A Little Catch-up

Ah, life. Life has not included taking a lot of pictures lately (as usual). Trying to stay in order, here are a few things that have been going on...

Right after getting back from CO, my college roomie and her family surprised us at church, so we made them come over later to hang out- so fun to catch up!

The next weekend was our women's retreat- a beautiful camp near Payson, a couple thousand feet lower than Flag, so it was great to see green again- even some ferns and wild grapes. It was a great time of getting away, thinking about how I can better deal with "messy" relationships (by the grace of God, I had a hard time coming up with any!), and just getting to know people better. Yay for coffee!

Anne got a puzzle for her birthday, so Peter and I did most of it. :) I have a hard time letting go once I get started on something, but I thought I was remarkably self-controlled- at least until we got most of the way done with it. Sorry about the flash glare- I'm too lazy to pull out the tripod to make it clear enough w/out flash.

I decided I need to be more intentionally thankful (after reading the 1000 Gifts book), therefore the return of the Thankful Tree- now to work on actually writing down the things!

 Lots of squash! I haven't actually canned any this year, but have just been slowly baking/freezing/using it. I love the carmel-y flavor of baking it, as opposed to steaming or boiling it. I've been making pies here and there, "pumpkin" cookies for Christian's adult Sunday school class, and using the puree in spaghetti sauce or baked oatmeal.

 And feeding people. Always feeding people. As soon as breakfast is done, it's, "What's for snack?!" Oy.

T and B have been reeeeeally showing their personalities lately- T is really quick to cry, B is really quick to get mad; when they are both happy, it's just so fun to listen to them! :)

 Christian was in charge of the men's "project" (not allowed to call it a "craft") at some friends' co-ed baby shower. 

Not content with candle holders, he invented these mini bows and arrows- all the guys had a lot of fun with them and a lot less complaining was heard about them having to go to a baby shower. :)

Not pictured are any pictures of my aunt and uncle's visit last week, where C and I got to take them to the Grand Canyon and found a slew of fossils (sea shells, coral) and did a little hike. Also not pictured are any pictures of Christian's brother and sister-in-law's quick visit. But at least they'll be coming back for Christmas, so we should at least get a few pictures then! In the meantime, everything's brown and windy again and school carries on. :)