This and That

Vivian is 6 months old! It seriously is so crazy how fast time flies when you are not pregnant! I could cuddle her all day! And most days I do.

 I know this picture is kind of silly, but I love it.  She is pulling a Grandpa Fox face, with her one squinty eye and her cute little mouth. I love it!

 She got to ride in a shopping cart for the first time. She loved it until she hit her head on the bar. I guess she wasn't quite ready for the cart.

 The kids love the cats.  I thought this picture portrayed their personalities pretty well. 

 Wes is laid back and calm. 

 Bensen is a little more crazy. 

I sure love my boys.

Bailey Halloween Party

This year my moms party was on Monday the 24th. I am so glad that my kids went along with our family costumes.

 We started talking about them a couple of months ago.  I came up with several options, then we narrowed it down to two, Peter Pan or Little Red Riding Hood. Bensen really wanted to be Peter Pan so that's what we went with. Jaycee wanted to be Wendy, which would have been super cute, but I told her people would probably not know who she was unless she was with the rest of us.  At least if she was Tigerlilly people would be able to guess she was an Indian if she wasn't with the rest of us. Wesley went back and forth a lot.  He really wanted to be a robot, and I was totally ok with that. Jaycee strayed a little last year and it all worked out. But in the end he decided to be Peter Pan's shadow. Yay!

It wouldn't be a party without train ride.

While the kids were out having fun on the train we took a few pictures of the adults.

This is my favorite season mostly because the weather is amazing. This year did not disappoint.

Once all the kids came back we took some pictures of them. That is a lot of kids! The only ones missing this year I think was Parson and Alyx. Alyx came a little later. She was a cop.

For dinner we had potato soup, chili, rolls and fruit.

For games they did a cake walk and pinatas. It's always a little crazy when we all get together, but so much fun!

Happy Birthday Mike!

Mike turned 39!

 I could go on and on about how amazing Mike is, but I think I've said it all before.

He really is amazing!

 I know everyone thinks their husbands are the best, but I don't know how they could be. Mike is the best husband and dad. We have some lucky kids. Mike lets them help him with everything. (I don't have the patience for that :) He lets them make potions and messes and build things and bake. They will be well rounded because of him. He has the patience to do homework, let Bensen climb all over him, toss a ball and play basketball. He rarely gets mad and we all sure love him.

For his birthday this year we went to a movie and lunch, then the next day we went and shot some guns. Mike got a shot gun for his birthday last year that he had never shot. Spencer took us over to McCormick's property and we were able to try them out.  It was really fun. Know there are a few more guns I would like to get. Hopefully we can find a place nearby where we can practise more often.

Happy Birthday Mike!

Vivian Trys Baby Food

Viv had her first taste of oatmeal cereal on October 2.

 She wasn't sure about it at first.

 But decided after a few bites that it wasn't so bad.

She has a baby food a handful of times since, she doesn't love it.  The only thing I have found that she likes is squash. We've tried peaches, bananas and apple sauce. Maybe we will start trying table foods.

Wes had a Birthday!

It is hard for me to believe that Wesley is 7! Seriously!

 For his birthday he wanted to go to Toads.

 Does it get any better then mini golf and arcade games?

 We totally won 1 thousand tickets...

 TWICE! Hows that for a birthday surprise?

 Saturday was Wesley's actual birthday, also conference. We love both. :)

 We had a party with the Borgstroms on Saturday after we watch conference.

 He got all sorts of awesome things.

 This kid loves anything that has to do with experiments or potions.

 On Sunday we had a Bailey party.

He is one lucky kid!

Wesley is such a fun kid! He likes to play sports, read, play with his cousins, ride his bike. He is super smart, loves to read and do science experiments. 

We sure are lucky to have him in our family.