Pretzel making

I was shopping with the kids in BJ's oneday and saw this kit for making Annie Anne's Pretzels(you know the ones in the Mall).  Looked fun, and I thought if it's a kit it has instructions right?  Yeah they aren't all that easy to make.  We probably should have done them earlier in the day, or right after dinner, but we started around 7pm.  Yeah not a good idea, as it is a time consuming process.  Nonetheless, it was something the kids will remember, and we only made 1/2 the box, so guess we will be making them again, hehe.

Some of our pretzels(it was hard to transfer, and we had to reshape them all I think)



Daddy giving instructions



Little helpers



Yes, she is our climber(I can hear you Mom saying "Just like you")



Some of the Pretzels(some had Cinnamon & Sugar, and some had salt)



Pretzels for Breakfast?  Yes, and I think we scored some cool parent points : )

Coming in June 2011....

BLESSING #7!

Most already know that we are expecting our 7th child, and we are very excited!  For the 1st time we didn't tell the kids for over a week.  We wanted to do something fun, and creative to tell them so we made a clues, which lead them to the NEWS.

Here are some shots of them on the hunt...

Daniel with the 1st clue



The boys coming down the stairs



Josh picking up a clue



Andrew's clue



Andrew & Gabriel getting the last clue



Alisha about to open the oven



YAY!  We cannot wait to meet this precious new baby in June 2011

We are so Thankful that the Lord chose to bless us again. 

 Psalm 127:3  Behold, children are a gift of the LORD,
The fruit of the womb is a reward. 

Shlagel Farms

Today we took a trip to Schlagel Farm.  It is a local farm that is family owned and run for almost 100 years.  The family bought it in 1911, and grew Tobacco until the 1980's.  Today they have Angus cows which they keep until age 5 months, chickens, and lots of vegtables such as Kale, Peas, Broccoli, Egg Plant, and more.  They open thier farm twice a year to the community.  Fall for Pumpkin picking, and Spring for Strawberry picking.   I always love going to a Farm.  Makes me wish we had 5 or more acres to ourselves.  The upkeep would be A LOT of work, but I imagine well worth it.

Our 4 boys



Checking out the baby chicks(roughly 13 days old)



Close-up of the Chicks( I really wanted to get 2-3)



Tom The Turkey



2 Calves about a week old(the owner's bring in some animals for a petting zoo just for this event)



Getting to pet the Bunny



The pigs doing what they do best, digging and getting dirty



Cute Goat



The Hay Maze



Daniel & Gabriel



Andrew



Joshua



Alisha & Mariann



The 4 boys at the end of the Maze, getting ready to go down the slides



Daddy & Baby girl



Hayride time



The owner of the farm telling us about the Male and Female flowers on the Pumpkin plant



The owner telling the kids about how the Deer eat the pumpkins and leave tracks



Here is an example of where the Deer have been



The kids in search of thier pumpkins



Gabriel with his Pumpkin





Daddy getting Daniel's off for him



Josh with his Pumpkin





Mommy, Mariann, and her pumpkin



Andrew with his nice sized Pumpkin



Alisha on the way back with her Pumpkin



I love the colorful Mums



Strawberry plants just planted a couple of weeks ago.  Cannot wait to come back and pick some next May



Daddy & his beautiful girls



Joshua 5 1/2 years old



Daniel 3 years old





Andrew 7 1/2 years old



Gabriel 9 years old



All 4 boys



Me & My Girls



The boys playing in the corn



Mariann, wondering how many she can eat



Daniel wanted to be covered in corn



Mommy & her Scarecrows



Alisha with the Mums we took home