Highlights

Here are some of this weeks highlights...

 We had so much fun doing Mommy School! Tessa made an "All About Me" book.

 She gathered some of her favorite things-feeding her dolls, her pets, playing dress up, watching movies (she and Adam LOVE "My Turn On Earth"), reading, and eating fruit snacks.

 We had fun with our book of the week-Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

We learned about the letter A and Tessa made a giant self portrait. She even added her purple boots.

I caught the kids playing "school" a couple of times over the weekend. All of their animal friends get to join them as students. Adam makes sure they get their recesses in as well.

 When Tessa isn't playing with her bff (Camdyn) she, Mommy, and Gwen are usually having some kind of fun together. This particular day Tessa had set up a drive in movie for everyone to watch on her wall. 

 We went to visit the dentist. My kids love going to the dentist! Both of their teeth look good, except for 2 of Adam's teeth that kind of have his dentist baffled. It looks like there is some decay going on inside the teeth (same tooth on each side) but there is no spot or hole for the decay to enter the tooth. So to see what's going on they are going to do some drilling this next week to figure out what is up. Adam thinks it's super cool he gets to have a shot in his mouth. I seriously have the weirdest children!

 Look what she found this week!! She is moving everywhere and into everything!! I finally had to baby proof the house this week and put away everything I didn't want ripped or chewed on. She found the stairs, but can't climb them yet. She is about 2 inches too short to get up the first step, but boy does she try. She is also amazed by the door stoppers and cannot figure out why she can't get them off the wall. 

Adam started first grade and grew a mustache! He won some class points for being good and got to pick out a prize. He chose the stick-on mustache. He loves it and has been trying to trick Eric into thinking there is a French man in our house every night when he gets home from work. He greets Eric with, "Bonjour!" Goofy boy. He is doing so well in school! He has received 100% on all of his spelling tests so far and his teacher tested his reading this week so I am anxious to hear what level he is on. 

We had a fun BYU party over the weekend to watch our Cougars play the Utes. Not the outcome we had hoped for, but we still had fun. Eric is still plugging away at school and getting ready for finals in a couple of weeks for his first couple of classes. I just started a cooking class this week and am trying to get a million things done at once. I am grateful for the counsel I received this weekend at our Stake Conference as I was reminded that the most precious things I have to worry about now right now are my sweet babies. They keep me busy (and awake most nights) but they sure do make our home a happy and wonderful place!

Tessa's Big Day!

Today was a big day for our Tessa Boo! This morning we started Mommy School and this afternoon she started Preschool with a neighborhood preschool group. She has been so excited to "go to school" like her big brother. 

 I have some fun things planned for Mommy School this year! We started the year off with an All About Me theme. We are going to have some fun getting to know this spunky little girl.

 She wanted to sit at our little table like it was her very own desk.

 We did some worksheets and some Tessa activities...more on those another day.

(She wanted to set her pencil sharpener out as a decoration for her desk.)

 After a yummy macaroni and cheese lunch (it's what she eats everyday), she packed up her backpack and headed off to Preschool. 

 Love those boots Miss Tess! 

It's hard not to be sad that my baby girl is growing up so fast, but I love watching how excited she is about learning and growing up. It's going to be a fun year for her!

Football!

Yesterday was another BYU game day and the kids have been so excited for it! Adam and Daddy were able to get tickets to go to the game. They had a blast being in the stadium. The girls stayed home and we had a Cougar party of our own. We made some blue treats, had fun visiting with Aunt Dee and Aunt Katy, and cheered our Cougars on to victory!

 Tessa loves to cook! She helped me makes some blue rice krispie treats.

 Gwennie sporting her new shirt! She was a good little cheerleader.

 The boys had great seats! Besides the heat, they said it was a perfect game!

 Adam got a Cougar Tail...he was a happy boy!

 Of course he found a place to shoot some hoops during half time. 

Adam cheers so loud! It is so fun watching sports with him. He loves his Cougars!

8 Months Old

Our sweet Baby Girl turned 8 months old on Monday the 3rd. She is growing and changing so much. She has been crawling for a couple of weeks now and this week, she started pulling herself up onto some furniture. She loves to stand at the ottoman and play with whatever she can get her hands on. She loves everything she isn't supposed to have or get into...my cookbooks, the scriptures, paper, remotes, phones, and any toys that Brother and Sister are playing with. If something gets taken away from her, she is very sure to let you know how unhappy she is about that! She still has no teeth and night time is still pretty rough for both Gwen and Mommy, but we are trying to work on that for Mommy's sanity's sake. 

She is still trying to figure out how to eat a regular banana (she gags on every spoonful) and is not a huge fan of carrots or peaches. She loves everything else though and is still a champion at nursing. 

We love her smiles and giggles and love that she is discovering her independence. She is starting to thin out a  bit and that makes us a little sad cause we sure loved her chunkiness. Chunky or not, she is super cute and full of personality. We love her to pieces!

Labor Day 2012

We had a fun Labor Day! We spent a few hours at Utah Lake, enjoying Pa's canoe and swimming. Adam and Tessa have been so excited to go canoeing this summer. They could hardly wait for their turn!

 Tessa practiced her rowing on shore.

 Aunt Katy and Uncle Ben took Adam and Tessa out on their first run. The kids wanted to help paddle, but I have a feeling they were less then helpful in that area.

 Gwen loved getting her feet wet in the water and playing with the lid from the fruit bowl. 

 Adam got to go out on the lake with Daddy and Uncle Danny. Tessa decided one trip was enough for her. She said the boat was making her seasick.

 Uncle Matt gave Gwennie rides in his lacross stick.

 Daddy was nice enough to take the kids for a swim in the nasty lake water. It was cold, but they loved it!

 Gwen is such a water baby! She loves being in the water.

 Mommy and Gwen. It was a very sunny day!

 After we had our fill at the lake, we headed back to Ma and Pa's house for a yummy bbq and birthday party for Uncle Ben.

Gwen loves playing in the grass. She is our first baby that will even touch grass!

We had a fun day playing with family. Now back to work and school.....