Baby Steps

Jordyn is getting so close to walking. It is so much fun to watch her. She gets so excited when she stands up all by herself. Her new game she likes to play with Alexis is she stands up and then falls over on Alexis. They both think that is so funny. There have benn three or four different times when she has taken one step and then flops to me or Rusty, but last night she took 3 steps before she flopped onto Alexis's bed. And she thought she was pretty cool stuff especially because I was cheering for her and making such a big deal about it. So she thought she would try it again and well, she only took one step and flopped, but was not close enough to the bed and hit her head. I really hope she doesn't stop trying because of that. If she keeps this up she will be walking by next week. She is growing up so fast. I love this age when they start being able to really show their personality.

Happy Birthday Carter!

Yesterday was your Birthday and you turned 7 years old. Your birth was a long awaited event. There were many people that were excited for you to come. You were to be the first grandchild on both sides of your family and the first great grandchild on daddy's side of the family as well. It took some persuasion to get you out. After 26 hours of labor they finally broke out the vaccuum and forsepts and you finally were here, Carter Brian Hughes.

I can't believe how big you are getting. It seems like it was only two or three years ago when you and daddy came into my life and now it has been five. You were only two years old when we first met, and you were such a doll. That is such a fun age watching you learn and discover new things.

Now look at you. You are so old. :) You just started 2nd grade last week and you are still learning and discovering new things. You are such a smart little guy. You do very well in school. You are a very good big brother to your sisters and they love you so much. They are always so excited when you come home. You love to play video games as does every little boy your age.

You like Ninja Turtles, Spiderman, Batman and anything related to Star Wars. You play currently play baseball and football and have recently decided you would like to try basketball.

You are a very good swimmer and you spend as much time in Grandma's pool as you can. You are so lucky to have such a big family and so many people in this world that love you.

-Happy Birthday Carter, Love Kristen

Catch up

I quick update of the things we have done.
-24th of July we spent the time shopping for Daddy's birthday and cleaning for a BBQ at our house. That evening we had family over. We had a really good time and then once almost everyone left we lit fireworks with neighbors.
-The 24th weekend we went camping and boating with half of Rusty's family up at Strawberry Reseviour. He had a lot of fun. Carter, Seth, and Grandma all were brave and rode the tube and the rest of the adults did too. We mad enchiladas in the dutch oven for the first time and they turned out really good. I was really pleased with that.
-Last week Jordyn got her second tooth and she now say "hi". It is so cute.
-Alexis has started to talk in much more full and correct sentences lately. It is funny to hear her talk like that.
-We also bought Alexis a 2 wheel bike which she loves and hates, depending on the day.
-I just started to sell Lia Sophia. LAst Friday was my first party and it went pretty well. I am really excited to start this new adveture. And I hope it will be seccessful in the near future.
-I know there are more things I just can't think of them right now, but that is the jist of our last few weeks.

Obsession

Okay so it had been awhile since I have done a new entry on my blog. I am sorry to say I temporarily have a new obsession. It is the Twilight Saga. I have been very involved with reading the books. I have never been much of a reader due to lack of interest, I can't really ever find a book that really grabs my attention. This one had me from the very beginning. And two I just don't usually have that kind of time. But I have made an exception for these books. I have to admit my house isn't as clean as usual and I haven't done many projects with my kids lately, but I think they are surviving alright. I am currently on the 3rd book and will soon be reading the 4th I'm sure. So I may come back to blogging more regularily soon.