Forgotten -ism of Butterball

One day Butterball was talking about Jesus. He doesn't do it as often as he used to, so I was really listening. He was telling me how Jesus and him played a game and "Jesus had a fridge and freezer and hands!" I said, "Really?" He said, "No I just teasing. Him don't have a fridge and freezer but him do have HANDS!" So cute. Imagine that, Jesus has hands. My sweet precious boy.

Butterball -isms

Is my boy growing up on me? He doesn't say as many "isms" like he used to. Very sad. The other night he was looking at his sheet, which has several patch marks on it from holes that he has cut. He said, "Hebenme Fader watched me cut these hoes didn't he." I told him that He probably did. I asked him if Heavenly Father had said anything to him and he said, "I couldn't hear him." (That alone made me a little sad). I said, "What do you think he was saying?" He said, "That He wove me." I told him he was right that Heavenly Father does love him. Still my sweet angel.

One day he started saying "Bloody fingers". I asked him where he had heard that, knowing it was a kids scary story. He said his cousin had told it to him. I have wanted to film him telling the story as he is so cute when he does it. And he finally let me.

Appleseed

Garden

My garden. What can I say. It has been the most troublesome thing this year. First off my baby mixed up the seedlings and took out the signs so it was a guess of what was what when I planted them. I had several flower plants in my seedlings but not many flowers in the garden. At the beginning I just let things go because I was not sure if it was a garden item, flower, or a weed. Then when I started realizing I started the insane process of weeding. Or should I say trying to weed. I do have a very large marigold plant that I love. I would totally do one that big again. Not sure how it happened but I like it.This is one view. My tomato plants are almost as tall as I am. They are EVERYWHERE. I later learned you are supposed to take out all old plants from the prior year so they don't sprout up new plants the next year. I have way too many and way too close. Several don't have cages on them as I just didn't get them on there in time.And the other view. There is a TON of weeds still, sad to say. I just can't get to it and I got very overwhelmed. My grass in my yard is considered a weed, Bermuda grass, and weeds do not process well in a home made compost. So I had a ridiculous amount of grass growing in the garden. Now that I have found out I don't put grass in my compost if it is the Bermuda kind. And please ignore the crazy weeds in the lawn too. I just can't seem to get to it all.I had a few vines that I did not know what was on them. I wandered around and found 4 good size cantaloupes. I am excited about that.And a couple, I think, watermelons. Excited about that too. Yippee!This is my massively huge broccoli plant. At least I was sure it was.And there it is. My teeny tiny broccoli head inside this huge plant. So funny.I have several of these throughout the garden. I have had people tell me it is a green bean plant. I have not found one green bean on any of them. Hmmmmm...And I have several regular pumpkin and dwarf pumpkin plants. And this is my only one growing. Sob. I don't think I will have enough for the Halloween season.I have big plans for my garden next year. At least I hope I can do it. :)

Camping - Last Day

Here is Appleseed helping me pack. I woke up feeling really well that morning and then it got worse. So I would sit down and rest, then pack a bit, then rest. It was crazy.Sitting around chewing the fat. I love family camping.The kids were so funny. It was our last day and they kept sitting around instead of playing. It was odd. Then they went off to play right as we are getting ready to leave. Silly kids.I seriously had the best time and I am so glad I have such a great family. I love them all a ton and can't wait for next year. But after suffering with a concussion for the past week from the fall.....I don't think I want to do that hike again. :)

Camping Day 2

Sorry it has taken me forever to get this one posted. I have been so sick and darn computer was not loading stuff.

