Slimy The Snake...

The boys caught a snake in Grandpa and Grandma D's front yard one weekend when we were down visiting. They wanted to keep the snake for a pet and the snake found a new home in a mayo jar with grass and a few weeds thrown in. The boys decided to name him Slimy. Then one day they decided to throw in a live grasshopper to see if Slimy would eat it. Slimy didn't eat the grasshopper and now had a new friend take up residence in the mayo jar. After having Slimy a few weeks and I was the one mainly looking at him each day since the boys thought the best place for his jar was in the kitchen, I started to feel bad for him. So, right before Disneyland we talked to the boys about letting Slimy go so he wouldn't die while we were gone. The boys decided that was the best option for Slimy. They took Slimy over to the canal by our house and let him go. They walked home in tears and continued to cry for another 2 hours. They were so sad to let Slimy go.

Creed is 10 months...

Now that Creed is super mobile, it is impossible to get a good picture of him. But, I didn't want to let another month pass without posting about our sweet baby boy.

-Crawls

-Pulls himself up to everything

-Walks along furniture and has even taken a few steps on his own

-Is on a super great night schedule, but still trying to figure out a good nap schedule

-He is an awesome eater...loves tomatoes, peas, beans, oranges, peaches, and pears. He will eat anything.

-Says da da

-loves to smile

I tried to take pictures of Creed this particular day and he was crawling everywhere and would cry when I tried to pick him up and position him for a picture and so this is what we got...snotty nose and all ;)

California Vacation...

We had an awesome time on our vacation to California. We decided not to give Colton, Cannon, and Crew any presents for their birthdays this year and take a trip to Disneyland instead. It was definitely a fun way to celebrate and I know it is something they will always remember. We actually flew out on Cannon's birthday and had fun celebrating our first night there. We were able to stay at my sister Megan and her husband Todd's home and they were the perfect hosts. The kids favorite part was Disneyland, but we were able to do lots of fun things while we were there. Crew thought most of the rides were SCARY, but that never seemed to stop him from going on the rides again. I think his favorite part was meeting the characters and watching the parades. Colton was brave and conquered his fear of roller coasters and Screaming became his favorite at Disneyland. Cannon is our daredevil, but does not like spooky rides and still hated Tower of Terror, but was so excited about his Pluto souvenir hat and still hasn't taken it off except for school. The kids loved trading pins at Disneyland for the 2nd time and were so excited about the pins they came home with. It was so fun to see Crew experience his first beach. He loved the waves and sand and would love to run to the water and run away as the wave would come in. Colton and Cannon were in heaven seeing their favorite baseball team (the Colorado Rockies) play the Dodgers while we were there. We were excited because we scored $2.00 tickets on Stubhub for $40.00 seats. The boys also loved the swimming pool at Megan and Todd's apartment and spent many hours swimming. We got to eat at some yummy restaurants and enjoyed a couple relaxing days too. The weather was perfect the whole time we were there and was able to enjoy mid 70 temperatures each day. It was a perfect vacation even if Crew had a few meltdowns here and there ;) My Mom and Dad kept Creed, we missed him, but I think he had fun with Grandma and Grandpa.

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