The Heber Creeper

We rode the Heber Creeper for a Western themed ride. We almost didn't make it! This is the 2nd time we have been racing to make the train. Hopefully next time we will plan our timing better.

Haws is not trying to be a mountain man... he was sporting his playoff beard. It worked and the Kings won the Stanley Cup!

The boys loved the train ride. The only downside was we were sitting in the back on the first part of the ride, but then the engine switched sides to head back and we were at the front of the train... which meant every time the whistle blew, it was super loud and scared Davis and Calvin.

Here is Davis looking not so happy aout it.

When you got off the train they had face painting, a magic show, a tepee to walk through and a old west gun fight scene. The kids loved it all! I am glad we made the train.

Half way through the ride, the played music and encouraged people to get up and dance. My boys love to dance! James was a hit with his dance moves.

Happenings in May

With 3 little boys at home 24/7... you gotta get out and keep busy! Luckily we live somewhere that there are a lot of things to do with your kids that won't cost you an arm and a leg.

The dinosaur museum is always a hit.

We got a pass to the zoo

 Some days we stay home... which means I need to find ways to entertain inside.

I was so excited to have my friend Melissa extend her Utah trip 2 more days so that she could come and stay with us! She helped me revamp our old hutch.

 I wish I took a before picture! But here is the final product. I am sure I will mess with what I put in there.

I also painted this sofa tale to be a toy storage on the main floor.

We discovered a mini bowling alley. We also signed up for "kids bowl free" at the same place where they have real bowling. The kids love it.

It has an arcade and my kids love to pretend to play the games. The best thing about that is I don't actually have to pay for them :)

This was my car after bowling. Full of sleeping boys :)

They just opened the Museum of Curiosity near us and we got to go for a preview day since we are members. It was awesome! It was especially fun having haws there.

We even got to meet up with the Lippards for some fun.

This pretty much sums up what mothers day is like with 3 little kids who don't really get the concept yet. Haws made up for them :)

We spent the day at the Thanksgiving Point Farm, riding ponies, checking out all the animals and pushing around milk trucks.

Calvin is always along for the ride.

Calvin 4 months

4 month stats:

13.8 lbs (5th-10th%)

26 inches (70th%)

head 42cm (45th%)

Calvin had an eventful 4th month!

He started rolling from his back to his tummy and then from his tummy to his back. He started sleeping through the night on a more regular basis, he has become a super happy baby who giggles all the time, he was a champ on our road trip to and from CA. He babbles all day long and still loves playing on the floor and under his play mat.

Calvin is a sweet heart. I could just stare at him and talk to him all day! But I have two other boys who need attention too and they let me know it! Calvin is able to tolerate a lot of chaos. The only time his brother pose a problem is when he is nursing. He is at that stage where he is easily distracted during nursing sessions. I have to go up in his room and try to keep the other boys away so he will eat. This poses some issues in our house. While I am upstairs nursing, the boys know I am occupied and they take advantage of the time to be naughty. Those boys sure are smart.

Anyway. I am just trying to enjoy this age as much as I can. I know what challenges lie ahead with a toddler and I just want to enjoy my baby before he joins the "wild rumpus".

Fire Station Visit

I set up a visit to the local fire station with some people in our neighborhood. It was awesome! A personal tour of the fire station and it was really educational! The kids got to sit in the fire truck and my boys of course wore their fireman outfits. Davis insisted on wearing his PJs as well. It was a rainy day, so I figured why not?

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Calvin at 3 months

I love this picture of Christ and his "little ones". I have this picture in both of the rooms for the kids. I look at it and I am reminded how special children are to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and how privileged I am to have 3 of his children in our home to raise. Kids can drive you crazy and they definitely come with a whole lot of challenges as well as blessings. I can get frustrated and easily upset by things my kids do and say, but if I could just look at this picture all day, I am sure I could easily dismiss those feelings. Maybe I need this picture all over the house!

Calvin has become very aware of the things going on around him. Something I think is so special is how he stares at this picture that hangs on the wall behind the glider in the nursery. I wasn't sure if I loved  where I hung the picture, but now I know it is in the perfect place. When I put Calvin on my chest to burp him, he gazed right at the picture. I swear he know who it is. He will just stare at Jesus and smile or babble. The veil is so thin with these little ones. 

I have not been great about taking monthly picture of Calvin. So I have to find pictures I have taken of him that I know are around that month mark. Here he is with sweet little Elizabeth. Calvin and Lizzy where due to arrive on the same day! Due to complications with Robin's pregnancy, she had to have Lizzy at 37 weeks. So Lizzy got to come before Cal. Here they are together when the Orvin's came to Utah. I was so excited to meet her and see these two together. Lizzy is all girl. I love the way Robin dresses her so feminine. I am sure Calvin will have a crush on her at some point through out the years.

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I crack up every time I watch this! Calvin at 4 months

Heat Wave

No... I am not talking about the weather. I am talking about the Transformer.

James has really gotten into Transformers and Ninja Turtles in the last 6 months. He had never even seen the cartoons... just the toys. So I introduced him to the 80's cartoons of both the Transformers and Ninja Turtles. I figured they would be more appropriate. He likes them, but still prefers watching the season on Dinosaur train over and over again!

Since he saw the Transformers cartoon, he has be introduced to more characters and also Rescue Bots. We started some group swim lessons and on the first day all the kids got in the pool and the teachers asked each of them their name. When she asked James he replied "Heat Wave" with out batting an eye. As the week went on he was various characters, but I just laugh every time I think of him saying his name was Heat Wave. The teacher thought it was pretty funny too. 

That following Sunday, I had to take Calvin out of sacrament to feed him and left Haws with the 2 boys. He decided to go up and bare his testimony with both kids (I wish I could have witnessed it) and after he was done James said that he wanted to bare his too! I am still mad I missed this. So he stood up to the pulpit and said "I'm and excavator!" Really loud of course. Haws had to translate and then do the whole whisper in the ear, to finish off the testimony. A little back story, earlier that week, James had decided he was an excavator, I was a bulldozer, Haws was a roller, Davis was a back hoe loader and Calvin was a digger. For a day or so he called us by these names. 

James has a huge imagination and it is so fun to hear him play. He cracks me up!