Fishing at Yuba

We took the kids out to Yuba fishing the other night. I think they had a lot of fun. Each of them got to reel in a fish. They were just crap I mean Carp...  but still fun to catch and release.

Kenzie's paper bow they made and she had to wear.. 

Garden finds and Patio

mmm.  that is all I have to say about these two pictures. I love when the hard work in the garden starts paying off.

and yay it is cement day!!  

 the helpers:

 

I am going to love the addition!

Rainy days, yummy foods, and remembering

It rained today pretty hard. I started to wonder if we were adding onto the patio or creating a swimming pool...

When the weather is bad I like to cook because it warms up the house and makes it smell good.
I made breadsticks and put them on the dowels like pizza factory..  mmm.. 

They are always a hit..



As today is also 09-11-11 My thoughts turned back to 10 years ago. I can still remember where I was when I heard the news. I remember just sitting and watching tv all day and the sadness but more than that I remember what happened in the aftermath. The surge of American Pride. There were flags everywhere, and America as a nation banded together in strength. And we fought back. I am so proud of the servicemen and women who fight for our country and for the firemen, other first responders and most of all the police officers who also fight their own battles and put their lives on the line every day.  As a nation we are not perfect, but I am so glad that I can raise my children here where we have religious freedom, education, food on the table, and clothes to wear.  Although there are things to be careful and watchful about, and people to be wary of, I don't live in fear. I can wear what I want, say what I want, learn what I want and be who I want to be.        God Bless America.

Preschool

 Kenzie got to go meet her preschool teacher and she got a shirt for firld trips and her school bag. She was so excited to try them on that neither of us noticed the shirt was on backwards... oh well :)

 and of course Ryker never misses an opportunity to be in a picture.

First Day of Preschool!!  She up bright and early ready for me to get her cute. We were ready WAY too soon and preschool just couldn't come fast enough... so we took pictures :)

Family Reunion

We sure love any and every excuse to get together with our family. It is such an important thing to me to have family and to be close to them. This wasn't the 3 day camping trip we had originally aimed for but lots of fun anyway!