Labor Day in the Mountains

Usually I don't know when these holidays come up because I am no longer teaching and doing calendar time and Adam never gets these days off.  Typically I find out about them because I go to the grocery store and it's packed with people who are usually working or in school (grumpy face).  This year Adam had Labor day off and several days that he would lose if  he didn't use them up.  We agreed not to go on any vacations this summer because of so many things but things were going well and the mountains were the perfect place to relax and let the boys run around. 
The weather was perfect...and the fog was a beautiful backdrop to pictures of my boys.

 We ate outside...and Zack loved being able to have "onange chips" (Doritos) because we were on "baycation".

 This is one of the only pictures I have of both boys looking and smiling...

 We built a fire and the kids watched Adam and I eat smores while they snacked on graham crackers, sat on fun benches and toasted a marshmallow for maybe 5 seconds...you know those moments as parents where you are super excited about giving your kids a special treat (smores) and they think the special treat is sitting on a stool you have never seen before?

 We threw Stella in the sandbox for a photo op and got her out before she ate any sand...success...one or both of the boys didn't run away...double success

 again...all the kids in one photo...priceless...especially because this is exactly what our camp fire looked like.

Stella 10 Months

This month totally got away from me...

however we are halfway through her 10th month which means she is 1.5 months away from being ONE...

she is crawling...clapping...bouncing....waving...all those cute things babies do.

She is forever smiling and her fussy is most babies normal.

Her favorite things to do are eat and clap...she loves playing with shoes, superhero figurines and balls...

she tries her hardest to keep up with the boys on their nightly run around the kitchen...it won't be long until she is running right along with them.

Stella...I apologize that the only photos I have of you are randoms taken at Zack's soccer game and in the mountains eating.

First Day of School 2015

Stella 9 Months

She has 2.5 teeth...

an adorably crooked smile...

and a heart warming cuddle.

She just started "crawling"...

it's more like dragging herself on the ground.

She loves playing with her brothers toys, eating everything and stealing Hunter's blanket.

She sleeps well and loves life.

My favorite thing to do in the morning is go get her from her bed...

she lights up making any hour a good time to get up.

Hunter 2.5

Two and a half seemed so far away two and a half years ago...

 This kid has grown so much in the past 6 months...

 we have found the perfect speech and occupational therapists for him...

 we have a whole team of people who love him, support him and teach him.

 He may not usually cooperate for pictures but you put a chair in a strange spot and he will be super cute while standing on the chair and dropping things off.

 He is slimming down and getting so tall.  I'm really curious to see his stats at his 2.5 well check.

 He still loves big and melts hearts and jumps off things...

 he loves his quiet time and he LOVES food...especially grapes and pretzels...

 Hunter will start preschool in the fall which is exciting and terrifying all at the same time.  He is happy as long as he can do what he wants...but you can make him want to do something if you put forth effort and build a relationship with him...

 He still doesn't have any words but I'm certain he is super smart...he randomly matched colors and identified some letters...he loves learning games on the ipad and memorizes tones in songs.  I love watching him grow up...

Stella 8 Months

I'm finally getting on schedule with these monthly updates!

 She was so much fun to take pictures of...you would never guess we were all ready for church early so I real quick grabbed the camera and bam...10 minutes later a camera full...

 She is sitting up now...it just happened one day...one second she couldn't then we tried again and she was perfectly straight.

 Ok...got it...you will do things when you are ready...

 She LOVES food...especially all the things I had to sneak in sweet potato's and apples sauce for the boys.

 I gave her the ultimate test...kale, spinach, peas and green beans mixed...she couldn't get enough...

 Graham Crackers and Mum Mum's are her new favorite thing...I give her them and let her sit with the boys while they eat...they all love it...

 She loves attention and she loves to play...or watch two crazy brothers play...

 she is super easy going and doesn't even mind when the boys for instance make a fort and knock her down with the couch cushions.

 She has no reaction to loud noises or being jumped over...I guess she must be used to it...

 she is perfectly fine sitting in her stroller for an hour while I take the boys to the trampoline park...

she is (no contest) the sweetest girl in the whole wide world...and I'm not biased at all.