Tess is 3 months old... Already?

I seriously cannot believe that my baby is already THREE months old! She has been so much fun to have around. She is such a good baby!!! Ed and I keep wondering when she's going to start being naughty. I painted her toenails... he he he. I love it!

I already posted this picture but I just love it so I'm re-posting it. We took her swimming and she just loved it!

This is Tess and her cousin Creeson who is 13 days older than her. They're pretty close to the same size. It was so cute they grabbed hands for about 5 seconds. Luckily I snapped the picture at just the right time!

She spends a LOT of time in her car seat because we're always on the go! Thankfully she loves it!

I thought she looked so cute in this little dress but she looks like a chubba bubba!

At three months Tessa is still a great baby! She sleeps through the night about 4 out of 7 nights. The other nights she usually wakes up about 4 a.m. to eat and goes right back to sleep. She still sleeps a lot during the day but she's finally starting to have a little more awake time. She's an extremely happy baby! She loves to grin and giggle at us all the time. Her giggle is so funny-it's more like a grunt. She eats great but the little stinker decided that she doesn't want to take bottles or formula anymore. Darn it!!! We're still confused on her eye color. Some days they look blue-ish and some days green-ish. I wonder when they'll change to a more permanent color. I thought the novelty would have worn off by now but the boys still love her to death and beg to hold her all the time!! I feel so blessed to have such a precious little angel in our home. She has really brought our whole family closer. We love her to pieces!!!

Tray's Baptism!

We are so proud of Traysen's decision to get baptized! He has been looking forward to that day for a long, long time! He was so excited. He shows a little more emotion than Tegen does so he was super excited all morning. It was so cute how happy he was. I'm so happy that Ed is an honorable priesthood holder and was able to baptize and confirm our little boy!

We're so proud of you Tray and I know Heavenly Father is so proud of you too!

Talen's First Soccer Season...

This was Talen's first chance to do an organized sport. He had so much fun playing soccer even though we FROZE almost every game!

He's SO happy to have a medal. He's trying to impress his older brothers!

Way to Go Kris!

My Brother Kris who is serving in Iraq received another big achievement. He got something called the Iron Dragon Award. It was for a physical fitness thing that he did. He said about 200 soldiers tried for this and only about 30 completed it. He had to do a variety of physical challenges that I could never do... ha ha! After it was over he got the award by a Colonel. Good job Kris- We're so proud of you!!!

No More Pre-School... No more Books.. No More Teachers Dirty Looks....

Wahoo! Talen graduated from pre-school. He will be a kindergartner next fall- wow! He had the most amazing teacher, Mrs. Dance. She was great with the kids and taught them SO much. They learned a ton of fun songs, some Spanish, and a lot of ASL sign language. A lot of her kids are already reading and she said that they were one of the most advanced classes she has ever taught. They did great at their program!

Talen with Alex and Turner. These are the two boys we carpooled with all year. I think they were sometimes best friends and worst enemies. For the most part they loved being together all year.

Talen and Mrs. Dance...

So long pre-school.... Until Tessa gets old enough!

It's Great to be EIGHT!

Our sweet little boy turned EIGHT years old! The balloon fairy came and showered him with balloons on his "big day!"
He requested a chocolate marshmallow cake... His wish was my command...

What a cutie!

He loved his presents... a new sleeping bag, a camel pack, a football and some other fun things.

For his birthday we took him and some of his friends swimming at Green Canyon. They all loved it. Unfortunately they were too busy to pose for the camera. But this little princess wasn't too busy... She LOVED the water. She sat in the pool for about an hour.

The things we love most about Tray are his witty personality (which can sometimes get him into trouble). He loves, loves, loves to talk! He loves his baby sister and brothers. He still cuddles mom (which I love). He gets very frustrated when he can't do something right the first time. He loves to please his mom and dad. He's smart. And so much more! We don't know what we would do without Traysen around. He's always making us laugh and trying to keep the peace! Happy Birthday Buddy! We love you!