Thursday, June 5, 2008

Trip To Arizona

May 28- June 2 we took a trip to Arizona to see Clint's family. It's been 4 years since we've been down on the farm and it will probably be another 3 before we make it down that way again. I wish family, both of ours, were closer, but we understand and are happy when we get to spend any time with any of them. The trip has gotten considerably longer! What used to take us 13-14 hrs now takes us almost 2 days. It's amazing how much time you have to add to everything when you have little kids. Between the feedings and bathroom breaks we had to stop more often than we would have liked, oh well, I guess you take the good with the bad. The trip was a lot of fun! We spent time with Clint's grandpa Haggard and his new wife. He and Clint talked about Family History and getting records. (We are both trying to get into doing more of that.) Grandpa Haggard has an amazing garden. He raises Talapia fish and has pond where ducks have decided just come and stay; it helps that he feeds them. (= He has a ton of chickens and Kaily loved to watch them. He also has a lot of grape vines. Thank you Grandpa for letting us come and visit with you, we had a great time. Then we went across the property and visited with Uncle Jim, Aunt Terri and their two beautiful daughters, Emily and Darleen. It was fun to see them again. On Saturday we made the trek out to Ajo to visit with Ben and Theresa, Clint's brother and SIL. WE had so much fun at the pic-nic and then playing Age and Settlers of Zerahemla. It was fun to see the kids and how big they are getting, not to mention Shaelynn, we had never met her before. She is adorable! She was born a week after Conner so I had fun seeing the difference. Conner is a chunk compared to her, but I guess that's how boys grow. Then Sunday came and it was time to go home. Clint's dad got really sick while we were there so we didn't get to see him as much as we would have liked. Because of that we didn't end up leaving there until after 12 and so it took us until Monday morning to drive home. Why is it that family trips never seem to last long enough.

4 months

  • Wears size 3-6 months and a size 2 diaper
  • He's eating apple sauce and carrots baby food mixed with cereal and really doesn't care for the cereal part
  • He loves watermellon and apple slices (just sucks on them)
  • He likes to grunt and "talk" a lot
  • He loves to kick and stand
  • He's very fascinated with things dangling infront of him
  • He's always sucking on his fingers or whatever he can grab
  • He still doesn't sleep through the night
  • He likes to squeel really loud
  • He loves to sit up and wishes he could do it more by himself
  • He can roll over by himself
  • He ADORES his big sister and laughs at her all the time
  • His nails grow crazy fast- and can slice though your flesh -OUCH
  • He loves the morning but is ready for a nap at 10 am and then again at 2 and 4 both naps are only 1/2 hr long
  • He goes to bed at 8 pm and loves his bath time
  • He's a total momma's boy
  • He hates his carseat
  • I've had to buy new socks for him twice (each a different size)
  • He wears a size 1 shoe
I got this idea from Sarah, so thank you Sarah and I hope you don't mind if I steal it (= Busy at 6 months * I can roll all over the floor * I like to eat some baby food, but mostly I like my mom * I like to try to get others food * I grunt when people talk to me * I smile at everyone * I wear some 3-6 month cloths and some 6-9 month * I wear size 3 diapers * I only tollerate being in my car seat if I am moving * I can sit up * I love to be outside * My eyes are still changing color * I love it when my sister gets mad, but hate it when she cries * I love to play * I get frustrated b/c I can't crawl * I don't sleep through the night yet * I kick my dad out of bed * I love the water, but not too cold * Everything goes in my mouth * I love paper * I love to grab whatever I can * I love my family * I LOVE icecream * I weigh 16.25 lbs. * I'm 26 3/8 inches long

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Bowling

Moday May 12, 2008
We went bowling with some firends of ours. Kaily had so much fun. She loved to tell us how to do it. She was so fun to watch!

Cleaning

May 26, 2008
Monday, Memorial Day, we started our cleaning of the apartment. It took us two days to get the kind of cleaning they wanted. Clint spent 8 hrs on the bathroom alone and I spent a good 6 on the kitchen. We were so sore and tired after it all. Again we were very grateful for the amount of support we received from everyone who either came to help us clean or fed us during this LONG ordeal. A special thanks to Aaron, Michelle, Amy and Darin who gave us a place to crash for a few days and took care of Kaily.
Conner was tired too. (=

Moving

May 24, 2008
This was a few days before moving day.
This is Kaily having fun in the mess before she left to spend time with Grandma.
We had great friends come and help us out. Thank you to those who came from SLC to help us out.This is what it looked like while getting ready. It was a long day, but here are the pics...