NEED SOME CLARITY

"JOE THE PLUMBER" MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR THE PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTERS UNION, THE NEWS WENT TO WHERE MY HUSBAND WAS AND DID A PIECE FOR JOE THE PLUMBER...... MY HUSBAND AND ALL HIS COMRADS ARE VOTING FOR OBAMA. SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT JOE THE PLUMBER SHOULD BE FOR MCCAIN. THE WHOLE UNION IS FOR OBAMA. AND IN THE BEGINNING DURING DISCUSSIONS OF WHO TO VOTE FOR, I WANTED RON PAUL, AND BECAUSE HE'S REPUBLICAN MY HUSBAND TOLD ME THAT VOTING FOR HIM WOULD HURT OUR FAMILY, AND SAME GOES FOR MCCAIN. SO MAYBE I'M NOT CUT OUT FOR POLITICS. BECAUSE I JUST DONT GET IT. OBVIOULSY FOR THE MORAL STAND POINT MCCAIN IS A BETTER CANDIDATE, BUT THE FACT IS THEY WILL NEVER CHANGE ABORTION LAWS. MAYBE MAKE IT HARDER TO GET THE "PROCEDURE" DONE BUT NEVER MAKE IT ILLEGAL. WHICH IS SAD. BUT I GUESS OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST DONT SEE MCCAIN BEING THE PRESIDENT FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, ALTHOUGH I DON'T SEE WHERE HE COULD BE WORSE THAN OBAMA, OR BETTER. EVERYONE BLAMES BUSH FOR OUR ECONOMY BUT EVERYONE LIVES OUTSIDE THEIR MEANS. WELL I CAN'T SAY EVERYONE, MY HUSBAND AND I "OTHER THAN OUR HOME" ONLY BUY WHAT WE CAN PAY WITH CASH. SO MANY PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY WANT WHEN THEY WANT IT WITH NO REAL PLAN OF PAYING OF THEIR CREDIT CARDS. AND YET THEIR MAD ABOUT THE ECONOMY. AMERICANS ARE SO WASTEFUL. BUT HONESTLY I REALY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. SO WHOEVER WANTS TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THEY CAN I'D LOVE IT.

*PUMPKIN PATCH*

2 WEEKENDS AGO WE HEADED OFF TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH WITH THE LOCAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND I'M SO GLAD WE DID! I WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME ADORABLE "FALL" PICTURES OF THE BOYS, SO MUCH BETTER THAN GRABBING A PUMPKIN FROM THE KROGER STAND, OR THE SIDE OF THE ROAD STAND. IF YOU HAVE ONE NEAR YOU, YOU SHOULD REALY TAKE THE EXTRA TIME TO GO. THEY HAD A NATURE TRAIL(SHORT) BUT IT WAS STILL NICE, A CORN MAZE AND THAN ANICE WAGON AND PROPS FOR PERFECT SNAP SHOTS, NOT TO MENTION TONS OF PUMPKINS FOR THE YOUNGINS TO CHOOSE FROM, AND DRIVE US PARENTS NUTS! LEVI PICKED UP PROBABLY 15 DIFFERENT PUMPKINS BEFORE FINALY DECIDING ON WHICH ONE TO GO WITH! HAHA.


I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF LEVI WITH HIS PUMPKIN


THATS A NICE PUMPKIN YOU GOT THERE PHISHER!

IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF HE IS COMPLETLY PERFECT DOWN TO HIS LAST BLOND HAIR! I LOVE THIS LITTLE MAN SO MUCH!

PICTURE IN THE CORN MAZE

PHISHERS' FIRST NATURE HIKE WITH DAD

THIS PICTURE IS OUT OF ORDER BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE FIXING IT,.... LATER WE HAD A WEENY ROAST AND THIS WAS THE ONLY PICTURE I TOOK:( I SUPPOSE IT HAPPENS






CODY AND LEVI WITH THEIR JACK O'LANTERS (SHOULD OF WAITED TO CARVE THEM THEY ARE ALREADY STARTING TO MUSH!)




OUR FAMILY!

MY 3 BOYS! I'M SO LUCKY AND SO BLESSED!

CODY WITH HIS PUMPKIN

I CANNOT BELIEVE ITS ALREADY TIME FOR HALLOWEEN! HOW FAST TIME GOES BYE! I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN. IT'S ALMOST DEPRESSING. ANYWAY THINGS AT THE BENGE/LASTER RESIDENCE HAS BEEN GOING REALY WELL. PHIL GOT A HUGE RAISE AT WORK BECAUSE HE'S THE BEST AT HIS JOB! WHICH IS SO NICE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REALIZE THAT AND THAN PAY HIM ACCORDING TO THAT. CODY MADE THE HONOR ROLL AND LEVI IS DOING REALY WELL IN HIS CLASSES ALSO. PHISHER IS SCOOTING RIGHT ALONG WITH HIS MAJOR MILESTONES, HE IS NOW SAYING DAD ALSO WITH MOM, HE IS A SUPER FAST CRAWLER, AND IS DOING SOOOO WELL AT PULLING HIMSELF UP, AND GETTING HIMSELF BACK DOWN AGAIN, HE TRIES TO CLIMB STAIRS (AND BY TRY I MEAN, HE CAN BUT I DON'T LET HIM) HE HAS STARTED WALKING AROUND FURNITURE, I BELIEVE HE WILL BE ALOT LIKE CODY AND MAYBE START WALKING BY 9MONTHS LIKE CODY DID. ANYWAY PHISHER HAS STARTED DRINKING JUICE FROM A BOTTLE, SO HOPEFULLY SOON HE'LL START TAKEING FORMULA FROM A BOTTLE ALSO! I'M SOOOO OVER NURSEING! HAHA WELL SPEAKING OF I HEAR HIM WAKING UP SO GOTTA GO!

