Thank Heaven for Little Boys

They are always cute when they are sleeping. I do not know why they sleep in some of the positons they do. I guess if it is comfortable for them then it works.

Seth and Carter are always right by our sides while we are working. They do not want to miss out on anything. For them water is like a magnet. They are always drawn right to the water every time we start working on cement.  Carter tries to lift and move everything that Thomas does.  He tries to lift full bags of cement and then whines for help.  He is so silly as he tried to be so big.  He follows Thomas around and moves all of Thomas’ tools as he puts them down.  The tools end up far from the work spot and we know Carter is to blame.

Wrestling The Mummy

Grandma Jenson got out all of her Halloween decorations and the boys were very interested. They are very grateful for the new toys. Anything new is always the most desirable.

Carter likes this little mummy the best. It's probably because it so close to his size. He carries it around and plays with it.

He really likes to wrestle with it. He will knock it down, just like Seth knocks him down. Sometimes he gets the mummy on top just to make it think that it is winning. Then he punches it in the face and teaches it a lesson.

In the end he honks its nose really good and it begs for mercy.

Carter Cleaning Up

 Carter loves to make a mess. I try to keep toys like blocks and puzzles out of sight and out of mind, so that they do not end up all over the house. The other day I was helping Seth lie down for a nap and came into the front room to see that Carter had dumped out all the blocks.

 I decided that I would sit down and play with the blocks with him. While I was trying to make a tower Carter brought me the bag. He then started putting all the blocks back in the bag. I tried to keep building my tower and he kept handing me the bag. He needed me to hold the bag open, so he could put the blocks in. If I tried to put it down, he would hand it right back to me. He then took my block and put them all way.

This boy will be a great addition to the nursery and we are already counting down the weeks.

Enrichment

 We have been in our new ward for almost 3 months and this is the first Relief Society Enrichment night they have had. I was nerves about not really knowing anyone. It was a great time though. 

 

We made these cute family blocks. They had three block color options and four scrapbook paper options. I liked all of the options but wanted to put together my own style and taste. I chose black blocks but brought my own scrapbook paper and embellishments. 

 I love how they turned out and have the perfect place to display them. Thomas is wanting to close this area off. I am going to keep it open as long as I can. 

When I returned home this is what I found. Carter was perfectly content to sleep on Thomas shoulder while Thomas played video games.

Thomas said Carter just climbed up on his lap and went right to sleep. 

It was a great night and everything was great at home!!! 

Applesauce

 Last week I picked apples and made applesauce. It is great living in a community where ward members plant and grow more then they need and are willing to share. 

 Thomas helped me picked the apples in the blue bucket and the others I picked on 2 other days. 

 I borrowed a sauce maker from my mom.  It is designed so that you feed the apples into the top and sauce comes out one spout while the skins, seeds, stems, and other guts come out the other spout.  It worked great.

I filled every pot in the house, cooking my apples.

I made 14 quarts of applesauce on my own and then together Clara and I made 18 quarts more. We still have at least that much more to do but it will wait until another day.

I enjoy canning, well maybe not so much the work of canning, but the satisfaction of having food on the storage shelf. In our house we have a utility room with plenty of shelving for nice organization of all our food storage.

It is good to learn a dying art.