Pool Days!

We sure LOVE going to the pool! Unfortunately, with a new baby we didn't get there too much. Hopefully, we'll spend lots of time there this summer!

We were gifted seven peaks season passes and we only made it there once. Enzo was a champ though. I just kept him in a breathable mesh like baby carrier while we moved around place to place. There are some drop offs in the lazy river and I was surprised by the first one.....so was Enzo. But he was such a good baby.

These were taken at the Veteran's Pool in Provo, early in August. I was so glad Enzo took a short nap.

Our most favorite pool buddies! Sophie, Max, Zac and Chance!

I LOVE that my boys play so well together. When we are cooped up in the winter, they get sooo super hyper with no where to go. I sure miss these summer days!

I also LOVE this picture of Enzo! It was a bit tricky taking a picture of him while holding the camera and keeping his face out of the water!

Pioneer Day Fireworks

We never seem to be able to do our home fireworks on the Fourth of July. This year, if I remember correctly, I think there were so many fires around the area and it was so dry that I was worried about doing them, so we waited for things to settle down.

Dave, Jon's brother was with us for about a week during this time, because he had knee surgery. We were taking care of him since he was pretty immobile for the first week or so. I think he was pretty drugged up with pain killers ;)

The neighbors to the south of us were doing aerial fireworks that were pretty loud. One even went side ways right in front of where we were doing fireworks it was pretty scary, that one. Enzo wasn't a fan of all the loud noises, especially the screaming ones.  We spent half the time watching from the house.

I remember really liking all fireworks when I was a kid. But now I feel like the home fireworks are so lame. But I think the boys really like them.

5-6 months

Just some pics of my little cutie, Enzo.

Zac "Lost" His First Tooth!

In August, Zac's bottom tooth was probably loose for about a month before he started to give it more attention. Even then he was very careful with it. It took another 3 weeks before it came out. But the tooth didn't really one out on its own.... When we tried to help him get it out he would freak out because he was so afraid. He had an appt to get a cavity filled (yes, a cavity :( we never flossed, but now we do every night.) and I decided to have the dentist pull it, but not tell Zac. (I know some parenting publications say to tell your child what is going to happen. But with Zac I've experienced that his anxiety of knowing what is coming is way, way worse than a very short awareness of the potential hurt.) That way we would minimize the drama and trauma that would ensue had we tried to pull it for Zac. He didn't even know the denitst pulled it out! It was a very positive experience for all of us! 

Oh and I just included that middle picture in there because the boys thought it was a sprinkle. Max tried to eat it and then found out it was a broken piece of colored pencil! We thought it was funny!

Yes, I know I'm 6 months behind! I hope to have the blog updated by the end of January. Thanks for checking back! We hope you have a Merry Christmas!

2008 Blog Book

I finally printed my 2008 blog.  I worked with blurb.com software. They have a tool where I can customize my layouts. It made it a lot better. But it was still a lot of work. A couple days later I found a link on pinterest where a lady makes her blog books every year and I think they looked great. I was worried mine wouldn't look so good because I just tried to do it as simply as I could and fit it in as small a space as I could so it wouldn't cost so much. And because when I uploaded the pics back in 2008 I had to shrink them so they would upload, the pictures are smaller than I would like. But I think it turned out great! This means the following ones will be even better!!

The boys were enjoying it today!

A Couple Firsts

While we were at the baseball game, I took Enzo to the bathroom to change his diaper and while in there I decided that I had to go. But I really didn't want to take him back to Jon and then come back....so I successfully went pee while holding Enzo. It was a little weird.

And the other day he pooped right before he fell asleep for his nap. So I changed his diaper while he was sleeping and he didn't wake up!

I'm a little surprised that these firsts came with my third baby!

Karate

We've been talking about putting Zac in karate for like 2-3 years. But it was just a big investment that I didn't feel like we could make. This summer, we decided to finally try it out. Zac LOVED it and so we put him in. Max seems to like it too. But I don't know how long he'll like it. So we'll see what he decides. We also registered them for karate summer camp. They both LOVED it!!!  It wore them out pretty good though, which made for tougher afternoons that I expected. I was very grateful to put them in the camp because it got them involved fast and furious. They got to know people faster and they even got to test for their next belt at the end of the week. Normally, they only test for the next belt 4 times a year.

This is the last day of camp and before they got their promotions!

They are starting the promotion. It took about an hour total. They had the boys do forms, self defense, blocks and kicks. All the black belts judged to see if they were ready for the next belt.

Enzo just hanging out patiently waiting

This is Zac doing Taikyoku Shodan

Max is doing some self defense here

Max getting his white belt yellow stripe promotion! He's a little ninja!

Zac got his yellow belt!

Way to go boys!

Enzo: 4 Months

At his first birthday I'll put all the pictures together and see the difference all at once!

Munk Sibling Get Together

Sarah, Jon's sister usually plans a sibling reunion each summer. She lives in the Layton area and it was so fun to have all the siblings there this year! We only live about 2 hours from Sarah, but still we only see them for big family events.

This was a pirate game they brought. The boys had fun with it. Even I thought it looked pretty fun! You push the pirate in the barrel and put knives all around trying to get the pirate to jump out. A random hole is a different one each time.

It was great to have a pavilion because it was rainy off and on through the whole day.

Again, Enzo was a champ and even took a couple cat naps in his carseat.

I love merry go rounds when I was a kid! I didn't know they still had them at parks anymore! Emily took the rest of these pics.

I thought this was a really good pic of our family!

All the cousins, except Ammon.

Can't Get Enough Enzo

As hard as its been to have #3, I've also enjoyed each little stage so much more than with the other kids.  I think I realize how precious it is and how quickly it goes by. The things we learn with age. :)

I just thought Enzo was cute standing there on his thick little legs.

This is what he looks like after 9 hours of sleep, right before he gets up to eat around the 5a hr.

I've been thinking of documenting the everyday stuff more often. That is what our lives are made up of. So this is my attempt hopefully it won't be too boring.

Jon has some event to be to so we spent the day and evening in Provo. We got home late, Enzo was tired and hungry and needed a bath from sweating through the hot day!

Again, I just thought he looked cute here

Enzo LOVES to chew on anything. Including his fingers. So I got him some teethers hoping he'd take to those. He loves this rubbery ring, but he can't hold it for very long.

This is a little stuffed dog Maryanne got him. Its fun to see him enjoying his toys more.