MUD, MUD, MUD!

This past weekend it rained and rained so by Sunday afternoon our garden out back was a muddy mess (okay, we haven't actually planted anything yet). Oreo was outside for awhile and came in looking like this!

Actually, this picture was taken after he'd been in the garage for an hour. I was hoping it would wear off, it didn't.


Bath time!
A cute, soft, washed dog.

He went back outside later however and came back in covered in mud again. AHHHHH! I almost took him to the animal shelter! It's just like having another kid!

A teenager cooking breakfast?!

On Saturday morning Matt and I woke up to the smell of bacon. Kolton was making bacon and eggs for breakfast. Yeah, shock! It was awesome to have a real breakfast and not have to be the one cooking it. (Okay, Matt usually cooks breakfast, not me, but I'm sure he'd say the same thing.)

Soccer

Okay, so soccer is over and done with and I never blogged about it but I guess it's better late then never, right? Oakley was the only one who played this year. His age is so much fun to watch. There are always one or two on the team who know what they're doing and the rest just follow in a big bunch. Magnet ball, as my mom and dad call it. Oakley was one of those who just ran wherever everyone else was but he did score a goal during one game.

Kera's Birthday

Kera's birthday was on Sept. 22 so we had her and Deco over for dinner. Deco's birthday was just 6 days before hers so I made their favorite cake, Better than Pokemon cake.

Deco's and Kera's open house

The night after our food storage day we had an open house for Deco and Kera. It was a lot of fun and again we had YUMMY food. I think I love to eat too much. As long as there is good food I feel like anything is a success.

See the cute towel wedding cake a friend helped me make? Thanks Ann!

Food Storage Saturday-Bread Day

Well, we had our second food storage get together at Noelle's house last month. She taught us an awesome bread recipe that is super easy, fast, and inexpensive to make. The same recipe can also be used to make tons of other things, rolls, pizza, breadsticks, cinnamon rolls, braids, etc. It was so much fun and YUMMY!

Yup, I pretty much just stood around a watched. Sorry Noelle, you're an awesome sister!
YUMMY pizza and cream cheese braid.

My Insignificant Six

1. I love a good massage. And no matter where I've been or how much I've paid I've never gotten a better massage than Matt can give!

2. I hate dry, rough, cracked, scaly, disgusting feet. Every day after I shower I lather my feet with lotion and put socks on.

3. I am anal about how I fill my dishwasher. I like the dishes a certain way. If they get put in the wrong way I change them.

4. I love my sleep. I am super grouchy if I don't get enough. I think I need at least 8 hours a night and 9 or 10 is ideal.

5. I love to read. Unfortunately with five kids I can't find time to finish books anymore so I read magazines. Matt teases me because sometimes it will still take me a month or more to finish flipping through a magazine and I don't even read every article!

6. Referring to #5, I finally took a couple of weeks and read the Twilight series because I was sick of hearing about it everywhere I went and wanted to see what all the hype was about. (Sidenote, my house was a mess, I didn't cook dinner and I ignored everyone around me to get them done, hence the reason I haven't read books lately.) I hated it. I guess it's not really fair to say I hated the Series but I definately HATE Bella! What a pansy! Give me a heroine who I want to succeed, not someone that I only read the whole series because I hoped she would DIE! Seriously, team Jacob or team Edward? I love them both and they both deserve better than Bella.

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