End of October Miscellaneous

Ok. This is my end of the month post. I am trying to post everything that I have forgotten.

Gracie' soccer picture finally came in last week....I know what you are thinking...last week? I know I have been busy getting ready for Halloween.


Gracie got Honor Roll this grading period. She received all A's and 1 B(89%)...they seriously could have given her straight A's but don't get me started.

We had 2 deer in the back yard last night! I didn't get a picture because they moved to fast. I will try to get a picture before the season is over. I called Mason to come see and this is a direct quote from the 4 year old. " I knew it was Fall. In Fall the leaves turn amazing colors, and the animals come out. Especially in the woodlands where we live." I looked at him as though he was speaking a foreign language. For those of you who have been privileged enough to hear Mason talk you know he has a hard time pronouncing some of his words. So, to hear him go on and on about the woodlands and the amazing colors was amazing in itself. Later he informed me that those were white tailed deer, and that they were girls because they didn't have antlers. He says he learned all of this from his Animal Genius game for his leapster (thank you Aunt C.J.) Who says video games are bad?

Audrey is too cute! She was standing holding on to things last week, but you had to help her up. I went to pick her up from her nap yesterday and she was standing in her bed. Today, she did it again and then pulled up on the coffee table. I predict she will be walking before the new year. She is after the record! Gracie walked at 14-15 months. Mason didn't walk until almost 16 months because Gracie brought him everything. Audrey on the other hand, let's just say the other 2 team up and run off without her. She doesn't like that. She is ready to run too.



We also, very deliquently, did our pumpkins last night. I found the neatest thing at walmart. They are like Mr. Potato Head pieces for the pumpkins. The kids can then decorate them their selves, and I have much less (no) mess to clean up. They are so cool. Here are the pictures. All you can hope for is atleast one normal picture in my house. The rest have to be silly faced.

The picture of Mason and I display Gracie's new found photographic talents!


Ok, last but not least! My friend Jaclyn tagged me to post my fourth picture from my fourth folder on my computer. So here it is.

We're Back!

OK, after recuperating for a few days I am finally posting the pictures from our trip. We went to Vegas to surprise Mom for her birthday. We only stayed for the long weekend, because Gracie had school. We had a really great time! The kids were really excited about the airplane, and the entire trip!

We didn't do the typical tourist stuff. We just visited with Mom, CJ, and Grandma. Everyone was really excited and sad to come home. The kids were hoping there would be snow on the mountains, but there wasn't. Gracie is already planning our next trip. I told her to start saving her allowance.

I put all of the pictures in the slide show above.

Side note....Audrey had her 9 month checkup yesterday. She is really 9 1/2 months, but whose counting. She was 21.5 lbs and 29.5 inches long. She is going to be a big girl. She is crawling everywhere and pulling up on chairs and the coffee table. I ordered her a baby corral for her own safety because she is one quick little baby!

Blog overload!

Ok....prepare for a blog overload. It has been awhile and I have a ton of pictures, so sit back and relax.

Ok...First things first....All pictures that I have from the last week of September until now are going in the slide show above. That way this won't take so long.

The last weekend of September my Dad and Trish came for a visit. We had a really nice time. Gracie won her soccer game that week. We still haven't got her soccer pictures back yet. Hopefully we will receive them soon.

Audrey has begun attempting to crawl, which we have almost perfected. She now figures with that milestone down she is going to start pulling up. Also, she has a new tooth (that makes 5 sharp little teeth.) Did I mention that out of the middle of no where the other day she said, "Go Get Dada!" Don't ask where it came from. Up to this point I have only got "Hey" and "Mama" and "Dada" and "mo nack" (translation...more snack). It wasn't a fluke, she has done it several times since then. There are also pictures of Audrey and the Giant Peach. I made the mistake of thinking I could have a peach for a snack this weekend. She took it before I could even have a bite and started gnawing on it. She was too cute! I eventually had to take it away from her because she is getting too good with her teeth and getting such big pieces she couldn't chew them.

Mason got a haircut yesterday. It looks very nice. He really had no desire to sit still for it, but oh well, he needed it cut. He has really been sweet with Audrey. He also has been doing his chores and helping around the house.

Gracie is doing really good with school and soccer. I have been a bad mom and forgot the camera the past couple weeks. They have been early games. Who wants to be at the soccer field at 8 am on a Saturday? Anyway, it is already almost time for report cards. Time flies!

The kids have really enjoyed playing out in the yard in the evenings lately. It has been nice a cool out. I say cool. It is in the 70's that is cool for us. I attempted to take a group picture of the kids yesterday. Let me emphasize...ATTEMPTED! I got them dressed cute, David cut the grass, I had them posed. It just wasn't going to happen. When one melts down it is like an avalanche. It is all down hill from there. I did not get 1 picture with them all looking at the camera a smiling with there eyes open. I took close to 75 shots. That is crazy. I will try again later in the week, but some of our attempt are on the slide show.

Well, I think we are caught up. If I think of anything else I will add it.