Big week for Addy

Addy seems to have grown up overnight.  This week she said "pee pee" and I said, "Did you have a pee pee?" and she said, "Pee pee" again so I asked, "Potty?" and she said "Pep" (translated to mean "Yep")  So I took her diaper off and sat her on the potty and sure enough, she went! The next day, same story only substitute the word "Poo poo" for "Pee pee"!  Sorry if this is graphic, but I have to record this before I forget. However, I am dragging my feet to potty train because it was such an ordeal with my other two.  Little Addy's going to have to be pretty convincing before I buckle down and do it full time. 

One more story from this week.  On our way home, I saw a shooting star.  I pointed it out to the kids, but it had already fallen before they saw it.  They said, "Mom you should make a wish!" So I did and then of course, they wanted to know what my wish was.  I told them I wished that we could all have a good friend in our life.  I asked Will, "Do you have a good friend?" and Will replied, "Yea, Dad".  Made my heart flutter a little.  Then we asked Rosie and she said, "Probably Laney" (the girl next door).  :)

 

The Green Gators cutest player!

For my birthday, Clark went above and beyond.  In the morning, he let me sleep in while he made bacon and mushroom omelettes. After breakfast, we went for a family bike ride.  Then we drove to Bountiful.  Clark and the kids hung out at my Aunt Brenda's house while I went shopping.  Then Clark and I went to Olive Garden for dinner. It was a wonderful day! Now if I can just get used to saying I am 30 years old!!

We're back

We're back!  Yes, it's true, I am attempting to blog once again.  We finally got internet at our home so now I have no excuses, right?  I'll give you a quick update of the past 9 months:  Actually, scratch that...too much has happened in the last 9 months.  I'll tell you what has happened in the last month instead :)

Will started 1st grade!  He has Mrs. Woodbury, who was Clark's kindergarten teacher long ago.  He loves the current unit they are doing on bugs.  He has already filled his bug box with 9 bugs. Mrs. Woodbury suggested catching the bugs, sealing them in a plastic bag with a cotton ball soaked in nail polish remover, and then pinning them in the bug box.  Sadly, we found that our first few bugs were not all the way dead after sealing them in the plastic bag.  They started to move while they were pinned in the bug box.  Now we know to keep them in the plastic bag for several hours before assuming them dead!

Addy is learning new things each day. Her new passion is toothbrushes.  As shown in the above photo, she often likes having 3 within arm's reach.  She gets quite upset if I go into the bathroom, with her on my hip, and I don't give her a toothbrush on the way out!  She does have 5 teeth now.  She scoots faster than ever, but no first steps yet. Her favorite words are, "Pepper (our dog), cracker, ball, bye-bye, hi, da-da, ma-ma, apple, good girl, and one (how old she is)."

Yep, that's an adult tooth Will is showing you!  He lost his first tooth while in Laramie.  He mentioned his mouth hurting so I looked and saw that he had an adult tooth growing behind his baby tooth.  I asked if his tooth was loose and he wiggled it and with smiles in his eyes said, "Yes!" He spent most of the day wiggling it and then after the football game, he was ready for Clark to yank it out.  Clark wrapped floss around the tooth and before Will knew it, it was gone and he was $1 richer.

Here's the best smile I've gotten from Addy so far.

Will (and Rosie . . . I will post her picture next!) started soccer last month.  Will is on the Orange Mustangs team.  It consists of 6-8 year olds.  Rosie's team is the Green Gators and it has 3-5 year olds.  They usually play one game a week.  Will is loving it!  In one game, he scored 4 goals! Before bed, I ask what he was thankful for that day and it is usually, "That I got to play soccer today." 

Adalyn 6 months old

As I've often said about raising kids, "The days go by slow, but the years go by fast." And it seems that with each kid, the years go by even faster. We took Adalyn in for her 6 month check up. She was 12 lb 15 oz and 25 inches tall. Unfortunately that equates to the 2nd percentile for height and not even on the charts for weight. Her doctor recommended cutting back on nursing and increasing solid foods. It made me quite sad.  I really enjoy nursing.  So, I am compromising and barely cutting back on nursing in addition to feeding her more solids.  She loves rice cereal, oatmeal, mum mums (rice biscuits), macaroni and cheese, pureed broccoli cheese soup, and refried beans.  She hasn't liked the peaches or banana baby food. 

Adalyn LOVES Will and Rosie.  She just loves it when they play with her.  Here they are playing in the nest they made on my bed. 

Rosie enjoys teaching her things.  Yesterday Rosie taught her how to play the princess piano.  Today she taught her about dragons by reading from her "Dragon Handbook".  Rosie also gives Adalyn a new name each day.  Today it was "Macaroni" because she ate macaroni and cheese for lunch.  Rosie has also named her Philly, Foofy, Ava, and Lucifer (I think she got that name from the mean cat in Cinderella).

Adalyn loves bathtime.  All of my kids loved baths and I'm pretty sure they inherited it from me.  Clark teases me because one of my favorite things about staying in a motel is the unlimited hot bath/shower. 

She puts everything in her mouth, which is still toothless.  She squeals when she's excited. She is such a joy to have in our family. 

We have been keeping very busy.  I feel overwhelmed most days, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.  Here are a few pictures I've taken over the last 2 months:



This is Rosie's favorite shirt.  She would wear it every day if I let her.

Will's first day of school. Notice the cast.  He is loving Kindergarten.  He has a fantastic teacher and has made a best friend, Fletcher.  They play cowboys at recess. 

 Rosie is in gymnastics.  She loves it!  She has learned how to do a tripod, a bridge, and forward and backward rolls.

 The school put on a Halloween parade.  Here's Sheriff Will.  (He will often wear these clothes on a regular school day, so we put a shiny badge on for Halloween so people knew he was dressed up).

My first little witch.

My second little witch.

 She didn't like her costume very much.  The hat ended up being too small so for most of the night, she looked like a priest.  It was quite cute!