Awaiting the ride to the patch:
All aboard!
Ella found her pumpkin.
Daxton found his.
Collin and Josh found their pumpkins.
Carving our pumpkins:
It's funny the things we stress over for that off-chance that you may get hurt. Put your seat belt on, don't forget to wear your helmet, wear tennis shoes when you mow your lawn, carry the scissors the right way. Yet, here is my 8 month old child who is in constant danger every second she roams my household. It doesn't matter how often I vacuum, there is always something in her mouth: leaves, hair elastics, paper or popcorn kernels. She's starting to stand up to things as well, then will topple over and hit her head on something: tables, stairs, drawers. I think she would be safest completely covered in football pads and a helmet (can you get those in a size 12 months?) Don't get me wrong, she does enter the "baby jail" and bouncing chair every so often, but she's only good for about 10 minutes before she's eager to be free and explore my dirty carpet. I'm actually excited to have her walking soon, thinking that it may alleviate some of the problem....but I suppose that just shows how naive I am.
Joshua
"Dax, if you want to be a man you have to learn how to tie your shoes first."
We were in the car last Friday driving to Provo with my Uncle Larry and my mom to see my sister Kelli perform. Larry was visiting from Hawaii and was talking about the culture there. Because Hawaii is so expensive, many families live together in one household. The parents of the family work multiple jobs and don't buy any frills until the house is paid for. Pretty admirable, no? Then, when the oldest son gets married, he and his wife take the master bedroom and the parents sleep elsewhere......to which Joshua replies,
"Oh, kinda like in the Old Testament with the birthright?"
I'm like, 'Who is this kid?' We were all laughing, and Josh couldn't figure out why.
Josh was the headless horseman for Halloween this year. As soon as it came in the mail he was wearing it. Here he is doing computer games.
Bobbing for apples.
Daxton
"Mom, can I play my game time?"
"Not today Dax, it's Sunday."
"But the clouds are blocking the sun so it's not Sunday anymore."
Dax continues to be sweeter than candy. Now don't get me wrong, this boy has begun to throw tantrums again. They consist of him saying someone isn't being very nice and then running to his room and closing the door behind him. But a few minutes later, he is out again, smiling and ready to apologize. But back to the sweetness of this little curly dude.
The other morning we were up doing the breakfast thing and I was asking everyone what they wanted. My orders consisted of honey nut cheerios, Wheaties, and hot chocolate with toast. About to throw a pity party, I said, "Do you know what I want? I want someone to ask me what I want for breakfast and then I want to sit down and actually have the chance to eat it." (yes, gearing those comments toward my husband who was sitting down eating his breakfast and reading something on his fancy-shmancy phone.) Then here comes Dax, off his stool and over to the toaster. He puts a couple pieces in.
"Dax, what are you doing?"
"I'm making you some toast, mom."
I love this boy. Also, he now asks me each morning if I am feeling itchy, then I stoop down so he can scratch my back.
Iron Man.
Bobbing for apples.
Ella
Ella drew a cute picture of me the other day. I went down to grab the laundry, and came back up to look at the picture again only to see it covered in scribbles. When I asked Ella what happened, she replied,
"You got electrocuted."
Joshua
"Dax, if you want to be a man you have to learn how to tie your shoes first."
We were in the car last Friday driving to Provo with my Uncle Larry and my mom to see my sister Kelli perform. Larry was visiting from Hawaii and was talking about the culture there. Because Hawaii is so expensive, many families live together in one household. The parents of the family work multiple jobs and don't buy any frills until the house is paid for. Pretty admirable, no? Then, when the oldest son gets married, he and his wife take the master bedroom and the parents sleep elsewhere......to which Joshua replies,
"Oh, kinda like in the Old Testament with the birthright?"
I'm like, 'Who is this kid?' We were all laughing, and Josh couldn't figure out why.
Josh was the headless horseman for Halloween this year. As soon as it came in the mail he was wearing it. Here he is doing computer games.
Bobbing for apples.
Daxton
"Mom, can I play my game time?"
"Not today Dax, it's Sunday."
"But the clouds are blocking the sun so it's not Sunday anymore."
Dax continues to be sweeter than candy. Now don't get me wrong, this boy has begun to throw tantrums again. They consist of him saying someone isn't being very nice and then running to his room and closing the door behind him. But a few minutes later, he is out again, smiling and ready to apologize. But back to the sweetness of this little curly dude.
The other morning we were up doing the breakfast thing and I was asking everyone what they wanted. My orders consisted of honey nut cheerios, Wheaties, and hot chocolate with toast. About to throw a pity party, I said, "Do you know what I want? I want someone to ask me what I want for breakfast and then I want to sit down and actually have the chance to eat it." (yes, gearing those comments toward my husband who was sitting down eating his breakfast and reading something on his fancy-shmancy phone.) Then here comes Dax, off his stool and over to the toaster. He puts a couple pieces in.
"Dax, what are you doing?"
"I'm making you some toast, mom."
I love this boy. Also, he now asks me each morning if I am feeling itchy, then I stoop down so he can scratch my back.
