Dreams Come True

As a family we really had a great weekend, it was packed with fun. It started with tower/tunnel building which were perfect for hot wheels and tracks.But the really awesome part was making Spencer's dreams come true. I guess when he was a kid he really, really wanted the Hungry Hungry Hippo game. It was a dream that was never realized. 20 years and 3 kids later his dreams have come true. We bought the game to share with the boys and Spencer was in HEAVEN. Although he did lose interest before the boys, I think they would have been content to play for 3 hours straight. And then the boys dreams came true, we made cookies. It was a great weekend. Although, I'll admit, not perfect. The boys have turned off their "listening ears" and no amount of coaxing or bribing is working. I'm not sure I'm going to make it to their 3rd birthday. If you have any ideas on how to turn those ears back on I'm listening ....

A Lady

Audrey is doing so well and is growing cuter every day. She's in the 80th percentile for height! We would love to share it all with you, but Audrey is a true lady and would like to keep her age to herself.
Maybe next month!

Finally Christmas

We had such a great Christmas, I didn't want to skip it on the blog. We really tried to keep Christ the center of our Christmas and thanks to a nativity Grandma sent it was easier. The boys loved talking about "baby Audrey Jesus" (we continually corrected that) and the "presentseses" (they are learning the plural so everything has a few extra s's) the wise men brought and the pretty "moosic" (I don't know) the angels sang.

Of course Christmas morning was great, we were lucky enough to have Becky with us! Here are a few pics of the fun. Dragons are still pretty neat around here. The boys were so excited they loved showing dad how the wings work.

The boys have loved playing with the hot wheels and track. Combine that with tunnels made of blocks and we have hours of fun.

The week between Christmas and New Year we enjoyed a special visit from Grandma Davis. We did all sorts of fun things. Reading Dr. Sues for the very first time. Kind of a big moment in a kids life, I'm glad Grandma was able to share it with them.

Grandma taught the boys how to throw snowballs. It's still a favorite activity, esp if Mom's the target.

We also had a wonderful Christmas with my family. A huge thanks to Grandma G for the preschool lessons/FHE activities. We can't wait to start using them.

Random Thoughts

This blog is usually all about the kids but I wanted to share a random thought from me, and I mean random. I know ... the excitement the anticipation.

Are there things in your life that make you go "I'm on my way, I'm practically all grown up?" Every time I look at my banana hanger I think "wow, I have one of those?" It's silly but true. It's one of those things that isn't necessary but great to have. I thought the same thing this afternoon when I was putting towels in the linen closet. I whole closet just for my linens, amazing. Life is great! We may not have much but we're grateful for the things we do have. So here's to all the banana hangers in your life.

In Summary

I left my camera at Candis' for a few weeks so I'm behind again. But in summary we've ...

had our cousins Ayden and Gavin over for a few days. We learned all about Thanksgiving (yes we used the globe!) and colored pictures to hang in the window.

taken Audrey to her first Utah State Basketball Game! We beat the Utes soundly and had a great time. GO AGGIES!
enjoyed Thanksgiving at Candis and Joe's. Penn and Alexis enjoyed coloring togethervisited Temple Square and saw all of the Christmas lights. It was amazing, the boys loved the Christus Statue and this weekend Audrey started eating rice cereal! It's very very messy but she enjoys trying. We have no doubt she'll catch on.

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.