4 Fun with Beattie cousins

Last weekend we went to Clearfield/Layton. Nate attended at meeting with his brother Troy for their upcoming Mexico trip & I took the girls to play with the cousins. Abby & I loaded all 4 car seats in my TrailBlazer & went to a local park.

In the back Allie (2) is on the left & Abby's oldest, Laura (3), is on the right. In the middle bench Kylie is on the left & Abby's second, Eden (1), is on the right.

When we got to the park, Laura had "pee-pees", so Abby took her to the bathroom at the grocery store around the corner. While they were gone Allie & Eden played so cute. When Allie saw Laura coming back she started running towards her. It was like one of those romantic beach scenes in the movies. They ran towards each other, arms out. They met in the middle in a big hug & walked back to the slide hand-in-hand. What cute cousins!

Allie hugging Eden -- Eden on slide
Kylie snoozing in stroller -- Allie & Laura after potty break

Crazy as we are, we even took all the girls to a scrapbook store! The girls were all really well behaved, but VERY tired & hungry when we went back to Abby's house at 1pm. Then tragedy struck! Abby's husband, Brent, had gone on a mountain bike ride & locked us out of their new house! Luckily we finally got a hold of him on the cell phone. We grabbed takeout & met him back at the house. Close call, tragedy avoided. It was a fun visit, but as always went way to fast. I'm so glad that the Beatties live close enough to do it again in a few weeks.

2 Scrapbooking

Over the years I've picked up lots of new hobbies, but I think scrapbooking is one I will strive to continue on a regular basis. Not only is it a fun creative outlet, but it is family history! Plus Allie loves to look at the books. Luckily my friend, Brandi, has included me in her ward's monthly relief society scrap night. We meet at her church the second Friday of each month from 6pm-midnight to eat goodies, gab, & create. Here are 3 layouts I did last weekend (we had to change the week this month). Next week when Nate goes to Mexico, Maren & I are going to re-create scrap land (at her house or mom's) & do some serious family history. YEAH!

4 You've gotta check this out!

I admit, I stole this from my sister, Maren's friend Sheri's blog.
It was TOO great!
Thanks

3 A Blast from the Past

Friday I got a wonderful shock! A long lost friend from Ricks (NOT BYU-I) college sent me a card. I hadn't hear from her in nearly TEN YEARS! I was so excited to hear from my friend, I got out a box of old photos. Oh, the memories! I can't wait to get to talk to her!

Here is my friend Camille (LeFeaver) Lowe. She is now in Mississippi & has FOUR kids.
These pics were taken April 1998 at our graduation from Ricks.

Here are a few pics from group dates.
The first was taken at my apartment.
(That big guy, Ben, was the center on the football team & my boyfriend at the time)

This one was at "Mary's Retro House" were we lived while my parents were building.
We were having a tinfoil dinner date.
Boy, was my hair GREAT of what?

Here is Camille, Laura, & I answering my initiation to a dance.
It was fun to dress up, but I don't miss all the fanfare with dating.

These last few pics are from performing with the Ricks Ballroom dance teams.
Ya gotta LOV the slicked bun look!

3 Beauty!

I took this photo on our way back from the pumpkin patch.
The tree, shed, & sprinklers are on Nate's father's land - just across the canal from the piece we are renting.
I have always loved this tree!

I even sent this photo in to KSL channel 5's picture contest.
(too bad there have been nearly 900 entries already this month)

0 More pumpkin tending

The pumpkin patch needs lots of TLC & we are glad to give it.
Some of the early ones are starting to turn orange.


Here is the evil tiller that ate Nate's finger tip.

0 A trip to the park

Allie is flanked by her friends Ray & Lexi Sorensen.
(Ray just got the cast off his arm the day before)

1 A jealous moment

Here's Kylie...or "small business".
(Allie has always been known as "big business")

Yesterday Kylie got to ride in an outside swing for the first time.
Allie was quite upset & wanted to ride in the 'baby' swing.
It took a while for her to decide the big girl swing was better than nothing.

Check out Allie's shoes :)
She gets them on the wrong feet more often that not, but doesn't seem to care.
If you think it makes her legs look funny,
then you should see her run (i.e. gallop) that way.
It is Hil-Air-I-ous!
We LOVE you Allie-girl!

0 An artist is born

Allie discovered a new passion at the family reunion last week: PAINTING!
We stocked up on the sale school supplies today to make sure we don't run out anytime soon.

0 Tomatos are ON!

We've been popping cherry tomatoes like candy!

0 New Sleeping Arrangements

Well, we moved Kylie into Allie's room last week and all is well. I have to say I've been shocked at how smooth the transition has been. No sleep lost...at least on the girl's part. It sure is nice to have my living room back. Hopefully we can get the toys out soon!

0 If you want an invite let me know!

I put together a NEW yahoo group for sharing recipes, so let me know if you want to join (I can send you an invitation or you can join on the web page...then I will admit you).

What is a yahoo group you ask? Well it is like a blog, but we can upload/download files to share. Feedback is welcome, lets make meal prep easier for us busy people.

Click here to see the webpage...but you can't access any of the files or messages till you are a member.

0 Yeah! we've made it ...

...past that crucial 7th year. Today is Nate & my EIGHTH wedding anniversary!

Big plans? I think we are going to take Allie to McDonalds for dinner since they were closed Saturday night when we took her (due to a weather related power outage).

0 "Pun -keys"

The pumpkins are growing...well, like pumpkins. Nate is afraid that there aren't as many this year as in years past, but we are always surprised when the vines die down & there are literally millions of orange pumpkins.

0 Sunday afternoon at Grandma/pa's Schwartz's House

Allie reappeared from a silent moment in the bathroom with a new hair-do. What a funny gal! Notice she found two "chaps". Allie has had a thing for chapstick for quite a while. She can smell them a mile away. She still likes lotion, but chap is number one now.
Allie thinks all ouches need kisses, but she is a little tentative around Nate's large bandaged finger.
Kylie is growing leaps & bounds!

0 Weak tummies be forewarned...

Nate had a little accident at the pumpkin farm Friday before last. I have debated posting the photos, but by popular demand here they are. I am warning you though, its not pretty, so if you can't take blood, DON'T SCROLL DOWN!

Nate was adjusting the throttle on the old garden tiller & ...yada, yada, yada ... his finger got a chunk taken out of it. Thankfully his father was out at the farm (about 15 miles from Logan & 10 miles from Smithfield) & was able to drive, so that Nate could push on his pressure point on the way to the ER. I'm sure Nate would have passed out from loss of blood if he had to try to drive stick-shift, ending up off the road. It was completely out of the ordinary for Eldon to be there. We are so grateful!

The doctor had to cut off the end 1/4 inch of Nate's index finger bone to close the wound, but they think he will be able to grow some kind of fingernail in 6-12 months. The last photo shows the fake fingernail they sewed on to protect the nail bed. The stitches will come out right before we come to Rexburg for the family reunion.

A good sign: Nate pitched in the semi-final softball game 6 days later (don't ask Nate about the game-they lost in extra innings).