veyo pool

we love veyo pool, LOVE it

kason used to go there as a kid and i love taking the boy's

i have gone a few times by myself with friends but it isn't easy with a belly and 2 boy's who don't know how to swim

but we still have so much fun!

this past summer i went once without kason + my big belly and the next time we went, kason and maggie came!

maggie was only about 2 weeks old so i guess this was her first "big" outing!



it was a little warm for her so i patted her with wet napkins and kept her in the shade

i had so much fun watching kason + klint and the boy's swim and have fun



we also ate some yummy (super naughty) veyo pool food. it's actually really good!



my mom also tagged along this time which was nice because she kept me company as i sat poolside wishing i was swimming and playing (but not really wishing i was swimming because i was 2 weeks postpartum, not a pretty sight!)

4th of july

we pretty much love spending most holiday's with kason's family

if friends want to see us, they know to go there to find us!

i was big and uncomfortable at this point so it wasn't an amazing holiday for me but it was still so much fun!

pepa went bananas and bought tons of fireworks

every year (for as long as i can remember) we buy lot's of fireworks, go swimming during the day (thank you rob and lisa's neighbors) we eat yummy food and then we head over to the griffin's (yes, my inlaws long time neighbors are the griffin's!) yard to set up shop




chairs, coolers full of drinks, snacks, root beer freezes and pepa's infamous crushed ice

we set off a bunch of really neat fireworks (like huge one's that i didn't even know regular people could buy!) and played with lot's of sparklers

we only watched the "real" fireworks for a few minutes because the one's pepa bought pretty much took the cake!

we headed home with 2 exhausted boy's and watched the big show as we drove

4 months

girly is 15 lbs and 26 inches (crazy long!)

she babbles and grunts all day long

super happy girl

loves toys

drools and sucks on her hands like crazy!

wakes once a night

sometimes stinks at taking naps

laughs at funny things and funny people (doggies too)

wears size 3 diapers and 3-6 and 6 months clothes

we love you, cheech!

just for fun

can't believe cheech is almost 4 months old

i love these pics of her, i stare at them often!





this is the one i used for her announcement



LOVE her! she is my best pal

around here lately

-i love, love, love FALL

-it has been ridiculously warm and cozy here (sunny, blue skies and 60's)

-we have been out soaking up every last drop because once winter hits, i am going to be one depressed momma (i cannot stand being indoors)

-the boy's are killing me...i love them and they are so much fun but boy have they learned to really beat on each other. i honestly let them duke it out and then they are done with it.

-nolan is talking up a storm. putting little sentences together finally. yay!

-magz is....oh man, i love her. i love her for her, of course, but i love her for being my chill, laid back little momma. she is still girly though. she scares easily and pokes her bottom lip out about a foot when she isn't happy. i am eating her up every minute of every day.

-that being said...i am going to have to do some serious soul-searching about the decision to have another baby, or just be done. once you have 3 it sort of puts you at a crossroads, am i right? (there is so much more to it, i could do a whole blog post about it)

-i feel bad but i am slightly sick of nursing. but now she is getting to the stage of looking up at me and smiling while she nurses. love that. tried giving her a bottle the other day and she was PO'ed. i guess that's that.

-super excited for the holidays but i have no idea what i want for christmas and no clue what to get the kids. caca.

happy november everyone!

* i am so behind on the "happenings" around here.

halloween

or as nolan calls it: ween's




griff is OBSESSED with halloween

he is pretty crazy about almost every holiday but halloween takes the cake

we did a lot of fun hallween things leading up to the big day so griff was pretty darn happy

we went to mema and pepa's for halloween night and started by carving pumpkins, griff chose the designs

we had yummy soup and mummy hot dogs and then set out to hit up a few houses

the boy's did SO good!

griff was a tiny bit shy but nolan wasn't shy one bit!

griff was a nascar driver, nolan was a pit crew guy and sweet magz was a little ladybug

sweet sweet girl

just chi chi and i tonight and i am loving every minute of it.

boy's are off to kanab with daddio.

with 2 wild boy's to take care of (and no hubby to help and give relief) i feel like i give her nothing sometimes.

totally bums me out.

hoping she is getting all that she needs because i love her so so much!