Upcoming Event

No, no, not the birth of our new baby or the birthday party for the twins or the fancy dinner I get to go to tonight (which I don't have to pay for - score!).

I'm talking about The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network's Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure. It is a one and a half mile WALK at Veteran's Park in Boise... a fundraiser for the network.

I got such a huge reply back in the blog when I mentioned the twins' allergy to eggs that I thought you might be interested in this. You can find out if there are any events in your area. I'm pretty surprised how few there are and that there is a walk in Idaho but none in other places - maybe you and your friends could be the ones to get things going where you live.

To be completely honest, I'm not interested in forcing everyone to donate to our team (as our fundraising goal is $0 - we've reached our goal! Hooray! Thanks for all you who have participated!). I just think this is a really fun way to get kids moving and teach them about good causes. It's free to participate - for anyone. Any kid who participates gets a free t-shirt, too.


I know, I'm being much more informational than usual. Be amazed, but don't get used to it.

Note: I am large, pregnant, and uncomfortable right now. I will not be walking. Brent will be taking Hailie and Wendi. Granted, I COULD... but Brent volunteered to take them, what do YOU think my reply should be?

Just for Laughs

I know, I know... everyone has a funny video of their kid eating a pickle. But, they're still funny. I can't help but post this.

Background: Ben has had a pickle before (a year or two ago), but I enjoyed this one even more. Why a pickle? Why now? We let all the kids watch Little Rascals and they all asked for pickles for a snack. This is what happened when we gave one to Ben.



P.S. Wendi and Hailie really enjoyed their pickles - said it was a "good sour". :o)

Forgotten Posts of Summer

Have you ever done something fun and taken pictures (or not) and thought, 'I will blog about this. It was a great time.'?

Now you know how I spent my summer.

Here are a few of the things we did that were left unmentioned:

The Twin Falls Temple Open House:




With accompanying sightseeing:











Then, there was the Caldwell Night Rodeo (Tricia, you and your family HAVE to come for the CNR sometime - you know you want to!):


Hailie has deemed these the only "okay" princesses. All others are superfluous.

The Western Idaho Fair









The reason this picture is so much bigger is so you can read the sticker on Ben's shirt.

Finally, Wendi and Hailie camped out in the back yard all by themselves (we had our bedroom window open, the gate was locked, and my daughters were blessed with screams that could make the deaf hear and the hearing deaf).

SUCCESS!

I can make jam. Not only that, but I can also can it (I can can, can you can can?). A friend gave me a whole lot of peaches (leftovers from the bushel she bought) and I decided I might as well make jam.

And, I did.

And, it worked great and tastes great.

I actually ended up making three batches from peaches. Then, just to make sure I didn't make only ONE kind of jam in my first season, last night I made strawberry jam from the strawberries I bought at Costco. It was the perfect amount - and I got to eat two berries.

Brent's new challenge to me is to figure out how to make a "Pear Berry" jam. Hm. Maybe next year. I'm still basking in the glory of all my lids "popping" and nothing burning and no major spills.

*sigh*

Success.