On Monday Underfoot wanted to take care of K2. He crawled into his crib, put his arm around him, and promptly fell asleep. They slept like that for some time.
Underfoot tries hard to play with K2. K2 laughs most of the time. Sometimes he cries, especially when Underfoot gets a little too excited with the ball. All the hard balls (golf balls, baseballs, etc.) have been put away. We feel so blessed that Underfoot loves his brother and smiles with him.

L4 worked a lot because he wants to celebrate with his parents their wedding anniversary this coming weekend. L4 was selected to participate in a month long specialty course at work. It is exciting that he has been considered for the opportunity. He must be doing something right at work (even though we as his family don’t know what he does).

On Friday L4 worked a few hours. He came home, and we went into town for an adventure. We ended up at the Honda Dealership on a test drive. We really liked the Honda Pilot. Someday we hope to be able to afford one. . . perhaps in a few years.

Switch of authors. . . L4 is now writing.

A funny side note- as soon as we arrived at the dealership, the salesman asked if we’d like to see their Odysseys (mini-vans). I said that I am not a mini-van driving mama. The salesman teased me about minivans the entire time we were there. All the while, Underfoot did a great job climbing all over the seats.

At one point the salesman told us how we could get an aftermarket DVD system with screens in the headrests. He pointed out that children were not likely to damage the screens because they would be too high for a child to kick. As if on cue, Underfoot immediately kick the salesman’s headrest.

After the test drive, we headed north to the quaint little town in the mountains. It is at approximately 8000 feet above sea level. When we left the dealership, we didn’t really know where we were headed, just that we wanted to experience something new. We arrived in the little village to discover that the only place to get something to eat (that was open at 5 p.m. on a Friday night) was a small convenience store. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of Dorritos chips, saltine crackers, and canned tuna and chicken.

Underfoot has mastered several songs, including “The Wheels on the Bus”, and the “Intsy wincy spider”.
K2 is good at repeating the same sound over and over again.

Saturday morning was filled with a new experience for us. We participated in “Bountiful Baskets”. Bountiful Baskets is a food co-op where people pool their resources and purchase produce, bread, and other items directly from a wholesaler, rather than the grocery store. The results are impressive.

Our first time out, we were able to get 37 pounds of produce for 15 bucks! We got grapes, plums, apples, a cantaloupe, pears, and bananas. We also got lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, artichokes, potatoes, and broccoli. In addition, we purchased a 40 lb box of pears for 12 dollars.

The pears were canned later that evening at a friend’s house. We didn’t get home until after midnight. (We did play a few rounds of Wii tanks and the cow riding game while waiting for the pears to be processed in the canner.)

We enjoyed listening to our church’s General Conference yesterday and today. It is nice to be able to watch the leaders of our church speak on the internet from the comfort of our home. We can pause the proceedings and talk about what is being said. We were impressed by the number of people who spoke on the importance of the family and how parents have an obligation to teach their children true principles and skills. The solutions to the worlds problems can be found in homes where parents love each other and teach their children virtue and morality. The other concepts taught were that of service and the value of hard work.