Jake at 6 Months

My little chubby boy is so cute. He is able to sit up by himself now. He still falls over a lot so I have to have pillows around him but he is doing really well. He is the happiest baby I have ever had. He is happy to just be alive. He likes to suck on anything he can get into his month. He likes to roll to his stomach but then he gets all mad and he won't turn over. He can turn over if he wants, but I guess he just would rather fuss. Hailey can't stand it when he is on his stomach fussing she always has to turn him onto his back. He can also lay on his back and with his heels he will push himself around. It is so cute but I don't think it will help with his flat head.

Update On Life

Here is a nice blurry picture of us at the
Conference Center for the RS Broadcast.
Our ward got 20 tickets and only 2 were going
to be used so I took Mom and Beth with me.
We had a great time. It was so great to be there
and listen to the talks. It just made me feel so
grateful to be apart of such a great organization.

Ok, it is just ridiculous that it has taken me so long to get another post on the blog. Here are a few things that I have been doing this past month. I have been called to the Relief Society in my ward. It keeps me hopping. At the beginning of Sept. a wonderful sister in our ward passed away. Kate Raliegh was such a special person. She was never married. She lived with her sister in the a basement apartment. She was always so good to me and my family. When Rylee died she had a teddy bear made for us out of one of Rylee's blankets. It has always been so special to me and now it means so much more because when I look at the cute bear now I think of two very special people. It was so nice to be able to give back and help with a funeral when so many helped us with Rylee's funeral. It was a lot of work getting ready for the funeral but it was a lot of fun too. Then we had a Super Saturday, and a costume exchange for enrichment. We have also been helping to get Liberty Land ready for the Spook Alley. It was a lot of work but very fun. I also spoke in sacrament this past month.

We made some "Feelie Hearts", for Kate's funeral. She used to work in the oncology dept. and the family of a loved one that died would get a feelie heart to keep with them to remember the person who died. We made over 300 hearts that were given to the family and all who came to the funeral. We had a couple in our ward who have an embroidery business embroider Kates name on the hearts for the family. It was such an awesome experience to make those hearts.

Super Saturday was a lot of fun. This was planned before we got called and the people who were in those callings before and planned the activity all helped out. It was a huge success.

State Fair

I have fond memories of going to the County Fair each year while I was growing up. I loved it all. The parade, exhibits, animals, fireworks, etc. I was feeling bad that I haven't given that experience to my kids. I always wanted to go to the State Fair when I was younger but my Mom wouldn't want to take us because she always said it cost too much money. Since I haven't been to the State Fair or to a County Fair with my kids I thought it would be fun to go to the State Fair. I think everyone in the state decided to go to the fair last night. Parking was hard to come by, we ended up paying $5.00 for a good spot in someones yard. (They totally needed the money, my kids were at least grateful for the home we live in.) We waited in a huge line to get tickets to get into the fair. Apparently my kids don't get out much because they were pretty shocked by the body piercings, tattoos, clothing, etc. I was excited for my kids to experience fair food. We decided that a corn dog would be great. I ordered a corn dog and some fries and the guy at the booth told me that would be $10.00, for one corn dog and some fries. Needless to say, we didn't get fries and shared a couple corn dogs. It was fun to see the exhibits and animals. I always love to see the 4H exhibit. We saw the biggest cow we had ever seen. He was 6 feet tall and weighed over 2,900 pounds. We saw a huge 800 pound pig. Those were the highlights. My little daughter whined the whole time that she wanted to buy a stuffed animal. They all whined that they couldn't go on the rides or play the games. We heard it all, it was no fun at the fair, we are so rude not to let them buy anything, etc. Finally we took the kids to see how much the rides and the games cost. They were surprised and all of them said that they didn't realize how much it would be and they all thanked us for bringing them to the fair and buying them a corn dog to share. At least they were able to be grateful for something. So after we left we and were driving home the kids said that they would not ever want to go to a fair again. So much for my great nostalgic moment. Oh well at least I know why my Mom never took us to the State Fair. I won't make that mistake again.

