Harvest Time!

Fall is without a doubt my favorite time of year. I love the cooler weather, watching the farmers prepare for harvest, our gardens are abundant, the leaves start to change, school starts, it's time to knit sweaters, I just love it!! 

We (and by we, I mean Daniel) planted tomatoes, peppers and potatoes this year. Tomatoes are picked daily and Daniel has experimented with pizza and tomato sauce, both delicious! And last night we dug up the potatoes. 

We of course have the best helper around! (Even if he was chucking the potatoes in the wagon...doing things "nicely" isn't as much fun as throwing)

We made out fairly well, though I think Daniel was hoping for more. We fried some up last night and they were delicious!!

Happy Fall!!

Lichter kiddos, 2 years 3 months and 4.5 months :) 

A Wedding Weekend!

This weekend a friend from college married his sweetheart in Des Moines, IA.  Knowing it was an outdoor wedding, and that Daniel would be busy because he was a part of the wedding, Aiden went to Grandpa John and Grandma Cindee's!

We stopped at Daniel's sister/brother-in-law's house and Aiden was busy the moment we got out of the van! His cousins helped a bit ;)

We helped close up their garage sale and had some lunch (Grandpa and Charlie napped, which I have a picture of, but not sure I'm allowed to post it ;) )

We met up with Daniel's younger sister, Sarah, and went to Red Robin for supper. YUM! Great to see her and her new place! We drove on to Story City to stay with Jon and Bethany, friends of ours. We chatted and they introduced us to a new game...Arkham Horror I think? I meant to take a picture of it...it's pretty crazy, but fun! 

On Sunday, the guys went and met up with the rest of the wedding party and we took our time getting ready. Bethany, Charlie and I went to our friend Angela's house for awhile. It was nice to stay indoors awhile because it was going to be HOT outside!

We took a few goofy pictures, chatted and laughed. It was so great to be together again. 

Some things never change! :)

The wedding was beautiful. Everyone looked great (and warm!), the scenery was lovely and the reception was very fun! We took pictures in a photo booth too! I wish I could get good pictures of them, it was so fun! Amazingly enough, I have NO pictures of the couple! What was I thinking?! And! Fun fact, everyone from our wedding party is married now! 

Daniel, Charlie and I had to leave right as the bride and groom arrived at the reception, which wasn't fun, but we had a 5 hour drive yet! We gave hugs, wished them well, and made the trek back home! We picked up Aiden and it sounded like he had A LOT OF FUN at Grandma and Grandpa's too!

 A VERY fun weekend! 

Coffee: The Bold and the, well, junk.

It's 3:30 in the afternoon, on a Friday and I need a cup of coffee. Now normally, this isn't a problem. I go to the cupboard, grab the container filled with our *FAVORITE* coffee and make a cup, problem fixed. 

As I meander into the kitchen to make my afternoon cup of coffee, I remember why I didn't have a second cup this morning...

There's only enough...for one more cup. 

Do I make the last cup of coffee? Do I load my kids into the van and drive 17 miles to pick up a new bag? Or do I dig into the back, dimly light corners of the cupboard for the half bags that we all know, will never be used? 

Well. I can't possibly do the first, then Daniel won't be able to enjoy a cup tomorrow. He works hard, he should be able to have his favorite cup of coffee in the morning. The second option, yea right. And so I begin to dig...

Now I love Starbucks, but no way am I drinking decaf. Strawberry Shortcake?! Who comes up with this stuff? 

(Okay so it was on clearance and I had a coupon...had to try it. And actually I haven't. Daniel had a cup. Just one.) Pumpkin Spice, I can do that. But it's 90 degrees out...not Fall like. You cant have Pumpkin Spice when its blazin' hot! Also, I'm sure that bag is like a year old...

Okay. Mocha Swirl. It has a chocolate component, it's not great, but considering the other options...ill take it. 

This cup is for you Daniel. 

Year of Projects: A Knitting Post

Cowls. Lots of Cowls! 

I knit a lot of items for sale and cowls have made that list. 15 to be exact. While on vacation and last week, that is all I have worked on. 

A very simple but elegant knit cowl, chunky and complete with a big button. I just love these. 

And I finished a second piggy hat!

I have a few more cowls to finish up and then I am HOPING to cast on a sweater!