Noah's Wedding

We made the journey all the was to Spokane, WA with all three kids for Noah's wedding.  I felt like I should get a medal.  We stopped on the way there and spent the night at Eden's house in Boise but on the way back we drove straight home.  Trevor did surprisingly well, especially on the way home.  Carter had a hard time because he isn't easily entertained so he was always complaining.  Lexi did great and could have done art the entire time.  We swam, had a picnic, went to a park, and then the wedding at the temple.  Hunter watched all the grandkids during the sealing.  I was worried but it went well.  The reception was at Rachael's home and was a lot of fun.  They had a jamaican truck come so we had great food and the kids loved the candy table.  Lexi decided to sell candy and used their playhouse as her store.  They had a DJ come and we loved dancing.  I love doing things like that as a family.  All in all the trip turned out a lot better than I imagined and we were glad we could be part of their special day.

Update

Trevor is almost 8 months old.  He rolls and almost pulls himself to a crawling position.  He sits up pretty well.  He hates anything in his mouth and refuses food and his pacifier.  We have to get him to laugh or cry to get a spoon in his mouth and then he spits it out.  He says dada now.  He is a Mommy's boy when he is tired or hungry but other than that he likes everyone and doesn't have stranger danger.  He is happiest in the morning and sometimes just laughs and laughs.  I let him cry it out for his naps and it only took twice for it to work out.  Now I put him in and he only cries for a few minutes and then sleeps.  It's heaven!  He likes to click his tongue and does it better than any of us.  At the doctor yesterday he weighed 17lbs 8oz (with clothes on).

Carter is a riot.  Yesterday he ate his breakfast really fast so I asked him, "Carter how did you get so fast?" to which he replied, "Jesus made me that way."  He is really expressive.  He will tell you when he is mad now and is getting better about not hitting when that happens.  He just runs and throws himself on the ground and sometimes head butts.  It's not ideal but he's trying.  He is showing interest in learning letters so I taught him C for Carter and he loves identifying it in the world around him.  He is my best child at sharing and if he has a treat or something special he always asks if you want some.  He is also my best child at saying thank you.  I love it when he says it with surprise and awe like you just did something amazing.  I guess it really is to him.  He wants to fly and have powers.  He thinks it will happen in the future.  He'll say, "Mom, when I get powers I'm going to..."

Lexi also wants to fly.  The other day she told me she's been practicing.  She climbs up the ladder on her bunk bed a little ways and then jumps.  She told me one day it worked and she got one flap of her arms in and went up!  I had a hard time not laughing.  We recently had a conversation with both kids about our bodies and that girls have breasts and we shouldn't touch them.  Carter was hilarious and said, "Can I touch them with my pinky?"  "Oh no Mom I touched it with my head (when he laid on me)."  Then Lexi asked, "Mom, will I get them when I'm older?"  I looked at Cole and he immediately covered his mouth so she couldn't see him laughing.  I had the hardest time not laughing.  It was quite the conversation.  We started letting Lexi hold Trevor more when they are sitting down and she's loved the added trust.  Both boys idolize her. I took her on a special date to get pedicures while the boys were at Father and Sons.  It is such a blessing to have a daughter and sons.  I am lucky to get the best of both worlds.

My Mom turned 60 in August.  I threw her a surprise party.  I'd been planning it for a very long time.  I tried to get a grandchildren picture for her but it didn't work out so we just got one with those able to do it. They turned out really cute.  Then on her birthday my Dad took her to Park City overnight.  I arranged a surprise family dinner for when she arrived home followed by an open house for all of her friends.  At first when she got home and found out she didn't seem too happy about it but then she loved it.  I think she was just overwhelmed.  It was a lot of work but  a lot of fun.  I love my Mom and wanted her to know she is worth making a fuss over.

Earings

Lexi asked me about piercing her ears a while back.  I hadn't really thought about it but I told her she could do it whenever she was ready.  She was scared and didn't want to do it until she was older.  Later she asked what it felt like.  I told her it was like a shot and only hurt for a second.  She said she wanted to do it.  I waited a few days to see if she'd change her mind and she didn't.  She was very brave and only yelped when they did it.  A week later she lost an earing and had to have it re-pierced but was brave again.  She looks so cute in them.

Hospital

Trevor got really sick the end of July.  His soft spot was bulging and he had a fever.  He didn't want to hold his head up anymore and was lethargic.  After taking him to a neighbor that is a nurse for a second opinion I took him to the Doctor.  They did an exam and x-ray but were a little uneasy that it could be meningitis so they admitted us to the hospital to do a spinal.  It was awful.  They did a catheter, spinal, blood draw, nose swab, and IV in his foot.  I had to leave the room for  part of it and Cole stayed.  I spend the night there while Cole went home.  His fever broke and things started to look up.  The test results were good and he ended up having parainfluenza (not the flu but more like croup).  He quickly recovered.

Steel Days

We had a lot of fun during Steel Days.  I love living in a community that does fun things.  We went to the carnival and the kids did well.  Lexi was pretty brave and Carter liked the carousel the best.  Trevor was crying for the first little while because he didn't like all the noise but eventually he got used to it.  We also went to the picnic in the park and the kids loved getting prizes and playing in the bounce houses.  Carter surprised us with his good aim and arm when throwing balls.  He could hit the targets really well.  He didn't like the big slide he went down in the bounce house.  We went to cruising main with Brianne's kids and the parade.  The kids loved getting candy.  Lexi and Kayla have decided they're best friends and enjoyed seeing each other a lot that week.

Swimming Lessons

Lexi and Carter took swimming lessons.  It was Lexi's second time and Carter's first.  The first week went really well.  They were both happy and enjoyed it.  Lexi is fearless in the water and goes under without any thought.  The second week Carter refused to go and cried.  He fell under on accident and it traumatized him.  I had to tell him he could sit on the side and watch.  Eventually he got in and did fine.  The last day of swimming they turned on the slide and splash toys.  Lexi was in heaven.  Carter just sat down and stayed still.  Eventually his teacher came over and helped him go to the slide.  He went down it once and sat down again.  His teacher sat by him.  Eventually she scooted him closer and

in the end he sat on her lap.  Then they got up and she carried him to the slide  I think he had her wrapped around his finger.  She loved having a snuggle bug.  He would rest his head on her shoulder and they were inseperable.  It was cute.  Me and Trevor just hung out in the shade during the lessons.  It was fun for all of us.