So, I've gotten a new computer and I'm still trying to get all my pictures uploaded and organized how I want them, which means my blog gets neglected! Not that I was the best blogger to begin with. So here's what we have been up to lately.
Here's Rex at one of our many recent trips to Best Buy (trying to decide which computer to buy). The girls favorite place at Best Buy is where the Leap Frogs are. Even though they have one at home, it's more fun to play with them at Best Buy I guess. Rex got right in on the fun and just looked so cute and such like a big boy.
Then a few weeks ago Shannon and Addison got to play with us for a few days while Uncle John had to work. We went to Liberty for Ashlyn's 5th Birthday Party (my camera died on me during taking pictures, so I don't have any of that.) But afterward we went to Deanna Rose Farmstead and boy was it hot! We also didn't realize that we got there at 4:15 and they closed at 5! So we went through quickly, trying to dodge all the workers who kept trying to already scoot us out the door! Here is Kayley feeding the fish. She really liked to try to feed them and saw a few turtles in the water too.
Cora got in on the action too as well as Ashlyn and Preston. Addison did a little bit, but mainly watched the bigger cousins feed them.
Posing on the bench together. I know I'm a horrible Mom for not taking Rex out of his stroller to sit with everyone, but I knew once I took him out he would be really upset to go back in and unlike Garrett, he's not walking yet and I wasn't about to lug that boy around in that heat! He's heavy and it was blasted hot!
And Kayley and Addison are almost joint at the hip when they are around each other. It's really cute to see Kayley reach out and help Addison in whatever she needs almost without asking and it's also really cute to watch Addison and how much she looks up to Kayley. Kayley can pretty much get her to do anything!
Rex was mesmerized by all the animals. We would get near one and he wouldn't take his eyes off of them...as seen in this picture!
This is all of them waiting to go in (sorry I uploaded them backwards this time!) We actually got them all to hold hands very willingly at first!
And this is what Rex has been doing lately. He's learned how to get up and down from the fireplace by himself. It's really cute. This day he got up there and just kept kicking his feet like he was king of the fireplace! He also does this on the couch now. One of his favorite things to do is to sit on the couch by me or by the girls while we are watching tv and he'll just start giggling at the tv like crazy and look at the girls or us and then giggle again at the tv. It's really cute!
And of course, we had to go to Chick-fil-a's Cow Appreciation Day! Free food...this family is there! I had us all in white shirts (including Nick, but he refused to let me take his picture, but he did dress up, including the cow ears!) We each had ears, noses (that didn't stay on very well), cow-tails, spots, and our "eat more chikin" signs. And we each got to pick out our own value meal and the girls got their own happy meals and Rex got his very own 3 piece of chicken strips! It was fun and the funny part was to see how Kayley was starting to notice that this was a bit embarrassing as she told me she didn't want to wear the nose or the tail. She didn't complain once she knew she'd get a happy meal though!
And me with the girls and Rex. He sure was a cute "eat more chikin" sign!
And earlier the same day we had gone to the pool to swim and Rex was just too cute trying to eat my peach! I just want to squish him he's so cute...don't you!?!
And him sitting on his favorite spot on the couch! Isn't he cute!?!
And he got it, but doesn't know what to do with it. all while Audryn is trying to take away his phone!
And then the funniest thing was Rex is very clingy to Nick and I and when it comes to new people, he's usually really shy and clings to us even more. But when it came to JT, he went right to him! Here he is playing with him. I couldn't figure out if maybe Rex thought JT was Andrew who had been living with us for almost a year or not. Either way, it was really cute seeing how he took to him so quickly!
Rex debuted his new PJ's from his big cousins, Sterling & Andrew. He looked so cute in his spider man PJ's!
And then dress-up. Olivia brought out some wigs of the girls for Audryn and Rex to wear! Audryn was a pretty good sport and smiled pretty for us!
It was pulling teeth to get it on Rex! He's all boy remember!! He got very offended with us putting it on him and started crying!
And who did he go to to be consoled? JT!! It was so cute and sweet!!
And Olivia had to model the Rapunzel wig. We decided she makes a better brunette than a blonde!
And sorry to post this JT, but you were the one that posed for the picture! He also makes a better brunette!
And it was really cute because Kayley and Cora waited all day for Olivia to come play with them and Olivia was wanting to visit with us grown-ups. But eventually she did go in and play/coached the girls in dress-up. They had a blast! They played dress-up pretty much all the time after that until they left! Here they are having a tea party on the top bunk!
Cora, Katrina, and Kayley waiting for Olivia to bring them their tea party food!
And three very wiped out kiddos! They all slept on the bottom bunk together and Olivia slept on the top! They were all in 7th heaven! After they left, Kayley kept telling me she wished the Carles lived by us again and they both want to invite Olivia and Katrina to their upcoming birthday party, but don't quite understand that they will be miles away again back in Idaho! We all wish they lived closer again...maybe someday sooner than later! It was definitely a lot of fun to have them over and to visit with them!
Then a few weeks ago Shannon and Addison got to play with us for a few days while Uncle John had to work. We went to Liberty for Ashlyn's 5th Birthday Party (my camera died on me during taking pictures, so I don't have any of that.) But afterward we went to Deanna Rose Farmstead and boy was it hot! We also didn't realize that we got there at 4:15 and they closed at 5! So we went through quickly, trying to dodge all the workers who kept trying to already scoot us out the door! Here is Kayley feeding the fish. She really liked to try to feed them and saw a few turtles in the water too.
Cora got in on the action too as well as Ashlyn and Preston. Addison did a little bit, but mainly watched the bigger cousins feed them.
Posing on the bench together. I know I'm a horrible Mom for not taking Rex out of his stroller to sit with everyone, but I knew once I took him out he would be really upset to go back in and unlike Garrett, he's not walking yet and I wasn't about to lug that boy around in that heat! He's heavy and it was blasted hot!
And Kayley and Addison are almost joint at the hip when they are around each other. It's really cute to see Kayley reach out and help Addison in whatever she needs almost without asking and it's also really cute to watch Addison and how much she looks up to Kayley. Kayley can pretty much get her to do anything!
Rex was mesmerized by all the animals. We would get near one and he wouldn't take his eyes off of them...as seen in this picture!
This is all of them waiting to go in (sorry I uploaded them backwards this time!) We actually got them all to hold hands very willingly at first!
And this is what Rex has been doing lately. He's learned how to get up and down from the fireplace by himself. It's really cute. This day he got up there and just kept kicking his feet like he was king of the fireplace! He also does this on the couch now. One of his favorite things to do is to sit on the couch by me or by the girls while we are watching tv and he'll just start giggling at the tv like crazy and look at the girls or us and then giggle again at the tv. It's really cute!
And of course, we had to go to Chick-fil-a's Cow Appreciation Day! Free food...this family is there! I had us all in white shirts (including Nick, but he refused to let me take his picture, but he did dress up, including the cow ears!) We each had ears, noses (that didn't stay on very well), cow-tails, spots, and our "eat more chikin" signs. And we each got to pick out our own value meal and the girls got their own happy meals and Rex got his very own 3 piece of chicken strips! It was fun and the funny part was to see how Kayley was starting to notice that this was a bit embarrassing as she told me she didn't want to wear the nose or the tail. She didn't complain once she knew she'd get a happy meal though!
And me with the girls and Rex. He sure was a cute "eat more chikin" sign!
And earlier the same day we had gone to the pool to swim and Rex was just too cute trying to eat my peach! I just want to squish him he's so cute...don't you!?!
