I have seen homemade laundry soap a lot lately and have wanted to try it. The price difference alone seems worth the effort. I bought all the ingredients to make it for less than Tide and it makes many batches!!

Today I did it! I made it!

All finished!

I have used it a few times and can’t tell a difference so I guess that is good, right?!

Friday night the Channel Island Raiders played Royal. It has a rough, sloppy game in which CI lost!

Again not great pictures but it is what I have to remember!

Nik caught 5 passes for about 25 yards

It was a home game so I went to the jv game to work in the snack bar. I took Britain with me to spend a little time with her. She had a great time getting sodas and taking peoples money! It was fun to be just with her and hear about her! She then went to the game with me too and loved being the only one there!

Ammon is the ball boy for the team! He has fun out there running, getting and throwing the ball! He talks with Nik a little bit and all the boys are super nice to him!

Nik is number 8 right there in the middle and Ammon is right next to him in the dark jacket holding the ball!

Nik took the loss hard and is really frustrated with his team. Not that they lost but that they give up and don’t play their hardest. Saturday after the team had film half the team came over to the house and had a bbq and played in the pool, team bonding, Nik called it! The boys each raided their houses for food and came together. I love it and loved meeting more boys from the team! Hopefully it will reflect in the way they play on Friday against San Marcos!

Yep, it is true! At 2 years and 3 months Michael is potty trained. Ammon says it is all thanks to him! A month and a half ago at church Michael was getting really restless and so Ammon took him to get a drink. While at the drinking fountain Michael said he had to go potty so Ammon took him and he peed in the potty. We made a big deal about it and then forgot! Last Thursday, Sept. 12 he said he had to go potty and he did! He pooped in the potty!

We worked on it all weekend and Sunday despite 4 hours at the church he was dry at the end of the day! He still has an accident every once in a while but for the most part he is doing great! We bought him new underwear that he loves.

He loves getting candy for going pee pee in the potty!

Tori also scores and get a candy!

He even wears his underwear and night and has not had one accident!! It has been a potty training dream!!

Tori loves to “read.” She has a few books memorized that she reads regularly, May I Please Have A Cookie is one of her favorites. She also like to make up the story according to the pictures! There is even a few that she is actually learning to read.

The other morning Tori and Michael were playing nicely in her room. I snuck in to see what the were doing and it brought tears to my eyes!

She was reading Jonah and the Whale to him! “God always helps us when we choose the right,” she finished and closed the book!

I can’t say how much I loved that! She is such a good example to him in so many ways!

They were there for almost 30 minutes reading! BTW, don’t you just love the crossed legs!

Adam’s brother Nick and his wife Donna are here with their sweet little girl. I let the kids have half day at school so we could go hang out with them at the beach!

We, of course, had so much fun!

How we LOVE this family!

Uncle Nicky played in the water with the kids! They sure are blessed to have so many fun/cool aunts and uncles!

This little Princess loved the water!! She amazed me!

The kids found lots of shells and sea glass to take home!

We had a blast Nick and Donna! Thanks for going with us!

All the kids love to help me cook. I have been trying to  include them in the planning and prep on dinner each night.

Tori and Michael didn’t even ask if they could help! They saw the corn and started taking care of it!!

Tori even swept the floor up after they were done!

Channel Island played Santa Clara Friday Sept. 13, yep Friday the 13th! It was a great game! We got the win 27-13. Nik caught a 2-point conversion.

That is Nik there on the end, number 8.

Adam was down on the field so the pictures are a little better but the lights were low so there is a weird fog.

GOOOOOOOOOO RAIDERS!!!

I love how UPS and UCMS celebrate Patriots Day! They teach the kids what patriotism is and why it is important. They teach the kids to respect all those who do serve or have served our country. And they teach them to respect and honor the flag.

They have a big assemble together with both schools and have a flag raising ceremony!

Each student and teacher places a flower at the base of the flag pole to remember this day and all those who died.

Michael and Tori always like to participate!

We will always remember!

Once a month we have dinner at my parent’s house with the family! It is always great to be together!

I love this boy all dressed for church!

Grandma and Grandpa have the coolest magnets that the kids love to play with! Michael and I played with them forever!

CI played Oak Park Friday Sept 6. It started good with CI staying close to Oak Park but they had this one receiver…he was fast. Oak Park won something like 41-6. Not pretty.

Terrible pictures I know but it is all I have! Nik had two catches for a total of 29 yards.

Nik is lined up on the end nearest me…Can’t tell I know…sorry!