big is Ollie getting you say? Well not sure these do her justice--but still fun to see how she has grown.