Can You Believe It?!

***Update...Kody's 4 month dr's appointment was today (19th).

Weight: 15lbs 14ozs (50th percentile)
Height: 25 1/2 inches (75th percentile)

With all his rolls, I would have thought he would have been in a higher percentile!




This little guy is 4 months old today! He's growing so much. Just this week he started into the 6-9 month clothes. As much as I would like him to stay little, it's always fun when they hit a new size and you get to play dress-up again with all the new duds!

He's such a good baby. He does have his little moments and he's very good at making his wishes known! But honestly...aren't we all cranky when we're tired or hungry!! He is so much fun to interact with. His smiles are so big and I just love his little giggle. He sleeps through the night, which makes his mommy really happy! He's not so fond of tummy time yet, but lasts a little bit longer each time. His big brother is always giving him hugs and kisses. We are so blessed to have him in our home. Happy 4 months...We love you so much Kody!

Hang Time

Nappy has been practicing with the UVU dunk team. Last night we went to cheer her on as she dunked at the girls basketball game. She did great! The pictures are horrible, but you get the idea. Since I was trying to take pictures, I didn't actually get to see her do it! Next time someone else can take the pictures and I get to watch!









Here's a couple of Kody...he's so much fun!

Home, Leaves & My Little Guys

I've been needing to post these picture, but just haven't gotten around to doing it until now. The Sunday before last, me and the boys headed up to stay at my parents house for a few days. It was UEA and my mom had a couple of days off. We had such a fun time. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather. Lucas loved playing in the leaves, driving the tractor, and helping grandpa fix boots! Kody did not like the leaves one bit..so much for a happy picture!








This is how Kody spends much of his time. I keep telling him its a horrible habit, but he seems to think his fingers are delicious!


Hangin' with Nappy!









This little boy says the darnedest things...I wish I could remember everything.

**The other night I was getting him ready for bed. He looked up at me and said "mom, you so bootiful". Awwww! Talk about melting my heart.

**He was playing with some toy animals the other day and I heard him say "don't worry, I dit you out a dere". He had put them under a box.

Candy & Pumpkins

Last Saturday we spent much of the day out and about. Jed has been wanting to take Lucas to Chucky Cheese for awhile. Lucas was so excited about all the games, until he spotted the life size mouse singing Happy Birthday and dancing. He then proceeded to "freak out"! We had to convince him that Chucky wouldn't come get him. I dragged him...literally...over to the games so that he could see how much fun they were (we had already bought the tokens and weren't about to leave before using them)! He ended up having lots of fun and only peeked over his shoulder a few times to make sure the mouse wasn't in sight!

By the time we got home, it was time for the ward trunk or treat. Can I just say how much I love this concept! I may be biased, but the giraffe and caterpillar were pretty darn cute! Here's a couple of pictures. Unfortunately we didn't get home with any good candy...Lucas only picks out tootsie rolls and sucker! I'm hoping to take them to Tawnya's trunk or treat on Halloween.













Later that night Tawnya & Landon came over for dinner and to carve pumpkins. The pumpkins turned out so good. Thank goodness for Landon...our car started sounding horrible during the day and he was able to fix it for us. We were glad he could fix it since I was heading up to my mom's on Sunday afternoon. We then played monopoly with the new credit card system. We really like it...it seems to go faster.

I told him to put his face down by the pumpkin so we could take a picture...this is what we got!

Happy Birthday Sis!

The big 2-5...

a quarter of a century!

(Don't let his face fool you...he really is happy it's your birthday!)

Kody also wanted to say hi!

We love you and hope you have a fabulous day.

For the Love of Chicken...

Macey's is having a killer deal on chicken right now. It's 1.19 a pound. The catch is that you have to buy it in 40 pound boxes and it's fresh...meaning NEVER been frozen. So...after leaving with TWO boxes, I came home with the daunting task of seperating it, cutting off the fat, and bagging it. Not all 80 pounds are for me. Me, Tawn, & my mom are splitting it. Tawn came over after I had the first box done to help with the rest. What a chore! Next time I might just put it in the freezer in one big blob and chisel of pieces as we need it!!





"What's for Dinner?"...


Beef!

Punkin Pickin'

Tawn and I took Lucas to the Pumpkin Patch in Springville on Friday. It turned out to be a beautiful day for pumpkin hunting! Lucas loved it. Once he found his perfect pumpkin we headed over to the little straw maze. It was just his size! He had fun chasing all the other little kids that were there. We got pumpkins to carve, but haven't gotten around to doing it yet. Maybe this coming weekend.

Also on Friday, Tawn and I decided we were going to make a bunch of freezer ready meals. They sound really good and I'm excited to try them...as long as I remember to take them out of the freezer!! If anyone has any good receipes, please share.

We hadn't see the Kesler's for so long, that we pretty much just spent the weekend with them! We went to dinner Friday night to Ottavio's...yum! Yesterday we did hamburger on the grill and chit chatted. After Jed got home from his meeting, we watched Transformers. We love having them so close and can't wait for that baby girl to get here!






















In other exciting news...Jed now has a calling! We've been in this ward for over a year now and he hasn't had a calling yet. On Saturday he got a call to meet with the Stake Presidency. He's the 2nd counselor in the "North" Elder's Quorum. Yup...our ward is so big again, that we need two E.Q.'s again. It usually means that they'll be splitting the ward in the near future...again! The subdivision to the west of us isn't to far from being completed so it'll probably happen around that time. This would be our 3rd split since we moved in and probably the last...maybe! We are both so excited about his calling. He's anxious to finally get to meet and get to know people. He really likes the men that he'll serve with.

Nursery has been the biggest challenge lately. Lucas just screams when we try to take him in there. It's been that way since about June. Previous to that...he loved Nursery. I promised him that we would stay with him in yesterday. Jed went for the first little bit so I could feed Kody and than I went in while Jed went to class. He did really good, but still checked to make sure I was sitting there. I'm hoping that eventually he'll decide he can do it by himself. Especially since he'll be a Sunbeam in January!

3 Month-er

That's right...Kody is 1/4th of a year old. Wow! It's amazing how the time can play tricks on you. I feel like it was just yesterday that we held him for the first time, yet it's hard to remember what our family was like with out him 3 months ago!

He is so happy these days. The other day he started giggling when I was playing with him. So cute!

He now only cries when he's tired or hungry. This is extremely nice these days.

He sleeps pretty good, but there is still room for improvement! He usually goes to bed about 9:30 or 10 and wakes up around 4:30, although last night we made it to 5:30! I am grateful that he goes right back to sleep after eating!

He's always trying to sit up. He lifts his head when he's in his carseat or propped up on a pillow. I keep telling him to relax...I need my baby for awhile longer!

He and Lucas are sure a blessing in our little family. We love them so much!



Here are a few funny things Lucas has said lately:

When he can't find one of his toys he puts his finger over his lips and says "hmmm....maybe its lost, mom find it!"

When he knows that he's in trouble and I'm not very happy he'll say "mom, mate you happy" "smile at me" "div me hudgs". How can I stay mad??!!

A couple days ago he was playing in his room and I could hear him talking to himself... "not untle Shane, not untle Nathan, not aunt Mary Man, aunt Taease...yes, dat's right, aunt Taease!" I have no idea what he was doing, but I was laughing!

Saying prayers the other night, I said "please bless" and he responds with "daddy" so I say "and" and this is the list he gives: dama, dampa, dama, dampa, Shara, Tody." Hello...where is "Mom"! I had to pry it out of him!