Costco fruit leather saves the day!

Okay so Millie, my sweet little girl is (bless her heart) a little handful.

She does not want to be held and she does not want to be in her car seat... She makes it a little bit difficult to do anything outside of the house but especially grocery shopping.

The last time I shopped with her a vowed NEVER to do it again. To make a long story short she was screaming so loud and would not nurse, eat food or take a toy, so I finally had to leave without half of the things I needed.

I had to go to the store today so I thought, okay I will have Jake (who helps SO much) push her in the stroller while I load the cart. Because she actually does like a good walk in the stroller. She was good for about 20 min and then it began..... I reached desperately into my purse for something, anything and found a fruit leather. I unwrapped it and handed it to her, I didn't really care what the aftermath was going to look like.

I shopped and might I add took my sweet time because she did not make one peep the rest of the time! And just when I was about done we looked down and she was sleeping still sucking away on the little piece that was left of that heaven sent piece of fruit! We love fruit leathers at our house, even more now!

FOOD!

What Millie has been up to lately!

Cantaloupe!

Eggplant!

Bitter biscuits!

Bathtime to clean up the damage!

She has decided she only likes to eat if it is on her terms.... I.e. Feeding herself.

ON THE MOVE!!!

In my opinion, this is crawling... She gets to where she needs to go and has been able to for 2 months. I am pretty sure our hands will be full with this little firecracker!
Which would explain how she got to one of Brad's business cards the other day and ate it. Brad was saying it was an important business card and now half of the number was now missing. The next day I found the rest of that number for Brad.... In her poop! We were laughing so hard and I am not kidding when I tell you I actually read off the "missing" number to Brad. I was going to take a picture to prove it but I didn't want anyone losing their lunch. FUNNY!
Her pants and socks were inhibiting her a little. She is after a plate, the girl loves to eat!

2nd Grade!

Jake's first day of 2nd grade! He told me he was not excited but he could not hide it! He has a boy teacher this year...Mr. C. I have heard great things about him, I am excited to see how the year goes! I think it will be a positive experience having a male teacher.

(Jake has wanted a vest ever since he saw my little brother Joe wearing one... I finally found one in his size! He has had his "first day of school outfit picked out for a month and nothing I ever could have said would have swayed his decision!)

SMILES!!

She is all smiles! Millie was not feeling good for a few days due to a fever, I am glad to see her sweet self return!

COUSINS!

My sister and I met at Gardner village yesterday to walk around and eat lunch! It was a much needed fun little day with my sister! Thanks Tiff!

Jake and Eliza!
Jake being Jake.. Isn't he cool with his glasses?!

PONY RIDES!
Goldie the horse!

George the horse

Millie and Sollie
They were so cute! They just kept looking at each other!

MY LITTLE PIANIST

Lexy already called the profits if Millie grows up to be a famous musician of some sort! (Don't mind the tinfoil in Lexy's hair, we were having a hair party as usual! I make house calls:)

Family pictures!

I thought it was time for a family photo shoot since we didn't have one with Millie yet. What family one do you like the best??

I am not sure why it is perfect weather until I schedule pictures. Last year it turned into a huge blizzard during our winter family pictures, this year I will let the first picture of Millie and I explain it all.

Why does it get so frustrating? The shirts I originally had I didn't bother trying on the boys first or I would have seen that they needed to be washed due to the fact that they looked like night gowns, so my mom and I ran to Walmart of all places and luckily found shirts that matched perfectly, I am trying to prevent the kids from spilling pizza on their shirts, Jake wants the blue shirt not the red and starts with the meltdown, Millie finally falls asleep after a much needed nap right when we are walking out the door, I have anxiety because we just drove an hour in two separate cars and now it's looking like our little photo shoot is not going to happen, finally when it starts to clear up the light is almost gone and everyone is taking their sweet time walking out to the car, school is starting and this will be the only weekend it will work. I felt like I wanted to scream, and then Brad started to get frustrated at me being frustrated so then I got mad because I thought he was mad at me.... Oh boy, then you have to smile and pretend everyone is happy and life is perfect. Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me? Maybe it's just when you have this many people you are trying to put in a picture? Needless to say I got over everything.... Because it's usually me not anyone else...Sorry:(

We had a few setbacks like the biggest wind storm I have seen in a long time... Knocking out all of the power in Payson, but I think we still managed to capture a few keepers.....Enjoy!