Too Cute

I just had to post these cute pictures of Jake. He looks so cute in the Bumbo we borrowed from Jenny. He is so chubby that it is just darling to see his body sitting in that seat. His little chubby legs are so cute sticking out. He is a big time finger baby. He sucks on his fingers and hands all the time. When he is going to sleep he'll suck on his fingers. It is so cute but I am sure when he is five it won't be so cute anymore. He has no favored hand or fingers just whatever he can get into his mouth. He also has the Hendricks fluffy hair which of course I think it is darling.

Yummy

Little Jake has tried his first taste of real food. He did exactly what I thought he would do, nothing. He was not a fan of the rice cereal. I would put the cereal in his mouth and he would stick his tongue out and then try to get it down. I have been working with him for about two weeks now and yesterday he did much better. He is learning that he needs to open his mouth for the spoon. I did try oatmeal cereal and he enjoyed that a little more. Hopefully he will get the whole eating thing sooner than later. He is just such a cute little happy boy even if he isn't too thrilled with eating real food.

Kids Say the Cutest Things

If you want to see what your kids think of you, do this post. It is fun to see what they think.

ASK YOUR KIDS THE FOLLOWING 20 QUESTIONS.

1.What is something Mommy always says? "Besides I love you?"
M:Oh I'll make you alright(This is my funny joke with Megan)
P:You are funny Parker
H:Read your scriptures every night

2. What makes Mom happy?
M:A clean house
P:When I turn off Lego Star Wars
H:When we don't whine

3. What makes Mom sad?
M:When we don't obey
P: When we disobey you
H:When I whine and complain at you

4. How does your Mom make you laugh?
M:When you pretend like you have a whip.(Once again a little joke we have)
P: When you tell me funny stories.
H: When you say something funny

5. What was your Mom like as a child?
M:You were chubbalicious as a baby
P:Cute
H:You had chubby legs and cheeks

6. How old is your Mom?
M: 37
P: 37
H:45

7. How tall is your Mom?
M:5ft3in
P:4ft9in
H:10 feet

8. What is your Mom's favorite thing to do?
M:Make us work
P:Play with us
H:Take a nap(How sad)

9. What does Mom do when you're not around?
M:Party
P:Plan Relief Society
H:Clean the house

11. What is your Mom really good at?
M:Ski on the Wii(I haven't played for over a month)
P:The Wii
H:Blogging

12. What is your Mom not good at?
M:Being a dork(Megan is a goof ball)
P:Skiing
H:Riding your bike

13. What does Mom do for her job?
M:You clean
P:Go to Eagle Pointe Title( I haven't been for over a year)
H:I don't know, work.

14. What is Mom's favorite food?
M:Pickles( Megan says yuck)
P:Taco's
H:Tortilla's

15. What makes you proud of your Mom?
M:You are my mother
P:Let us do fun things
H:You let me in gymnastics

16. If your Mom were a cartoon character who would she be?
M:Daffnie
P:Jerry
H:ElastaGirl

17. What do you and your Mom do together?
M:We go shopping
P:We go to Liberty Land.
H:Do something fun

18. How are you and your Mom the same?
M:We are both tall, sad to say.
P:We both have blond hair and look like each other.
H: We like to take naps together

19. How are you and your Mom different?
M:You are better at scrap booking than me.
P:Your a girl and I am a boy, male and female.
H:We don't have the same color of hair.

20. How do you know your Mom loves you?
M:You make us dinner.
P:You are really nice to me.
H: When you an extra job for me.

Capitol Reef

This past weekend my mom took the family to Capitol Reef to surprise Rick for his B-Day. We had such a great time. The kids had a blast playing with the cousins. We hiked to Calf Creek, which is a hike we love. It was so hot on the way there but on the way back it was overcast and perfect. The kids were troopers and made the 3 mile hike without whining. They had a blast playing in the water and the sand. It was Parker's B-Day on the day we hiked to Calf Creek and he couldn't think of a better way to spend his B-Day. We went to Fruita and picked apples. The kids loved to climb the trees. There were a ton of deer in the park which was fun for the kids. We went to the Capitol Gorge and saw the Pioneer Registry. The kids had fun climbing into the holes in the rocks. We have spent many vacations at Capitol Reef and we always love going there. It has been several years since we went last and my kids thought it was the greatest place ever. It was fun to have them be older and able to do a lot more activities. We went to the Anasazi museum and they thought it was so cool. It is nice they can appreciate history. We had a great time, thanks Grams for the fun!