Summer is here

Time for St. George, swimming, family time, and relaxing!

Dance Recital

 

Bailey had her yearly dance recital this month. She is getting very good at dancing. They performed to "Cooties" and she did excellent!  I still think her favorite part is getting dressed up and wearing make-up.  I guess they should enjoy it while it lasts! My pictures struggled this time. It was dark and we were juggling a fussy baby.  But you can still tell how pretty she looks! 
We all enjoyed watching and are so proud of her!

Last day of school

 

Elli and Carter finished up the school year, 3rd grade and Kindergarten, the end of May.  For the last day of school at Harvest Elementary they have a school wide dance festival. Each grade learns a dance and performs it for parents and the rest of the school on the field.  Carter's this year was Tony Chestnut and Elli's was Boot Scootin' Boogie. They were both very excited to share their dances and spent time practicing at home.  They both did great and I had a fun time watching them perform.  On the way to school Carter told me that he was supposed to wear red.  He was wearing green and gray.  We didn't have time to go change, so needless to say, he was easy to spot on the field!  Elli picked out her own clothes too, as close to "cowboy" as she could find.  I can't believe another year is gone! 

2 months

Chase

2 months

12 lbs 1 oz (70%)

23.5" (75%) 

Blessing Day

We blessed Chase over Memorial Weekend and it was wonderful. Steve gave him an amazing blessing and the Spirit was really strong. We had a yummy lunch after (thanks again to my mom), and had a relaxing afternoon with friends and family. 

 

3 months

Chase

3 months

Milestones:

-spits

-laughs (although only a few times)

-sleeps 4-5 hours straight at night

-moved to his crib (but doesn't use it very often)

I cherish every minute with this boy!  I know he is probably my last baby and it makes me sad to see him growing up so fast but I am loving every new thing he learns and every smile he offers. 

The rest of the best!

I thought it probably seems that I am neglecting my other children as I have blogged about Chase so much.  So, here is an update on the rest of the best kids in the world!  

 Bailey- The last few months have been busy for Bailey preparing for dance recitals and end of 5th grade testing. She loves to play on her ipod, ride bikes, and play barbies.  One day Elli and Bailey were playing Barbies and they got in a fight.  Turns out the fight was that Elli wanted the barbies to date in their game, and Bailey said that wasn't right cause it might make them want to date and they are too young.  It was so cute.  It is already pretty clear that this is one kid who has her head on straight and we wont have to worry about her!  I asked her if she ever fights with her friends (Elli does constantly) and she said no and looked at me like I was dumb for asking.  She is very even tempered and easy going. We have only very recently started to see small signs of the pre-teen sass, but so far, nothing we can't handle or laugh about!

 Elli- This little girl thinks that she needs to grow up much faster then her momma would like her to.  She is all about being fancy, wants a cell phone SO bad, fights like crazy with her friends, and is very worried about passing her 3rd grade tests.  It seems to me that the things that she is experiencing right now are things that I remember from about age 13, not 8!  Sometimes its hard to remember that she is only 8 because in some ways she truly acts older.  But in other was, she is still just a sweet innocent little kid.  My singing and snuggles comfort her above anything else.  She is very good with Chase.  Very protective and proud, however she does not handle his crying well at all. Elli loves boys, seafood, high heels, reading, ipod, doritos, and her school teacher.  I am impressed with Elli's testimony.  She is very interested in the second coming, hates hearing bad words, and is good at apologizing when she makes mistakes. 

Carter has been loving his little brother so much. The last few months he has been so good. He is suddenly happy, obedient, and cooperative.  He has his moments of course but he is just so happy all the time it is wonderful.  I have been really stressed about my milk supply as it has been too low for Chase. I have had to supplement with formula and been trying everything I could find to increase my supply.  Anyways, Carter and Elli heard me talking on the phone about it and asked what I was talking about. I explained it to them saying I was frustrated cause I had tried everything and nothing was working.  Carter said matter-of-factly, "Have you prayed about it mom? If you pray about it I know Heavenly Father will give you more milk." At that moment I felt like a real idiot.  I told him the truth, I hadn't really prayed about it.  I thanked him for thinking of that for me and told him I thought it was a great idea.  He said, "I will pray for you too mom."  I saw him praying several times during the day, and he included it when we said family prayer as well.  So cute what we can learn from our kids.  Makes me want to be a better person every day.