This kid....

Conversation between Samuel and me..

Mom to Aidan and Samuel : Okay look at me and listen.... DO NOT climb on these *points to stack of food boxes*

Samuel and Aidan: Okay Mom

Mom: And I am going to tell your sister that too.

Samuel: Okay. Tell her I said "Hello"

.......... What a crack up....

My kids are amazing...

Today my kids did not fight, they did not argue, they did not scream, they did not tattle on each other

Samuel and Betty dressed up like a dog and a cat

 

and Jackson chased them up and down the hall

 

And Aidan chased him

All Four of them spent the whole day just playing.
Just playing

Then the boys helped Betty clean up her room
and then Samuel read them all a bedtime story

This is how I found them at 9pm

Their relationship is really amazing.
Somedays it can be a little rocky
But most days it is like this
and I can't help but be proud
Because apparently we did something right.
<3



 These photos just cracked me up
Scoobysnack really loves our trees

8 things about my 8 month old!

1. Jackson is officially mobile. HE CRAWLS EVERYWHERE!

2. He pulls himself up on everything. The crib, boxes, the playpen, the coffee table, chairs, the dvd case. etc.

3. He says Dada.. and knows what it means. He also says "Get it" "Yeah" and "Hey You" and we don't just think he does, Its clear as day and other people have heard him say those things. Oh and I almost forgot, he says "Kitty" and "Aidan"

 4. He has recently started blowing. He got it from watching us blow on our food. 

5. He LOVES to play "If Your Happy and You Know It" 

6. He has what we call a "Proud Grin". He has been getting into sitting a lot more lately. and when I notice him do it, I will clap and say yay! and he will lift his head up and get the biggest cheesiest grin on his face. 

7. Jackson gets into EVERYTHING. and even if you think you picked up every little bit or piece of anything... Oh he will find one.

8. He loves to play with his brothers and sister. And all you hear  from him are full on belly laughs, squeals and giggles.

Zion Trip

We went to Zions with the kids school this year. 

Sabreanna kept Jackson for us, so I wouldn't have to carry the fat little man on the hikes. 

It was so awesome. 

We got to camp out in a ghost town called Grafton, just outside of the park. 

Here are some pictures of the fun in the tent.

The boys got new jackets because we forgot to grab them some from the house. 

They love them

The next day we got the wonder around the ghost town, 

and then headed into the park to go hiking.

 After exploring the ghost town and the old graveyard, we moved on into Zions.

 

Zions is one of my very favorite parks.

 The school had some games for the kids.

 Betty doing her usual "Too Shy to participate but pout that no one waited for her" thing she does.

 

After the games they had a lunch for everyone

 And after lunch we headed off on our first hike

 Someday I would like to make it up to Zions in the spring and see this waterfall in full 

 I took this very same picture last year. 

At some point I will edit it and put them together. :)

 If you look closely you will see a squirrel

Here are some pictures from our second hike

Since we have made this trip two times in a row the last tow years, 

we decided that it is now a yearly tradition.

I like this very very much :)