hair clips...

a funny thing happens when you bite a hair clip... it bites back.

caroline just bit a hair clip that she found on the floor... i think it may be from savannah's american girl doll... it clipped itself to the inside of her cheek. she started crying and came over to me - who is feeding bailey - opens her mouth and amidst tears says, "aaah..."

i didn't laugh this time when i unclipped it. i did laugh last time when savannah clipped her lip. she was old enough to know better, she "just didn't think it would hurt!"

A Good Website to Read

Just a small plug for a dear friend of mine... she has expanded her adventures on her family blog. for a fabulous read, check her website out by clicking HERE. More about how Jill and I came to be friends later... Just as a side note, her husband, Aaron, was in my ward at college. SUPER small world...

P.S. She has contests and giveaways, as well as highly entertaining stories about her family life and what it takes to be an excellent parent.

The Reason the Kittens Keep Moving...

A picture is worth a thousand words... I'll let these do the talking.

And one picture just because she's cute...

The Andrew and Linda Stahr Family

Mom with the children. I actually love that Caroline is so intent on seeing what Bailey is doing... she loves her little sister. I'm glad. Not sure what LeGrand is thinking though.

Andrew, Linda, Savannah (9), Margaret (5), LeGrand (2), Caroline (1), Bailey (3.5 weeks)

All of us. Taken today after church.

Planting Time!

the lower garden...

Andrew and LeGrand watering the upper garden

Savannah

Margaret

LeGrand planting his pumpkins

Savannah planting pumpkins

Margaret - trying not to get dirty while planting pumpkins...

It's taken us three weeks to plant our garden, but I am pleased to report that we're finally finished. This year we planted TWO gardens. An upper garden with corn, potatoes, peppers, carrots (if they come up...) beans, onions, pumpkins and peas. The lower garden has tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins and strawberries. Savannah helped Andrew put a fence in, the rest of the children helped to plant all the plants.

LeGrand was a good helper when it came to digging in the dirt... Savannah and Margaret did a fabulous job helping to get the actual plants in - the two of them planted onion and peas with Andrew and have been thrilled to see that their plants are coming up!

The three oldest children each planted their own hill of pumpkins yesterday; it's been wonderful hearing them pray that their plants will grow!!!

All in all, we're praying for a good harvest and just enough rain...