"Come Get Your Cookies!"

A few weeks ago we did a family garage sale. On the second day of the garage sale the kids got to sell cookies, cupcakes, and lemonade. I made about 50 cookies. (More than that actually but a few didn't make it to the bake sale. Mmm yum.) It took a couple of hours before people really started buy any of Channing's cookies. A few tears were shed. But eventually he realized that people wanted his cookies! The kids did amazing at marketing their sale. "Come and get your cookies!" "The world's best cookies here!" It was hilarious. Most people were so generous and made the kids feel great. Mckenzie also surprised us all by sitting and waiting patiently to sell her lemonade. I assumed she'd be done with that after an hour. But she latest almost the whole day!

I love that at the end of the sale they all just wanted to eat the inventory. And that was okay with me!

Isaac, a toddler of many talents. Here he is demonstrating his balancing skills.

I love sunny weather. Right now the weather is just perfect in the afternoon. Channing walks to Fuller Park after he gets out of school and I let the kids play for a while. It's a great way to spend time outside while we wait for Justin to get home from work. I know it's officially the fall season but my heart is still in summer!

Last Sunday we walked to church! My foot is feeling much better these days. I can't run or jump but a walk feels okay most days. I think we need to make this a tradition. At least till it's freezing. Channing thought the walk was sooo long but he did it! (It's about .8 of a mile each way.)

Channing takes the best pictures. I love all the geese that fly over our house.

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Fartlek

Have you ever tried running (more like slow jogging) with a double stroller? My suggestion is to avoid it...unless you're into pain and frustration. I'm a morning workout person. And I'm not talking about waking up before my kids at 6am and getting in a workout--I'm not crazy. I'm into doing my workout when it's convenient and I don't have to sacrifice too much. For example I don't like to exercise when I: Have to wake up earlier than normal. Stay up later than normal. Be too cold/hot for a long period of time. Or listen to a kid cry/whine the whole time. Right now I've chosen to walk/jog in the morning after breakfast and before Mckenzie's nap. That way the morning goes by quickly and I get a workout in. Justin and I signed up for a race here in Meridian and that's my workout motivation...hence the jogging with a stroller. I'm pretty sure the double stroller ways at least 75lbs with the kids in it....

$$ for Jeeps

Well I've done it again - bought another Jeep. But this time it was Melissa pushing me to do it! (what a good wife!) It's a 99 Grand Cherokee Limited (we previously had a Laredo by the same year.) The people were originally asking $4200 but we Hamiltoned them down to $2800 thanks to Melissa. I was talking & negotiating with the husband. And then the wife comes out appalled that the husband was coming down so much in price. And she snapped and said she was firm on $3000. So Melissa stepped up and said "I wouldn't give more than $2800." The tension was high as the 2 women shot dagger-eyes at each other. Neither one backing down. Finally the husband agreed. And we drove it home. Then 2 days later I decided to list our Cherokee for sale around midnight, by noon the next day (today) I had it sold. It's been a busy day. So in 2012 alone, I've now owned 4 different vehicles. Melissa is the hospital today. She is just starting her preceptorship in labo...

Happy Halloween!

I wanted to do a quick Halloween post so I won't ever forget how adorable Channing was. He was a scarecrow this Halloween. We used a pair of his overalls and I sewed on a few patches of material and then we stuffed his pockets with straw. The paint on the nose thing didn't work so well...he rubbed it off the first time around. Our ward did a trunk-or-treat in the parking lot. Channing was a little skeptical about it all when we first started. But he quickly got the hang of walking up to people, grabbing candy, and putting it in his bucket. Someone gave him a sucker and he immediately had to have it! At least he's easy to please! Such a friendly scarecrow...had to say bye to the trick-or-treaters as they left.

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