it is a pleasure to meet you ........now can we have

YOUR EGGS

WE visited a farm that also sells local produce

and they have it set up so you can wander around and see the chickens, peacocks, & sheep

the chickens are not limited to coops they wander all over the place

the kids loved it

then the farmers fed them while we watched

AWESOME

After all this we went into the little store

and bought eggs that had been produced by our new friends

I also got some starters for my herb garden

and some apples for .59cent a pound

YUP you read right

great big beautiful organic local apples

YUMMY

I belive we will be frequenting this little farm often ( it is just 4 miles from our home)

a walk to remember

one day

way too soon I will miss these little bouquets of flowers ( weeds) my loving children bestow on me as we walk

as is becoming tradition we went on a walk after a good size Sunday meal

and my children decided they were going to celebrate my 21st birthday

yes...21

I bet you didn't know I was that young....well now you know I had Jaxson at a very tender age

well I may be a little older than 21

but who am I to spoil the party ( even if it is 6 years too late, yikes)

SO all in all my faux 21st Birthday was delightful

I got plenty of flowers, hugs, kisses, and songs

To have children is my JOY !

mama said there'd be days like this

Yesterday we went to our ward Primary Activity

It took place on the temple grounds

It was a great experience for the kids to have

I am glad I made the effort

speaking of EFFORT

it was SUNDAY dress

which we all know means what...........IRONING

we were having a picnic afterward at a park

which means...........LUNCH PACKING

(fresh crisp clothing)

so, i was trying to get 4 kids bathed, clothes ironed, lunches packed, plus a multitude of other things ( you can imagine)

and instead of making the morning lovely and preparing my children spiritually for the event

I BLEW IT

some times even mothers make mistakes

speaking of MISTAKES

thursday morning after "the boss" had his bath I thought I would just leave him wrapped up in a towel ( w/o dipe)

while I did EMMEs hair

well that was fine until he

POOPED, yup and he kept it coming, WOOF !

( woof courtesy of nat)

here are some pics from the TEMPLE

the mood lightened considerably at the picnic

where aside from cheering me up a new pal of mine posed for the camera ( photog Jaxson)

meet e r y n

she, her hubby & their cute kids moved here about a year ago from

Manhattan, NYC

her kids ( so cute !)

then Jaxson asked me to pose for some pics

my motivation in the above

" MOM how do you look when we get up from nap"

" mom how do you look while we are sleeping"

**note from the author**

SOMETIMES EVEN MOTHERS MAKE MISTAKES

this is the moral of the post

TODAY

is the day I try again..........and maybe tomorrow...and the next day.....and the day after that

***second note from the author***

recommended reading for days like these

ERMA BOMBECK

just trust me on this

it is inevitable while reading her books that I will laugh so hard i cry

enticing

This post is supposed to entice a few of my favorite people

yes you know who you are !!

If you come and visit me

I will make you............

what have we purchased from CENTRAL MARKET TODAY

A Little rice

seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar, & salt

hmm seaweed what comes next....

cucumbers, carrots, avocado, tuna, salmon, spicy crab

now you see what is happening here

got it?

SUSHI

SUSHI

SUSHI

I made this wonderful meal that was

ENJOYED

by most of the Carvajal's

( liam and Emme aren't sure)

AND

AND

AND

if you come and visit..........I will make it for you too

I really will

just tell me the dates you will be arriving and it will be

waiting

come on

you know you want it

I know you

and I know

you

LOVE

SUSHI

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***NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR***

please don't send anti depressants, I am okay

It is just a joke

( but really I WANT some visits)

See C..........

Chaucer is 5 months old now !

see C sit

see C drool

see C eat

both feet at once

see C gnaw

on his thumb

see C suck

on his fingers

These are the things" C" better known as "the boss" does best at 5 months

seattle saturday

We went into Seattle city center Saturday

and happened upon a round dance

the kids loved it

they talked about our great friends the Dial's who we miss terribly

then Emme tried to imitate the dancing

SHE IS TOO CUTE !

***Note from the Author***

Jaxson ripped the back of his pants at the beginning of the trip so we went looking for pants, unfortunately we weren't near shopping so we walked about 20 blocks just to find a store......which was fine and a great walk

then....Angelo remembered that he had only payed for 2 hour parking, not all day

so we RAN yes RAN two adults, 4 kids, one stroller

YIKES

It was fun though, next time we will do more by the time we got back to the car we were all worn out so instead of re parking we just headed back home

Stranded at the Drive-In

We went to the Drive-In movie on

Friday night

We had a great time

* the kids had a great time

Angelo and I.......well it was okay

The thing is our battery ran out mid way through the second feature

it turned out to be kinda good because anyone who has seen the most recent Indiana Jones probably wishes they had seen it without the sound

That movie got much better once we didn't have to listen to the ridiculous dialogue

( not my favorite movie)

The Drive-in guys came and used the little jump thing to jump our car and by 2 am we were back home, home sweet home

FUN NIGHT

**note from the author**

the kids who also went to bed at 2 am choose not to sleep in

so at 7 am we were up, yikes