Fall is in the AIR!!!

Six more days till school starts!! Three more days till BYU plays their first football game of the season!!!  The past two days have been over cast with off and on rain.  It is lovely!!  This is absolutely my most favorite time of the year. 

I want to share a few things that have happened here over the last few weeks.  First, we got a dog!!!  I know... why?  I can't believe that I have given in to the other people who live in my house.  (Other wise known as my family)  I will be blogging more about that later.

Another thing that tends to happen every August is... LOTS of arguing and fighting amongst the children.  I dread August.  I wish school would start sooner than after Labor Day!  Jason's brother in Atlanta has kids that get to start school the beginning of August, and every year I seriously think about moving to Atlanta. 

About a week ago Glenn and Max were in the room, that they now share, having an argument.  Before Bennett was born Glenn had his own room.  I've told him many times that he will probably never have his own room ever again.  He'll share with Max, then college room mates, mission companion, and then a wife.  Glenn came downstairs after the argument.  Jason and I were getting dinner on the table.  Glenn said to us, "I just think it would be easier if I had my own room again."  I said back, "Well, I just think it would be easier if I lived alone."  Then Jason shot out with, "I think it would be easier if we had never had kids."  Then, Jason and I started laughing.  Glenn rolled his eyes and mumbled as he walked out of the kitchen, "Sometimes I really hate you guys."  Which made us laugh even harder. 

Lily has been feeling the Autumn in the air the same way her mother does.  She has been wanting to cook and bake.  Yesterday while I was in the shower she cooked herself an egg, all by herself.  She has NEVER done anything like that!  Her three brothers were so impressed that they all placed orders with her.  By the end of it she had made toast and cooked eggs sunnyside up, over easy and scrambled.  I came down and Max was sitting on the counter next to the toaster because Lily had put him on toaster duty.  He was SO happy to have this job assignment.  I asked her how she knew how to do that.  She said, "I've watched you do it a million times Mom!"  Today she got up and made cupcakes!  Again, something that I did not know she could do. 

And now for the third  year in a row, Jason's mom is coming to visit in August.  This time she is coming with his sister Alisa and her daughter Jaidyn.  We are very excited!!  We will spend time going to quilt shops, drinking Italian Sodas and watching fun movies.  I don't know why, but this visit from them totally makes me feel even more Autumn in the air. 

I am so glad that August is almost over so we can move onto falling leaves, baking cookies and crisp air!