7 months

Mila will be 7 months this week. The older she gets, the more entertaining she is. She never stops wiggling and I feel like I am juggling all day long. She is sitting up now, but would rather be rolling around instead. She can put her passy in her mouth but she always puts it in upside-down. She is starting to scoot herself forward, but is super slow at it. She is eating all kinds of baby food now and loves every one...even the veggies. She grabs everything and it always goes straight to her mouth. It's so fun to see her develop new skills. We love this little girl to death.

First Day of School

We were all excited for the the first day of school. Summer was fun, but we were ready for school to start. Its always fun to get in new school clothes, wear your new backpack and shoes, ride the bus and see your new teacher and old friends. They had a great day and we are hoping for a great year!

Timmy's Green Lantern backpack

Maura and her sparkling backpack

Timmy is going into 3rd and Maura is going into 1st

We had to get a picture of our new shoes (and Topher's old ones)!

Every year before school starts we read the Kissing Hand and before my kids leave for school I draw a little heart on their hand so they can remember during the day that mommy loves them.

Waiting for the bus.

Off they go!

And then there was one....well 2 if you count Mila. :)

Turkeys!!

This was the second time we've had turkeys in our backyard. A mommy turkey and two baby wander in from the little wooded area behind our house and eat whatever it is they eat in our backyard. They even fly into the trees behind our house. I seriously had no idea that turkeys flew. I always thought that they were a kind of bird that didn't fly (I know, that sounds dumb). It just never occured to me that they did for some reason. Anyway...it's fun to see all the wildlife that comes to visit us.

T.J.'s 33rd Birthday

T.J.'s 33rd birthday was on Aug. 24th. The poor guy had to work, but afterwards we had dinner at Drew's and Cassie's with the Muglestons. There was tons of good food and the kids were able to play outside. It was so windy that he couldn't blow out his candles so he had to pretend. When the party was over we went home and opened his presents. We sure love him and glad he is part of our family. He works so hard to take care of us all and we appreciate him so much.

Olcott park

For play group in our ward we went out to a little town on the river that has a little amusement park with rides for little kids that only cost a quarter. The kids were so excited you would think it was Disneyland! After the rides we ate ice cream and rocked in wooden rocking chairs. It was a fun morning and it only cost $10 plus the drive out there was gorgeous! I hope we can go again soon!

6 months old

I can't believe its been another month. This little girl rolls everywhere now. The other day she even rolled underneath the crib! She hasn't quite mastered sitting up yet but it will be soon. She started eating rice cereal last week and loved it! She cried when it was all gone. The other kids think its so interesting to watch her eat from a spoon and every time I feed her everybody wants a turn to give her a spoonful. She has definitely found her voice and she is constantly screaming. If the rest of the kids are loud, she chimes right in just as loud. We took her swimming the other day and she loved it! She was all kicks and smiles. Her hair just keeps getting longer and longer except for the bald spot in the back. It even fits in little piggy tails now. She has dad wrapped around her little finger and loves to give him kisses, but I have to say that I am still her favorite person around. Maura comes in a close second though cause she is so good with her and loves to help me out. We love this little girl, but we wish we could freeze her this size. The kids always joke that they want to throw her in the dryer to shrink her so she will stay little!

Timmy is getting rich!

Timmy has been losing teeth like crazy! He lost his front two teeth in the same week. I pulled one and he pulled the other. I love his smile with his missing teeth. Its so cute!