Keeping busy!

The week between the Fair and the first of school we managed to keep busy!!  I took off Thursday and Friday that week to take the girls school shopping in Norfolk then went on to spend the night with my Mom.  She is now living in town in the basement of Dusty & Erin's house.  The farm house is going through some remodeling and as soon at the house at the farm is move in ready, Dusty & Erin will be moving there & Mom will have the house in town. 

It was nice to get all our school shopping done and get a chance to see Mom all at the same time. On Friday we went over to Albion to see my Grandma.  The kids kept busy entertaining her.  One thing Aubree like to at my Grandma's house is to go and gather up music boxes and dance like a ballerina for Grandma.  Grandma gets such a kick out of Aubree's dancing!

Saturday and Sunday we spent in the house doing some cooking, cleaning and organizing.  I made some salsa while Jenae baked some cookies.  Kyle didn't get home until Monday morning. 
It was a good "catch up" weekend to feel like we were organized for the all the business that comes with the first of school :-)

Grandma took us out for ice cream :-)  The kid and adults were all happy about that :-)

Whitney loves to help Papa mow the pastures.

Whitney and Chip in the tractor.

Jenae decided she wanted to make cookies on her own.  As you can see by the mess she did do them on her own & they were very good!!  She did all the measuring, mixing.  I helped her with the over part as I was canning had had hot boiling water on the stove top and felt like it was dangerous to have her around the water.    I was very proud of her baking and I give credit to Grammy Marilyn for teaching so much about baking this summer!