On the hunt

Sometime during our summer Blake and I decided to start looking at houses. Who knew how busy we would become with all that entails?

Park

October still had mild temperatures. We enjoyed an afternoon playing kickball, skating and rip-sticking around.

Walk thru

California. That's what Jacie's grade got to do in October. It was actually a very neat way to learn all about California. I learned a few things too. It was very interactive and all the children participated with a part they had previously memorized even though at the time of memorization they didn't know how it was going to be part of the program.

Camping?

Hmmm, it looks like we are camping if you were to take a quick look at this picture. Children. . . brushing their teeth. . . outside. But we aren't. It's just a typical day for us. Sometimes we have a hard time getting things done in the morning before school. One would think we lived on a ranch in Oklahoma where we had to rustle up cattle or train our horses before we scurried off to school or sumthin'. T'weren't the case though. The closest we have to cattle is having relatives who live on dairies. Nope, we just can't wake up sometimes or dress ourselves. Or today, we just didn't get to brushing our teeth before we left for school this morning. Fortunately for us, we've been spending a lot of time at the orthodontist for Kenna's spacers this year so we were prepared with toothbrush and toothpaste. Those weekly visits have built up our travel-size hygienic supplies.

Plate Night

Blake and I like to try new things, especially food. It is also hard to go on a date with 4 kids at home. We dubbed the night "Plate Night" for a date and cooking at home. We made ceviche, carnitas and homemade tortillas. Delish!

70

Oma celebrated 70 years end of September so she and Opa asked all of us to go to Bass Lake to celebrate. We had a great time swimming, playing games, eating and hanging out. One day we went on a little hike near the lake. We ended up turning around at some point because we didn't know if we were going to end up in Coarsegold or what.

10

Wow, Jacie turned 10. I can't believe how quickly time is flying. I know people told me it would go quickly but when I had 4 children under the age of 5 at home, it felt like people were lying to me :), now I see they were not. We dipped marshmallows in white chocolate to bring to class and picked up cupcakes for her big day.

Day of Labor

Labor Day saw us at the Kostelyk's new abode. The kids had fun swimming and swinging at the pinata.

Carter is 5

So. . . I guess it's been awhile since I've posted anything. I will have to be behind for awhile, at least picture-wise though, because I get this printed out for the children so things can't be skipped. When last I left off, the kids were off to school from summer break. Immediately following that was Carter's birthday. He turned 5.