Trenton's first day of Pre-school

Trenton's first day of pre-school was September 15th. He goes on Mondays and Wednesdays for 9:00-11:30. He was really excited to go. He put on his new school clothes and got his folder and backpack. The other day we were in the car and I said lets practice your numbers and letters, and he told me "Mom, I only learn while I am at school." I guess that is a start getting him interested in learning. What a cute, good boy.

Landscaping projects

I have really been trying to get all of our landscaping projects done this year. They are not done, but I have made a good dent in them. We added curbing to our flower beds as well as rock, which makes it very maintainable. I love being outside doing yardwork. Everyone always teases me because everytime they drive by I am usually outside doing something to the yard. It gives me great satisfaction to look out at my yard and see everything I have done and the trees and shrubs growing.

Fly Control

We had a bit of a fly problem at our house this year. Most of you all know that we live on a dairy farm and one of the downfalls to living on a dairy is the FLYS. A friend of ours gave us a new product for killing flies. So, we were really excited to try it out and try and cut down on the fly problem. So on a Saturday morning Jared and I got out our buckets and brushes and totally scrubbed the entire house. Jared then mixed up the fly mixture and sprayed it on the house. We went to the lake that afternoon and this is what we came home to:

In addition to killing the flies in 30 seconds it is also an attractant. So, for 2 weeks this is what our porch looked like. I would sweep them up and as fast as I was sweeping there was another trail behind me. It was awful. When people would come to the front door, they would here crunching underneath their feet. So, after that two week period was up, we called Treasure Valley Fly Control and they came out and sprayed again, and it has been much better. I guess that is just the joy of living on a farm. I just have to laugh when I look at the pictures.

Canning Craziness!!!

I have been canning like crazy lately. So far I have frozen 54 bags of sweet corn, mandarin sauce, marinara sauce, beets, 50 jars of peaches, salsa, hamburger dill pickles, peach jam and tomatoes. My mom sent her water bath canner out with Spencer when they moved and I have definitely gotten some use out of it. It is nice to look in my cupboards and know that all of that fresh food came out of my garden. It just takes so much time. The last thing I am going to do is apple pie filling which is so yummy.

Fun With Cousins

David has gotten to spend the night two times and we have loved it. The kids rode horses and played and had a great time. We are so glad Spencer and Jamie are back in town. Hopefully, you other boys will get out here soon.

Caldwell Night Rodeo

We have been going to the Caldwell Night Rodeo for a couple years now. We get tickets through Farm Credit. I always really enjoy going. It seems like it always a little chaotic with the kids, but fun.My little cowboy and cowgirls.

I though this picture of Emma was so cute!!

Roaring Springs

Jared and the kids and I went to Roaring Springs water park twice this year. The kids always have so much fun. I always forget to get out my camera. I got a couple at the end of the day. Taiylor and Trenton are getting to be good swimmers.