Peas

We've started the real baby food. She couldn't get enough of it but only the first night then she decided she rather not have the peas.
YUM!

HALLOWEEN!!!

This was Halloween night. Both of my brothers came over to partake of the nights wonderful festivities. We love when we have cousins to hang with!! We live in a great area to go trick-o-treating because the houses are so close together you can get a lot of candy in a short amount of time.
This was the night before at the trunk-o-treat for church. D was a pumpkin, C a cowboy with his lasso and stick horse, B was a shadow ninja/vampire, and A was a dancer because I spent too much money a that dance outfit for her to only wear it to one dance recital. (The other kid on the picture is our good friend who came with us.)

D and Rice Cereal

We've started D on rice cereal! I was going to wait a little longer but she is always eyeing my food when I eat and I was hoping it might help her sleep better. (it hasn't)
Can you tell what she thought of it? She actually started to choke on it. She has it down now but I can tell she knows there is better food out there.

This picture is just because she is so dang cute and getting so big.

(My friend made this dress and I just love it.)

Fun With Cousins

We met cousins at Jump in Jammin to celebrate a birthday. The kids had so much fun.
This is them. We actually got them all to hold still just long enough to grab one picture. I wish all the kids cousins could live so close. The kids would rather play with cousins then anyone else.

First Day of School

It's that time of year again! I can't believe A is already in second grade.
B started kindergarten. Gone everyday but for only three and a half hours.

I'm so glad to see that they love school and are excited to go. I know one day that won't be the case. Mom, C, and D now have to figure out what to do while we wait for the big kids to come home.

Summer Vacation-Part 1, Cedar City

This summer we did one very big trip. We were gone for 11 days and in the car for most of that because we had so many places and people to visit. It was very long but a great trip. It was nice to get it all in.

Our first stop was Cedar City. We stayed with our really close friends and they took Big B and I on a hike in Zion that involved repelling and swimming through nasty water but it was so much fun. While we were doing that Big B's sister and my friend took the kids up the end of the hike and played in the pools. They had so much fun jumping off rocks and playing with the frogs. This is A with a frog.
C had so much fun playing with the frogs that we lost (they died) two because he wouldn't leave them alone.

B had fun too but of course he spent most of his time eating. (I'm going to need a part time job just to feed this boy!)

After the hike we all spent a little more time jumping off the rocks. Zion is so much fun. I can't believe Big B and I never did much there when we lived so close.

Also while in Cedar we hung out with my "favorite aunt", uncle and their kids. They are so good to us and especially my kids. It was a fun start to our trip.

Summer Vacation-Part 2, The Cabin

Before getting to the cabin we stopped in SLC to visit my grandma and introduce her to D. It was really good to see her and get to visit with her. We also did Temple Square while we were in SLC.
We love visiting the cabin. This time we tried a hike. I don't think it was the best hike we could have chosen but it was still nice to get out and explore the area. (My sister was with us at the cabin, that's her daughter in the carrier.)

Here is B and C hiking away. I love how everything is still so new to C. He would find things and be so amazed by them. Oh to be young again.

After the hike we found a good place for our picnic.

The cabin is so relaxing and the kids love just being able to explore outside and I love being so close to good outlets. I managed to get all their school shopping done and even a little for me. Not long enough but still worth the visit.