Fun at the Library

The library we go to each week is located in a complex with other city buildings. There are 3 waterfalls the kids like to go see on occasion after we visit the library. Derek asked me to take the camera this week so we could take pictures.

Derek loves jumping from rock to rock. Emily likes putting leaves and sticks in the water. Derek mentioned that we forgot his tail. He has me hook a belt around a back belt loop and he goes from rock to rock growling ferociously being a dragon or dinosaur or lion.

It was a beautiful day as have most of the day been recently, and I'm so glad I was able to capture some beautiful faces on camera.

My Growing Baby

I always love when my babies reach about 6 months, up until then, although they are very cute and adorable I just have a hard time connecting and it feel like more work than fun to me. I know there are some who just absolutely LOVE the newborn stage, but not I. So I thought I would just share a few pictures of my growing baby who is now 6 months old.

She has figured out how to sit...although she still has a few tumbles. She has been evicted from using the Bumbo except under strict supervision, because she can get out. If she is on the carpet the landing is fine but anywhere else and it hurts. She leans to the side pushing up with one leg and eventually tips over the side landing on her stomach...sometimes bumping her face to the floor. So to you Bumbo using parents, beware...even the littlest ones can escape:) She loves to sit and reach for toys and she has started and loves baby food and other food. Darrell gave her an orange slice to suck on the other night and she just loved it. She pummeled several more slices and then cried and cried when Darrell got up to through all the juiced pulp and peel. So he graciously opened another for her and she again sucked the life out of a few more slices. The floor and her pajamas of course also got soaked:) She is definitely a dolly and I love seeing her so excited every morning when I get her out of bed.

Another thing to note is the pictures of her with a pacifier. We finally have a child that took one, and I'm so glad. On a side note...both Emily and Derek sucked their fingers as soon as they could. Derek only sucks when he has his blanket, so if that stays in bed, then the only time he sucks is at night. We have been trying to get him to quit since he will be 5 soon, but to no avail. Emily sucks her fingers too with her blanket, the funny thing is though I realized about a week or so ago that I hadn't seen her sucking her fingers recently. She stopped on her own!!! She rubs her blanket against her lips for comfort, but no more fingers. So now I only have to get one more out of the habit. The pacifier habit I hear is easy...just throw it out...listen to the baby cry for 3 days and your done...hopefully it is that easy:)

Little updates

I had a few random pictures on my camera so decided just to make one post. This is Emily with some dinosaurs. If you look Closely she placed all the baby dinosaurs on the backs of the mommy dinosaurs. I thought it was so cute I just had to have a picture.



Well, the baby swing has gone back into the attic and the walker has come down. Of course Sarah is too young to actually use it but when Emily was little, Derek loved pushing her around and it gave him a way to play with her and she was safe:) So, Darrell got it down from the attic. Little did I know it would bring together all three kids. With Sarah in the seat, Emily stands on the back while Derek pushes it around...they all love it and they don't fight. But, after a while Sarah does tire of it and starts to cry.



Yes...if you thought "are those Mr. Potato Head glasses?" then you are exactly right. Emily loves to wear them all the time, but this time Derek put them on Sarah...she looked just too cute. And then of course a picture of her in the Bumbo...the best baby invention on the planet!

The Logic of a 4yr old Brain

Derek has been watching a show on PBS called Dinosaur Train. He has learned lots of fancy words, and one morning was clarifying their definitions. He asked Darrell what a carnivore was. Darrell proceded to tell him that meant an animal who eats meat. Derek of course then knew that an herbivore eats plants. Well then his very logical brain made a conclusion and he asked, "So are babies milkivores?"...

MILKIVORE

Darrell and I got a good kick out of that one:)

Halloween

Here are our little cuties. Thanks to Grandma Brimhall, they actually had costumes:) Sarah is wearing the $1 cat hat I bought 2 years ago for Emily. Derek is Optimus Prime from Tranformers and Emily is a "China Doll," at least that is what I decided to call her. I told her she was a China Doll and she proceeds to act like a dog. She thought I said China Dog:) We didn't go trick-or-treating in our neighborhood, but went to our ward trunk-or-treat. It was fun, and I enjoyed seeing friends I hadn't seen in a while.

Snowflake Adventures

The kids and I have spent the last 4 weeks in Snowflake as part of dealing with our bumpy roads...the kids loved being with Grandma, Grandpa, and Jeanie. They also loved having plenty of space to run off energy, cartoons, cereal, soccer games, football games, park days, snakes, horny toads, swings and other fun times. The weather was beautiful up until the last couple days when it got too cold for my comfort. It snowed the day before we came home. The kids enjoyed seeing the snow. Despite the cold, I did enjoy standing in front of the wood stove to warm up.

This is Sarah enjoying the beautiful Snowflake temperatures and Emily showing off her curlers. Grandma Brimhall put curlers in almost every morning, and Emily loved it!

This is a picture of the new play set that Grandpa bought at an auction. The kids loved playing on it. It was a boat a scene from Lord of the Rings and many other things.

More snakes alive in Snowflake...I'm not sure who is more intimidating in this picture...Derek or the snake. Then of course there is big brother being sweet to little Sarah.

The kids and I enjoyed the time away from home but are also glad to be home with Darrell and with friends in our ward again.

Bumpy Roads

Well I have been neglecting my blog as of late because we have been experiencing some very bumpy roads the past 3 months. The road seems to be smoothing out for now so I have a little catch up to do...not much since along with the bumpy roads I neglected to take many pictures:)