First Day of Preschool

Ty went to his first day of preschool. He was so excited he woke up at 6:30 a.m. He seemed to be climbing the walls all morning until he got to go. I didn't even have to ask him twice to go to the bathroom before we left.

He learned about bugs. They made bug eyes, cut paper, played bug hopscotch and went on a bug hunt. He had such a great time. He was a bit disappointed when we walked home and I told him he couldn't go again until next week. He was ready to go to the next house for preschool all over again.

His preschool has 6 boys in it and we are just switching houses. I only have to have the 6 boys at my house every 6 weeks. Hopefully it will be fun for him and for Paige, Brock and I.

Day at the Park

On Thursday we decided to have a picnic at the park. We met Becky, Aubree and Sydney as well as Rebecca, Phil and Londyn. We had such a good time. The weather was perfect. Ty and Paige played really well. Paige is finally starting to go off and play.

After we were done eating lunch and playing we went and fed the ducks. The kids loved it. In true Becky fashion we took some pictures. Becky took the pictures, Rebecca held the large diffuser and I made a fool of myself trying to get the kids to smile. We all got some pretty good pictures of our kids.

It was a very pleasant and fun day at the park. It was nice to get out and let the kids play while the adults relaxed and just talked and laughed.

Labor Day Weekend

We spent Labor Day weekend with Cody's family at Mom and Dad Stevens' cabin. It was a lot of fun. We went up on Friday and came home on Monday. We took rides on the 4-wheelers and had a great time playing games.

Cody bought me a game for christmas that we hadn't really played yet. Game playing sure comes to a halt with 3 kids. We were able to play all sorts of games. It was really nice to have extra helpers with the kids.

On Sunday we went to church. We are not use to having a quiet sacrament meeting and our kids were out of control. They were about the worst they have ever been. We were a bit mortified. We are going to have to practice sitting nicely at home so we can do it at church.

The only problem was that the vents were not working properly in the cabin and every time the wind came up the cabin smelled of sewer. Sunday night we headed outside in the wind to have a hot dog roast to get away from the smell of the cabin.

Grandma brought candy necklace makings for the kids and they loved them. Paige didn't realize it was candy until Christy put some in her mouth. After that, we couldn't get it out of her mouth. We even ended up prying it out of her hair.

Ty really liked the indoor smores Christy made with him. Both he and Paige were covered in chocolate. I was able to perfect my methods with the 4x4 rubik's cube and Cody was able to relax and take a nap every day.

We always have such a good time at the cabin. Ty's highlight of course was the cycle-bikes.

Then and Now

Monday night we watched the video we made of our family for 2007. Cody and I were amazed at the changes that have taken place in our children. I decided I would put pictures of Ty and Paige from one year ago and then current pictures.

Ty Aug. 2007

Ty Aug. 2008

Paige Aug. 2007

Paige Aug. 2008

I had to add this last picture of Paige because it is quite indicative of her mood swings right now. Lately she has chosen to cry a lot. Of course none of her crying is provoked by her big brother. Some days I wonder if Ty wakes up and says to himself "How many hours can I make Paige cry today?"

Our Favorite Things

I have had a hard time thinking of things to go on our blog this week. Today I decided I was going to post our favorite things.

Ty's favorite things are Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson and The King. He also has Mater but we don't know where he is. Anytime anyone will play cars with Ty he is a happy boy.

Paige loves books. She will bring book after book for us to read. She won't necessarily sit through the whole book but she loves them.

Brock loves to suck on his hand. I have caught his thumb in his mouth a time or two. It gets pulled out and I put the binki in very quickly. I don't really want another thumb sucker if I can help it.

Cody told me his favorite thing was his pillow. However, I know it is really his alarm clock. He loves it when it goes off every morning at 5:00 a.m.

I had a hard time deciding what my favorite thing is. I came up with three. The first was 3 sleeping kids, however, the only picture I would have gotten was 3 empty beds. I also love my garden. I am getting lots of corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans. Cody thinks it is a sin to have more than one vegetable at dinner. We have been doing a lot of sinning lately.

The other thing I have really been enjoying lately is not changing a cute little boy's diaper. He has been doing pretty good going on the potty. I don't think I have changed his diaper in a couple of weeks. His cute little underweared bottom is so pinchable. I love it!

Even though our lives are a bit caotic right now it is good to remeber those little things that just make us happy!

Two Months Old

Brock turned two months old yesterday. Today I took him for his doctor appointment. He is a healthy little boy.

Length - 23 1/2 inches - 75%

Weight - 13.5 lb. - 85%

Head - 39.5 cm. - 30%

It looks like Brock is taking in his brother's footsteps by being a big kid! We sure love our Brock!

Camping at Woodland

On Thursday morning I loaded up all three of my kids and we went camping. Cody had to work on Thursday and Friday so I took them alone. Of course Grandpa and Grandma Stevens were going along. Michael and Stacie came with Abby and Rachel. I would not have attempted such a feat if they all were not going.

We had a great time. We put Paige down for a nap in the tent. We hadn't heard anything from her so we thought we had such a perfect little sleeper girl. We looked over at the tent and out came an arm and then came a face. It was really cute. We tried for about half an hour to get her to stay in. She just kept coming out. Finally I put her in the car and drove around the campground one time and she was out.

Of course we had a hot dog roast in the evening and the kids had a GREAT time running around. Ty had his first roasted marshmallow and he was a MESS! I didn't even attempt one for Paige.

There was a swimming pool but it was really cloudy and a bit rainy so we didn't think we would be able to go swimming. However, after lunch on Friday the sun came out for a few hours and we headed over to the pool.

Grandma bought some goggles for the kids to use. Ty was really excited about them. He put them on at the campsite and would not let us take them off. He had them on upside down and they were so tight they started fogging up. By the time we got to the pool they were totally fogged, but he wouldn't let me take them off him. Finally I convinced him to take them off and just leave them on his head. I took them off and he said Mommy, I can see! It really made me laugh.

We had a good time swimming. Grandma and Grandpa ended up taking Paige back to the campsite for a nap because she was so tired. I ended up leaving Ty with Grandpa and Grandma for one more night of camping fun.