Iron Man.
Bobbing for apples.
Ella
Ella drew a cute picture of me the other day. I went down to grab the laundry, and came back up to look at the picture again only to see it covered in scribbles. When I asked Ella what happened, she replied,
"You got electrocuted."
My little witch.
Playing catch with dad----in a tutu, with a jacket on, winter gloves, and flip flops.
Ella began to steal the neighbor's bike this week. I admit, it is a pretty sweet ride, complete with streamers and white tires. But it was becoming a problem, nonetheless. So, in my attempts to solve the problem, I thought I would purchase Ella her own bike. Browsing the KSL classifieds I found a perfect 12" girls bike, purple and pink for $15. It had no training wheels, but I knew we had some at home that I could attach. The problem? The training wheels were too big and Ella was stuck pedalling in place, calling it her "exercise bike." Well, I didn't want to go to the store and pay $8 to get training wheels, that kinda' defeats the purpose of getting a cheap bike in the first place. The solution? She had to learn how to ride a 2 wheeler.
This girl is a maniac. She now rides that little bike everywhere! Sidewalk, grass, around and around in circles in the driveway. It's fun to watch. I can't wait to strap some skis on this girls' feet this winter to see what she can do!
Amelie
My little witch's sidekick.
Amelie with her cousin Topher.
Standing up to dad's legs.
Where did my baby go? I turn my head, expecting to see a little baby cooing and smiling at me, but all I see are enormous thighs shuffling their way all around the house. She's standing up to everything, opening and closing drawers, and even climbed up the stairs today. It's crazy how fast time is flying.
Wow, I love this little chica. She continues to smile all the time. She loves to laugh too, especially at her brothers and sister. They just get a kick out of her, and she them. Her two little teeth have poked through on the bottom too, and she is enjoying baby foods and cheerios. She still has yet to sleep through the night, but we'll get there eventually.
Cameron
Cam took the boys camping and climbing this past month in St. George. The boys had a blast, and I think Cam had an enjoyable time as well.
Cam is in the process of getting us some new bindings so we can rip it up this winter (well, he will rip it up and I will just try to make it down the mountain with no broken bones.) We will both be skiing on ZAG skis this winter (of course.) Cam is close to selling off his inventory of skis. He actually traded some skis to a guy who is going to build us a new deck, so that's nice.
We're 3 wild and crazy guys....(SNL)
Cindy
I hosted my annual Halloween party again this year (much to the chagrin of my husband.) I chose to dress as Tippi Hedren, from "The Birds", though most people had no idea who I was and thought I was just some lady with black birds all over her. Seriously? Am I that old?
And despite the drizzly wetaher, we had a great time trick or treating.
Until next month!
Playing catch with dad----in a tutu, with a jacket on, winter gloves, and flip flops.
Ella began to steal the neighbor's bike this week. I admit, it is a pretty sweet ride, complete with streamers and white tires. But it was becoming a problem, nonetheless. So, in my attempts to solve the problem, I thought I would purchase Ella her own bike. Browsing the KSL classifieds I found a perfect 12" girls bike, purple and pink for $15. It had no training wheels, but I knew we had some at home that I could attach. The problem? The training wheels were too big and Ella was stuck pedalling in place, calling it her "exercise bike." Well, I didn't want to go to the store and pay $8 to get training wheels, that kinda' defeats the purpose of getting a cheap bike in the first place. The solution? She had to learn how to ride a 2 wheeler.
This girl is a maniac. She now rides that little bike everywhere! Sidewalk, grass, around and around in circles in the driveway. It's fun to watch. I can't wait to strap some skis on this girls' feet this winter to see what she can do!
Amelie
My little witch's sidekick.
Amelie with her cousin Topher.
Standing up to dad's legs.
Where did my baby go? I turn my head, expecting to see a little baby cooing and smiling at me, but all I see are enormous thighs shuffling their way all around the house. She's standing up to everything, opening and closing drawers, and even climbed up the stairs today. It's crazy how fast time is flying.
Wow, I love this little chica. She continues to smile all the time. She loves to laugh too, especially at her brothers and sister. They just get a kick out of her, and she them. Her two little teeth have poked through on the bottom too, and she is enjoying baby foods and cheerios. She still has yet to sleep through the night, but we'll get there eventually.
Cameron
Cam took the boys camping and climbing this past month in St. George. The boys had a blast, and I think Cam had an enjoyable time as well.
Cam is in the process of getting us some new bindings so we can rip it up this winter (well, he will rip it up and I will just try to make it down the mountain with no broken bones.) We will both be skiing on ZAG skis this winter (of course.) Cam is close to selling off his inventory of skis. He actually traded some skis to a guy who is going to build us a new deck, so that's nice.
We're 3 wild and crazy guys....(SNL)
Cindy
I hosted my annual Halloween party again this year (much to the chagrin of my husband.) I chose to dress as Tippi Hedren, from "The Birds", though most people had no idea who I was and thought I was just some lady with black birds all over her. Seriously? Am I that old?
And despite the drizzly wetaher, we had a great time trick or treating.
Until next month!
