So Naughty!!

Dad didn't close the closet door all the way, so Kathryn took it upon herself to get out a few games. She had a blast, but what a mess. Hopefully dad has learned his lesson, make sure you close things tight! She is so naughty and is constantly getting into everything.

9 Months!!

9 Months
17lbs 9oz (27%)
27.76 in (58%)

Things she is doing:

• She has learned how to clap
• She is waving hello and goodbye
• She tries to say dog, bye bye, baba(bottle) she is a chatter box
• She pulls herself up on furniture more frequently
• She crawls extremely fast
• She is learning what the word no means
• She loves to dance and starts whenever she hears music
• She likes to stand on her tippy toes
• She loves to eat, especially big people food
  

We are done nursing as of a two weeks ago, it is a little bitter sweet. It's nice to have my freedom back, but I miss spend that cuddle time alone with her. She has a little temper and she is not afraid to yell at you, especially if there is food involved. She is still such a joy to have around and we love her so much. Life is getting a little more crazy with her moving so fast. We all have to be on our toes, because she is quick to get into trouble.

Sydney Paige

My sister and her family have finally decided on a name for their new bundle of joy. Sydney Paige!! She seems to be a very good baby and we can't wait to meet her.

New Arrival!!!

My sister just got a baby girl! We are so excited for her, and especially Ani who wanted a to be a big sister so bad. Well, she was born on the 20th at 2:45am. She was 6lbs 41/2oz, and about 18 inches. No name as of yet. We wish them the best.

Car problems

Cars suck, at least ours do right now. All three of our vehicles are having problems. The Audi is in the shop waiting for a part, Hopefully we will get it back soon. The Geo is totally dead at the moment and we are trying to decide whether it is worth fixing. The Expedition is leaking antifreeze and started shaking today. I think I might have a mini breakdown. Thank goodness my grandma, who doesn't drive and has a minivan so we can actually get around with all our kids. I think I am ready to get rid of two cars and get one new one, but we will see.

No more Monkies Jumping on the Bed

(Picture doesn't do it Justice)

Tuesday night my delightful boys decided that it would be fun to jump off the beds. The Bunk Beds!! So they put a pile of blankets and pillows on the floor, and then they launched themselves off the top bunk. Wes over shot the pile and hit his head on the floor. I hear screaming and Robbie calmly saying come on lets go up to mom. So I watch them come up, Robbie with a hand on Wes and Wes with a hand full of blood. He bit is lip and knocked his front tooth. His gums are badly bruised and the tooth now wiggles. He commented today that he had a "purple lip". Oh and blood doesn't come out of carpet very well. The joys of boys!

Ouch!!

Kathryn went down the stairs on Saturday, so sad. I feel terrible, we had company and I put her down then got caught up in everything else going on and forgot the gate. Next thing I know we hear all these bumps down the stairs and it didn't quite register. She was sitting up crying by the time we realized what had happened. Luckily for us babies seem to bounce. She only has a bruise on her forehead, and didn't even cry that long. I think she might end up being a tough little one.(really what choice does she have with three brothers)

Yummy Dog Food!

It is official Kathryn has found the dog food. She is very careful to act like she isn't headed there but sure enough as soon as my head is turned she is eating Charlie's food. Today she even stole some from Charlie while he was on the rug trying to eat it. I can move her to another room and she still manages to try and get to the dog food. So is there any nutritional value to dog food? And really does it taste that good?

Zion's

We headed down to Zion's this last weekend. I was sad that we had to leave dad behind but hopeful he was able to get a lot of studying done. The ride down took forever, the traffic was horrible. Really do we have to have so much road construction? Anyway the kids where great in the car and we were able to finish our Harry Potter #4 book on tapes.

We did luxury camping, yes showers, pool, even electricity if you wanted it. The kids enjoyed sleeping in the tent and having fires every night. Kathryn was very good but didn't sleep to well, she woke up a couple times every night. She even managed to sleep with me in the early early mornings.

During the days we went hiking and in the evenings we took the kids to the pool.(who needs to shower when you have a pool) By the time bedtime hit they where well worn out. I have to admit that I have the best little hikers ever. The boys are such troupers and only complained at the end of one hike, but really I was tired too. Kathryn didn't really nap at all during the day she had maybe one or two 15 to 20 min cat naps, but she was still happy as can be. She would bounce and talk all the way on the hikes. Thanks Papa for packing her around! Oh and Kathryn's favorite thing this weekend was the rocks, eating them! Another negative besides eating rocks is that Wes had a run in with a cactus, and we couldn't get the "pricklies" out.

All in all we had a great time! THANK YOU MOM AND PAPA!!! We had lots of fun.