WE LOVE SUMMER!

The funniest thing ever about this video is that Jake was trying to do a trick and Savannah thought she was minding her own business going down the slide head first.... I am not sure why or how I got it on tape, but we are laughing so hard!! Savannah says she got a goose egg because of it.... And for the record, that is Jake screaming like a little girl NOT Savannah. And it gets funnier each time you watch it!

My little sister and brother are staying with us for a few days and we are having a blast! Jake wishes he could keep them, I think we might;)

Babies

My sister blessed her little boy yesterday so of course my mommy was around snapping great pics as usual! My mom got a great new prop... It is a beatiful antique stroller and she has been trying to get her hands on one for 3 years or so... Book her before summer is over!!
Solomon on his blessing day!
Ellie, my little brother's baby

EARLY CRAWLER??

I am pretty sure Millie will be crawling soon... Some of us think she already is, you can decide! I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing, the girl is not even 5 months?? But oh my, every time I put her on the ground this is what she does..... She ends up on the other side of the room by scooting and rolling! I might be in for it with this little one, she never seems content unless she is on the move!

This is all I could get on tape... She usually does it even better but she was getting a little sidetracked with her audience and with the camera.

SALEM POND

I would not be caught dead in Salem pond but the kids LOVE it... My mom took everyone there and managed to get a photo shoot in as well! Thanks mom:)

Swimming!

Millie and Jake love the water!

Millie loves food!

Need I say more!!!???

4TH of JULY!

We celebrated our 4th in Wyoming at our family cabin! It was a much needed long, peaceful break from reality weekend! I was not sure how Millie would do with her sleeping but she was just as great there as she is at home! We did not see any fireworks but mother nature gave us a little firework show of her own!! It was so amazing to see and hear the thunder, lightning, and echoes throughout the canyon! It was beautiful perfect weather and I could not have dreamed of a better weekend!

And of course Millie still had to dress up~!!

4 MONTHS!

Where has the time gone? I feel like I waited an eternity for Millie and now she is already 4 months old!?

*Millie rolls from her front to her back over and over every time I put her for her nap or lay her on her blanket!

*She also kicks and inches forward, and to the side on her knees when is is playing.... I swear she is going to crawl soon!

*She has started to show some interest in toys and in food!

*She continues to sleep 10+ hours at night! Good girl!

*She has started to giggle when we blow on her neck or belly!

*She also loves a blanket to scrunch up by her face when she is nursing!

*Millie is a a happy girl, loves to smile, loves Jake, and LOVES her first two fingers...But only with her right hand.

4 MONTH STATS:

14.9 lbs (75th percentile)

25 inches (75th percentile)

BIG GIRL!

Brad went in to get Millie and this is what he found.... She was just chillin with her foot kicked up on the side of her bassinet on her back! She sleeps on her stomach and now she rolls over and then can't get back to fall asleep, so she just hangs out and talks until someone comes for her!! Funny girl! Looks like it is officially time for her crib! She looks huge in there these days!

AHHHHHHHH Summer!

Summer is finally showing it's pretty little face!
Millie had her first pool experience! She liked it!

Jake pointing to the big slide that he went on over and over again... Too scary for me.

Savannah, Lexy and I.

Jake and Xander having a little snack.

Summer fun!

It finally feels like summer! Today we went over to my sister's... I cleaned for her while the boys jumped on the tramp with sprinklers, played in the baby pool, and picked cherries until we had so many we didn't know what to do.... So we decided to sell them! They could not pick them fast enough! People were loving it! I told the boys they could spend their earnings on whatever they wanted but they chose to save it, and with a pile of money they are off to a great start! Good boys!!!
(Thanks Tiff! Your cut of it is a clean house when you get back from your trip!)