This is how Appleseed started Day 2. Cuddled up all nice and warm. There was this tree that was stuck in between two other trees and we had been joking how the kids should try and use it as a teeter totter. Later we decided to get it down. Crazy but it was fun and took a lot of work.My hubby and I getting ready for our ride. I seriously LOVE trail bikes. It is such a rush. I had a blast and it was fun to be with just hubby for a bit. Thanks to my sweet family for watching my kiddos.We went hiking later (seriously typing this makes me realize how much we did that day, it was awesome). We went to this waterfall. The kids loved playing in the water and the older ones went behind the waterfall. So cool. My smart brother-in-law tried to tell me that I should stop at a smaller waterfall and let my little ones play there as the hike to this was a little hard. Ofcourse I didn't listen.This is what we had to climb up and down on the way to the waterfall from the top. This mountain of loose shale rock. It was crazy and I was surprised none of our kids got hurt.Then on the way back I was carrying Butterball on my back as he had had it and was tired. He is my whiner when it comes to walking, hiking, doing stuff. :) We started to fall and I decided to brace my fall with my head instead of my hands as they were holding Butterball. And this is the result. My sister saw me and came back down telling me I needed to wipe up the blood so I my son wouldn't see. I told her I had wiped it twice already but it wouldn't stop bleeding. My BIL (the one that suggested me and my kids stop at the smaller one, remember? Gee is he smart. :)) gave my sister his shirt which she very tightly tied to my head. We just pretended to the kids that I was hot and that was why I was wearing his shirt on my head.When we finally got back up my Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy sister cleaned out my wound. OUCH!!! And then glued me up as I did NOT want to quit camping to go and get stitches.I felt OK. I had a bad headache though. My sisters had me rest while they watched my baby and the others went to shoot guns.Thanks to my sisters for taking care of me and my kids up there. And thanks to my sister Y for most of the pictures on here.

Random Photo Tuesday -- Appleseed

I randomly picked a number of folder and then a number of photo. This is what I got. My sweet baby. He loved to sit in his toy basket to play.

Camping - Day 1

It was time for our Annual Family camp out. I seriously love it and can not wait till next year. Those L's know how to camp right I tell you.

First off the trip down to E town was crazy. My baby threw up 5 times in the normally 2 1/2 hour drive. Very not cool. Poor guy. I had to wash all the towels and the car seat the minute we arrived.

The next day we got ready and left for the mountains. My oldest two got to ride in the back of my sister's truck. They love it and it helps with their car sickness. Baby rode with me, windows down the whole dusty way, and with the help of some medicine he made it the whole way without throwing up. Big surprise!We played Trail Master the first day. I love that game. Then my nephew climbed very high up this dead tree. Before my husband made him come down I quickly took a picture. Man do I need a better camera. :) Once I saw it I actually wanted to climb it myself. :)My niece celebrated her upcoming birthday. As my kids and one nephew can not have dairy I made us some brownies instead. I thought it went well but my baby apparently wanted that cake. People had put their plates with small bits of cake into the fire pit for when we started a fire later. He went in the pit several times and ate quite a bit of cake. Every time you turned around he was eating some. Silly guy.My baby was quite the fire wood collector. It was precious to see him carrying these small little sticks and trying to throw them in the fire.My big boy was a major wood collector. Nothing was going to stop him from getting wood after wood after wood. He loved it.It was a blast. There was only 4 of us sisters so hopefully we will have more next year and also the married nieces. That would be great! Hint hint!

Wordless Wednesday - Saying Goodbye

Base Family Campout

We went to the Annual Base Family Campout. It was fun.....for most. :) Butterball whining about throwing the bean bags. I seriously do not know why.Butterbean was very very sick the whole time. That is part of the non-fun part. She was too sick to want to go play, the other 2 were dying to go play. It was not easy at all.Eating their free sno-cones. Seriously the worst tasting things ever. :)A local place had brought some birds to look at and talk about for several hours. That was fascinating.After making binoculars, eating free food, talking about birds, getting tattoos, playing on the bouncy castle, the splash pad, and the play ground we settled down at night to watch the movie, Brother Bear.And this is Appleseed at 1:30 AM!!! Not funny. Butterbean fell asleep right away, thank goodness. Butterball fell asleep about 1 AM. And this little monster fell asleep finally at 2 AM. He kept running in circles making noises and trying to peak out the windows at the people near us. It was nuts!Eating our free breakfast in the morning. It was a little crazy but fun still. Can't wait till next year.

TROUBLE!

I have always said that Appleseed is my HARDEST child. And I honestly thought no one could be harder than the other two. HA! But none of them have done this.
Climbed on the couch and climbed up a bit so he could reach the computer and tap buttons. Argh. Climbing on the flour bucket to play with what I have on the counter. After shooting the picture he picked up the knife. He will even move the buckets around to where he thinks he wants to climb.This was classic. You have got to be kidding me!
Later he had also climbed on the kitchen chairs to eat what he could find on the table. This was all today. I am telling you now...he will be our first broken bone. GROAN