SOURDOUGH

This is my second attempt at sourdough bread. I think it is pretty good. It smells so great and is soft inside and crispy on the outside. I only wish it were a little toastier looking. I will have to read up on getting that just right. Also, this image is sideways. Will have to figure out how to turn pictures one day. Thanks Deanne for the sourdough start and for all your tips. I might need to try whole wheat next time.

Band of Horses

Photo of Band of Horses with the blackberry. Show was so great. They were so "tight" as Rob says. Love them. Went with Kerry and Jim for Jim's birthday tonight.

It's funny that I even blog, I do it so seldom. I just think sometimes I need to sit and record happenings from my life that I am sure to forget by maybe even tomorrow.

Today was a beautiful day, It started with an early morning run with Kerry and April and then to August's soccer game in the sunshine. It was so nice today. August is such a cute little soccer player and I think he has assigned himself goal keeper. He is definitely better on the defense. I am encouraging this sport as I think it is easier to understand than american Football and for many other reasons I won't go into for fear of offending my father.

After August's fabulous soccer match, in which his entire neighborhood is on his team, it was off to the splash pad for fun with our new friends the Ercanbracks. They are such a fun family and Greta and August enjoy Nadia and Liam so well. Lindsay is pretty cool and she reminds me so much of Shannon, my sister in law who is so genuinely lovely.

After sitting in the sun and enjoying the man-made stream, we decided to pick Rob up in Park City. He has been wanting to ride his bicycle from our home to PC for a long time now. I think it was a bigger feat than he realized. He went up American Fork Canyon down into Cascade Springs, down a dirt road above Dear Creek and over the mountain into Midway and then to PC via Hwy 40. (He has lost his taste for Hwy 40, loud and bumpy) By the time I made it up to Park City I found him lying in the grass at the Top Stop with a 64 oz soda. He was beat but nothing stopped him from shopping at the outlets with all of our children and also April and her children.

We shopped and headed to The Pie pizzeria where we were treated to some cheesy breadsticks by the people at the table next to us. The dinner was great. Their chef salad is loaded with mozzarella and ham and veggies and of course blue cheese dressing. The pizza is always so good, laden with garlic, cheese and massive amounts of pepperoni. We love it. Ingrid was excited to see that her signatures were still there from the last time we enjoyed the pie with the Woodses.

Oh, and did I say how cool Rob is for riding to Park City in his totally cool capri pants? And did I mention that he is making bagels tonight?

We came home to some Rocky Road ice cream and good conversation. Today I love my life. I have a great family and wonderful friends!

Greta reads to August.

Putting August to bed tonight, I read a story from the FRIEND magazine. It was about a boy who's dog was hit by a car. This boy prayed to his Father in Heaven to save his dog. He felt like everything was going to be fine only to find out that his dog died. This spurred on a conversation about death. August was tearful. I explained that Christ died that we might live again and he wanted to know why he died. More explaining.

August then said, "I don't want to die." I told him that it would be ok and that we all get to live with the ones we love after we die. He said, "like Great Grandma?"

I told him that he would live a long long life.

What a blessing to be able to teach him about life and to see how interested he is in such simple truths. This is what happiness is.

HALLOWEEN

Costume party at the church was so great.  Rob won the award for most disturbing costume.  My friend April and I wore sous chef outfits, thanks to Rob for stopping at the uniform supply store.  Rob went on a Halloween night right - in costume right after the party.  He got pulled over by the police and he had his scary childsized doll in the front seat with his gas mask on.  The policeman was happy when he realized it was a doll, not a small child.  Rob felt pretty creepy I am sure.

Olive was a super girl.  Awesome.  She matched her friend Natalie Scott.  

Ingrid was a poison fairy and dressed up as Pocohontas for a school assignment.  

Greta was Cruella Deville, in jazzy outfit.  

August went as a duck to preschool and trick or treated in a Fireman costume, like last year!  Olive said it was "like so wrong to let him wear the same outfit this year."  

Rob set up an awesome spooky door a few minutes before trick or treaters came knocking.  They were frightened I am sure.  

Overall Halloween was one of the best times of our lives.  August was excited when I told him that Halloween comes around again next year.