Here are the highlights of the past month... all the many things that have been going on and are to blame for my major blogging break.....no, i haven't been reading the twilight series...they are still sitting on my shelf unopened...i still don't have the courage to let my life come to a screeching halt just yet...
Halloween
the boys got to dress up for school and they had a fun parade we got to go watch. ethan (peter pan..with a dagger that daddy made that morning) loved watching the parade and cameron loved showing savanna (tinkerbell) off to all his friends. we went to help in cameron's class and then spent the night trick-or-treating in our neighborhood and grandma's.
clint and I went to a super fun party with some friends the weekend before halloween... it was a load of fun and laughs! oh and thanks for the pics, sandee!
Sick Kids
the kids all had a tough battle with some icky virus and savvy had 2 ear infections this month. one week cameron missed 3 days of school and really wasn't feeling too well. but, cameron being the nurturer that he is, went out of his way to take care of me. i went to pick up barrett from school and came home to this on my bed. cameron met me at the door and told me that he thought ethan fell asleep on my bed and i needed to go check on him, but really he had made me lunch, "because I haven't seen you eat lunch yet today, mom". cameron really is a sensitive and thoughtful little man.
Teething and Playing
check out those babies comin' in! we also can't play hard enough with this little doll. she loves to play peek-a-boo, so big, pat-a-cake, so much..etc. she also gives the yummiest hugs and kisses. she is still army crawling all over the place and once in a while she'll crawl on all fours. she also just started pulling herself up to standing...yikes! get ready for some bumps and bruises...
Barrett turned NINE!!
holy cow, we have a nine-year old...and what a handsome one! i cannot believe nine years ago we had our first child! it feels like only yesterday, yet i do feel a lot older now than i did then! as new parents, i think we have so much to learn and the first child is our guinea pig. barrett wasn't an easy infant and definitely forced us to learn many things from the very beginning. i am grateful for that, he really helped us adjust quickly to all that being a parent entails...and we are still learning lots with him. barrett is a great student and is loving third grade. barrett is an energetic and inquisitive boy. he loves learning about everything! he absolutely loves reading right now and speeds through a book about every day. barrett is growing like a weed...most people cannot believe he is only 9! he is going to be taller than me any day. he is a great big brother and really tries to do what is right. barrett had a great birthday. he is really enjoying his new mountain bike, since his last one he got when he turned 5! he had a fun, spooky halloween party with a bunch of friends.
we sure love you barrett...thanks for keeping us laughing and learning!
Fall Days and Friends
i love fall. i love the colors, smells, weather, food... it is quite possibly my favorite season. this fall has been especially long and beautiful....we have tried to enjoy these beautiful days by getting outside...but alas, as it is starting to really turn colder, i am wishing we would have spent more time outdoors this past month.
A weekend in one of our favorite places....Cache Valley
seriously, in my book, there are few places as beautiful as cache valley, especially in the fall. we went up to see old friends and visit grandpa and grandma barrett and i think we hit the timing just right for those fall leaves. it was beautiful! we had a nice time and hauled off a bunch of stuff for the grandparents... we love and miss that place.
A Week of Fun in Sunny California
we had a blast in the OC. we spent many fun filled relaxing days at Disney and a day at the beach. It was a lot of fun to be there with many of my siblings and parents. We really just love this place. our little ethan had a blast and went on every ride he was tall enough for without hesitation...splash mountain was his favorite, but he also loved tower of terror, space mountain, big thunder railroad, star tours, the matterhorn...the list goes on and on! check out ethan's "thumbs up" in the tower of terror picture...it was hilarious! i love watching the kids enjoy disney the first time they are old enough to really enjoy it. we all had a great time and lots of fun! here are some slide shows of our fun week and a cool video of barrett and cameron who were chosen to train as jedi's and got to fight darth vader and darth mal at the same time! they had a blast!
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That looks way fun! What brave kids you have! Great pictures too.
What a great recap of the fun you've been having. I especially love the part about Logan. I really miss is there. You're kids are growing up to be such heart-breakers. I thought the lunch in bed. What a sweet boy.
Sorry I teased you about your blog the other day. Apparantly you were quite busy last month! You got some darling beach pictures and I loved the ones at Disney. We want to go when Drew gets home in the Spring. I also can't believe Barratt is 9 and why do all your kids get ear infections? Bad luch!
Very cute post Stacia. We miss seeing you guys. I don't even know Savvy since she was just born when I met her. She is too cute. And- why do your kids get so many ear infections- they got breast milk right? Well thanks for being such a good mommy for me to look up to- somedays I want to give up- but you have 4 kids and you didn't give up yet- so I must keep going and trying to be a better mommy like you :) OH- and don't worry about the TWLIGHT books- I have the CD's to the first book- my friend let me borrow- and I have been LISTENING to them for 3 weeks and I'm only 1/2 way done- I don't even have time to LISTEN to a book- but I have time to watch my T.V. shows.... ha ha...love and miss you guys.
I am very glad you made your way back to posting again. I also had a break while I read Twilight. You are smart to plan that reading time around your life and not let it control your life like it did mine! LOL
I can't wait to take my kids to Disneyland and I also really enjoy Cache Valley. What a beautiful place.
Wow! That was a very productive month! I like your choice on the reflection for your beach pictures...makes it look watery, very cool.
that story about cameron making you lunch is pretty much the funniest and cutest thing i've heard in a long time. what a cute kid! i love him!
cute cute cute fun fun fun.....those boys are so handsome and little savvy is so dang cute.
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