just what I need...

After school yesterday, the neighbor boy was outside driving his golf cart up and down a dirt hill. Zane begged me to see if he could have a ride. I told him he could go outside and ask. As soon as he got out there, 3 other boys from the neighborhood arrived. All 4 of the boys jumped on the golf cart, and the 5 of them took off going up and down the hill. The boy driving was very careful and made Zane sit in the front, so he wouldn't fall off. Zane had so much fun!


After he got back - he ended up having a little bit of a melt down. While I was in the kitchen, making dinner, trying to calm down - and Zane was in his room cooling off - Lily comes running in, grabs the dish towel off the oven, throws it over her shoulder and starts running around saying "Super Bunny!". I died laughing. It was just what I needed. Thanks cutie!

you want me to eat what?...

You've been waiting, I know it...

Evan has embarked on new food tasting adventures! Still not sure he is into it. Most of the time his face looked like this:

But, I still got lots of smiles out of him!

update...

Now I remember why you put crib bumpers on a crib. We woke up last night at 3 am to a screaming Evan. He had his leg stuck in between the slats on the crib. Awww, poor thing! And btw, he didn't slept any better last night in his own room than he did in ours. I had to get up twice before 3 am to get him back to sleep! Oh well, it's a work in progress. But I am going to put a crib bumper on the crib - even if it won't match.

We had a great time last night in Pine Valley at a work party for the families at John's office. One of the attorney's family owns a place there. It was so nice to be up there away from the heat. I quite enjoy it there, and if we ever have a ton of money to own a cabin and we stay here in St. George - that is where it would be. It's only about 45 minutes away - but 15-20 degrees cooler. There were some stray cats that the kids had a good time feeding hamburgers and they had fun playing on the swingset. Lily walked around the whole time barefoot (she has taken a real dislike to shoes lately). Thanks for letting us share your cabin!

a place to call his own...(sort of)

Finally, Evan is moving up in the world! Since he has been having trouble sleeping through the night (and the Dr. said he really doesn't need to be up to eat at night, he's only 18 1/2 pounds, ya think??)...we decided it's time to move him to his "own" room. We struggled with where to put him. We have 4 rooms in our house, so each kid CAN have their own room. Problem is that we've been using the spare room as a play room/craft room. We are definitely outgrowing this house! We were going to have the boys share rooms - but for so many reasons, we decided that will not be a good idea. So - Evan is now in his own room, that is still my craft room and a little bit of a play room. We have an extra tv in there that the kids (or John) can watch or do playstation while I am working. This picture is only Evan's side of the room - the other side is...well let's just say "scary" right now.

I feel good about the move, let's hope Evan does!

four months!...

My little guy is four months old! He weighs...(you might need to sit down for this)...18 pounds 5 oz! and 27 inches long! He is actually still on the chart at 95% in both height and weight. Wow. He's a football player. He was my smallest at birth, and my biggest at 4 months. The Dr. said to start him on cereal, and I'm feeling a little sad at how fast he is growing up. Love you little smiley guy Evan!

the first first...

Yay! We have a first grader in the house! Zane was so excited...he woke up at around 7:15 and came out of his room already dressed. He said "Mom, I forgot that I can't sleep in!" (yeah, sleeping in is 7:15...sad).

Zane: (Brushes his teeth, gets his shoes on as fast as he can, and starts running for the front door.)

Me: "Whoa, buddy, the bus doesn't come for another hour, you don't have your backpack, and you didn't eat breakfast!"

20 minutes later.... (and every 5 minutes for the next 40 min)...

Zane: (opening the front door)

Me: "No, you can't go wait for the bus yet."

When it was time to go, he ran the entire way to the bus stop. So funny.

I made him a special lunch - just like his favorite lunchable. Tortillas with pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperonis, applesauce, fruit rollup, and a water with a kool-aid mix. I wrote a cute little note and put it in his lunch sack. Did he see it? Nope. Aww.

The first thing he said when he got home: "You were right, that WAS all day!"

He loved his first day. He said his teacher is very nice. He was so excited that they had THREE recesses. Kindergarteners only get ONE he said. Haha!

You're such a big kid Zane, love you!

blessed to be a forever family...

It's been a long busy couple of weeks. John's grandpa died a couple of weeks ago. He had been ill for quite awhile with numerous diseases. It is nice to think that he is well again and able to walk and see loved ones who have passed.

We made the trek back up to Logan this weekend to attend the funeral. It was nice to be around family again, and see some that we haven't seen in a long time. More were able to attend the funeral than had attended the family reunion, so it was neat. Grandpa Ellwood was a really neat man, and it was fun to hear stories about him and memories that his children have of him. Zane was especially curious about the viewing and had lots of questions to ask (of course!). I was glad that he was able to be there and I know that he will remember it. We are blessed to have known Grandpa.

When we found out that Grandpa had passed, Zane said "I have a splendid idea....We should give Grandma Fawn flowers." I said that was a great idea, and maybe we could make her some flowers. He said "Yes, sunflowers!" So, Zane made her a sunflower (with a little help from me), which she so sweetly displayed at the funeral.

School starts on Thursday - the big first grade for Zane. I'm nervous for him being there all day. I know he will do fine - I just worry about silly things like - will he actually eat his lunch, etc. We did our school shopping this week, and have back to school night tonight where he will get to meet his teacher. So exciting.

Today, after John had left for work, I jumped in the shower. Zane was working on a "project" at the kitchen table, Lily was watching a movie, and Evan was safe in his playpen. I got out to see Lily with some purple marker all over her lips. Hmm....so I expected to find purple marker on furniture or somewhere just as scary. No, instead I found large chunks of hair strewn about various places in the living room and hallway. This time she gave herself a haircut. We might have to cut it now - but I'm not sure, it might make it look worse. We'll see.



Evan rolled over yesterday from his front to back for the first time. He did it so effortlessly he has probably been able to do it for awhile - I just hardly get him his tummy time. He's close to going from back to front too. He can be propped up in a highchair pretty well too. Oh, it's so fun to see him grow up. I love that happy smiley baby!



I am so blessed to have such a great family - not only my husband and kids, but my parents and in-laws and all those that come with them. We love you so much, and appreciate everything you do for us. We pray that we will be able to serve you as much as you have helped us!