Remember...

There have been a few things this week that I have told myself 'I want to remember this'. So I figured doing a little blog post would be a great way to look back and remember.
- Ryker had a doctor appointment. Here are his stats (for being almost 4 months): Weight 16 pounds 4 ounces. Height 25 1/2 inches. Head circumference 17.
- I was able to go early morning running twice this week because Ryker has been consistently sleeping GREAT. Can you believe that my almost 4 month old has been sleeping from 7:30pm to 6:30 or 7:30am. It has been AH-maze-ing. Both Madden and Kolten would wake up at least once or twice in the night up until about 6 or 7 months- so this has been a pleasant surprise. I feel very blessed to have such a great baby!
- My little Kolten has been saying the cutest things lately. About a month ago I told the boys that we were going up to Papa T's house and that it isn't very hot up there so they will get to play outside. So this week when we were getting into our extremely hot car to take Madden to pre-school, Kolt told me "Mom- it's SO hot in here, we need go to Papa's house mom". Then later he told me "mom it's so hot, we need go to Papa's house. I wanna pay wis Uncle Trey. But Uncle Trey can't mow lawn." (Kolt is extremely afraid of loud noises such as a lawn mower and blender =). Then finally a couple days later he told me 'mom I wanna go Papa's house and do sneaky snake on da dert road". Man I love that kid.
- I love that every time we go to a grocery store or to Costco where they sell flowers, Madden will go up to almost every flower to smell them. Then he will tell me "Mom those flowers are so pretty and they smell good. I want to buy flowers for you!". Such a sweetie.

Welcome to the Family

My sister Jesse had boy #2 last week. I am so glad that everything went smooth with her for labor and delivery, and she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! My mom was in town to help her out and lucky for us, Jesse was feeling good enough to have company over on Saturday. So I took the boys over for dinner and to play with cousin Lewis and to see their new cousin Klyde.
There is something about babies that is just an indescribable 'precious' quality. It makes me wonder how anyone could ever do something to hurt one of these little ones. Kids are A LOT of work, but man are they worth it. They are so much fun (at least mine are)! I try to remind myself that these 'stages' won't last long, so I better enjoy it while I can.
Here are some pictures I took of our night:
There are 3 months and 10 days between these two. Man... they grow up so fast!

Grandma with her grandsons!


Madden was so excited to see his new cousin. He loves babies and really is such a big helper:

All my boys LOVE their Aunt Kimi!

The BEAUTIFUL mother:

Family really is what it is all about... don't you think?

Changes

There are a couple changes going on around here... First of all- I took my blog off private. If something happens to change my mind I can always switch it back to private!
Second change- I'm starting a sort of 'diet' tomorrow. I have about 15 pounds of baby weight left to lose (although mostly I just want to get toned). I am hoping that by sharing with everyone that I am starting a diet, hopefully I will be more accountable and really stick to it. I am going to be doing the 'eat clean diet'. It is a huge change from what I am eating now but I am hoping to do it all out for two weeks. If I think it is worth it (our grocery bill will be way higher than what I'm use to) then I will continue it- otherwise I'll probably just go back to what I am doing now. But I read a book that has really motivated me to change my eating habits and what I put into my body. Hopefully there will be some big improvements with not only the way I look- but the way I feel. I need more energy to keep up with these 3 little boys!
And speaking of changes and 3 little boys, I can't believe how grown up they are getting! You should see my baby... if you could even call him that anymore. He is a little over 3 months old and he is huge. I am very interested to see what his stats are at the doctors this upcoming week.
Other things that we have been up to lately (which is a lot since I have been slacking on the blog):
- Spending some quality family time at the lake. We love being on our boat at the lake and getting to wakeboard. We did a little mini vacation to a resort over by Lake Pleasant this last week and we loved it. We were just 10 minutes from the lake. We bought Madden a wakeboard- off of Craigslist- the week prior and we were excited to get him on it. He has since gotten SO good at it and he just LOVES it. I love seeing the big grin on his face while he is out there. Here are some lake pics and the link to a video of him wakeboarding:
Our lake trip buddies. We LOVE this cute little family!
Hotel family pic:
On the boat:


Here is the video of Madden on his wakeboard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9BGXnbiqls
- Madden started pre-school and he sure does love going. He goes 4 times a week for 3 hours a day. I have enjoyed it also because I am luckily able to get the baby and Kolten to nap at this time so I can workout or clean or take a nsp too. =) Madden's first day of school:
- I am playing in a womens volleyball league again. I just LOVE getting to play volleyball. It sure is great to have a night where I can get out of the house by myself and doing something fun. Plus it helps to have such a fun team!
- David is getting ready to start his FINAL class for his MBA. Woohoo! I'm thinking a little party might be in order once he is done. I am SO proud of him.
- Ryker is sleeping from 7:30pm to 6:30pm. Can you believe it? How amazing is that! He is such a good baby. I got very blessed with this little guy... I just LOVE him!



Well I hope everyone out there is doing great! I don't know about you guys... but I am ready for fall and some cooler weather. =)

I Love to See the Temple

I think this is so cute. I was surprised at how much he can sing!