Gage Eating Solids...

A couple weeks ago Gage turned six months old. Besides a few licks of different things here and there, I was excited to officially start him on solids. I spent a few days making all his baby food for the next three months. I got him all prepared in his Bumbo with the other kids nearby, and Gage hated his first real experience with solids. I was bummed. For the next several days I kept trying, and Gage kept crying. Today though was a different story, he loved eating sweet potatoes, yeah. Hopefully he continues to enjoy tasting new foods. I can't believe my little man is six months old, crazy. 

Group Date Night!

Last night Bryce and I went on a group date with some great friends. It was nice being kid free, and having good conversation with no interruptions. We went bowling at Westy's, and played a couple games, girls against boys. Both teams did great, but the boys won. After we all went to Merritt's and enjoyed some yummy scones. We had a fun night and hope to do it again soon. 

Halloween Fun!

We had a great Halloween this year. It was definitely a busy day, but we had lots of fun. I made all the kids take a nap knowing we would be out late. After naps we started off trick-or-treating at Bryce's work. The kids love going to see daddy at work, especially when they get to go inside. They walked away with lots of candy. 

After we stopped at Grandpa's so he could see the kids dressed up. We did not stay too long, Bryce and I had to get home to get ready for trunk-or-treat. We decided it would be fun to dress up in pirate costumes too. We arrived at the church, it was crazy busy with kids everywhere. There were three different wards, plus a whole neighborhood. Dinner was provided, we had hot dogs, chips and drinks. Kyra helped Bryce pass out candy, and I took the boys around to a few cars. At one point I took the hand of a little pirate only to find out it was not Miles, it was some other kid in the exact same costume. I was relieved to find Miles right after. I was scared for a moment, but it then it was kinda funny because I actually knew the other kid. Later that kids older brother came up to Miles thinking he had found his brother. We kept getting those boys mixed up all night.      

After we met up with my family to go trick-or-treating in Lexie's neighborhood. Even though the kids had already gotten lots of candy, it was fun going door to door with them to a few houses. I think Halloween is becoming a favorite holiday for my kids. They LOVED dressing up and getting candy all night long.

This year we carved pumpkins a few days before Halloween. The kids had lots of fun making faces on their very own pumpkins. 

This last Sunday we went to Pennie's for a family Halloween party. Pennie made a great dinner, everything had a Halloween theme. Before coming over Pennie had hid Halloween treats around the house for the kids to find. Kyra loved her new spooky teeth. After dessert the cousins got to go pumpkin bowling outside. They all had fun taking turns trying to knock down the glow-in-the-dark pins with a big pumpkin.  We all had a fun night together.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Preschool Halloween Fun!

Kyra went on her first preschool field trip last week. We went to The Farmstead Pumpkin Patch. Both morning and afternoon classes went together, therefore Kyra got to go with her cousin Tucker too. Lots of parents came as chaperons, plus Miles and Gage came along for some fun too. We first started with going on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch, each child got to pick a mini pumpkin to take home. After we did a variety of other activities that included the jumping pillow, barrel train ride, mini corn maze, playing in the corn box, and going down lots of slides. It was a great field trip, and the kids had a BLAST.     

Today Kyra had a Halloween party at preschool. She was so excited to dress up in her costume, she was Izzy from Jake and the Neverland Pirates. The party started 30 minutes before going home. I decided it would be fun to drop Miles and Gage off at Lexie's, and go to the party myself. Kyra was so happy to see me, she jumped up from her seat and ran over to give me hugs. The party consisted of lots of Halloween treats, playing Halloween BINGO, dancing, and reading spooky stories. The kids had a blast. It's always fun to see Kyra interact with her friends at preschool, especially during a party where all the kids are dressed up.

Push 5K!

My friend Tonya and I signed up for a race called the Push 5K. We not only got to run another race together, we got to run with our kids too. Everyone ran the race with a jogging stroller. Kyra and Miles were so excited to run a race with mommy, and I was excited too. As we were waiting for the race to start pinwheels were handed out to each kid to have fun with during the race. All the kids were quite entertained. The race started and there were jogging strollers everywhere [single, double, and triple], it was crazy. Collin, Tonya's husband ran with us too. Bryce and Gage cheered for us on the sidelines from a couple different locations during the race. After crossing the finish line there were treats for everyone. The treats were definitely my kids' favorite, small apples, gold fish, and fruit snacks. The race was definitely not competitive, but the kids and I had lots of fun together.