9 MONTHS!

My little pork chop is 9 months!
It amazes me how fast it goes! Especially this time around.

Is he not the cutest thing or what!?

This was at his Dr. appointment the other day. (Its a bad pic I took with my phone.)
Weight: 19.8 - 47%
Height: 29.25 in. - 83%
Head: 17.75 in. - 52%

Lindsay took some pics for me the other day and I love his face on this one!
He is always thinking of what he can get into next, he is going to be my little trouble maker!

And this pretty much sums up what Lindsay was dealing with while doing his pics!A few things this month to remember:

*He is done with his binky. Which is good and bad! Good because there was no weening, he did it all on his own terms. Bad because this kid is so LOUD! Church sucks with no binky! He chucks it when you try to give it to him or he sticks his tongue out and refuses to let you put in in.

*He wants to walk, he has to be in a standing position. He walks along the couch and pulls himself up onto anything. Sometimes he will let go and shut his eyes likes he's hoping his legs will just get him to the next place and then he falls hard.

*He chews on everything, he is like a dog.

*He always looks so serious. He is going to have major wrinkles if he keeps this up!

*Loves any food except broccoli. He gags. He is so much more interested in what everyone else is eating. Hadley at his age could have cared less. Grayson sees you eating and will open his mouth every time you take a bite.

*Loves stairs.

*Loves being outside.

*Still has the 2 bottom teeth and waiting for his top ones to pop through.

*Is so ticklish.

*favorite word, "mamma"

*loves looking at pictures! He gets the biggest grin when you show him the pictures on the wall.

Rodeo weekend

We had such a fun weekend with my family. It was my mom's class reunion weekend as well so that morning at Staheli farm, they had a big breakfast for the families to come eat and play on the farm. It was awesome! I want to live on a farm now, minus all the work.

Hadley LOVES animals so she was in heaven! We got to pet pigs, goats and horses. And she loved feeding them. We could not get her away from the horses, after she spotted them she could care less about the train or the giant trampoline or the swings.

Rodeo 2011

We love the rodeo! The kids were sick but were still troopers. Hadley got to go both nights, we were suppose to as well but it just didn't work out. I'm glad Hadley went the first night because the next night you could tell she wasn't feeling so good.

kiddos

8 months......

This month has been pretty exciting for him with lots of firsts!
-he {army} crawls everywhere
-he had 2 teeth come in within a day of each other
-got his first cold
-says "goo"
-cries in the car when Hadley is not sitting back there with him
-threw his first tantrum, like on the floor-flinging himself back tantru
m because I wouldn't let him stand in the tub.

-he pulls himself up on everything, this kid moves ALL day long


-went to his first rodeo (a post of its own coming soon...)


-tried out the swings at the park



-had a major growth spurt and we had to literally cut off the feet of his jammies the other night. Pretty junky, I know!

He is so fun, can't hold still, so curious, hates to be left out and does not give up easily.

Hadley at age 4 and almost 4 months....


-loving school
-loves target
-is in this copying everything I say stage.
-loves learning
-loves surprises
-can remember someones name after hearing it once, and lets me know that I always forget
-can keep herself entertained
-is just starting to really ask for friends to come over or for her to go to their houses and play.
and asks for sleepovers. Yikes! (i swore my kids would never be allowed to have sleep overs...)
-is obsessed with ages and not wanting to get old.
she told me "i stop growing when I'm 5 silly."

Salt Lake

Aug 19th- 21st

My cousin got married last month in Salt Lake so the kids and I headed up there for it. We were so excited to see our a lot of our family that lives far away. My cousin Kim lives in Atlanta and we had our babies a month apart, so we had a deal that we'd meet up for the wedding and meet each others babies! All my mom's sisters were there from Georgia and Arizona so it was a lot of fun! Wish we all lived closer.

visiting my mom at work when we got into town.

My brothers and Syd couldn't make it cause of work, so on our way we went and saw Kason who was working in Fillmore that week.


Hadley picked me a flower all by herself!
After being checked into our hotel for 5 min, we headed to the bridal shower while all the guys and Hadley went bowling!
My cousins: Kim, Hillaree, Karly, Amber and me.

Taylee did not know what to think of these two!
Katelyn 7 months, Taylee 1, Grayson 8 months.

On Saturday before the wedding we got up and headed to Park City. It was so fun and it is so beautiful up there. My dad and I took Hadley on the Alpine slide. She loved it and had her hands up the whole time.



Hanging out before the wedding started.

Kim, Katelyn and me and Grayson. Katelyn is adorable and is the happiest baby ever! She had a smile on her face the whole weekend!
The only pic I have of the bride! She looked so pretty and I loved that she had her mom walk her down the isle! So sweet!

This is my cousin Monique's little girl Chloe. Hadley had so much fun with her! She keeps telling me, "remember my new cousin Chloe, I miss her." We need some cousins to live closer. Hint. Hint.
One of our highlights of the weekend was surprising Grandma and Grandpa McDonald! I'm so mad I didn't take a single pic! We had Erin and Garrett in on our little secret so they were in charge of making sure they'd be home in between the wedding and the reception. So the kids and I waited on the porch while they were at dinner and surprised them when they got home. It was so fun! I love surprises! Their faces were great! Hadley was so excited. It was fun visiting with them and we were so happy that Erin, Garrett, Sylvie, Thomas, Kristin and Avery came by too!


So worn out that she fell asleep with her sucker in her mouth!
After the wedding reception Grayson and Katelyn SCREAMED the whole drive back to the hotel. It was pretty funny.

Saying goodbye! It was nice all staying in the same hotel. Kim and I stayed up late one night and just talked. I loved it. I love my family and cousins! We missed the ones that couldn't make it!