Not quite camping but close enough

The boys have been asking us when we are going to go camping for months now. Probably since the last time we went back in August. In order to give them a little taste of it, we fired up our chiminea and had roasted hot dogs and s'mores for dinner. Hopefully that will hold them off for a few more months until we go "for real."

Finally!

Look closely. You will see that his little tooth finally came out. I think it gets an award for hanging on the longest!

Maybe I just need to play around

with all of his hair. Give him his own unique look. How about a Mohawk? That's timeless isn't it?



Mom please put it down. You're embarrassing me.

My little scavenger

Chasey's whole world has opened up now that he is a pro at crawling. New rooms to explore, new toys to find and new items to taste. He spends his day picking up every little thing he can find off the floor. I cannot keep it clean enough. You name it, I have found it in his mouth. He is also very protective of what goes in. Whenever I try and do the finger swipe he clamps downs his mouth as hard as he can. I'm worried I am going to slice his gums with my nail while trying to pry his mouth open. And if his one eye looks a little puffy, that is because he has pink eye as well.


And on another note, his hair looks ridiculous. Scott has told me to leave it long until it comes down on its own and then cut it off. What? This must be some kind of record for fly-away hair. I just know it.

featuring a spider named Charlotte, a stubborn tooth, pink eyes and pink mountains, and a little man in the mirror

I copied my title from my favorite book I have read so far this year. "The Book Thief." There are good books that keep your attention while you read. There are great books that grab your attention and make it difficult to put them down. And then there are excellent books that move you. This one moved me to tears. For me that rarely happens. That is when I know I am reading great literature. I highly, highly recommend it. You will become so attached to the characters in this book.

But back to my title of this post. In "The Book Thief", the author starts out each chapter with a summary of the chapter in this fashion. Since all of my pictures are completely random I thought why not. Unlike the author though, my little story will not form a cohesive chapter. So sorry.



Taylor was in his first play this past week. If you haven't guessed it was Charlotte's Web. Taylor and his 2 best friends were the announcers. He did a great job. He had his lines memorized and said them on cue - I think. The only glitch in the program was that the microphones weren't loud enough so most of us only heard bits & pieces of the play. Everyone looked and acted great though, so I call it a success.



Bennett has a loose tooth. His very first one. He is so proud that his tooth is on its way out, but he won't let anyone touch it or inspect it at all. Even asking him to look at it is questionable. That poor tooth has been hanging on for dear life for weeks. All it would take to get that baby out is probably just a little wiggle. But that would entail someone actually touching the tooth. So we just keep waiting for it to fall out on its own.



Owen has pink eye. That was confirmed by his doctor this afternoon. His poor eyes look and feel terrible. We have to put in antibiotic drops in his eyes twice a day for a week. Owen was all gung ho about putting medicine in his eyes until he felt the first drop. He changed his mind. When we went to do the second eye, Scott had to hold his arms down while I pried his eye open. It is going to be a long week.



This is a picture I took from my deck. Everyone gives Utah Lake a bad rap, but it can be quite beautiful. I happened to look outside just when the sunset was reflecting off the the ice that has been slowly breaking up and melting.



Little Chasey had fun playing with that handsome kid in the mirror. Headbutting him was the best part!

My life...

just

got

a little

bit

busier!

Happy Birthday Ben Ben!

Continuing on with the no birthday parties this year, Bennett chose McDonalds for his dinner and the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving point for his activity. When I asked him what he wanted for his birthday present he responded with the usual request for Lego Star Wars. I decided to ignore this and buy him a scooter instead. Frankly I am sick of Legos and sick of Star Wars. He was thrilled and has been happily scooting ever since.





Since I failed miserably at decorating Taylor's cake I took it easy and sprinkled letters on top of Bennett's. I asked him what he wanted and he said he wanted a B for BYU and Bennett, a T for Taylor, S for Scott etc. So that is what I did. It was no beauty but he thought it was great. I'm keeping it simple all around if you can't tell.



Even though he growing up so incredibly fast I hope his sweetness and sense of humor stick around for a long time!