Porter

Porter on his blessing day. Just a glimpse of the many pictures and details to come...

Valentine's...

Here is our Valentine cookie decorating...

Chris and Peyton left for a few days to go watch his little brother wrestle in the state tournament. Kylie, Porter, and I stayed here. We had some fun. For breakfast on Valentine's Day we had pink milk, toast in the shape of hearts with red jam, and red eggs that actually ended up being orange eggs (red + yellow eggs = orange). :)

Kylie got to help feed Porter for the first time. She was such a good helper.

I love this picture! Gotta love his hair!!!

Kylie and church

Kylie gave a talk in Primary this past Sunday. She was so excited and did so well. She really did know the words by herself, but wanted me to come up there for reassurance. :) I found this song on the internet thinking I was clever and that it was from awhile ago. I then changed the words and shortened it. Yesterday we were in the car driving to Smith's and listening to the 2009 primary songs and on came that song! I guess I wasn't so clever after all. It is part of the 2009 songs for this year. But I do have to give us credit because we did change it a lot. Kylie liked coloring the pictures for it.




Kylie loves this song from Primary. She says it is her new favorite song.

January

Here is a recap of what we did in January. I know some of it is repetitive from before, but "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit," according to Kylie. :)

JANUARY
This month has been about adjusting to the life of 3 kids. Actually, we have done pretty well. Porter is getting big. He enjoys milk :) , the kids, mom and dad, sleeping, and his swing (which we borrowed from our friend and he loves it…we should have gotten one like that with the other two kids).

Kylie and Peyton have done real well with Porter. They don’t get jealous, and they are good helpers, too. Peyton got potty trained this month. Yeah! He came to me one morning and said, “Mom, I don’t want diapers anymore.” And then he was trained, with only a couple accidents here and there. Such a big boy! Kylie is still enjoying preschool. She loves doing her homework and reading her books. It is so fun to listen to her read. Her teacher comments on how well she is doing and how fast she picks up on things. Kylie also started piano lessons. She has been begging me for awhile now. She comes to lessons and I am her teacher, not her mom. :) She loves learning songs and getting a treat at the end.

We got our Christmas present put in from Santa…a DVD player for the car. The kids actually haven’t ever used it, we say it is for trips. They don’t mind at all, and will be excited when a trip comes. We’ll let them use it soon, though. :)

I had to get back in the swing of things for church quickly and we had one of our big enrichments. We did 72 hour kits and it went real well.

Chris has enjoyed working out. He works out for an hour each day at the gym. He has lost about 45-50 pounds, and is focusing on building muscle now. None of his clothes fit anymore. His old pants slip on and off without even unbuttoning them. So he is getting a new wardrobe. He is looking good!

Not a lot of news from us this month. We have just been adjusting and loving our new family. Hope you have a good Valentine’s Day.

Way to go, my boys!

My 3 boys have some great accomplishments. Here they are...

PEYTON:

Peyton is now out of diapers. He came to me the other day and said, "Mom, I don't want to wear diapers." So, we put the Cars Pullups on him and he kept them dry, even at night. He knew exactly what to do. So, now he got his Diego underwear and loves them. I said, "Let me take a picture of you and your new underwear," and this is how he posed. :) Way to go, Peyton!

CHRIS:

Chris has lost about 45 pounds. He is looking so good. He works out hard and is more aware of what he eats. It is so great to see him so happy with himself. The kids are doing situps with him in the picture. Cute!

PORTER:

At Porter's 1-month doctor appointment, he gained 3 pounds since birth, and is about 4 inches longer. Way to go my growing weed!

WAY TO GO MY 3 BOYS! LOVE YOU ALL! :)

1 Month

Can you believe that Porter is already 1 month old?! It truly feels like we were just at the hospital. Time sure flies by. We are still adjusting. It can get hard when I have to drive to and fro from preschool all the time, figuring out everybody's schedule, and everything else. Porter is sleeping a little better at night, though, but just a little better. :) Kylie and Peyton are still really good with him. We love hearing them say, "Can you smile, huh, can you, can you?!" and it is really high pitched. It is so cute. They love him. Porter is growing well, and already outgrown some of his clothes.

What I Miss Most...

What I LOVE the most...

Cuddling with those precious tiny toes and tiny fingers.

What I MISS the most...

Getting a precious full night sleep.