Ethan's First Day of School

The first day of school was real fun. And my teacher is really nice. Her name is Mrs. Gallis. I did some fun stuff on the first day of school. Like doing some fun papers and stuff. We going to have a science unit about all kinds of stuff. Our first one was about insects. I brought a stuffed animal praying mantis. We only read for three minutes. I did not like that (because it wasn't enough time).

Love, Ethan

Strong Stomach Muscles

Starting yesterday, Kaitlyn decided to start trying to sit up. Whenever she is in her chair, she tries doing this:
Other cute pics: (this first one reminds me of my baby pictures Mom. Does it look like me?)

Siblings

These are my three favorite pictures out of the ones we took.

Kaitlyn is three months old today!

This Girl Likes to Move

This is what Kaitlyn looked like (and, more importantly, where she was in the crib) when I went to get her this morning. She has a frowny face because I wasn't picking her up, and also because I don't think she likes the flash.
Now here is a re-enactment of where I put her last night when I put her to bed. I put her down at 10:30, and she woke up at 7:15.As you can see, she kicks her legs until she pivots all the way around. And she was wrapped up tightly, like a burrito. She still manages to get an arm (or two) out no matter how tightly I wrap her.

Camping Trip

Dad took us camping and it was fun. And we had a fun time. We ate marshmallows and Ethan and me and Dada played frisbee a little, and then we went to catch some fish and we only caught three. I had a pistol stick that shooted and it also has a laser, and there's this laser stick too, and it can also be a sword if you want it too. It was so fun. Ethan found a boomerang, he also had a stick and he pretended to shoot the sticks (like a slingshot). It was so funny.

Love, Aidan

I had a very fun time camping. It's up when we go to Cedar Breaks. It was Aidan's favorite camping spot. The fire was really big. We had a very fun time. I helped get firewood. (Aidan says, "I did too.") I got little sticks and pretended to shoot them for a slingshot. And I also have a bazooka stick. We only caught three fish fishing because it was so windy.

Love, Ethan

Tutu

Little Cutie

Playing at the Park with Friends

The kids had fun feeding the ducks at the park. Ethan, Nolan, Aidan, MacyEthan loved the merry-go-round. It was the first time he had ever been on one.
Aidan had fun on the other playground toys.
Posing for a pic. He's almost ready for GQ.

I took some pictures of Kaitlyn when we went to the park. Here are some of my favorites.

Little Friends

We went up to Layton to visit Jeremy and Karla over the weekend. While we were there, we took pictures of Linden and Kaitlyn together. Linden is one week older than Kaitlyn. (Linden is on the left in the pictures, and Kaitlyn is on the right. Don't you love Kaitlyn's little pout/frown in the last picture?)

Like Father, Like Daughter

Christian was laying on the floor singing to Kaitlyn. Then he rolled onto his back to talk to Ethan up at the bar. I noticed that both Christian and Kaitlyn were laying in the same position, so I snapped a quick picture.Like father, like daughter!
(P.S. The yellow washcloth is a cold one to keep Kaitlyn awake this evening!)

Siblings

Here's Aidan holding KaitlynAnd Ethan holding Kaitlyn
Here we gave the boys fruit from Bountiful Baskets (Aidan a plum, Ethan a peach) and sent them outside to eat them. I took a picture through the window when I saw what they were doing:They have so much fun together and love each other so much. When they aren't fighting.

New Wardrobe

We pulled out the 3-6 month clothes today. Ethan was SO excited to find out there was a completely new wardrobe in a different size! He insisted on putting the socks and shoes on her.

Growing

I think it might be about time for Kaitlyn to move out of the 0-3 month clothes, and into the 3-6 month clothes. What do you think?

Kaitlyn's Blessing

Kaitlyn's blessing was on Sunday. Mom, Dad, Ruth, her mom Vicki, and Jeremy and Karla and their family came for the blessing. It was a great weekend.

The dads holding their babiesKaitlyn in her blessing dressEthan, Aidan and KaitlynChristian and KaitlynThe family (Kaitlyn doesn't look happy. But this was the best picture we took!)