Fun in the Sun

Sivai and Austin had a great time running through the sprinklers today. I can't believe Summer is starting to come to close already.

Tagged

1. What is your/his name? Bridgette and Patrick

2. Who eats more? He does.

3. Who said I love you first? I think I told him it was okay to say it, so he did.

4. Who is taller? He is.

5. Who is smarter? I was until I had kids and everything between my ears escaped.

6. Who is more sensitive? I think I am, but he shows it more.

7. Who does the laundry? Me, he's not allowed, but I still hate it.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do.

9. Who pays the bills? I do.

10. Who cooks more? By far me, but he's great at it when he does

11. What meals do you cook together? When we have company over, or when we have coconut shrimp.

12. Who is more stubborn? I am.

13. Who is first to admit when they are wrong? He is, I'm really stubborn.

14. Who has more siblings? Me by two.

15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I run the show around the house, but he still has the final say most of the time.

16. What do you like to do together? Travel, talk, watch tv.

17. Who eats more sweets? Sometimes me, sometimes him.

18. Guilty pleasures? Eating dessert after the kids go to bed.

19. How did you meet? At an institute dance.

20. Who asked who out first? Patrick asked me out.

21. Who kissed who first? He kissed me on our second date.

22. Who proposed? Patrick did, he had his Mom play the piano and then proposed.

23. What is your/his best feature? His personality, I'm just happy to be back into pre-pregnancy clothes after two babies.

24. What is your/his best quality? He's a really hard warker, I can start and finish a task.

I tag no one.

Sunset, Bugs and Bottles

The other evening we had a beautiful sunset, it's like the sky was on fire. I was outside on our front lawn (yay for grass!!) and all the kids eventually followed me out.

Austin is completely fascinated by bugs, grasshoppers especially. I've finally convinced him that they're not allowed inside and that he can't sleep with them. A couple of days ago he wouldn't put this huge green one down. He's also figured out how to pull their jumping legs off rendering them easier to play with.

So I decided to try canning. I've done it plenty of times before with my mom, grandmother, and my mother-in-law, but I've never been completely on my own for the whole project. I called my mom and got a few last minute pointers and this is the result. Fourteen quarts of beautiful peaches! I hope they taste as good as they look. After all that hard work it might be a while before I open a jar.

Mixed Veggies

Weak stomachs be warned...
Today for lunch the boys had ramen noodles and mixed veggies (corn, carrots, peas). For the most part they ate the vegetables with no complaint. However, I told Sivai that to have soda tonight after dinner he would need to finish eating the vegetables at the bottom of his bowl. This didn't go over very well and after ten minutes of sitting and complaining with no progress I sent him off the take his nap.
~Yes, my five year old does take a nap, it's great!!!
Back to the vegetables. Approximately 1.5 hours later he woke up from his nap and came out of his room. He had a confused look on his face and said, "Mom, there's something in my mouth." I really do think he forgot what was in there. Of course I realized right away what it was....the mixed vegetables ground into a fine pulp and stuffed in his cheek like a chipmunk. He decided it wouldn't be best to swallow it and spit it out. I'm just glad he didn't choke on the stuff while sleeping.

Talofa!

We had a great time at the SMYC Luau last Thursday. Patrick and his co-workers did a great job with the food and entertainment. A group from the Salt Lake area came out, along with some PCC performers and they put on a show. There were dances from Hawaii, New Zealand, Fiji, and Samoa. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. (Thank you for the pictures Robert!)