Spring Break etc.

The latter part of Spring Break we went on a 2-night ward campout to Lake Murray State Park in Oklahoma and had a great time along with a huge turnout. We were all a bit tired by the end, but the girl's were begging to stay longer.

 

 

 

Carter was a bit pooped, though, as you can see below.

 

And my baby is actually 6 months - I can't believe it. He sure loves his big sis, too!

 

 

Also, for a YMYW activity, they did "Where's Waldo" and had the Bishopric hide in the mall. Chris decided to make it a bit harder for them to find him. Scary, huh? :)

 

Gavin Tries Solids

All of my other children have nursed every 3 hours, but sweet, opinionated Gavin "needs" it every 2 - 2 1/2 hours, which is why we decided to try solids a few weeks before the others. He is 5 months old, though. Anyway, as you can see below, it didn't go over too well; of course, there was a lot of action going on in our house at the time. This was about a week ago, and sadly enough, we haven't gotten around to trying it again, but hopefully it will get better! In the meantime, I'll just continue to enjoy this abundance of bonding time with my son!

Daddy Daughter Trip

At the beginning of each year, Chris takes one child with him to AZ. This year Sydney got to go and had a ball! There were a few tears shed when she left, but I guess I have to admit that they were only mine. I don't like being apart from my Sydney! Anyway, I'm glad she had this one on one time with her dad and AZ family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter or Spring?

I just love Texas winters. 3 days ago the kids were out of school because of ice...

 

 

...today it was beautiful and 72 degrees, so we took full advantage of it and walked to the park to have a picnic, play baseball, swing, and feed the ducks.

 

4 Months

Gavin is growing up - he actually wasn't off the charts which I thought he would be. But still, he was in the 75th-80th percentile for everything. His head used to be in the lower percentile, but with my boys, I knew that wouldn't last for long! Anyway, he's 16 lbs. 12 oz. and 26" long. Big boy! He's starting to laugh, which just melts me. He's still one of my fussier babies, but his cuteness makes up for it. And the fact that he sleeps 11 hours straight most nights doesn't hurt either (but then hardly sleeps during the day)! We love you, Gavvy (as Carter likes to call you)!

Fun Week After Christmas

All of my family was in town for Christmas so my parents wanted to plan a fun-filled week for all of us and they sure delivered! There was eating, horse back riding, cooking out at the Labrum's, shooting, movie-going, game playing, etc. But they also took us to the greatest kid-friendly hotel called the Great Wolf Lodge where there is a huge indoor water park. The kids LOVED it!



That night was annual boys night out where Pop took his 5 "sons" to the "meat" restaurant and a Mavericks game. Then today they took us all to Six Flags (there were 27 of us and LOTS of babies and strollers - what a sight) and the lines and weather were great!


Tomorrow is girls day out and we're looking very forward to that. Thanks Mom and Dad for such a fun, fun holiday!

Christmas Eve and Day, part 1

Not much can beat Christmas time, at least for me. We LOVE traditions in our family and continued them this year. Christmas Eve was spent at Patty and Trey's (used to be Meme and Granddad's house) with all of our extended family. It wouldn't be complete without dinner, the Nativity Play put on by the grandkids, the talent show, a visit from Santa, and presents at Nana's house.




Brighton was THRILLED to get a Nintendo DS for Christmas!

Then Christmas morning was so much fun - our kids are all at such wonderful ages for this. Sydney would ask every single morning for the past 6 weeks how many more days, and then count them in her head to see JUST how long until it came. And Carter really wanted a train set, and would wake up every day from his nap and say "Is Santa going to bring me a choo choo train for Christmas?". So sweet.