Weaned and Walking

10 months old and so grown up!  I know I'm not supposed to wean him til he's a year old, but I wasn't producing enough milk, and he was starting to bite me, so I weaned him a little early.  I don't think it's gonna hurt him though, he's a healthy little guy.   He's also walking a bit.  He took about 12 steps on his own the other day.  He'll be running around the house in no time.  

777

We've got our third 7 year old.  Not exactly sure the significance of 777, some say it's the number of perfection, some say it means an angel is looking out for us, but I just think it means we're going to have the best year ever!

Tiago is our newest 7 year old.  We had his birthday party at a park with a splash pad.  He was lucky to have grandma and Nick in town, and got exactly what he asked for...Halo Mega Blocks sets.

"Tonight, Tonight"

Recognize any of these people?...

you probably only recognize Nick, myself, and Marcus...but the other guys comprise the pop band Hot Chelle Ray, they sing the popular song "Tonight, Tonight".  Went Flow riding for my first time with these guys.  I got some serious whiplash every time I bit it, but it was a good time.  

It Finally Happened...

Qyntn slept through the night!  It's been a long 9 months, but he finally did it...hopefully it continues!

Road Trip

Since Alyssa and Holly we're off in Cancún with their dad for the week, and Ayzha, Tiago, and Reyn were with thier mom, Ben, Q and I decided to take a quick road trip to St. George.  It was a fun little getaway...long overdue!  We did some hiking, hit a bucket of balls, slept, watched a movie, hung out with my sister Angie and her family, checked out some of the local hot spots, (Swig, and The Sugar Cookie) and swam a bit.  Low Key and relaxing...yay!

Red Cliffs Recreation Area

Qyntn's first time at the golf course

Cedar Breaks

Odds and Ends

The girls had a dance festival at the school
and did a dance to the "Chihauhau" song.

Our little train conductor. 
Lunch at Dairy Keen in Heber City

Last day of school with Mrs. Bates

and Señora Revuelta

Shock and Awe!

Two nights ago Alyssa told me that she wanted to buy herself a set of scriptures.  She has the scriptures on her Kindle, and a tiny Book of Mormon, but she said that wasn't good enough.  I told her I would get her a quad when she gets baptized next year, but she insisted that she couldn't wait.  We looked online to see how much they cost and when she saw that they were 70 dollars she didn't bat an eye.  She looked at me and said, "I think I have 71 dollars, so I can get them, right?"  I was shocked.  My sweet little Alyssa was willing to give all her money to buy scriptures.  Then Holly joined in.  She said, "Mom, I want to set a new goal.  I want to read the Book of Mormon all by myself in one year." Alyssa agreed that was a good idea.  Seriously???  Where was all this coming from?  Are we doing something right around here???  I finally came to an agreement with Alyssa about waiting until her baptism to get a quad.  So, the next day I went to the distribution center and bought them each a Book of Mormon and made them bookmarks with a reading chart on it.  They plan to read a chapter a day.  I'm a little shocked, and definitely in awe of my sweet girls.  Hope they follow through, I'll be cheering them on all the way!