Risky Business

First thing out of the shower this morning I walk into the living room to find...

Raw, Raw, Raw

We are working on incorporating more raw meals into our diet and as I suggested on Chauni's blog, I think we should all take one really good raw recipe and post them to our blogs. This can help us all add more nutrients into our children's diets. Here is my chosen dish... zucchini pasta and marinara sauce.

Its a Wonderful Life!

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Cameron Made Knives

I know this guy who is the master at everything he tries his hand at. This is one of his many talents, making knives. Aren't they beautiful?!?! I always tell him how annoying it is for people like me who are mediocre at everything they do to watch how easily it is for these select people to pick up on stuff.

But of course, I love my father-in law anyway! He is amazing and is very willing to share his knowledge and talents with any and everybody (on his terms of course- cause that is the way he works) These knives of course are after years of practice. Ron Cameron's Cameron made knives have been sold worldwide and have been featured in Knives Illustrated and Blade Magazine and Ron has been included in the Knife Makers Encyclopedia.

Flipping Business

I should have taken before pics of this stuff because most of these dressers are things that if you saw at a yardsale, you probably wouldn't take home with you even if they gave them to you for free. I have done more but this gives the gist of what I do.

My Half

Chauni had been bugging me to post pics of my half marathon so here they are. What made it difficult is that I had been training in Nampa and Kuna through farm land so I was running where I could see miles ahead of me. The Fit for Life half marathon was on a greenbelt where I couldn't see where I was going at all. It made it drag on forever. I remember passing mile marker 2 and thinking WHAT?!!? ONLY 2 MILES?!!? I am in trouble. But I turned off my brain and kept-a-trucking and managed to complete my 13.1 miles.

The finish line was the home plate at Hawk's Memorial Stadium in Boise. Everytime we drive past there now Leavitt says, "Look mom, that is where you run." He was so impressed with me. Which is funny because he doesn't grasp the entire concept of what I was doing but he sure was proud nonetheless. He is so dang cute.

Our little buckaroo

This is Leavitt's favorite song. It is Rodney Atkin's "I've been watching you". He has even got to see it in concert!

This is just us being horrible parents, waking up Leavitt in a cruel sort of fashion. Our kids are always such good sports.

Tred in charge

I am pretty sure the first sentence out of Tred's mouth was, "Leavitt! Get down now!" A little muffled to be sure but it still sounds just like it. I guess he has heard me yell that at Leavitt enough times. He was yelling at him on his own before I grabbed the camera.

Fire Leavitt

Everytime we drive by the Nampa fire station Leavitt yells out, "Look mom, theres my work!" Well today they had a call to the nursing home across the street from us. Leavitt happened to be wearing his fire truck shirt and was hanging off the back of Dave's car yelling across the street, "Wait, I have to go with you." Jozette was telling Chauni how handsome the firemen were. While they were in there Leavitt yelled into the headset, "Hey Braden look my fire truck!" When they were done with their call one of the firefighters let Leavitt and Jo get in the truck. Made their day!

Does this look like Tred to you?

I was playing on facebook and Leavitt was sitting next to me. He saw this picture on an ad and said, "Look mom! Its the Whoover!" -AKA Tred. After looking a little closer he said, "Oh, no, thats not him." But at a glance he sure thought that was his baby brother!

Pheasant Hunt

I swear my kids have pet more dead animals than they have live! This was the result of Dave's first pheasant hunt thanks to Nate and the help of his dog Sadie.

Practicing for Halloween

Jozette insisted on being a scary witch for Halloween this year. I showed her some pretty witches on google but she kept saying no until we got to the ugliest witch ever. She put her little pointer on it and made sure I knew that was what she wanted. She is so odd, I love it!

I picked up the stuff for her face today and had to try it out. I think for Halloween and the Trunk or Treat I will try to make the skin match the nose and chin better. I must have done a pretty good job making her scary because when I put her in the bath to wash this all off, she wouldn't let me shut the door. She was too scared of a green witch coming in. Poor baby, creeped herself out. But she did say she still wants to be a scary witch and she can't wait to show her girlfriends. Stay tuned for the real pics.

Hug a Bug

Tred was climbing on the couch and Jozette told him to give her a hug. He was like this for a while before I got my camera. Tred loves his JoJo and she loves him, as you can see!

Tred a Roo

Have you ever tried with all your might to do something and just couldn't pull it off?

This is Tred folding his arms for a prayer... notice his little peeping eyeballs.

Mommy left me :-)

We all saw what happens when David leaves Tred, but what happens when I leave? Well, yesterday I had to take a test in Boise so Dave stayed with the kids while I went. When I left, Tred was sitting on Dave's lap. I told him I was leaving and I walked out the door... nothing. So I opened the door and really emphasized the fact that I was going away... what did I get? A wave good-bye accompanied with a giggle!