The joys of pregnancy

I bent over to pick up something today & my G bottoms ripped right down my crack-o-la. Talk about a self esteem booster.

Logan

We've taken a few family outings to the Logan area in the last couple of weeks. I don't really do much - but I do enjoy fabulous fall weather, so I'm soaking it up!

At the Spring Hollow campground. I didn't notice that Caleb was being extra touchy until I uploaded the picture. Caleb loves to feed the ducks at First Dam. He knows where we're headed before we even see the water! What a smarty.

Also at the Spring Hollow campground. On a different day Caleb & I met Casey over in Logan (he was working a construction job there) and had a little picnic at Second Dam.

Caleb LOVED throwing rocks into the water.

Some may call me a 'nature lover', but I liked the reflection of the trees in this picture.

My family has a tradition of taking a picnic every year when the leaves start to change. Casey got a hold of my new camera & now officially knows more of it's features than I do. What a show off.

I thought this picture was cool - courtesy of Casey.

Courtesy of Casey - again.

Here is the family playing some Outburst Jr. Yes...I said Jr. It's hard! "World Wide Wrestling Tag Teams" Okay...someone name 10 of them. I dare ya.

Caleb has a smidgen of a lazy eye in this picture - but it's still pretty cute. He LOVED being in the tree! Thanks Uncle Jordon!

Of course....gotta have a picture with his eyes closed. I love how he still peeks out of the one eye to make sure I'm still taking the picture.

Someone managed to get FILTHY in a short amount of time. It's amazing how dirty a 2 year old can get!

Caleb was pretty sure that the bag of cheetos was brought just for him. Ashley had them sitting in her lap & it took him no time to yoink them away from her.

Fingers Crossed

My fingers & toes are crossed that after the Halloween season Caleb won't need therapy when I put his new best friend back into the decor closet.

Watching Dinosaur Train in the morning...

Giving Skeleton a hug...

Taking a nap...

Last Halloween my mom, sisters & I made a cute little craft and this year I got to display them! I still need to paint a couple of the lids black, but I'm out of spray paint at the moment. Here are the cute fellas in the daytime....

...and here they are at night with a tea light in them. The battery powered tea lights didn't put off a bright enough glow but the real flame ones seem to do GREAT! Dracula is my favorite.

Here's is where we got the idea for the jars.... http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/10/crafty-in-kitchen-mason-jar-lanterns.html

Peaches & Pillars

I told myself that I wasn't going to can anything this year. I hate when I lie to myself. I figured I better get some peaches & pears done since I'm going to be spending my life savings on baby food eventually....maybe I could make a dent by having some fruit on hand. I didn't do a lot of peaches...on 17 quarts...because I already have quite a bit from last year. Why 17? Why such a

strange number? I was going to do eighteen but on the last batch - - -

CRAP!

To cheer me up - my dish soap made a butterfly for me while draining. How nice!

We've got these gigantic slug looking caterpillars this year. They are sick. I can pick up a hairy one - but not these big green squishy ones. Caleb was holding one the other day & it twitched & he threw it & screamed like a little girl. It was hilarious. What was even funnier about that - is Casey went & picked it back up to show Caleb that it's okay to hold them....and it twitched again & Casey threw it. HEE HEE - pansies.

Caleb discovered this fella the other day. He wasn't sure how close to get to it.

- getting braver!

I had to be pretty sneaky to get this picture with his eyes open.

If you are wondering - we are still stuck on the "I shut my eyes phase"

Caleb's New Thing

Me - with camera in hand: "Caleb....smile!!! "

Caleb: "I shut my eyes"

A new tradition!

August 30th is NATIONAL TOASTED MARSHMALLOW DAY! For those that don't know, I heart mallows. I love the sugary coated peeps at holidays (the Easter rabbits are my favorite...and the Halloween pumpkins are a close second). I love to get 5 or 6 large mallows & put them in a cup & microwave them for a bit & then indulge in their gooey goodness. I love a perfectly toasted mallow over the camp fire. I love to snack on mini mallows. I once bought a mallow that was dipped in caramel - then dipped in chocolate - then drizzled with white chocolate. It was sinfully divine!

When I was a little girl - my Grandma Anderson had a drawer that she kept mallows in & a few would occasionally escape from the bag & I'd dig through the drawer & find them. They were stale & I stilled loved them. I called them 'little crunchies'. Yum.

Since I had never heard about this fabulous day until Sunday afternoon - I had to make a plan! I attempted to get my family together at the Box Elder campground - but alas - everyone was busy! DIDN'T THEY KNOW WHAT DAY IT WAS!?!? They'll all have to pencil it in for next year. Casey & Caleb & I went and celebrated the awesome day anyway. It was a chilly evening - but roasting hot dogs & mallows over the camp fire was a lot of fun & a cheap outing!

Caleb loves graham crackers!!

My little tree gnome. I heart gnomes.

Silly Casey. It's not NATIONAL SMORES DAY. Oh well - to each their own I guess!
I've finally purchased a DSLR camera (my 10-year gift from Flying J) & I'm clueless on how to make it function at it's best - so here are some more attempted pictures of our evening.