I GOT IT!!!

The Flu!!!!
And of all weekends I hope it only last 24 hours. As long as I don't eat anything but soup I might be able to get through my day... Work, fun run, soccer practice and suppose to have lunch with friends today, then my card night. That might have to go... Wish me luck.

Old School Pumpkin Carvin

Well this is a BIG tradition for Dax and with out Dax here it took some motivation on my part to get the family excited to carve there pumpkins yesterday. It didn't help that Jake suffered what most of his school mates in Pod D suffered Friday. The 24 hour Flu. He was just wiped. Anyway we broke it down into a 2 day affair. Tanner and I gutted while Jake laid and watch. (he was hit bad with this Flu) Tanner did his and The pets pumpkin yesterday, Today Jake and I finished. No fancy templates just free hand carving. Tanner broke our tool yesterday and I managed to only break one knife today. LOL. I am telling you Dax is the season pro, but this is what we came up with...
In the last photo Jake is trying to have the same expression his pumpkin has.. As you can see in the sleeping photo Jakie was wiped out that was where he laid all day Sunday(did i also mention he lost one of his teeth after one of his SICK sessions)He got it buck for that this AM...,
Tanner was a god sport and went to church/confirmation on his own(he got a ride with some friends) he made us a microwave coffee cup cake in class that day. It was so very moist and delicious. In the end of carving we have huge bowel of seeds to bake(my FAVE). (Jake's pumpkin had these big jumbo seeds) i have them soaking in sea salt water bath. i am going to bake half and my neighbor is going to smoke the other half, should be interesting, i have never had them smoked before.. Now Jake is feeling like his old self again, hopefully in time for his game tomorrow.

Busy couple of days

Friday Chores, errands and my Hair Apt. Tanner is hoping this is the last time he has to cut grass this season, Then off to Mayes Yearly Halloween Party Jake and I checked out the activities down town but they were geared towards teens and not little kids until Sat. Wished there would of been more advertising about the Halloween town because Tanner and his friends would of liked it. Sat. We had Tanner's game and as you can see Jake was entertained by Nicks brother Michael by wrestling.. They actually played really clean and that's why we let them just go at it.. they were having fun...Tanner's team played Tillimok They are the best team right now. But also they are the best sportsman that i have seen all season.. We held our own but we lost again.. then I had to train youth for 2 hours at my work, then it was off to the children's fair.. Jake loves making those pine cone bird feeders. (we actually had plans to make our own and never got to it so this is good)..Micheal Curry had this set up of the Dinosaur above and i thought that to be the coolest thing so did Jake. The it was off to another harvest party that i actually had Tanner go with our friends which was good because at 6am this morning Jakie throw up.. Yep he got the Flu bug. he's resting right now, Tanner went to church and our plans is to watch a movie carve our pumpkins unless Jakie still feels bad. he's sleeping now and this is the only time he lays around is when he's sick.. poor thing...Hope he gets better for Halloween...

Jakie "The Math King"

That's what his teacher had called him and put on his award. He told me he had to get up in class or something and recite his last math work page, he told me afterwards he was suppose to study at home and he had forgotten. Anyway he was soo excited when he got home. He was the first in his class to finish the 1st booklet and so far the only one in his class to finish.. Now it's on to the fun stuff.. When he left Janis's class he was adding subtracting double digits and learning the basics of multiplying.. She gets all the credit. She was good so with her students.
As for reading he is finding such joy in reading now. He read to the neighbor boy who's 2years old last week and loves to read to dad on the phone. Dax was so excited to hear him read so fluently. I kept saying it will take off just a matter of time, just like most kids. Anyway he's had a pretty good year so far and he's loving being in a big school this year.. The pumpkin was a craft he made last Friday(at the neighbor/friends house) while me and Tanner were out for the evening. It's a pumpkin cat....

More fun at the Pumpkin Patches

We went with some friends (Becky and her daughter Summer)
Tanner opted to stay home this time, we needed to get the perfect pumpkin for Dax, and as you know I love going to Sauve.. Again my favorite place (Amazing Grace) was closed again(not sure why) so no sling shot pumpkin shooting.
Jake flinging hay at mom

Sauve's new bridge I love the fall leaves
Krugers has the best food... More carmel apples for us yumm
me and Jakie

Becky and Summer
Jake was in a destructive mood that day kicking at hay and corn maze signs he also thougt it would be fun to chase the tractor during a hay ride...


Jake throwing hay at the cow 2 weeks ago
For Dax!!


On the hay ride
hay ride Tanner before his hair cut.(he got a whole half inch cut)ohhh!
corn maze with Jose and Seth our other neihbors/friends
tanner chasing chickens(never too old for that i guess) he spent a 1/2 hour chasing this one...
ahhhhhh one of many carmel apples

Jake loves his dog....

At least 2-3 times a week We try to take Sniper to the Field by our house (a short 5 min walk if that). It is one of those things I said I would start doing more..And we have.. Sniper loves Frisbee but when he is at home he does act like the old dog he is he sleeps, lays around stays out of trouble but the second you say Frisbee he is just like a puppy again, it's great.. He is an excellent Frisbee catcher (he would of made a great hunting dog if Dax had the time to hunt). Last Wed. after school we were all in a "MOOD" and my friend/neighbor called to see if i wanted to walk the dogs, She has two. I said "NO" were all mad right now and i just don't want too. i hung up, then it occurred to me i am wasting a beautiful day becuase of our MOOD, lets get some air. I forced the kids to go, they were all still mad but within 10 min. all our troubles were gone and all was right and well again.. The fall air cleared all the negativity away of all of us, we all agreed it was the perfect remedy.

On a sad note, my friend had lost her older Dog Friday night. She passedaway while we were all out for the evening, just like that.. My friend is very sad right now, She and her husband got a puppy(there second dog) in August and they were all adjusted and enjoying there lives together. They have no kids and I know they had Suika for 12 years she is a huge part of there lives. My boys are sad especially Jakie and I think he's worried about Sniper now, which got me thinking...
They sleep together and play together everyday what will we do when it's Snipers time to go..Sniper was in the picture before Jakie came along(we got him 10yrs ago when Tanner was 2)but when i did get pregnant with jake that was when sniper became more protective especially to me.. It seems they always had a connection, he's always slept with Jake even as a baby, I hope we have even more fun years with Sniper..We are lucky to have such a great dog.

just wanted to show you

The size of some of these kids...
Now this was Scappoose... This is nothing compared to the other teams we've played.(Forest Grove) had a kids with a beard!!!! And yes this is the kids that Tanner was covering, lucky him...