A-maize-ing fun . . .

Not-so-rowdy teens at The Farmstead Corn Maze & Pumpkin Festival.

Emma and her BFF, Margaret, ready to roll on the Cow Train!

Get along little doggies . . .

It was only a matter of time!  Just kidding--these two are the silliest girls you will ever meet.  They giggle non-stop and make me smile every time I hear them!!

Catching some air . . . 

Cutest children of the corn ever.
 If you check out the website link above to see the map of the maze, you ought to know that we went left!!!!  Needless to say, all that government assistance that I am told I must be receiving did not help me at all.  I still got lost!  

On the night train . . . they rode this thing 4-5 times!

Only two of the five tried the Field of Screams.  Katy was not one of them.  She opted for the hayride.  Good choice.  The only scary thing I visited that night was the porta-potty.  Talk about a nightmare!!!  

Okay--I just figured out how to add the picture!  Love it!  Katy and her friends made it through the left but got lost on the right.  Mitt's hair did them in!!!

Ch-ch-changes . . .

Out with the old . . .

In with the new . . .

Eric has a new job!  He is the General Manager at TableRock Brewpub and Grill.  He is in charge of the "grill" and all operations that do not relate to the running of the brewery part of the business.  For those of you thinking that this place sounds familiar, it should.  Eric worked there while he attended Boise State, back in the early days of our marriage.  He started out as a line cook and worked his way up to kitchen manager before he graduated from BSU.  He left TableRock for better opportunities/money and worked his way through the downtown Boise restaurant scene until he landed at Applebee's.  He spent 13 years with them, some years good, some not-so-good.  Most recently, he had been in the not-so-good phase that seems to have lasted for several years.  Opportunity knocked in an unexpected way and Eric was able to finally leave Applebee's to start this new adventure.  I am thankful for the years of hard work and long hours he put in to make our life as good as it is.  I am now thankful for a happier husband/father who has more quality time to spend with us.  (Only real drawback is that he is home for dinner more often, meaning I now feel like I have to make food that appeals to more than just the girls!)

In related news, I was hired by the Boise School District to be an Educational Tutor at Owyhee Elementary.  I work less than 4 hours a day, but it is a start.  I love the little school I am at and I am thankful for the privilege to make a difference outside of my home.  We are the Jets, as we are located across the interstate from the Boise Airport.  I hear/see planes take-off every morning as I am watching the kindergarteners at morning recess.  Kind of loud sometimes . . .