First Climb

After having about a month of crawling, our Abigail decided that she needed to try a new terrain. She has currently not shown any interest at all in the stairs, but for some reason today was the day. I have to laugh because just last night I talked to my sister-in-law about the stairs not being an issue yet and here she goes and proves me wrong the very next day. Well, our little mountain climber didn't get too far, but she seems eager to try again.

Up goes Abbie

What do you get when you put a baby, a sister, a brother, and an air mattress together? Yep, you guessed it! A laughing baby:) Family, friends, and especially grandparents please don't worry. This event occured under close supervision.

Our Visitor

We were able to enjoy a wonderful visit from our friend, Jilly. As you can see Ashton loved the one on one time he got, especially when it involved making cookies:) I enjoyed the opportunity to have one extra set of hands each day to help me with getting kids ready, putting kids in cars, feeding and all those things moms do. Once they leave I often find myself wondering how much a full-time nannie would cost.

Off to Primary

Our little guy was off to Primary this Sunday. He entered the world of Sunbeams. It was totally adorable to see how excited he was to accompany Grace and Mommy to Primary. The best was when they had the Sunbeams stand up in front to sing them the "Hello" song and he made a face just like Bashful on the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Daddy came in to enjoy the welcome song and got a little wave from Ashton. What a proud little guy we have and how quickly he is growing.

Head Gear

Here is our little cutie sporting some serious head gear. She has been using it for a couple of weeks now. The helmet is to help with reshaping her head. It is nice because now we don't get as many questions about her birthmark. Also another fringe benefit is the protection it offers her from her three year old brother, Ashton. For example, just tonight she had a semi-hard ball ricochet off her helmet compliments of Ashton.

Grace's Tent

Grace created her own tent today after church or should I say it isn't even called a tent. She said it was more like her own house without a kitchen. The place has a bed, two flap doors, toys, baby dolls,and more. It was so cute to see all the work she put into it. I told her that we wouldn't take down her house till tomorrow. The only draw back with the tent is it's placement. I literally was crawling on my hands and knees tonight through this modern tent to reach her bedroom so I could check on her before going to bed.

Someone needs to create a Dummy's Guide to Blogging

Okay, so everyone said to me..."Blogging is soooo easy. You need to do it." So I said, "Why, not?" Well, now that I've done it wrong I've realized that the right way is so much easier. Why do I seem to make things harder than they should be?
So about four months ago I started a blog and had quite a few entries. I just could not understand why I didn't get any dates or places for people to comment. I finally called my sister-in-law for help. Unfortunately she wasn't home, but her husband was and even though he wasn't the family blogger, he still knew how to do it. Well, it goes to show that someone needs to make a Dummy's Guide to Blogging for people such as myself.

My Sister Pillow

As we headed back to the hotel after a fun day at the beach I glanced back to see this. Is that not sweet or what? Who knew that big sister made such a great pillow?

Our Fabulous Vacation

We took a trip this summer that was amazing. We were able to visit tons of family and friends. It took us to California, Las Vegas, Utah, and Idaho. Our three kids were fantastic in spite of travelling well over 2000 miles in Alan's dad's mini-van and sleeping in over half a dozen different place. Who knew that a 3 and 1/2 week vacation could go sooooo well with three small children?