Some more random pictures to try and bring myself some sunshine on this rainy day.

The kids are so proud of the great sand castle they made with Grandma and Grandpa who seem to be avoiding the camera

The guys watching last nights Boise State game

I had put the kids to bed, then after a few minutes I heard Isaiah sneak into his sister's room and ask if he could read her a story...this is how I found them

Below is a picture of the youth group harvest party from last week...this is right before the pie eating contest...there are no pictures from after sadly, but I had to run into the other room and grab a garbage bag...just in case someone had problems

Below is a quick picture of the teens getting ready to play the hit game of the summer 'smash face' (with a volleyball)

Emmy and Aunt Leanne on a babysitting night i think

Isaiah's serious soccer game face

Us girls

The Weekend is Beautiful

This is how I looked most of the week...two kids on my lap, reading or trying to help one stop crying. They are actually smiling in this picture, so let's pretend it was how they were the rest of the week too :)

Then they recovered, but not enough to visit anyone's house for candy (which was fine with me). They had a blast on Saturday pretending to be a dinosaur and puppy. It was noisy, but the good kind.

Treasure Hunt

My family set up a small treasure hunt for the kids on Saturday. They have been sick with the flu for the past week so I know the kids were excited to actually leave the house and do something fun. It sure is hard to have sick kids and encourage them to do something else other than want to watch tv. I am so glad they are better...and I didn't get it...yet.

so here are some pictures of the hunt:

Mommy reading the clues

Running to the apple tree clue

Entering the corn patch to look for the "X"

Unknowingly flinging wet dirt in all directions, including Grandma, Leanne, and eachother

Digging up the hole

Deeper

Deeper (Emmy is helping a lot with the dirt as you can see)

FOUND IT! The kids thought it was amazing...so easy to please :)