More Pictures!

Okay, here are some of the better ones. Not perfect, but better.

Out takes

Trayton kept sticking his foot out in this picture. I guess he wanted to show his sandalls off... So Barb finally took the picture and told him that she had one of his sandall so that he would put his foot down.
This is the one time Jordynn got upset. Kade bonked her head. Do you see the sad guilty look on Kade's face?
Here Kade is letting me know that he would rather still be asleep.
In these last two Kade is trying NOT to smile. Mom was being silly trying to make him laugh but he was determined to pout. We ended up with these goofy looks from him.

Picture Perfect

We had family pictures taken last Saturday. There are very few pictures where Trayton isn't making a funny face. Kade had just fallen asleep when we got to the park and was not thrilled that I woke him. But he came around and reluctantly gave some smiles every now and again. Jordynn was perfect though. This picture of the three of them is my favorite. Aren't they SOO cute!?!

Monday

Jordynn's 4 month check up was yesterday. I feel so bad for them when they have to get shots. But other than that everything looks great. Her belly button is healing nicely. She is in the 75 percentile in both height and weight, which would make her the first of our three children to be proportionate (Trayton is tall and skinny and Kade is short and chubby). She weighs just over 14 lbs. and is 25 inches tall and is simply too much fun.
Last night for FHE we gave the boys their own set of scriptures. It was cute to see how excited they were, especially Trayton. He keeps asking me to tell him more scripture stories. Last night we taught them about the stripling warriors and how they had to go to war to defend their families. And then Daddy had to try to tell them that he was going to have to go to war to defend our family. I don't know if they understood the words we were telling them but I think they understood the emotion of it. Trayton simply said, "Mom, I think my head is going to cry" and Kade sat very still (which is not normal for him) and just stared at us. I feel discouraged that I have to teach my kids about war at such a young age. I wish we could all just pretend that evil did not exist. But I can't. Instead I'm trying to focus on the positive side and teach my boys that because of Daddy's service to our country he has the opportunity to serve those who need help and perhaps even teach them about Jesus. And that if we have faith like the stripling warriors Heavenly Father can keep Daddy safe just like he did the Nephites.

PigTail!

I don't know if Jordynn has enough hair to successfully do pigtails yet but I was so eagar to try. I've had so much fun being girly with her. But what do you think... should I just stick to bows until she gets more hair or should I continue to torture her with tiny pigtails???

New Kitchen

I finally took pictures of the new kitchen. I LOVE it!! I don't have any old pictures with the nasty yellow paint that was on the walls when we first moved in (at least not on this computer). So I just posted how it looks now.
We still have some trim work left and eventually we are going to replace the flooring but it's such a huge improvement. Getting the washer and dryer out of the kitchen and turning that space into countertop and cabinets makes the kitchen look twice it's size.

Jordynn

Jordynn is officially 4 months old today. Time goes by way too fast. She has gotten so big. She's rolled over a few times but prefers to just lay there and have her brothers bring her toys and play with her. Jordynn has got quite a set of lungs on her. She recently found her voice and loves to squeal. And not just cute baby squeals, I'm talking ear piercing shrieks. It's horrible and she finds it sooo funny. Jordynn also got her first taste of rice cereal last week. She was intrigued by it but not thrilled. She is such a good baby and we are so thankful for her. We love you Jordynn.

Work of Art!

Since we are remodeling our house, I visit lots of different home decorating websites and love hgtv. I've noticed the experts often use a canvas spattered with paint to decorate the walls. I think it looks kind of cool but was surprised at how expensive it can be. Why would I pay 100's of dollars for something that looks like my kids decorated it? So I bought some canvas covered frames and we did a little family art session. I love them. So simple and easy and the kids got to help. Every time we sit down at the table the boys talk about how fun it was to paint with mom and dad. AND it only cost like 10 bucks.