Saturday, October 2, 2010

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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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Cannon is 7...

Cannon is the birthday boy today...I can't believe he is 7. Cannon brings a lot of fun energy into our home. He is also the kid that I have the hardest time figuring out. He is fun, determined, handsome, funny, naturally talented, and smart. We are celebrating his birthday in Disneyland. I hope this is a birthday he will never forget. We love you Cannon.







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Thursday, September 9, 2010

1st Day of School...

This summer was really busy, so I was looking forward to the schedule and everyday routine that school brings. This summer was hard due to the fact that my 2 older boys wanted to always play with friends and be on the go doing fun things. I felt like their "cruise director" all summer. I loved providing them fun activities and letting them have friends over all summer, but it really threw my younger 2 boys' schedules off. Crew, my 2 year old, would get so upset with the comings and goings of his brothers that he would just throw fit after fit about wanting to go and do what his brothers were doing. I have fond memories of the summer of 2010, but it was also crazy busy. Since school has started, life from 8:30 - 3:30 is very calm and scheduled. We don't have a whole lot going on and I am enjoying staying in my house with a little less chaos. 3:30 hits and it is a different type of crazy from our summer...we usually have dinner at 4:30 so the boys can eat before football practice. We do homework whenever we can sneak it in, the boys shower, we read scriptures and say prayers as a family, the boys read, and it is bedtime. So far I like this new routine, but I have to be organized and get lots of stuff done during the day, so I can be 100% in mom mode from 3:30 on. Here is to hoping that my boys love the 2010-2011 school year...




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how crew was entertaining himself while I was getting the boys ready and off to school




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this is how cannon posed without any promptings from me


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Can't believe Colton is in 4th grade




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Crew ready with his headphones on to watch a movie while we drove the boys to school




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Creed waiting to take the boys to school




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Colton standing in front of his outside trailer classroom




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Cannon with 2 of his friends in his class this year




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Colton and his friend Carson




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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Colton's 9 year old pictures...

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Creed is 8 months old...


This last month, Creed has learned a ton of new tricks...he is definitely keeping us on our toes now.

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Crew 8 months #2
-He is crawling and gets into everything

-He can push himself up into a sitting position and can pull himself up to a standing position

-He still loves his baby food...he is eating 12 ounces of baby food a day and around 24 ounces of formula a day.

-He loves to play with toys

-He loves to scream...he is our first baby that has ever done this and it can get quite annoying ;)

-He takes 2 naps a day

-Had his first sleepover with Grandpa and Grandma

-Loves the tub

-Goes to bed around 7, gets up around 4:30 or 5 for a bottle and sleeps till 9 or 10

-Is off his heart medicine as of this week. We are watching him closely and checking his heart rate multiple times a day.

He is a happy baby, but likes lots of attention. We love him so much and can't believe he is only a few months away to being 1 year old. We are just trying to soak it all in and enjoy each stage he goes through.