Family Update

Lets end todays posts with a Family Update, because it has been a while, shall we?

Garett: He is 10 months old now and giving me a run for my money.  He is my earliest to crawl and all that fun stuff.  He still eats 6 formula bottles a day, and about 18 ounces a day.  He also eats his fruits and vegetables very well everyday.  He will eat pancakes and french toast, bread, pasta, rice and other fun stuff like that.  He sleeps in his pack-n-play in our room every night from about 8 to 5:30.  He is in size 3 diapers and size 12 month clothes.  He is my fastest growing baby too.  Both other boys would still be in 6-9 month clothes at this point.  He loves to bounce and play and eat really is what he does right now.  He does nap twice a day and is really good about that.

Greyson: I am telling you, this kid will be the death of me.  He loves nursery now that I am in there with him.  That will change in 6 weeks when he goes to primary.  He loves cereal and pop tarts and granola bars and string cheese, but that is all he will really eat.  He loves this new show that we found on Netflix called Oscars Oasis.  He won't take naps anymore and loves going to preschool.  He is in size 7 shoes and size 3T clothes.  He is fully potty trained during the day (I think I didn't blog about that) but we still put pull ups on him at night. Some mornings he wakes up dry and others he doesn't.  We are still giving him Miralax every couple days or so just to make sure things are moving.  He likes to read books with Gavin and I at night and is learning so much.

Gavin: Gavin loves Kindergarten.  He has a lot of friends and is learning so many new things and can read, it is awesome!  He is my Christmas child and really should have been born at Christmas.  My first pregnancy we were due on Christmas Day but had a miscarriage, so maybe he really is my Christmas baby, just 3 months later.  He loves Christmas movies, music, decorations, Santa. He is in Size 5T clothes and size Child Small and 4/6 Child. He is pretty much potty trained day and night.  He loves to read books for the most part and love to color and draw pictures and tell stories from the pictures he draws.  Gavin loves to play the Wii and would play it all day every day if we would let him.  He also loves to do homework and asks me everyday if we can do his homework for the day.

Michael: Is interested in going to school, but can't decide if he wants to do Nursing or Airplane Mechanic.  He was just released as the Bear Scout Leader so he is in between callings right now.  He is still working at K&S in Lehi and about half of the time, likes it.  We are working on saving some money so that we can finish the basement so that in a couple months we can move things around and have a place for all the boys.

Me:  I have 2 more weeks left of school and then break for the Christmas Break.  I am trying to decide (if Mike decides not to go back right away) if I want to quit my job and go to school full time in April (if I get into the Dental Hygiene) program or if I want to continue to work (slowly) toward getting my pre reqs.  I am still in the Nursery and love it!  Other than that, working full time, going to school, taking care of 3 boys and a husband and running a household. You know.  I think that is the update from us.

Funny Greyson

Every week when we go to do our errands and shopping usually on Friday night, I can always turn around and expect to see this.

This is what happens when you are 3 and refuse to take a nap anymore.  At 5 o'clock you are tired and not running around so you sleep!

These Boys

I love these 4 boys! I am so thankful for them in my life!

Garett is helping dad give Gavin and Greyson a bath

Garett 10 Months

Ok, who told him he could grow up?  He is 10 months old, crawling all over the place and pulling himself up standing on everything.  He has started to let go of things while he is holding on too.  Gavin and Greyson were both about 11 months before they started crawling and didn't even start walking until about 16 months. This one might be my early walker.  I kinda hope not...

Halloween 2014

This Year for Halloween, Gavin wanted to be Phineas, Ferb and Perry the Platypus.  It took a couple months to find everything to go into the costumes, but it all came together in the end. Gavin was sick the day of Halloween after he came home from school, but still wanted to go Trick-Or-Treating and the boys scored a lot of candy this year and were out until 9:30.

Garett's Perry the Platypus done!

Gavin at his Halloween School parade

Garett at Perry the Platypus

Greyson as Ferb

All three Boys

Gavin as Phineas

Carving Pumpkins

The Monday before Halloween we had FHE and carved Pumpkins.  I don't have any fun pictures, just these two of as starting to carve.  I didn't even take one of the after. BOO. But we did it this year! YAY!

Greyson Field Trip (October)

In October, Greyson's preschool class went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch.  They had a corn maze, picture boards, playground and animals there for everyone to see, plus much more.  We had a lot of fun.  Greyson had his croupy cough that day and had his shinner still, but he loved looking at the animals and getting his pumpkin.  There was also a train track that ran just along the pumpkin patch property and the frontrunner train zoomed by twice while we were there which Grey loved.

Greyson's Face (Again)

On the 20th of October we had the Missionaries over for dinner and while we were in the kitchen finishing up dinner and talking, the boys were done eating and in the living room playing.  All of a sudden we heard a thud and screaming crying from Greyson.  He had rolled off the couch and hit his head on the window ledge.  He still to this day has a bruise on his cheek.  I tell you, he will put me in an early grave.  I took him to the Doctor on the 22nd for croup and had the Dr. check his eye.  He said he thought everything was ok and if it does something weird, to let him know.  I kinda think now that it is weird that he still has a bruise.

The day after it happened, it wasn't even that bad yet.

A couple weeks after

Our Yard

This Summer, a company in Eagle Mountain that wanted to put Fiber optics in our neighborhood tore through our yard and didn't even tell us they were coming or doing it. (HATERS) They still haven't replaced our grass!

Projects

In September and October we worked on a lot of projects.  We did Christmas gifts and painted our Front Door.  We also make Pedestals for our Washer and Dryer to save us $500, and also because the ones we order with the Washer and Dryer were too big.  I love the way our door turned out and the Pedestals better than the ones we ordered.  We got our carpet cleaned in October and that has been awesome.

Starting the Pedestals

Christmas Present

Pedestals Finished!

Christmas Present Finished!

New Red Door