I'M HORRIBLE AT THIS BLOG THING!

SERIOUSLY! SOMEHOW, I'VE LOST ALL MY NAVIGATIONAL TOOLS TO GO TO EVERYONE ELES' BLOGS, I TRIED PUTTING UP A NEW BACKGROUND BECAUSE I SAW HOW CUTE CAMIS' BLOG WAS AND THAT GOT MESSED UP! SO... IF ANYONE WANTS MY PASSWORD (WHICH I DON'T KNOW) HAHAHA I GET ON THROUGH MY GMAIL ACCOUNT, ANYWAY IF YOU WANT TO FIX IT FOR ME I'D LOVE YA FOREVER!

THE BUSY-NESS OF MOTHERHOOD

WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD MOM AND HOW OVERWHELMING IT CAN BE. I AM SO LUCKY THAT I AM ABLE TO STAY HOME AND BE THE "SOCCER" MOM, I LOVE IT EVEN THOUGH I'M ALWAYS EXHAUSTED, MY HAIR STAYS IN A PONY TAIL, AND I FIND MY SELF IN PAJAMA PANTS. EVERY MORNING I GET OUT OF BED AT 6:20, NOT A MINUTE SOONER NOT A MINUTE LATER, PHISHER MIGHT WAKE UP BEFORE THAT TIME FOR SOME EATUMS(HE'S IN BED WITH ME BY THIS TIME AS I MIGHT PUT HIM IN HIS CRIB BUT SOMETIME IN THE NIGHT I BRING HIM BACK TO BED WITH ME). BROOKLYNN, IZZY, AND LANDON ARRIVE AROUND 6:30 A.M. I BARELY REMEMBER SEEING THEIR MOMMYS' I'M STILL CROSS EYED. AT 6:45A.M I WAKE MY CODY AND LEVI TO GET READY FOR SCHOOL, CHECK THEIR BOOKBAGS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING, WALK OUT SIDE CHECK THE WEATHER TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT TO WEAR. 7:20 A.M. THEY LEAVE FOR SCHOOL. THAN I START CHANGING THE DIAPERS. FEED EVERYONE A BOTTLE EXCEPT BROOKLYNN WHO GETS CEREAL OR EGGS, AND PHISHER IN STILL NURSEING. AT 11:00A.M. EVERYONE GETS CHANGED AGAIN(IF THEY HADN'T NEEDED IT YET ALREADY) THAN FED WHICH IS A FEAT IN ITSELF SINCE THE 3 LIL ONES CANT EVEN HOLD THEIR OWN SPOONS YET. THAN HOPEFULLY I GET THEM ALL ASLEEP BY 12:30P.M. AND THAN I START ON DISHES, AND LAUNDRY AND SET OUT SOME KIND OF MEAT FOR DINNER. THE BOYS ARRIVE HOME FROM SCHOOL AROUND 3:45, BROOKLYNN,IZZY AND LANDON LEAVE AROUND 4:15P.M., CODY AND LEVI DO HOMEWORK, WHILE I FEED PHISHER. AT 5:30 WE ALL PACK UP AND GO TO ONE OF TWO PLACES, SCOUTS OR FOOTBALL, OR CHURCH. AND DINNER IS COOKED EITHER AT 6 OR AT 7:30, DEPENDING ON THE NIGHT OF THE WEEK. THE LOCAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH HAS A PROGRAM ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS THAT LEVI LIKES TO GO TO, AND CODY HAS SCOUTS THOSE NIGHTS. BUT THEY HAVE FOOTBALL ON MONDAY AND THURSEDAY NIGHTS. SO TUESDAY AND FRIDAY WERE FREE FOR OUR EVENINGS WHICH IS NICE. ALTHOUGH PHISHER IS NEVER IN BED BEFORE 10:OOP.M. AND RARELY BEFORE 11:30 P.M. I'M BUSY FROM THE TIME MY FEET HIT THE FLOOR IN THE MORNING UNTILL MY I COLAPSE INTO BED AT NIGHT, AND EVEN THOUGH PHISHER IS 4 DAYS AWAY FROM HIS 7 MONTH BIRTHDAY HE STILL WAKES UP EVER 21/2 TO 3 HOURS. AND I KNOW THAT HE'S DOING IT MORE OUT OF HABIT THAN ANYTHING, THOUGH I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BREAK HIM FROM THIS! ALRIGHT WELL ENJOY THE PICTURES! I'M OUT OF TIME!



I LOVE HIS LITTLE BIG HAM HOCKS!


HE'S PULLING HIMSELF UP NOW


AND STEPPING AWAY

HIS FIRST TIME IN SHOES


LEVI PREPARING FOR HIS FLAG FOOTBALL GAME


CODY PREPARING FOR HIS FLAG FOOTBALL GAME


AND THE GAME IS ON!


PHIL AND CODY SQUARING OFF FOR OUR FAMILY AIR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

LEVI AND MYSELF, I WAS THE OVERALL LOSER


CODY AND LEVI FISHING



LEVI FISHING


LEVI FISHING


PHISHERS' FIRST TIME IN GRASS


I BELIEVE HE LIKES IT