Grocery shopping--my way...

Me: Excuse me Mr. Produce Man, Do you have any bell peppers that you would be willing to sell me for less than the advertised price of $ .89/each...cause I'm not paying that much.

Mr. Produce Man: How many do you need?

Me: Well, I'm making salsa and need 4 per recipe, so 4,8,12...whatever you got

Mr. Produce Man: wait here just a minute...(walks away,walks back)...here you go.

Me: perfect! 4 for $1 :) score!! ...12 will do just fine!

...who will I bargain with next...???!!!

Needless to say, I'm making more salsa!!

Fun with cousins

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Avery got to spend lots of time playing with Brooklyn and Jeremy while we were in Oregon. We went to the park a couple times,watched Brooklyn play soccer,celebrated Brooklyn's 7th birthday,went to a "Preparedness Fair" at the church,and played with the neighbor's puppies, to name a few things. We also took a short drive on Sunday after church, to see Multnomah Falls. Gorgeous!! We had a wonderful time with my sister and her family. Can't wait to see them again.

Meeting baby Ryan

Avery and I just spent 5 days in Oregon visiting Michelle,Benson,Brooklyn,Jeremy and baby Ryan. I'm so glad we were able to go. Avery had so much fun with her cousins! Here are a few pics, with more to come later today.

So big!

Avery can finally reach the pedals on her bike and can pedal by herself--woohoo!! She is very proud, as are Mommy and Daddy :)

One of my favorite things to do:

CANNING!! I seriously love to can--it makes me feel good :) I just think it's awesome that I can take something from the ground, chop it, cook it, can it, and then eat it months later--it's fulfilling to me. Maybe I'm weird...but here are some pics from my recent canning day: SALSA!! My friend Stephanie and I spent all day last Tuesday chopping,crying--from the onions :) and enjoying our salsa!

Movie Night at the park

Gail (Matteo's mommy),Avery,me and Matteo
Avery and Alyssa

What the ???

Janel, Avery and Matteo

Watching previews...

Avery and Matteo, ready to go!















Some of our neighbors put together a movie night in our park up here, last night. What a great idea! They had a big screen and sound system and we watched "Night at the Museum" The weather actually got a little chilly! It was a fun night :)

Happy Birthday Zach!!

We love you and hope you have a great day!