We had the Grain Valley Fair Daze towards the beginning of the month. We went on Friday night so we could hit Kids Street...we've missed it the last two years in a row. The first year cause we didn't know about it and the second year because we just went whenever it was closed. So I made it a point that we would do it this year for sure. The girls loved it. They got to make their own shirts, play some fun little carnival games, and then sit in a real firetruck. We loved it cause it was all FREE!! Rex got to be the holder or the girls prizes...good thing he's still a baby and doesn't know the difference.
Then the next morning we convinced Michelle to come up for the parade. We found a semi shady spot, but it was still towards the end of the parade, but I'd still say the kids got a good amount of candy! We got to compare Rex to Garrett and I have to say that it is a close tie as to who is bigger and they are two months apart! Cora got to get her Garrett fix as well! 
Then we went to the Kids Street again so Ashlyn and Preston could do their shirts like Kayley & Cora's. Cora and Ashlyn got their face painted. Kayley and Preston didn't want to do it. And Rex got to be the holder of prizes once again. He was such a good sport!
Here are Cora and Ashlyn sportin' their face painting! And more of them making their shirts and playing games. They really had a fun time. Then they also got to go to McDonald's and we all shared that 9.99 50 piece nugget deal! What a great deal and we all love McD's chicken nuggets!!
Then that night we went to the Oak Grove Rodeo. This was the kids first rodeo to go to ever. I have to say they didn't like it that much, but we didn't have the best seats because well, frankly the competitors weren't doing that great that night. So by the time they would get to where we were they were already off the bucking bull or the calf had already ran lose from being roped. It was no Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, but it was fun to go to anyway. 
Here's more pictures of the kids at the rodeo. Kayley had just gotten her Jesse costume for Halloween that day so she was really excited to wear her Jesse hat. Cora has since patiently waited for her Woody costume as we had to wait for them to get the right size in. Have I mentioned that my kids love Toy Story right now!? More pics of Halloween costumes will be sure to come for the next month's post....so look out!!
And here is our cute Rex just growing like a weed! He is now 3 months old, but these pictures are of him when he was 2 1/2 months old. His big accomplishment for this month is sleeping through the night! About 3 weeks ago he started sleeping 8-9 hours on average every night! We've had a few nights where he will revert back to waking after 5-6 hours, but he is slowly getting better. The other accomplishment is that he is no longer sleeping in our room and is in his own crib. I probably would have kept him in our room longer, but our bassinet pack n play in our room only has a weight limit of 15 lbs and since at 2 months he was 13.6 lbs...I'm sure he is not far from the 15 lb weight limit and I'd hate for him to fall to the bottom of the pack n play!! It was a little bit emotional for me to send him to his room, but I think with each kid it gets easier to let them go to that stage of life. He is still sweet as can be and loves to be held, especially by his Momma. We have ventured into using the Bumbo now and he likes that which is nice. He also loves looking at himself in the mirror and loves talking to you or other babies and even his sisters as long as they aren't right in his face. .JPG)
Kayley is still loving school and Cora is still begging to go! Nick and I talked about actually possibly starting her a year early next year, but we'll see how things go between now and then. Cora's favorite thing to do is jump right now and she makes the cutest grunt when she jumps. Kayley is no longer in a class with all boys!! She came home yesterday and said there was a new friend in her class and it was a girl! I think she is really excited as last week she drew a picture to give to one of her friends at school. She told me it was for Heather...I asked her who Heather was and she said it was the girl she sees in the bathroom when they take bathroom breaks at school. So apparently Heather is in the other classroom that shares a bathroom with Kayley's classroom. I'm very proud of Kayley doing so well in school with all the boys, but I'm glad that she now has a girl that is in there with her. We have our first parent teacher conference this month...I can't believe she is already this old! Both girls went for their yearly well checks this month and both did great! Kayley's eye-sight was perfect (which we are grateful for!) and their weights were within range (the very low range...i.e. 10% for Kayley and 3% for Cora) but they were progressing from last year, which is all we ask for!! We go next month for Rex's 4 month appointment and we'll see how big he has gotten!!
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