kyle update…

Kyle is now 10 months old and crawling everywhere.  His hair is getting long but I can’t bear to cut it cause I think he is too cute.  I’m just not ready for him to look like a toddler.  I want him to stay a baby forever…

He pulled himself us for the first time yesterday and was quite proud of himself…he really wanted to play bingo with his brothers, or eat the little bingo markers!

Also, Kyle is officially weaned as of last week and thank you to everyone that gave me advice on the subject.  I really appreciated it!  The stubborn kid just wanted to drink a bottle when he was ready to drink from a bottle and the second he did it was bottle from then on.  I am paying the price now for weaning cold turkey but I’m happy and he’s happy.  I love it when he gets all excited when I am shaking up the bottle to mix the formula.  He can hold it himself if needed but I still enjoy holding him and cuddling with him while he eats.  The timing couldn’t be more perfect either.  Soccer season started up again and we were at the fields for 4 hours in the 105 plus heat.  I don’t know what I would of done if I had to nurse him during those games.

jake

Jake loves his tomatoes so much, he couldn’t wait for me to get off the computer to cut it for him so he ate it like an apple.

photo shoot!

My friend Liz is an amazing photographer and took some pictures of Kyle last week.  Check them out!

Through Liz’s Lenz

advice…

I know it’s been a looong time since I’ve posted, but don’t get your hopes up just yet.  I still haven’t downloaded pictures from the last couple of months (it is on my “to do list” but the priority is low) but I need some advice.

Kyle is 8 1/2 months old now and I am ready to wean him. The problem is he won’t have anything to do with a bottle.  This kid is super stubborn and is so good at keeping his jaw shut.  Any suggestions on how to get a bottle hater to be a bottle lover?

***I know that it is recommended to nurse for a year, but I mentally can’t do it anymore, so no comments of that nature please.***

Quincy's 11th!!

Happy 11th Birthday Quincy!!

blessing day.

haircut.

it was time to cut off the comb-over.

before...

we forgot to take an after photo, but he pretty much looks the same.

running again...

So in an attempt to get back in shape, I've decided to start running again. Unfortunately I just can't run to run so I had to find a race for me to train for. Because of the heat down here in the summer we had to find one in Utah and plan our summer vacation around it. So Peter and I are running the Utah Valley half marathon on June 12th. Our official 12 week training started this week. I attempted a few runs a few weeks ago and man am I out of shape, but I am sticking with it and it is already starting to get a little better. I was really proud of my time for my first Half Marathon back in January of 2009 and after my run yesterday, I think It may be possible to get there again. I've been using the nike+ system to track my runs with my ipod. It's not completely accurate for pace and distance but it is pretty close...but I like it because it logs my times. I got this about 2/3 into my training for the last half, so I don't know exactly where I started at last time, but I know it was super slow. I ran 4.2 miles on saturday and compared the time to previous runs...same time as what I used to run 5 miles back in December of 2009. So I still have a long way to go to get back to where I was, but I am committed to do it!

Happy Birthday Mom!!

3 months

Kyle is 3 months today, so I thought it was time to take some pictures. He is such a happy boy and out of about 90 pictures I got about 3 with him smiling. He is a major talker and talked a lot when we were trying to get him to smile.

He's getting so big!

Lately he has discovered his hands. He looks at them all the time, plays with his fingers and is starting to reach for things.

Can't get over how cute he is! He is such a good baby and loves his brothers and sisters so much. I'm hoping to catch the boys doing their high-pitched baby talk to Kyle in a video clip. It is so cute and Kyle just loves it!

Kyle's new trick

Check out Kyle's new trick! He's growing up so fast which makes me happy and sad all at the same time...but mostly sad.

soccer season begins...

Last weekend was the start of another soccer season. This is the 3rd season for the girls playing with the same coaches. They are awesome. The coaches decided the girls were ready to move up a level and play in the U12 division. Some of the girls on the team, including Abbey are already playing up a division so this definitely makes for a very young team! This move allows them to play 11 players on the field instead of 7 or 8 (I can't remember exactly). They made it clear to the players and the parents that this was going to be a learning season and to not expect wins...just a chance to learn all the positions. Friday night was their first game and they were pretty nervous. As I was watching the girls warm up before the game the other team showed up and they seemed gigantic! They were taller and some of them were "women"!! But as soon as the game started the girls surprised us all. They played so well together as the team and ended up being the dominating team!! It was so exciting to watch them play together. They ended up winning 1-0 with Quincy scoring the goal! It was so exciting!! Kyle was really good during the game until I screamed with excitement...I am going to have to learn how to tone it down this season. I didn't bring my camera to the girls game, I'll definitely remember next game.

Owen and Jake had their games on Saturday morning. Owen has really come a long way. He isn't afraid of getting in there and is really doing a good job. His coach had him play defense most of the game and he did so good. The older these kids get the more fun it gets to watch them play!

Owen is number 8

This is Jake's very first soccer season. He did really well for his first time. For some reason he was running funny...like he was being silly, we'll have to work on that. But he is starting our much more aggressive than our other kids did so I think after the excitement of playing soccer wears off he will do really good!

Had to get some video of Kyle with Jake playing in the background...

***I backdated a post on February 7th...check it out!***

smiles...

Kyle all bundled up at Jacob's soccer practice.

Soccer season officially starts tonight with the girls first game. Owen and Jacob have their first games tomorrow, so let's hope that Kyle stays this happy during the next 2 months of many practices and games!

for valentine's...

Pima Air & Space Museum

We went to Tucson this morning to test drive a car and drove by this museum on the way there. We thought we'd make the most of Tuscon with an impromptu visit to the Pima Air and Space Museum. The problem with not planning this outing was I didn't bring my camera. Thank goodness for cell phones!