The 17 month old Monster!!

Caleb is such a fun and stubborn little boy.  He went in to the doctor close to his 17 month "birthday" and he is 22.8 pounds.  He is growing healthy and strong.

He kind of refuses to talk... or maybe he just can't and it makes me feel better to think he just doesn't want to.  He can say daa (dad), mom, this, there, dog, boo, wow, therestha (there's the) bye, might (night night). He has said only once or twice and won't say it if I tell him to- bucket, horse, and mommma (grandma).  He can moo like a cow and oink like a pig.  Whenever he is holding a book he sways and sings.  He gets so so excited to see almost any animal but especially loves the dogs and horses. He is the king of picky eating.  He won't even taste most foods.  The food he does eat he has- to eat with no help- very independent.  He loves to play with cars, trucks, and tractors.  He also loves dumping out the toys to put them back in the bin.  He is happy most the time... except with his cast he is kind of irritable. He loves to follow Kelson around like a shadow.  They are the best of friends- even tho they fight a lot!  Couldn't imagine life without either of them!

On your mark, get set, GO!!!

 
I have never been a runner, and I didn't think I would ever want to run either.  But... I heard about the COLOR ME RAD 5K coming to St. George and I signed up and started training.  During my 8 or so weeks of training I discovered that I really quite enjoy running.  I had a goal set to run the race in 35 minutes and I  DID IT!!!  It was such a fun 5K!  I am glad that I have an awesome sister who would drive down from Salt Lake in the snow to run it with me. THANKS REBS!!!  It was kinda cold, but way worth it!

Caleb Monster's broken arm

Little Caleb monster thought it would be fun to jump off the chair at grandma's last Friday.  He kept climbing on it and walking to the very edge then he would just step off the chair and fall on the ground.  He thought he was so funny.  I kept trying to get him to stop and he wouldn't so we tried putting a pillow there and he moved it.  He stepped/jumped off and he screamed out and cried and cried on and off for the rest of the evening (probably 3 hours or so).  The next morning he seemed totally fine tho.  He was really fussy on Saturday and I couldn't figure out why.  We were having craft day and he would not let me do the crafts!  On Sunday he was kinda fussy, but I thought nothing of it since Sunday is always hard cause it messes up nap time.  He really was his happy self most the morning and just played fine. After church we headed over to New Castle and hung out. Again he just played happily all afternoon.  Later in the evening he was running around and fell (we think he caught himself on his hands) but we couldn't calm him down. That is when I started noticing that he was holding onto his wrist.  The next morning he fell again and I couldn't calm him down and after he fell I realized that he was holding on his arm again.  So, I tried to get him an appointment and the doctor was booked.  The next day I decided I better take him in.

Grandma trying to get a smile out of Caleb after his appt.

We drove to town and went to the on-call doctor and he got an x-ray.  Sure enough... he has a Greenstick fracture near his wrist!  He is in a cast for 3-4 weeks.  Getting the cast on was a challenge!  And getting used to only one hand is also hard.  But he is such a tough little trooper!  They gave him a sucker to calm him down when the put the cast on and it didn't really help.  Once the cast was on and he had a sucker in his free hand they offered him another sucker and he couldn't take it and it made him pretty sad.  He is already getting used to the cast being there...  Keep tough little Caleb monster!  Love you bud!!

Halloween Fun

We got to dress up a few times this year and the boys had lots of fun.  Andrea's ward did a Trunk-or-Treat and she invited us to go with her.  We "dressed" up the trunk and the kids and had a fun time!  Caleb was funny- he didn't understand the concept of the bucket. He had to hold all of his candy in his hands!

We also decided to go with Jamie and Brett to the Beryl carnival.  Kelson had fun, but was pretty sad he didn't win a cake and Caleb just wanted candy... not prizes.  They looked cute and even tho it was hot and stressful I think they had fun.

We also went Trick-or-Treating on Halloween night- to family mostly and few people in Andrea's neighborhood. The boys loved getting candy.  Caleb ate lots of paper while trying to eat candy with out my help.  Kelson wouldn't say "Trick-or-Treat" but he would say "thanks" after he got the candy.  It was a pretty fun year for dressing up and getting candy!

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!