Mini Golf

 

Our family went to Utah this last weekend for my cousin Sarah's wedding, and Matt and I decided to make a weekend of it and have some fun with the kids before school starts. We left on Friday morning and after we arrived in Utah our first stop was Boondocks for some miniature golf. We had a great time together, but we would have had more fun if it hadn't been 97 degrees outside! We were all dying of heat and poor little Paige was sweating so bad her hair was all wet. She kept telling me how hot she was, and there wasn't much I could do about it. We played the 18 holes and then hurried inside to the air conditioning to play some games in the arcade. After we left Boondocks we made our way to In and Out Burger. It was really good, and so inexpensive! The kids even ate what we ordered for them! Yay! The kids had so much fun and were equally excited about arriving to our hotel, especially since they knew they would get to swim....

Gonna Miss This

 

I am sure gonna miss this perfect, gummy smile. My baby is getting his first tooth. The front bottom left tooth is coming in and before I know it his little smile will be filled with teeth. I am a little sad about it because it means my baby is growing up and getting bigger. I want him to stay little for a while longer. But at the same time, I am excited because this is a milestone for him and baby teeth are cute. Soon he will be eating solid foods and using those little chompers to eat a french fry or hot dog. I am not sure I am ready for that, but it will be here soon. Thank goodness for pictures so I always remember how when he smiles his whole face lights up. I can't help but smile when he smiles at me. I love my Pax man!!

Parker Visits the Dentist

 

Parker has been to the dentist with Matt a few times preparing him for when he would have to go. I finally made him an appointment when I noticed that he had a cavity on one of his top molars. Now if I could tell there was a cavity, you can imagine how big it already was. He was really excited to be going to the dentist and did very well. The hygenist Heather is super nice and showed him how to brush really good and colored his teeth pink to show him the spots he had missed. He even got to watch a movie about teeth and how to take care of them. Well it turns out I should have taken him in sooner, he had 6 cavities. 2 on the top right, 2 on the top left, and 2 on the bottom left. So we will be making a few more trips in to the dentist to get them fixed. I think it is important to have good oral care so that the rest of your body can remain healthy as well. I need to do a better job of monitoring his brushing so that we won't have so many cavities next time. I hope he does as well as he did at his cleaning at the visit to get them fixed.

Fishing/Island Park

We went to Island Park last weekend with some of Matt's family, the Keller side, and had a great time. Parker was invited to go with grandpa & grandma C. a day early and he was thrilled about that. He went with them on Thursday and they said he was a perfect angel! What? who's kid are they talking about?? I guess he know when to be good! Matt and I went up on Friday night and took Paige and Paxten with us. Since we arrived a day later we missed the big fishing adventure Parker and Grandpa C. went on. Parker caught a big cut-throat trout. (of course with help from grandpa, he hooked it and then let Parker reel it in) Parker was so excited and couldn't wait to show it to us when we arrived. It was about 12-14 inches long and weighed about 3 lbs. I am surprised that he was able to hold on to the pole to reel it in. He had so much fun with grandpa on the boat and couldn't wait to go out into the water again. I will just mention how nervous it made me to have him out on Henry's Lake. I was a wreck just thinking about it. I am sure going to get him into swimming lessons next summer. We had a fun weekend full of good food, laughter, cards, and mosquitoes, they were the only bad thing! The kids were sad when we had to come home. Back to life, back to reality. We sure love having such a great family and that they are all so close and love to hang out with each other!

Picture time

The kids can't resist when I pull out the camera, they always have to have a picture taken of them. Here is a cute picture of my three cuties right before church. Don't they all look so adorable and handsome. I love these kids!!

6 Months

Look at this! I can't believe my baby is sitting up all by himself. He is sure growing up, although he is still small. I can't believe it has been 6 months, where has the time gone? Paxten just seems to fit right into our family and I am slowly forgetting what life was like without him. I can't even imagine him not being in our family, he is like another puzzle piece that fits perfectly into our "picture"

He can now sit up by himself for shot periods of time. He still occasionally tips over.

He is a little more content to play with a toy on his own, so I am not having to hold him quite as much.

He loves to be in the same room as me, and cries when he sees me leave.

He loves to play peek-a-boo and usually laughs when the kids play it with him. His baby laugh is so contagious, we often entertain ourselves by trying to make him laugh!

He loves baby food and can sometimes eat an entire jar at a sitting. His favorites are green beans, mixed vegetables, squash, and peach cobbler.

He grabs at everything on my plate...no more holding him while I am eating. The other day he spilled half a jar of baby food all over me when he grabbed it and I couldn't stop him quick enough.

He loves popsicle or anything cold. He can eat an entire otter pop, or two or three, if I will let him. He cries when it is all gone.

He can drink out of a cup! What?? I know this is crazy, he won't take a bottle or a pacifier, but he can drink out of a cup.

He moves around on the floor a lot, but I haven't caught him rolling over yet...soon, very soon.

He has been drooling a lot lately and I keep looking for the first tooth to pop through. I am sure it won't be long.

Happy 6 months Paxten!!

Mmmmm Tasty

This is what Paxten has been caught doing a lot lately. I think it is so funny. Whatever he can put into his mouth he does. You have to admit, he is pretty darn cute!