So Big

I've fallen a little behind. Summing things up, we've been sick. Logan was so sick he not only threw up the bad bugs that made him sick but a great deal of his good digestive bugs. 2-3 weeks of little sleep means very little blogging. But we are getting over it. Penn was a little confused when Spencer explained the good bugs/bad bugs in Logan's tummy. He kept asking if Logan had bugs up his shirt?, kids say the funniest things.

Audrey has been growing. Earlier this month we went in for our 4 month check up. She's still in the 90th percentile for height and 80th for weight. She is just over 25 inches long! I love that the first thing Spencer said when I told him was "Good Job Love Love". He's right, it isn't easy feeding her every 3 hours and caring for her. It's a full time job ensuring her brothers don't love her tooo much. I should also say thanks to Spencer, without his contribution we couldn't have achieved such awesome results. I guess ... maybe ... we should also recognize Audrey's efforts. Good job baby girl you rock!

Audrey is truly an amazing baby. She loves the water and enjoys splashing her mama. She still sleeps so well and thinks her brothers are the most entertaining things ever. She loves to watch them play. Audrey has gotten very good at grabbing things and still jabbers all the time. She's got a great smile and pretends to be shy when she meets people. Audrey can roll from her tummy to her back, but only when she wants and never when mom wants. We have tracked her growth like we did the boys with fun pictures every month.

None of my kids have great balance at the beginning! Penn did the same thing. I just love it.

We love our Audrey and are so grateful she is part of our family. Keep up the great work sis.

Halloween Fun

We've had a great deal of Halloween fun. We took Jenny to a local farm to help find the perfect pumpkins and have some fun! It was a great way to spend a fall afternoon. We saw lots of animals, witnessed our first pig races and rode in large water barrels behind a 4 wheeler. It was great. What are we doing? We found the perfect pumpkins and needed to raise our hand to get help cutting it. There's reason to our madness.Logan didn't want to sit on the seat. But who can argue with that smile?Trick or treating was both a success and a failure. The boys dressed as dragons. It was their choice, I guess that dragon movie left quite an impression. Logan has had a terrible stomach bug (more to come on that) and didn't feel up to trick-or-treating until he saw Penn's sweet sweet success. I ended up carrying him around the block (not an easy task given how much he weighs! (I promise he isn't contagious))Logan wasn't feeling up to pics so we just got a bunch of pictures of him running away. Still pretty cute if you ask me.

What a Day

Last Saturday we had a DAY. Shortly after Spencer and I were engaged we set a goal to run or bike at least one race a year. This Saturday we ran a 5k together. We've biked around Bear Lake, ran in a number of USU races, participated in the Smithfield Health Days, and ridden 100 kilometers. It's great fun to spend time together and we always feel good when it's over. After the race we had the opportunity to go up to USU's Homecoming Game. Uncle Mitch and Aunt Jenny were also in town. Uncle Mitch rented a minivan so we could all ride together. It was a great day full of excitement... Until it rained buckets and buckets on us. But the boys loved the football game. We lost horribly but any good Aggie knows, there is always next year...

Audrey and I having a great time and staying warm. The boys were a little nervous at the beginning. I guess it was a little overwhelming.



There is always time for a quick nap. Isn't she the cutest thing ever?Is Logan saying "Are we staying through the rain Uncle Mitch?" or maybe "Did you see that run?"A big thanks to Uncle Mitch and Aunt Jenny for sharing this fun day with us.

Chatting with Audrey

Without a doubt Audrey tells some of the best stories. I'm not sure if her jabbering so much is an Audrey thing, a girl thing or a second time around thing. But we have enjoyed "talking" with her and look forward to a lifetime of conversations.

It's Raining?!?!?

It's finally happened, fall has arrived. It was raining so hard this morning we just had to cancel our daily walk to the park. It's only then I realized the problem. What am I going to do with 2 2 year olds ... indoors ... all winter? We have loved playing outside, but with the cold weather coming we won't be able to stay outside as long. Today's solution, fort building. It was great!

Both boys had to share the excitement of a fort with their puppies.

Earlier I had searched their closet trying to find warm clothes that still fit. Of course the gloves had to come out and go on.

But seriously if you have any ideas regarding fun indoor activities that preschoolers would enjoy, I'm all ears.

Cookies!

So this morning I suggested to the boys we make cookies. I thought we'd have plenty of time to squeeze a little cooking in. I've never been more wrong. The day was crazy. But the boys memories have greatly improved and after dinner they were insistant we bake cookies (Spencer may have agreed loudly with them!) But I made a promise ... so I kept it. We made my new favorite receipe. It has three ingredients and are literally ready to eat in less then 20 mins.

The boys helped stir things up. (If you've been to my house you know I literally do not have space on the counter for the two of them, I promise we just mopped)

They just had to taste things as we went, esp if chocolate chips were involved.

Done yet??

After a bath and wardrobe change ... Yummy! The cookies are pumpkin chocolate chip. Ingredients:

Spice cake mix

15 oz jar of pumpkin

Chocolate Chips

Mix, bake at 350 for 15-17 mins. If you make 30 cookies they are about 125 calories a cookie and not too bad. Plus they make the house smell great! Thanks to Liz for the awesome receipe!

You may notice a black smudge on the pics, turns out there is a little finger print on the lens, any idea how that happened?

Moments That Make Me Smile

There are numerous things that make me smile as a mom. But one of my favorites is when my kids show their love for one another. They can be so thoughtful and sweet. We aren't perfect, we still have our come a parts but there are plenty of sweet moments. Like when Logan or Penn won't go outside to play until "brother" can come too. From day one they have been so wonderful with Audrey. That's the question we get the most, "how do the boys do with the baby?" Let me tell you...

The other day Audrey was in her swing fussing a little. I had my hands full changing Penn's diaper (when am I not changing a diaper?) Both boys are great when it comes to locating the binki and giving it to Audrey. So off runs little Logan to get her binki. I guess he couldn't find it because she kept fussing, but I could hear him doing a lot of running. I come out to find 5 hot wheel cars in her swing. He was trying to make her happy by sharing his favorite toys. I can just see him trying a car to see if it would help her be happy and when it didn't work running to get another one. Very cute...

Penn is just as sweet. I found him "reading" to her the other day. They love the Thomas Train books Uncle Mitch gave them for their birthday. We read them numerous times a day. Penn was going through each page pointing out all of the highlights, the cows, the birthday cake, Thomas, etc. I was lucky to have the camera handy so I got a pic. I love that Audrey was actually listening and enjoying the attention her brothers where giving her.

Being a Mom has some awesome benefits!