Picking Grapes

We were very excited the other day when I found on Craigslist a posting for U-pick Grapes for .20 a pound!!  So, we planned it out and on the first day that it opened, and probably the first hour, we were the first people at this vineyard to pick grapes!  It was very very cool!!  We had a lot of fun and the kids loved it also!  We ended up with 48lbs of grapes!!  All for less than ten dollars.  I now get to make grape jam and juice.  Should be another adventure.  We had a great morning!

Here is a video of how the process was working for us!!  Brayden is pretty cute!

Right after we got done with grapes we dropped of Josh at school and the kids and I went to the "play group" that the RS sisters have.  It was at a place called Sapsucker woods.  It is a bird lab.  We walked along a trail looking for birds and other animals.  The kids had fun, and it was good to mingle with other members here.

Brayden in a "real" bed

Last wednesday Brayden got a "real" big boy bed.  I was very worried that my stubborn free spirited boy would have a problem staying in this bed.  He did not.  I was so proud of him!!  He has slept in it ever since and we didn't even have to put him back into the playpen to sleep at all!  He cry's to get down, but doesn't and eventually falls asleep.  He does fall out of bed about once a night, but it is really funny because he doesn't even really notice.  When we hear him fall Josh goes up to help him, and he is still mostly asleep on the floor.  He doesn't really wake up!  It is pretty cute.  He sleeps better than he has been and he sleeps longer in the morning.  We got this bed for free and couldn't believe our good luck on the quality of it.  It is a fabulous bed for our little one.  Who is now bigger than I want him to be.

This is Evan's bed.  He loves his bed also.  Because Brayden got a new bed we gave him the car sheets and I let Evan pick out new sheets for himself.  He picked Thomas the Train.  He is very happy about the whole thing also.  They are such good boys!!  I love them very, very, much!!

Puzzle

This is what I did Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.  It is a 700 piece puzzle.  It was a lot of fun.  I did most of it while the kids were sleeping!!  That's the only way it can really be done! :)

Finished Chicken Coop!

Josh did such a GREAT job on this chicken coop!  The chickens are really lucky to have such a fabulous home.  Hopefully they love it!  Once they spent there first night in it they adjusted really well.  We often find them in the coop rather than outside.  They are growing really fast also.  Everyday I really can't believe how big they have gotten!!  We really love having chickens!!

Building a Chicken fence

One of the first big project we had to get on was building a fence for the chickens.  They were outgrowing the basement really fast!!  Josh did a great job building the fence area, and engineering a fence.  It turned out very well and the chickens love their new space!!  The kids also love the space and being in there with the Chickens.  We have found that it is actually a very good kid pen as well!!  If only chickens could babysit!! :)  The chickens are all still alive and the kids are getting used to not chasing them or hitting them.  The chickens are getting used to being spoiled by all the food we come and feed them!!  I think this will be a great relationship!

Arriving at our house!!

It was great to finally arrive at our house!!  Grandpa Cobb was there and was able to take pictures of us as we drove up and into the drive.  It was fun and having him to help was really nice.  Thanks Grandpa for all you did!!  We really loved having you here!

Our stop in Nauvoo, IL

Nauvoo was fun.  We went to the temple and to the Visitor Center.  We got to go on a carriage ride out into the country side.  The whole time the Senior Missionary told us story's of the time and of the places we passed.  It was also really fun to see.  We also got to go see the Joseph Smith House and the Smith Cemetery.  I saw the grave stones of Joseph, Hyrum, Emma, Joseph Sr, and Lucy Mack Smith.  Why I never thought about them as existing I don't know.  I don't really think I had actually ever thought about it before.  Anyway, it was fun.  Especially the day off!!