BYU Ballet

On Friday, Mommy, Adam and Tessa got to go up to Salt Lake City to the Conference Center to see a beautiful Ballet by the BYU Ballet Company. They featured several different Fairy Tales-mainly stories with Princesses. It was a fun evening together and I loved introduce a new form of art to my kids. 

We stopped at In-n-Out on the way up for some dinner. Adam had to have his Animal Style Fries.

 During intermission, they invited all the little Princes and Princesses in the audience up on the stage to dance with the Ballerina's. Tessa bolted to the stage so fast, I didn't even have time to tell her where to go. You'll have to play "Where's Tessa" to find her in some of these pictures. She got on the stage and twirled and twirled. Then she went and found a Ballerina to dance with. When the song ended, she gave a beautiful curtsy to everyone in the audience. She had so much fun! Adam went up to the stage too, but just kind of wandered around all the girls. He was slightly out of his element without a ball to bounce.

 We got to meet some of the Ballerina's after the show. 

It was a fun night! I'm so glad we were able to go and make new memories together. 

6 Months Old!

This adorable (and frustrating) boy turned 6 months old on Wednesday. He is constantly on the move or wiggling, so getting some good, clear pictures of him is becoming harder and harder. He loves to be on the go. We find him all over the house as he rolls everywhere now. We always laugh when we look over and he has managed to get himself into the kitchen. I have a feeling nothing will be safe once he is crawling. His new trick for this month is spitting. He recently discovered his tongue and now he blows raspberries non stop. He blew raspberries all through Sunday School on Sunday. While the people behind us though it was funny, it was mighty irreverent. I guess I really can't take him anywhere semi-quiet now either.

With his new trick comes new frustrations for Mom. Before, when he would fight me to eat (which was always), I could usually get the bottle shoved in his mouth. Now that he can spit, I just get the bottle and a mouthful of milk spit back in my face. It's great fun.

He continues to eat horribly. I finally took him to the doctor about a week ago for some advice and peace of mind. He drinks no where near the ounces he should and each feeding is a battle that usually takes at least an hour. I was worried about his weight, but thankfully, he had been gaining. Of course I think he can't eat any worse and then this week he has. So, so much for trying not to stress about it. His doctor wasn't overly concerned about his lack of fluid. He said Caleb is gaining weight and developing just fine, so for right now we don't need to worry. We did introduce carrots this week and he downed a jar of those with some rice cereal in like 10 minutes. I didn't know he could eat that fast! I guess we will look forward to giving him more solids since he seems to like those. 

Despite his horrific eating habits, he continues to be the happiest baby. He loves to shriek (happy sounds) at the top of his lungs, play with his toys, get tossed around by Daddy, and if his siblings are anywhere near him, he wants to know what they're up to. He has also gotten very grabby. So bye bye jewelry for Mommy.

 We are so grateful he is a healthy and happy 6 month old!

 That tongue! His new favorite toy.

 Always moving!

 He really has no hair, but for our babies, he has a ton for being 6 months old. 

We love his crystal blue eyes. 

Fire and Ice 2015

Yesterday we stopped by the Fire and Ice event at the Riverwoods. It was cool to see all the ice sculptures. What wasn't cool was our 65 degree weather, so the ice was melting quickly. Gwen was with Mamma and Bampa, so we didn't stay long because we needed to get her, but it was fun walking around and seeing the art and other fun displays that were there. 

 We had a beautiful sunset on our way home. Tessa begged for a picture of it.

 We love our beautiful Utah!

Spelling Bee

A few weeks ago, Adam and Tessa both competed in their class Spelling Bee's. They both did so well and we are so proud of them. Tessa took 10th place in her class! She said the word "Clown" stumped her and she forgot the w. She had no desire to study for the Spelling Bee, so coming in 10th was pretty good.

Adam took first place in his class! He was thrilled! He is the reining champ of his class, as he has now won first place in their Geography Bee and their Spelling Bee. He said he almost got stumped on the word, "Abode". He told me he just thought it out for a minute before he answered and thankfully, he got it right!

Rice Cereal and Picky Eaters

Last night, Caleb had his first try at rice cereal. The older 3 kids have been looking forward to this for days. Tessa even told all of her teachers yesterday that feeding Caleb was our FHE activity.

He wasn't overly excited about it (to be expected) but he did eat some and the kids though his faces were hysterical. He has been such a stinker about eating lately. I am at my wits end and don't know what to do to make him eat more or how to make myself relax over the whole situation. Hopefully he will take to eating his cereal better than he drinks a bottle. All these picky eaters might make me go crazy. But he sure is cute and so happy!

 After a few bites, he was way more interested in what the kids were doing than eating. So, they got sent to bed while Mommy fed him a little bit more. Who wants to eat when there are such fun big siblings to watch? 

Jazz Game!

Friday night, Uncle Matt called with some tickets to the Jazz game. Daddy, Adam and Tessa quickly got ready and headed up to Salt Lake. This was Tessa's first Jazz game and she was so excited to go spend the night with the boys. 

Daddy said Tessa wasn't terribly into the game. She liked cheering, but she really loved eating the popcorn. 

A classic Tessa picture

The Jazz beat the Warriors! Adam is convinced he is their good luck charm. 

After the game, they went to the Planetarium and played there for a bit. 

They had fun walking on the moon.

Thanks, Uncle Matt! They had a fun impromptu night out.