RS Activity

Our Relief Society did a fun activity of pumpkin bouquets. Crystal is a flowerist and showed us how, she said they sale for around $120 at her flower shop. I only had to buy the pumpkin at $2 how lucky did we get. I thought everyones turned out so pretty. So I had to take a picture to make it last forever.

Paris

Paris is 5 and 1/2 months weighs 13.8 lbs almost 4 lbs less than Hudson and 2 months older. We tried rice the other day and she hates it. Thats about all I have to say. She is super cute.

News About Chris

Chris came home yesterday from work with news of changes. Both good and bad news. The good news is that the directors picked him to be the manager of a new team. The bad news they were breaking up his team. This team has been together a long time. Chris started on this team I think its been over 3 years now. Others on the team have been there even longer. They only picked three of his team members to change teams with him. The others got disbursed to other teams. Chris said that when they told the team that they were sad, mad (the one that didn't get to go), and emotional. When Chris got home he tried to call one of the girls that wasn't at work to tell her the news and she didn't answer. He sent her a text to call him. She text back that she was sad, emotional, and mad all at the same time would would call him in a few. Someone on the team had already told her before Chris did. Chris' manager asked his team to send him feedback a week before. Chris got the feedback. I read what everyone had to say and it definitely makes it harder to have the change. It was sad reading all the good things said knowing he wasn't going to be helping them any longer. Instead of Business he is now doing Health care. Hopefully his new team will love him as much as the last.

Last night Chris left me to go on a trip with a friend from work. I had to get up all night with Paris, by myself, and she wasn't being good. She got up 3 or 4 times. I also hate putting kids to bed, without Chris doing it, they might be up late. He isn't coming home until late Saturday. How do people do it without help. Lucky for me I have YW on Friday night so the kids are sleeping at Grandma and Grandpa's. I will need the break by then.

Updates

Gavin

Gavin moved to an older class in Gymnastics. The class is all boys and they do lots of strength training and flexibility. It is crazy watching them learn to climb the rope, abs exercises, different flexibility moves, and work on all the different men's events. He goes for an hour twice a week. Things he likes is anything into the pit like flips, jumping on the tramp into the pit, climbing on the rope and dropping into the pit. His teacher Erin (the owner) is tough. She works them hard and they have to listen. The first day after the new class he said he didn't like it because it was hard, but he is getting lots better and doesn't say he doesn't like it anymore.

We also had parent teachers conference for Gavin. Mrs Bono says he is doing great. I am amazed how fast he is learning everything. He learns much better from her than me. He can now write his name, has almost learned all his letters and getting close to about 3/4 the sounds. He still needs to work on counting not sure why he has a hard time with that area. He was 4 before he would listen to me that there was a number 5. He still has a hard time with numbers 11-20 missing 13, 15 most the time after 20 its easier for him. He is finally coloring in the lines instead of just scribbling on everything. His teacher says he has the social aspect down. Not sure why I always have so much to say about him. He must be my busy child.

Brody

Still loves dogs. Working on potty training he does great if he is naked, but if I put him in underwear he thinks he can go there. He is getting more defiant with more tantrums and getting sent to his room more. He is still a funny kid though and makes me laugh when he is not having a tantrum. Brody still loves Paris and usually drives me crazy because he smothers her. The weather is getting cooler the boys will put on jackets in the morning to play outside in the 70 degree weather.

Paris

She is getting big and can now roll both directions. I still wish that she would sleep longer during the night. Not sure why none of my kids sleep long at night. She laughs and talks more. Chris loves her two dimples. We still get comments that she is small. I don't think she is that little though. Still not much hair.

Helena and Chris

Still in school, I have until October of next year. I still hate it! Now that it is cooling down I am starting to get things ready for my wood hobby. Hopefully I can post some finished projects soon. Not sure what project I want to start first I have so many on my list. I still feel busy with my callings, but the beehives are always planning fun activities so I like that part. Last week we had a swim party this next week the other group is in charge but then Friday we are having a sleepover. Then we are making hair accessories next week, hope the ones I ordered come soon. Chris is still working hard we are hoping UOP will change the schedules so he will have half day Fridays.

Ward Campout

I am after 2.5 years still and forever on Activities committee. I have come to believe I will never be released. Well Gavin and Brody love camping. Chris and I could live without. We only go for the boys love of dirt and fire. I can never sleep, so while I am not sleeping. I took some cute pictures of the boys sleeping. I got up around 4 and took Grace Rupp (age 1) from her tent who was crying and we hung out for a couple hours until everyone got up. We had fun playing batminton, hike, and Brody did a craft.

Brody got so hot he took off his PJ's during the night I would put on the blanket and he would take it off.

Brody got hurt. He is so cute when someone asks about his bandaid. He tells them in a said voice that he feel out of the car and got hurt.

Well I have to throw in a picture of Paris because she is so cute and doesn't get to go on our adventures. I had so many people the last day of the ward campout ask me where Paris was. They just thought she was sleeping the whole time. Someone in the ward gave me the saucer for Paris to use, so nice. Glad I didn't have to store that huge thing can't wait to get rid of my huge baby stuff.

We ended up getting rid of our cable. It started because the ward wanted us not to watch TV for a week and I hate TV anyway so it wasn't a problem. Well its been almost two weeks and the kids haven't watched it. I think the basic cable is outraggous so Chris called and cancled. No worries we can still watch our favorite shows like the office on the internet. Like I ever have time to watch TV anyway and once the kids are used to not watching they don't ask. If I do need a break Gavin knows how to watch his favorite cartoons on the internet and we have movies so I am really not worried. Today was the first day we dared to go out and play at the park. It is finally starting to cool and after next week we should be able to go even more. Well got to run and pick up Gavin and both kids are sleeping I hate waking them up for that!