This and That

 Abi and Tal started school the end of August.  Both kids were so excited to have new teachers and make new friends.  Mom was super excited to get back into a routine.  However it was soooooo hard to give up sleeping in mornings.  Abi is turning into a little fashionista.  She and I had so much fun shopping for school clothes together.  At each store we would find more and more things we liked.  Finally we just had to say, "Stop! We have enough."  She even worked hard and saved up enough money to buy these chic suede boots.  Tal decided that he wanted to sport a fauxhawk like one of his friends.  As9 Tal is all boy, his wardrobe consists solely of Lego T-shirts, jeans, and a few shorts tiding over from the summer.

 Leah took a little spill one Sunday afternoon while climbing up the vanity in the bathroom and split her chin open.  Kris had just left for Home Teaching so he quickly dropped off brownies and took Leah to the Redicare.  Leah was so brave, she didn't even cry when she got her 5 stitches!!!  She just said, "That tickles."  She wore a Dora bandaid over the stitches for 5 days and then she was good to go.

 On Labor Day we took a little family outing up to Mesa Falls.  The kids really enjoyed the Visitor's Center in the Inn where we could touch skins and antlers from many different animals.  We did a little geocaching along the way and learned the valuable lesson of "If the trail disappears, there is probably an easier way."

 One weekend my creative kids decided to make a volcano.  With very little instruction or assistance they made this paper mache' volcano and painted it.

 The next day they set it off in the back yard.  With a little red food coloring, baking soda and vinegar, the volcano was a booming success.

Our little Leah is finally potty trained.  Once the older kids got back in school we just decided to pull out the panties and go for it.  She and I made a Princess Potty Chart that she decorated with Disney Princess stickers each time she was successful.  I washed a lot of clothes at first but after a week and a half she had filled up her chart and earned her Rapunzel dress-up dress.  Congratulations on being a big girl, Leah!!!