Lately

Well it has been a while since I have posted anything, so I summarize what we've been up to.
We went on a trip to Idaho, we drove with the kids who did really well. We went with Rusty, Nea and their boys & other Grandma & Grandpa. We went to Preston to visit Phyllis and the rest of the Moser family & to scout it out for a potential move. We love it there! We would love to have the kids grow up in a place like that, but we do not know how realistic it is. We also went to Utah to visit our friend Katrice. It was great to see her and the kids loved seeing each other. I wish we had more time to spend together. Since we were in the area we went to temple quare. It was fun to be able to be there and feel the spirit no matter where you were.
We went to the fair too. The kids loved the animals, food and rides. Cassie was especially funny. On every ride she'd put her hands in the air and yell, Woo hoo! Jessie is a little timid, she hangs on for dear life. Jer was able to take a break from work and meet us down there for a few hours. We really enjoyed his company.
Cassie is in Preschool this year. I was so close to skipping it, but she loves going and loves her teacher. It is every Mon, Wed and Fri for two and a half hours.
Abby says mama and dada, and is figuring out her tongue. She loves to eat too.
Jessie is going through a sassy and argumentative stage. I hope we are done with it soon. She is so smart and remembers everything she hears, so I have to be careful how I deal with her.
Jer went hunting and got a deer. He says it makes him feel good to see all the meat in the freezer. I have been canning lately too and that is rewarding to see when its on the shelves.

Our Favorites with Dad

These are just some pictures of the things we like to do the most...with our Dad.
Story time is a must. Some of our Favorites are: Little Critter, The Gruffalo, Green Eggs and Ham, Are you my Mother?, and anything by Sandra Boynton. Dad is usually the one to read to us. He does a good job.
Dad is always good for a laugh. He likes to tickle us, tease us, chase us, anything to make us giggle.
We also like to just hang out with him. He gives us rides in his work truck, feeds us treats, takes us to the park and the lake. He likes to keep us on the go. He is a great dad, and we are grateful to him for all he does for our family. WE LOVE YOU!

Turn on Your Volume

Many of us think that Abbie is a mute, no laughing, talking etc. Well here is proof that she does laugh! She will laugh at anything Cassie does in front of her. (This time Cassie is spinning in circles). It is fun to see the two of them have fun.

A Natural

When I take Cassie's pictures latley she always is wanting to pose. Her Dad is always saying she is going to be a model... maybe she is already practicing.

Crawler!, Jumper too!

Abby will be 8 months old on Sunday the 10th. She has been attempting to crawl for a few weeks now. I have been telling everyone that she could even though it was highly questionable. Well, she for sure is now a crawler and she is all over the place. We are excited and cannot believe how fast she is growing. Cass and Jess love to try to get her to crawl to things and to race her. Its pretty funny. I love it when they look at the floor with their head down, not watching where their going as they crawl, too cute! I am grateful she hasn't found the stairs yet! She seems happy to finally be mobile.

Joanie picked us up a jumperoo on craigs list, Lane has one and Abby liked to play in it. Its not the kind that hangs on the door, it is a seat in the center of 3 legs. its pretty cool, it plays music and has toys on it. Abby has never really been a big jumper, she'd just kind of rock and sway in it. Well recently she has discovered how to jump and now we can't get her to stop! She does it in the chair, and even out of the chair. She just lays on the floor and pulls her legs in and out like she is jumping, and if you stand her up while you are holding her, she is jumping. I'm starting to think she may be part frog...

Garden

Every summer I TRY to have a garden. It usually is over run with weeds and we get enough vegetables to contribute to a meal or two. This year so far we are doing a little better than normal. We started out strong. We killed all the grass that was taking over, thank you mom! Jer brought in some compost and we rototilled it in. We planted a little late, but better is late than never. We put in peas, beans, corn, beets, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, radishes, carrots, zuchini & cucumbers. There isn't that much of any, just a little taste of each. The ony thing that didn't some up was the carrots. They are Cassies favorites. The girls liked to help plant the seeds, but they really don't want to help weed it. I always thought that is why I was having kids, to do the things I didn't want too! We are now getting some veggies. It is so amazing the difference in taste! We have an abundance in Zuchini, and cucumbers. I only planted 2 plants of each, but they are growing the veggies like crazy! Abby likes to help me, she just liked to sit in the garden and look around, maybe try to grab a plant or two, but yesterday she figured out that she could pick up the dirt and put it in her mouth! YUK!

NW Trek

We are trying to do something fun every Monday with Big Grandma (my mom), since it is her day off. Last Monday we went to NW Trek. I wasn't to excited with the suggestion. Last time we had gone it seemed like there was a lot of walking, and then the tram took forever with hardly no animals to be seen. Well, this time I was proved wrong! There was quite a bit of walking but the tram ride went really fast. It seemed like around every corner was an animal. The kids loved it. They were so excited to see all the sheep, deer, elk, bison, and moose. Cassies favorite was a raccoon at a display. Jessie liked the bear taking a bath. We went with all our cousins, Cole, Mason, Lane and RJ. Morgan was with us too. It was fun to see Grandma keep them all together. i am wondering if she is rethinking all this quality time?!