Workin' for FHE

We worked out in the yard tonight.  Ethan, Brandon, and Daniela mowed the lawn.  They divided it into thirds.  Daniela didn't quite get finished because we ran out of gas.  I'll have to get some tomorrow.  Krista and Alex were on apple picking duty.  They had to pick all of the ones that had fallen to the ground.  There were quite a few, but they are tiny ones.  I guess they are just thinning themselves out.  I don't know how many Krista and Alex picked up, but Brandon ended up helping them.  He picked up 600 all by himself.  I never would have guessed that there were that many.  My project was weeding the garden.  This is a huge project.  See how it looked when I started...

And this is after two hours...

There is still a lot to do!  It doesn't even look like I did that much.  I'll have to try to work on it more tomorrow, maybe I can get the kids to help since they are about done with their jobs.

Loving Timberline!

I needed to unload and load the dishwasher today.  I asked if someone would please unload the dishwasher and I would load it.  Brandon said that he would do it.  I told him to let me know when he was done and I would go load the dishes.  That boy loaded the dishwasher as well.  He said that Timberline keeps making him do all of these nice things.  I am so thankful for all of my kids.  Of course they fight sometimes, but I think that for the most part they get along well and are happy.  Brandon sure has been a good example for the younger kids.  Daniela does a great job also.  I love how she takes care of her younger siblings, especially Krista.  I love my family!

July 13, 2013

Welcome home Brandon!  He had a great week up at Timberline Scout Camp.  He talked about it for a long time.  He had kept a journal, so he was able to tell us in detail all of the things that he had done.  It was fun to have him share so much with us.  It was fun for him to have Ryan up there with him.  Look at these handsome boys!

Brandon spilled some pretzels on the floor and made a mess.  He got out the broom and swept them up.  He said, "Timberline made me do that."  It's funny because I really don't think that he would have done that before.  He's a good kid, we love him!

Snow Cones

Last night we took the kids out to get a snow cone at a new place - Hokulia.  They were massive - and we just got the smalls.  They were very delicious too.  Brandon is at Scout Camp this week so he missed out, but we'll make up for it when he gets back.

Cub Scout Day Camp

Ethan had a great time today.  He had to get up early.  He had to be at the church at 6:30am, but he didn't mind.  He popped right up when I woke him up.  He was excited to go.  He came home with lots of stories about what he did.  He had a fun day!

Shoes and Bugs

We were cleaning upstairs, which wasn't really that messy.  I had all of the kids get their things.  Daniela had six pairs of shoes upstairs.  She has a bad habit of leaving things all over the house.

We found this bug behind the screen of the TV.  We have no idea how it got there.  It was gone later in the day.  We wanted to smash it, but we just couldn't get to it.

July 8, 2013

This morning we dropped Brandon and Ryan off at Timberline Scout Camp.  It is a Youth Leadership Training Camp.  I am so excited for Brandon to go.  I thought that it would be hard to leave him, but it wasn't.  He seemed excited and we know a couple of the leaders up there this week.  I hope that he has a great week!