The kids just finished Fall Break and my mom just left. While the kids were out of school we just spent time with my mom. She took them to a movie and to golfland. We also went to the AZ Science Center. We got a membership there this year since the kids like to go there so much. ( In Jan-May the Body Worlds 3 exibit is coming and we are really excited about that. If you have never heard of that it is where they take real bodies and preserve them with plastic and you can see all of the muscles. It looks really cool.) But the kids really like to go downtown. We usually try to go to Phx civic plaza or Friday's Front row at BOB (or CF) for dinner. We try to make a fun day of it.
Jeremy got the itch to get the back yard nice. After all of the construction our back yard was a mess. The sprinklers were unsalvageable and there were mounds of dirt everywhere, not to mention a 2 foot cubed cement footing sitting in our back yard. So Jer rented a tractor and regraded our yard and moved the footing (we decided it was too heavy to move out of our yard so it will now become a decorative rock, after jer gets the grider to it!) Yesterday he trenched the yard for the sprinklers and decorative lighting. I was excited because I got to go to my 2 favorite stores yesterday, the nursery and Lowes, and get our decorative plants and drip system going. So we are hoping to have sod laid next weekend. It is starting to come along. The wether is so perfect here right now and we can't wait to start enjoying our yard again.
The kis are all doing good. Daynen is hard at work with his play, which is in Nov. The other kids are loving school and can't wait to get back. They can't wait for Holloween. Daynen is going to be superman, Reygan is going to be a Fairy, Tayte is going to be Mr. Incredable, Hayden, as for now, is going to be Thomas the Train, and Ellie is going to be a ladybug. Last year we watched the Haunted Mansion on the side of our neighbors house (across the street). So this year I think we're going to watch curse of the ware rabbit. This is starting to become a fun tradition.
Well I hope you all have a great Halloween. It's been great hearing from you all.
Jer & Er
Here are our wonderful trenches. Notice our decorative rock in the top left corner.
This is Jer having fun with his boys. He sure likes his toys bigger now!
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Hey Guys
Its good to see pix. I wish I could have been in Saff with ya'll. It sounds like you had fun. Erika, Bridge just informed me that he wants to be superman too. Are you buying a costume or making? If your making let me how you are doing it. You always have good ideas except for you can do things with a sewing machine that I can't. So if its easy then please share. Anyway, can't wait to see pix of your backyard done. Jer I like your tractor too.
Esther for all of your illnesses in the past, I'm certain of one that is real...that is a speach and spelling disorder called literalingualfirstsyllabulitis. I'm sad to say that even with the most intensive treatment there is no hope for cure and life expectancy is but 7 or 8 more short decades...
Very cool looking yard Jeremy. You are someone I look up to for actually getting stuff done that you set your mind too... - Daniel
Thank you for the update, Erika. We loved reading about your family and can hardly wait to see how your back yard turns out. Great pictures, too. Oh, please blog Halloween pictures of your kids. We miss them so much.
It's good to hear from you guys that's funny that your favorite stores are nursery and Lowes. Actually thats not that funny. I'm impressed with both of you for wanting to get something done, and you really do it! Hey Jer that tractor looks good on'ya if your really into it, you can putt on over this way and start on our house!:) that we've been meaning to start for a year now.
When exactly is D's play?
Everyone be sure to blog Halloween pictures.
Rachel
Esther, Superman is the target special. if I can get a costume for $20 or less it is not worth trying to make. I am making reygans and it ends up costing more to make it than to just buy one at target. Good luck.
Erika
Way to go guys! Looks good, well actually it looks like really flat dirt with trenches in it, but that's good right? When it's all said and done send more pics. and then it will really look good!
Daniel
The scary thing is I didn't even know that I was doing it. I had to reread it. Now Im really scared. I shall surely perish from this one. Thanks for bringing one more illness to my repritoir(sp?) that I can worry about. :) You know you love it. It keeps you guessing right?
Hey Guys, that looks like fun. You're yard does look different. The citrus trees are still growing huh? Did you put water in your garden too? When you play around on the tractor and work in your yard just remember me. We still haven't seen Joel's tractor yet, but he keeps talking about it. Let us see a picture when you have it sodded.
Dad
The pictures are great it gives us a better idea of what is happening. Could you please send some pictures of your addition, inside and out. I have been courious what it looks like. We did have a good time when you were here for the fair. My stomach still hurts from the boat ride. Esther the scary thing is, is that I didn't notice you half spelling either. It's just you, don't try to fix this illness
Rebecca
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