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Some Fall Pix

Just some fun photos of the kids before it snows and the leaves are all gross!! I love this time of year, so pretty! Just wish it lasted through October! Enjoy

Kali & Meg had their Cross Country Running Jamboree tonight with the local elementary schools. And while we were waiting for Kali to finish in her race, we chatted with Sarah & Todd Palin {oh yeah . . . we're on first name basis . . . lol}. Her daughter Piper was in the same race with Kali, and I just couldn't resist getting a picture with her . . . even IF I am about to pop! {FYI, I do NOT enjoy pictures of me while I am pregnant, but Sarah was worth it! haha}

Kali . . . Really!?

So yesterday Meg was playing with a 9yr old neighbor friend who is visiting, while Kali was at school. Apparently Meg had told her a secret of Kali's that NO ONE was supposed to EVER know. Meg told this girl that Kali has a BOYFRIEND!!! So when Kali came home from school, off she went to ride scooters with them.

NOT EVEN five minutes later, Meg comes storming mad into the house and yells "LOOK AT WHAT KALI DID TO ME!!!!!" "AND THIS IS MY FAVORITE DRESS!!!"

Come to find out, the girl immediately said to Kali in a dramatic voice "YOU have a boyfriend?!" Kali immediately looks at Meg and says "you promised NOT to tell anyone" . . . and PUNCHED MEG IN THE NOSE . . . so hard that she was bleeding!!!! (it was all over her dress, an Meg insists that Kali punched her TWICE)

I guess this was a secret from two years ago, that ONLY a sister was supposed to keep! We sure had a LOT to talk about and cover with the girls after this happened!

After the girls went to bed, Jason filled me in on the WHOLE story and we LAUGHED so hard for SO long!! See, this kind of behavior we would completely expect from Meg to punch someone in the nose, but Kali on the other hand, she floored us with that one!!! I'm sure this is a memory that they will NEVER forget!!

***NOTE***

This is a VERY sensitive subject in our house, so if you read this . . . DO NOT TALK TO THE GIRLS ABOUT IT!!!!!!! Mum's the word!

Shutterfly

If any of you saw the book I made for my dad for his birthday, Shutterfly is where I created it. I just got this promo in the mail and thought I'd share it with anyone who was interested. I LOVE these books!!!

mmmmm . . .

I am ♥LOVING♥ my garden!! This year is SO much better . . . AND NO SLUGS . . . (so far)! My strawberries are HUGE and keep coming, and the bees are back in town so I don't have to make my zucchini do 'you know what'. Now I just am waiting on my tomatoes and carrots.

Salmon

We took a trip this weekend down to Soldotna, about a three hour drive south, to catch some fish. We stayed with some friends that spoiled us and let us drop in last minute. While Jason dipnetted from the beach, the kids and I went to the local parade and played with friends. On our way home, we stopped in Hope to fish for Pink Salmon. We don't like to eat pinks, so it was strictly catch and release and let the kids get the feel for fishing with a pole. It was too cute! They each caught a few, and would've stayed longer, but daddy was famished, so off we went. It was a great weekend, and the kids were so glad their dad took them fishing!!!

Raspberry Panthers

Kali & Meg played on the same team this year, and Jason was their coach. It was quite the season. It's funny to see the difference between the 6 yr olds and the 7 yr olds. The 6 yr olds half the time would be in La-La-Land, and the first three games Meg was playing on the field and ran off the field to pick me some flowers, delivered them to me, then returned to play in the game. The 7 yr olds were much more determined to get goals and to win the game. Kali & Meg got thier first goal this year! They were so excited about that!! I know that they don't keep track of winning/losing at the U8 level, but for us soccer players (Jas & I) we just couldn't resist not keeping track of how the girls did and who made goals. We were ALMOST undefeated! ESPECIALLY when U8's aren't supposed to have goalies. We were the ONLY team that NEVER used a goalie!!! Here is our record for the year!

5-0 WIN

2-4 LOSE

{It was 80 that day though, so they were exhausted}

4-3 WIN

7-2 WIN

1-0 WIN

3-0 WIN

3-3 TIE

7-4 WIN

Scentsy

So in addition to marketing Artisty Cosmetics, I decided last week to be a Scentsy Consultant. If you don't know what Scentsy is, they make wick-less candles. They make ceramic warmers that melt jam packed scented wax. They are considered the 'new' Salt City Candle and are very popular!! Everyone who looks at them seems to really like them.

So if any of you want to Host an Open House for free products, need to order new scents, or just curious of what they are . . . Let me know. Here's my website.

www.scentsy.com/lisasmedley

Cabin on the 4th

The kids LOVE going to my parents cabin! That is an understatement to say the least! Owen for about a year now has been thanking Heavenly Father for "the cabin" in his prayers . . . seriously! They love jumping off the dock and swimming in the lake. Owen LOVES boat rides! This year was especially nice with the 78 degree weather . . . wish we could be there all week with the forecast looking the same. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! Here's some cute pix of the weekend . . .