Beginning September

At the beginning of the month, Tyler got to go to Louisiana to help clean out homes after the recent flooding there. He got to hear from Pres. Nelson during their Sacrament meeting on Sunday and he saw Kenny there! 

It's still mega hot, and I grow less tolerant of it by the day! Gigi was so nice to take the kids to the park while I stayed in the air conditioning. 

Fitting in a few last swims. The water is refreshing again now that it gets below 80 at night!

Obviously we are still working on eating better. Ha!

Max insisted on having Buzz and Woody tucked in next to him one night. I love his sweet smile.

We signed Millie up for gymnastics! And swimming, but more on that later. This pic is at her free trial class. She loved it!

A game of Chutes and Ladders before bed. We thought it'd be quick, but that game is endless!! Also, Sharon passed their Buzz outfit on to Max and he is obsessed. Halloween - done!

Millie went to the birthday party of one of her best friends. 

Max asked that I take a picture of him with his hammer (the side of the Connect 4 game). Not sure why. 

Documentation of his funny hair (he asked for it to be "up" and that was what we came up with hahaha) and that he loves apples lately. I gave him one in the car and he went to town... Hope he didn't eat too many seeds!

A big rainstorm brought an unwelcome visitor... Anyone want our house?

Delaying the start of the day with a show in my bed.

Making a birthday card for Gigi. I love watching Millie create!

Celebrating Gigi!! She was a trooper to wear the pipe cleaner necklace and bracelets the kids made for her, she shared her delicious cake with us, and we somehow ended up with her birthday balloon! A truly selfless Gigi, even on her own special day!

Family Pictures 2016

These were taken on Sept. 10th by our friend Beth. She's amazing! Like I mentioned before, we posed for a photography class she taught and she took some pictures for us in exchange. I feel bad that we got the WAY better end of that deal!! I just love every single one so much.

It might be a little silly to have family pictures taken right before we have another baby, but I'm glad we have this memory of the way our family is right now. 

10 on 10: September 2016

1. "I gave the baby eyes Mommy!"

2. Mad scooter skillz

3-5. We posed for a friend's photography class. The kids were pretty cooperative and had a fun time even though it was SO hot. Funny having multiple cameras pointed at us!

6. Rewarding good behavior at Target.

7. The kids love to find Spot every time. I try not to show my annoyance every time.

8. Tyler and I have been missing the mountains lately, but we have sure enjoyed some killer sunsets that you just don't get elsewhere!!

9. Mitchell got lots of face time during the game. Go Cougars!

10. We got some family pictures for posing for my friend's class. This was a screenshot I saw before seeing the gallery and it made me so excited!

Family date

We had a fun family date last week. We explored the new boardwalk at Towne Lake (a nearby neighborhood) and ate at  MOD pizza. It was rainy but we didn't mind!

The sidewalks were super slippery in the rain and I was sliding all over in my worn out cheap flip flops. Tyler was so sweet to trade me shoes so I wouldn't fall.

Waiting for food is hard to do!

The kids love the bread sticks at MOD. It was fun to go somewhere and know that everyone would eat happily! We must be growing up!

Little things

The kids loved playing with Uncle Tim and Aunt Lauren while they were here. They are so fun!

Found this picture after a rough night where everyone ended up in the same bed. It's just too true.

The kids love to take the cushions off the couches lately and pretend they're rocks in a lake full of alligators. Can't touch the water!

A little popcorn picnic before bed one night. This was their treat after eating some new things at dinner. They are making progress on eating and I'm proud of them! We still have a looooong way to go but I'm happy with any improvements.

Millie woke me up and said "See that peach line Mom? It's the sun coming up. It's called a sunrise and it's prettier than anything." 

I'm having a lot of "well this is the last time I'll wear this shirt for a while!" moments. My clothes are working real hard. I was 27 weeks here.

Forever trying to catch up to these two! We are having an occasional cool-ish morning here and there and it's wonderful.

Millie was sitting here all tired and quiet and Max plopped down next to her and asked "What are you sinking, Millie?" 

Max loves the BYU stuff in his room! And they were both super excited to wear their Cougar gear on game day. 

Having some time with the iPad while I exercised.

The first football game started at 9:30pm! We watched it at Gigi and Poppy's. My hope was that both kids would fall asleep before kickoff, but I had no such luck. Millie finally gave in around 10:20, and Max hung in there til halftime, I think 11ish!