Bountiful Basket

I am so excited! My friend Brenda turned me onto a local farmer's co-op called Bountiful Baskets. They get all their produce from as locally as possible, some is not that close but they do their best. They just started a few months ago I believe and this week started sites in Boise, Meridian, Star, and Nampa. I went this morning and got my basket and was very happy with what I got. For $15 I got 8 bananas, 7 apples, 6 bosc pears, 2 asian pears, a bag of grapes, about 8 persimmons, cauloflower, collard greens, a large bag of green beans, a bag of potatoes, a bag of brussel sprouts, and a thing of grape tomatoes. I also signed up and got their whole grain bread, 5 loaves for $10 which looks great! I'm looking forward to continuing with them. If anyone else is interested, it's http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/. Also, anyone have any good persimmon recipes?

Halloween 2010

We had a fun Halloween. As usual we made the rounds to grandparents houses and then did a little trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Then we sat back with some pizza and answered the door to the very few trick-or-treaters we got. Here's a couple pics of our ever so cute pirates!!! There are a couple with cousins in them too. Troy was a racecar driver and Cooper was a tiger but was asleep in the car so we didn't get any pics. Gage was a pirate a, totally unplanned!

2010 Pumpkins

We had fun carving pumpkins with our friends the Childers once again this year. We've started doing the more detailed template pumpkin carving and it is really fun and they turn our great! Cole got into helping scoop out the "guts" of the pumpkin and Mason thought stirring them around in the bowl was really fun. Now we're ready for Halloween! The Bucher Pumpkins (above)

All our pumpkins

And the third Bucher baby is... a BOY!!!

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since we found out that we're going to be having another boy! I've been wanting to scan in some ultrasound pictures and add some belly pics for the record but somehow time has gotten away from me. I'll have to play catch-up and add those soon but I wanted to get this post in.
We are absolutely thrilled to be having another boy. I have to say, I thought it was going to be a girl so it took me a day to get my thinking turned around but I am so excited. I can't wait to get down all my little baby boy clothes and to start getting ready for his arrival. The boys are very excited, Cole said "I told you it was a boy, Mom." It will be so much fun getting to meet this new little one and see what he looks like and how he will fit into our family. What a blessing!

The Big 3-0!

This weekend I celebrated my 30th birthday. I can't believe how quickly it snuck up on me, even with most of my friends already having turned 30. I still feel like I'm in my early 20's or maybe 25 at the most:-) Despite turning another decade older, I haven't had a meltdown or felt the need for an early midlife crisis. I've handled it pretty well!I had one of the best birthdays I've ever had though. Adam and the boys cooked me breakfast in bed and let me have some time to relax and read in bed. I opened my birthday present, a beautiful new cruiser bike with a bell and a basket on the front! I LOVE it!!! Then we got around and met some friends at Linder Farms and took a hayride out to pick pumpkins. It was lots of fun and the boys had a blast! After heading home for a quick lunch and short nap for Mason, we dropped the boys off at Keith and Michelle's and Adam surprised me with a trip on the Thunder Mountain Railroad's Wine and Dine train. I have wanted to do that for so long and we had a great time! They served ceasar salad, chicken parmesan, rice pilaf, glazed carrots, and homemade cheesecake for dessert! We stopped in Banks at their pumpkin patch and added 2 more pumpkins to our collection for the day and then headed back to Horseshoe Bend. What a great day!!!
I'm actually looking forward to starting my 30's. As I get older I find myself less apt to be a people pleaser and am stronger in what I believe. I've had 30 years to grow as a person and know that I'm getting better every year. I look forward to having my 3rd baby and raising 3 wonderful boys. I think 30 is going to be a good year!

Karate

At the Settler's Park Block Party last Saturday I got two karate lessons plus a uniform for $5 so I thought I'd let Cole try it out. Turns out he's not very excited about it but did have fun at his first lesson. We'll see how the second goes and then decide if it's something to pursue or not. It's kind of nice to have a trial period rather than wasting money on something he's not that interested in. He looked sooooooo cute in the uniform though!

Birthday Number 4

September 21st, 2006

Cole is now 4 years old! I can't believe how fast he has grown up into this talkative, adventurous, creative little boy! He always says, "Mom, can you believe how big I am? All you did was just blink one eye and then I was big!" I've obviously told him that he's grown up in just the blink of an eye! He is so smart and loves to draw and practice letters and words. He loves to build things and wants to "build big buildings with his dad for his job". Like every little boy, he could spend all day riding his bike or scooter, climbing trees (which he just learned how to do), throwing rocks, etc.

Requested breakfast of blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, and hot chocolate with Dad's french vanilla coffee creamer in it.


He picked a Spiderman birthday and pepperoni pizza for dinner. We had family and a few friends over for a fun party had a great time. He got some really fun gifts including a new watch from Grandma and Grandpa, some real tools and building kits from Granny and Papa, a fish from Uncle Neil (and Meghan), and a big boy bike from Mom and Dad! We've already ridden bikes down to the park and I actually had to pick up the speed to keep up with him.

I am so proud of the boy he is turning into and am excited to see the man he becomes. Cole, I pray for you everyday and ask God for his protection, guidance, and love over your life. I pray that you will become a man who loves greatly, lives with integrity, and follows God with his whole heart! You are a wonderful big brother to Mason and I know you will be such a helper and great big brother to our new baby too. I'm very thankful to have you as my son and am blessed to get to be your mom and watch you grow! Happy Birthday!!!