Chloe's New Tricks

Chloe is almost four months old and she has lots of new tricks. She can roll over from her stomach to her back, she can make spit bubbles(her favorite), stand up on Mom's legs, smile, coo, and laugh. She is growing up too fast, except for the sleeping thing, that I would be ok with. Eric said the other day, "Before you know it she'll be in Kindergarten!" I told him not to say that but I know it is all too true. My kids are growing up so fast! I guess all I can do now is hope they like their Mom taging along with them and their spouse!

Scarcrow Festival

The kids are out of school until Tuesday so we went to the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point yesterday. The kids had so much fun! There were about 15 bounce houses and slides, a rock wall, a train, a haunted house, kids games, pumpkins, pedal go carts, and rocket launchers. We went for 3 1/2 hours and if the bees weren't chasing us to get our nachos we would have stayed longer. Did you know bees like nachos? Who knew. Kenzie climbed the highest on the rock wall, Calvin made the coolest rocket and Corbyn loved the bounce houses and slides with her friend Jensen. What a great day! We even got a few smiles from Chloe! Chloe loved the pumpkin patch! We had a fun time and the kids already want us to promise they can go back next year! Stay tuned for fun details about the corn maze, we are headed there next week.

Chloe giggles for the first time!

I was playing with Chloe today and for the first time she giggled at me three or four times in a row. She is so growing up so fast! We played for an hour and then she feel asleep and I held her for 2 hours! She will only be my baby for a little while so I try to get all the loves I can. She is going to be strong, independent, and social like her big sis, Corbyn. She loves to stand up on my legs and bounce and she only wants to be held facing out so she can see whats going on. She is so fun! Today was a fun day!

Yesterday we woke up to a fun surprise!

We got up on Sunday morning and to our excitement we had snow! They were forecasting a 1/4 of an inch so I wasn't expecting 3-4 inches! We have 9:00 church so the kids couldn't play in it. Well, besides Corbyn sticking her hand out the side door and scooping it off the grill every 10 minutes. After church it had already started to melt and my kids were pretty disppointed. After we ate a quick lunch they went outside to gather all the snow that was left in our yard and from the playground. They didn't need much to have fun. All in all it was a great day! To top it off, Calvin passed the sacrament for the for the first time and did fast offerings too. What a great Sunday!

My Dad - AKA "The Nanny"

My parents just came and stayed with us for a week. It was so fun and we all had a blast, even though last night, Corbyn pointed out that we didn't go fishing. We were busy with scouts and gymnastics and Mom and Dad did a few Missionary outings but we still spent some great time together. Mom and I spend a day going to Quilt shops and had a great time looking at different patterns and fabrics. Dad was, well DAD! He was funny and goofy, a great nanny for Chloe and a great house adviser. He even got very attached to Blue or as he calls him "BO-BO." He was in one of his funny moods and Chloe in one of her bad ones, so he told me to let him wear the sling. (Side Note: Chloe lives in the sling, it is the only way she doesn't cry and it is great because then I can have two hands to make dinner, do homework, clean laundry, take a nap (in my dreams), well do almost anything. I don't which is funnier the my dad wearing the floer sling or crossing his eyes while wearing it? Warnig: Chloe's crying can do this do your face! We had a great time and I will look forward to the Nanny's return. If only I could afford to hire him on a daily basis, hey maybe if the stock market keeps falling, I can. :) Love you Mom & Dad can't wait to see you at Thanksgiving!

Calvin's Party, I mean celebration

Friday night Calvin had 3 friends over, Andrew, Cole and Austin, to celebrate his birthday. He had a great time! They played Spore, basketball, ate pizza, went to see Kung Fu Panda at the dollar show and had cookie cake and ice cream. What a party! Calvin has been very blessed to make some great friends already. These boys will be friends for a long time! Happy Birthday Calvin!

Why we love Utah...Fall!

Last weekend we drove the Alpine Loop from Prove Canyon to American Fork Canyon. It was so beautiful I could hardly contain myself. I was like a kid at Christmas! The pictures speak for themselves but don't you love Fall! Grandpa Nicol rented a cool blue convertible. Eric of course, was in the front seat driving, like he was 16 again, and the kids piled in the back. Of course that meant Grandma had to ride in the Armada with me and Chloe. It worked out well until we were at the top of the mountain and Chloe decide she was hungry. There were many minutes of crying until we found a wonderful parking lot over looking the gorgeous mountain valley with it's explosion of colors! Needless to say Chloe couldn't have gotten a more beautiful eating spot, not that she could enjoy it, but Mom did! We enjoyed the peaceful drive home and were once again reminded how kind Heavenly Father is to allow us to enjoy his beautiful creations. We love Fall!