Kingman Wash

Wow I am so behind on blogging but I finally have a computer to use so hopefully I can get caught up! And I stole a bunch of photos from friends blogs so thank you to all of you that have posted pictures.

Kingman Wash

We went out with a bunch of our friends to Kingman Wash at the end of February.  We had a bonfire with tin foil dinners, smores and banana boats.  The kids had fun throwing rocks in the lake, playing baseball, climbing a mountain and just being outside.  I had fun hanging out with my friends and especially eating banana boats!

 Marci was great and brought baseball for the kids to play plus she helped them all bat.

 Leila did not want her picture taken so I had to secretly take it from a distance

 A bunch of the kids started climbing the mountain so we (the parents) went after them and helped them get to the top

Sawyer, Greydon, Holden, Reagan, Leila, Eliza, Abby, Beckham, Anderson, Will

 Such a pretty place, I hope to go out there again before we have to move

4 months

Asher turned 4 months a couple of weeks ago but because of computer problems I haven't been able to update and I still can't add pictures.  So here is a quick update.
*I can add pics now

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* He is so smiley and giggles all the time. The other day I took him to the store and he giggled almost the whole time we were shopping.
* He rolls from his tummy to his back
* He loves to sit in the bumbo or exersaucer
*He gets the biggest kick out of himself when he looks in the mirror
* He loves to lay in the sink and look in the mirror while I'm getting ready, that way I can keep my eye on him and keep him from being tormented by his older brother
* He is no longer a good sleeper, his naps are ok sometimes and his sleeping at night is awful, we are working on it, hopefully soon we can figure him out
*He is wearing 3-6 month size clothes
*I tried giving him solids the other day and he hated it. He gagged and acted like I was feeding him rotten food. I haven't tried since because we have been so busy and nursing is so fast and easy
*He doesn't mind being in his carseat any more and is pretty happy when we go in the car
*He will not take bottle but loves the binky. We have tried giving him breast milk in a bottle and he just hates it.  He acts like the breast milk is nasty and absolutely refuses to drink
*Was finally kicked out of mom and dad's bedroom because he got to big for the bassinet
* weighs 14lbs 6oz (25th percentile) and is 25 1/4 inches long (50th percentile)
* I wouldn't call him any easy baby because he definitely likes things a certain way and doesn't just go with the flow and demands quite a bit of attention but he sure makes me happy and brings so much joy to our family

A little update

The Friday before Valentine's day my cute friend Erica hosted a Valentine's day party for the kids.  It was lots of fun and really crazy.  I think there were 11 moms and 23 kids  at the party.

The kids played Valentine's day Bingo which came from my friend Emily's website and can be found here 

And then they frosted cookies and handed out Valentine's.

We made a lot of heart shaped pancakes during the month of February and Leila loves adding chocolate chips to the pancake mix.

Leila chose to give out pop rocks with a note that said, "You Rock!"

On Valentine's night I made yummy romantic dinner for the entire family complete with chocolate covered strawberries and "love potion"

One day Greydon filled up the sink with water and jumped in pajamas and all.  Some things I love about this little boy: 

He is the sweetest boy and loves to come in my room and get in bed with me and cuddle

He loves Monster's Inc and asks to watch it every single day

I love the way he says truck, makes me laugh

I love when he plays sleeping beauty and gives me lots of kisses

He loves Leila and is always trying to do what she is doing

I love his voice, its so fun to listen to him talk.  Some lady at target told me he has the most soothing voice and she could listen to it all day, and I totally agree

I love listening to him say his prays and say the articles of faith.  (He usually thanks Heavenly Father for his binky and ask him to bless Tinkerbell or other random characters)

 

This cute baby is growing up faster then I would like.  I can't believe how big he is getting.  I just love his squishy checks and how quickly he smiles.  I don't love that he likes to eat like every 2 1/2 hours at night, especially since he was sleeping through the night and now I'm up with him all the time.

Leila is becoming so grown up, she is learning and doing so many new things.  She has become quite the little reader and just absorbs so much.  She finally learned to ride her bike without training wheels.  I took the training wheels off, gave her a push and she just took off.  She helps me out a ton around the house, like today she folded a basket of laundry and cleaned the toilet and mirrors in the bathrooms.  I love having her around and always reminding me to be patient.  I've really been looking forward to her starting kindergarten but lately it makes me a little sad that she is going to be gone everyday for a couple of hours.

 One night we got together with some of our friends for a fondue night and it was absolutely delicious

 And last but certainly not least Paul matched at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines Iowa in general surgery.  I am so proud of him and all of his hard work and now his dream of being a surgeon is really happening!  We had a really hard time deciding which place to rank 1st and went back and forth between Des Moines and Dayton.  But ultimately Des Moines seemed to be the best fit for us and we are so happy to be going there. I am a little disappointed we are not going to Dayton because to of my good friends matched in Dayton but I think it all worked out the way it was suppose to.  We need to be in Iowa by the middle of June so we will probably be moving sometime at the beginning of the month.  Now we are busy trying to figure the move and finding a house, it all stresses me out but I'm sure it will all work out.