Update

I haven't been very good at blogging lately. Here is a little of what we have been up to.

Trent's mom taught me how to can. It was fun and we made a ton of stuff: tomatoe sauce, sun dried tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, apple sauce, apple pie filling, and salsa.

Here is Leah playing with one of her favorite toys: a doll stroller. She loves to push it around and pretend she is a mom.

Here is a photo from Leah's princess birthday party with my family. (Notice Leah's funny shirt. Trent got it on a trip to Nashville. I'll have to get him to do a post about it. He even went to Graceland :).

Our baby Owen. This kid is a tank: 90th percentile for weight and height. He loves his food :). I can't believe is four months old now! The time has flown by!

Connor, Leah and Owen being silly as usual.

My kids are so messy! They can't eat a popsicle without needing to be hosed down.

Leah with her birthday pinata her aunt Alissa gave her. It was stuffed with tons of candy. The kids, and us :) enjoyed it. Notice Leah's hands in her hair? She constantly twirls her hair. She used to always bite her nails, then she switched to sucking on her hair, and now since she got a hair cut she has switched to twirling it.

The Belle Boutique

Burlap pillows are all over the place nowadays and I LOVE them! So- being the cheap person that I am I decided to make some (with my mom and sister's help of course). We are going to be selling some of our creations at a boutique this weekend. It is called The Belle Boutique and there will be over 40 booths there. It is free to get in and should be a lot of fun. I am very excited to go and get a start on early Christmas shopping.
Here is the info if you are interested in it (you can also click on the button on the right side of my blog to see all the vendors that will be there):

The Belle Boutique
Magnolia Grove Reception Center
1117 West South Jordan Parkway (106th S)

Friday Oct. 23 10-4
Saturday Oct. 24 10-3

Our booth is called Janice Black's Market

(pottery barn)

(anthropoligie)

Happy Birthday Leah!

Leah is 3 Years Old!!! Her Birthday really is the 10th, but we are pretending it is today because Trent was out of town on the 10th. We are so happy to have Leah in our family. It is so fun to have a daughter. Happy Birthday Leah Boo!

Janice Black's Market- Avenues Street Fair

My mom is the crafty type. I think she is most happy when she can create something really cute. We have been encouraging her to make her talents into a business. Last year she had a booth at the Salt Lake Avenues Street Fair. It was a ton of fun selling her adorable homemade creations. So- we are doing it again. The Street Fair is this Saturday, September 12 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. It is located on 9th Avenue between "D" and "I". If you have never been to it you should go. There are lots of fun booths, free entertainment and yummy food. What more could you ask for? Last year I even got some Christmas gifts. You can never start too early :). My mom has a blog where you can look at some of her items. She makes tons of different things in all sorts of the cutest fabrics.

You can check it out at: http://www.janiceblacksmarket.blogspot.com/

(if you want to buy something from her blog you can contact me or my mom)

These are photos from last year's fair

Staycation in Park City

Last weekend we spent the weekend up in Park City with my family. It was a nice little vacation from the worries of life. We stayed in a couple of condos at The Canyons.

Trent and Connor at the Alpine Slide

(I went down with Leah and was a good 5 minutes behind them because I am such a wimp)

Trent and I riding up the track for the Alpine Coaster

(Trent had to talk me into this one. It looked pretty scary. It is like the alpine slide except you are on a metal track that takes you up the mountain and then you ride down. I was screaming so loud and then laughing. We had a good time. I would totally do it again. It was much better than the alpine slide)
Connor relaxing in the condo

Leah with my sister Breanne

Owen and Trent enjoying a swim

Vacations are a great time to get in a good nap

Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

Kindergarten

Yesterday was Connor's first day of Kindergarten. He was very excited about it and had no problem going. I did, though. He keep telling me, "Don't cry mom". I asked him if he didn't want me to cry because it made him feel bad, or I would embarrass him. Well- I guess he cares more about how I would make him look. :). It was pretty funny. This was a big day and is the beginning of many years of schooling. We hope he will always enjoy school and that he will do well.

Strawberry Pinnacles

A week ago we went to Trent's family reunion at Strawberry Pinnacles. It was our first time camping with Owen. We had a good time being together with family.

Trent with Connor and Leah

Connor with a home made boat he made for the boat races

Trent's mom with Owen (next to his Aunt and Grandma)

Connor swinging across the river