Here's a few random ones

Wow, for all of my followers (yes, all 5 of you...) here is one super-sized post for the whole month of August. We've been busy. Can't wait to see you Idaho folks soon!

A Day at the Beach- Happy 5-Year Anniversary, honey!

Josh surprised me on our anniversary. It was about 11:00 am and I was saying to Josh, "You better go in and shower and start getting ready for work!" and he goes, "I think we should go to the beach today." I was like, "Well I do too but you kind of have to work..." and he's like, "Nah, I think I'll stay home today." And he had traded wtih a guy to take the day off. So we had lots of fun with the boys during the day and then left them with sitter to go out to dinner. I love you honey! Thanks for the new steps! (And we finally bought ourselves a flat-screen too.)

Who's the FAIREST of them all??? We are!

We were crazy fair-goers this summer. First we went to my town's fair. Then I won some tickets on the radio to the Winnebago county fair (where Josh works!) so we went there twice. (I had to say to Josh, "I had fun tonight... even though you took me to the carnival I was already at..." - girl on Joe Dirt)(And yes, I know I am cool for playing radio call-in games.) Then my mom bought us tickets to a THIRD fair in Milwaukee. A tractor pull, two cases of fair-food gut rot, and countless toothless carnies later, we were all faired out. Here's some of the happier moments...

Maybe this just makes ME crack up but I laugh every time. If you watch closely you can see Caleb cranking on that wheel like a madman.

The Fruits of our Labors

Here's some of our harvest. (What the rabbits and other friends let us have anyway!) We have corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, green onions, sunflowers, peas, and TONS of pumpkins!

Almost time for Preschool!

What a fun Summer it's been! And also definitely full of projects. Josh has stayed very busy! A man walking past our house with his dog yesterday saw the new front steps and said, "You've sure done alot to this house. That's a talented guy you've got there." Another man on a different day asked, "Don't you ever let that man rest?"
No, I guess I don't. It sure looks nice now though. Now we are getting excited for it to be fall and our trip to IDAHO!!! Yay! Gabe keeps talking about huckleberry picking but it might be done by Sept. 17. If y'all go, save us some! :) Josh lived off his frozen stash all year!!! He's just now running out! Gabe is also exicted to, "ride in grandpa Rhodes truck, play with cousins, and ride horses!!!" Oh, and go fishing. Hopefully he won't fall in the river this year! (Right Jenni and Jake?)

Caleb is getting so much personality. He loves to play outside and push his trucks around. His favorite is sending them rolling down the slide and flying into the bush! That makes him laugh really hard. He probably weighs 35 pounds now. I am having a pants dilemma for him. Do I find the 3T waist that fits and hem them or what? He's tall but not tall enough for a 3T! You'll all see what I mean soon.

Josh gave them both haircuts today. What a treat. They SCREAMED! I'd have pictures but we took our camera to the beach on our anniversary (5 YEARS!! Josh surprised me and took work off.) and now our camera stopped working. :( I think it got sand in it. Well, Josh is feigning helpless right now so I need to go make lunch. I'll post pics later.
Ah, the life of a stay at home mom...