Friday, October 26, 2012

Sometimes it is hard to say "good bye"

Good bye car...


...Hello van

I bought my car brand new with 16 miles on it, when me and Trevor were dating.  We have always had my little car.  But, with a family of 4 it is much more comfortable to be in something bigger.  Knowing we will have more kids we thought we should upgrade and try to pay the van off (or at least pay off a big portion) before we decide to add another kid to the mix. It was hard to say good bye to the little car, but the 2012 Dodge Caravan that we bought is such a nice van and we love it.  Even though I feel SUPER WEIRD driving it!!

*DISCLAIMER- I am NOT pregnant!!

Camping with lots of fun people


This year, most of the family had Elk tags so over conference weekend we loaded up and went over to Boulder Mountain.  We had SO much fun!  The kids loved it and we couldn't have asked for better weather.
  *Pictures tell better stories than I do*
Kelson "shooting a deer" out the window on the way to Boulder


On the way up the mountain, we had a little adventure... Clint's truck broke, and he could no longer pull the horse trailer.  So we went to the Hulet's and Laub's camp and we stayed there the first night.  We had fun spending time with them!!  Thanks Hulet's for the help with moving the trailers and letting us camp in your tent!



Just before we left the Hulet's camp we found out that Kelson is NOT allergic to bee's!  He got stuck on his bottom lip while drinking a soda.  Stupid bee!  His lip was SO swollen, but luckily we found some children's benadryl we could rub on it and the swelling went down over a couple of hours.

On Friday afternoon, we finally made it up to the Cabin where we set up our tents.  Some of us stayed in the tents and a few of us stayed in the basement of the Cabin.  Ed, Devin & Lacee, and Dustin & Stacy stayed in the upstairs of the Cabin.  We did our meals together and got to spend a lot of time visiting and letting the kids play in the warmth.  Fun weekend with lots of fun people!
Caleb playing on the deck at the Cabin

 Kelson and Kray loved playing in the leaves!!



My little MoNSteRs!!

I have been really behind at posting... but haven't you missed these faces?!?!

My friend Julie made the cute hats and we love them!!

KELSON
I can't believe how grown up Kelson is.  He is such a funny little boy!  He loves to mother Caleb to death and tell him what to do all the time.  They play really well, but they fight just as good!  Kelson LOVES to play outside even though the weather is getting colder.  He had a very BIG imagination, which I love.  He has a make-believe friend named "Chains."  Some times he plays like Chains is his baby.  But most the time Chains is his friend that he plays races with and watches movies with and fixes the four wheeler with.  Kelson loves to sing, when he doesn't realize people are listening, when he realizes you hear him he gets shy. He loves to help me clean, no matter what kind of cleaning I am doing.  My lower kitchen cupboards are quite clean from the help of my boys... (I didn't say the rest of my house was clean- don't judge a mom can only do so much!!)

  He loves books and playing games on my kindle!  He is so fun, but also VERY naughty!  He yells back when he gets in trouble.  He cries/pouts to try to get out of stuff.  He tells me "NO" way more than I want to hear it.  Sometimes I am certain he does things just to spite me.  BUT... we love him anyway!

CALEB
I can't believe Caleb is already 16 1/2 months!! His nick name has stuck... he truly is our little Caleb Monster.  He is very mischievous and loves to get into things he knows that he shouldn't.  Including permanent markers and coloring on the walls with crayons.

He has become Kelson's little shadow.  He follows him everywhere.  If Kelson will eat it for dinner then most the time Caleb will try it.  He can mostly climb out of the high chair because he hates being in it.  He wants to sit at the bar with the rest of the family... (we are now on the hunt for a decent cheap dinning table). He is VERY independent at meal time and won't let you help him.  He has to have a dish of food just like everyone else and have his own spoon or fork.  He is a very messy eater, but he is getting a little better.  He still loves to play outside even though it is getting cold.  He loves to climb onto the furniture to get off and get back on again.  He still won't watch more than 2 seconds of a movie or any cartoon. He loves to dump out toys all over the house and then go find any other bag or tote that he can empty. He likes to pick them up, just so he can dump them out again! He still isn't talking much, just grunting like crazy.  He jabbers, but makes very few words.  His newest words are MMMmmm (moo), and Wo.  He loves to point at things that interest him.  We finally got rid of the bottle and he uses a sippy-cup for milk or regular cup for water.  He loves to scream and sing.  He wears mine or Trevor's shoes at least once a day.  He is a fun little monster and we love him!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Just a quick trip




A few weeks ago was my niece Paisley's birthday and they were having the party in Delta on a Saturday afternoon.  So, Me, Andrea, Kelson, Caleb, and Rylee all squished into Andrea's car and made the journey for her party.  Caleb kept Rylee awake crying most of the way there, but after we were out of the car we had a great time. The kids played button-button, had races, three-legged races, hit the pinata, and ate cake and ice cream.  It was a fun time being able to let the kids play and visit with the family.

Kelson hitting the pinata

Paisley hitting the pinata
Andrea and Rylee

Kelson helping Brandon with the pinata