Starting up again

Sometimes it is hard to do things that I know other people would enjoy and appreciate but I can just never seem to find the motivation to do. Sharing pictures and stories about my family on my blog can just be so difficult sometimes! But at the same time when I get comments I get all giddy (so leave comments!) and I also love reading all of your blogs and seeing the pictures of your families that I am so far away from. So, thank you for sharing and posting so that I can still see some of what is going on in your lives even though I am so far from home!

Sarah

Boredom

During the summer it gets hot and humid. And I don't like it. Period. It makes me never want to go outside unless we are in the water but not every day because then that would get boring. 

Last year I found the website Play at Home Mom and I saw this idea for the boys that I finally got the guts to do. My boys can be a little... messy... rambunctious... 

Dallin definitely liked the trucks the most. 

Tristan liked rubbing his hands in it and saying rice! rice! rice!

It sure kept them busy on one of those scorcher of a days that we had in August that I did not enjoy. 

New journeys

It is amazing how quickly time flies. It is amazing how quickly my boys grow. Especially Warren. When you think about the fact that he has doubled his body size since he was born, time is just flying by! 

This cute little munchkin is finally old enough for solid food. He isn't a big fan of oatmeal but he likes sweet potatoes and bananas! Tomorrow is a big day, butternut squash! 

Just a few months ago he had no control over his whole body but now when he sees a spoon he GOES for it!

He just instinctively knew what to do when the spoon started coming towards his mouth and definitely makes the least mess out of any of my children.

It is amazing the differences between children though. Dallin wanted his pacifier, Tristan wanted his finger and Warren... Warren is happy to not need anything, except maybe me. 

Brothers

 My dear sweet boys love to have me take pictures of them and will sit there happily posing for me for picture after picture until the camera is full. 

I think this is one of the best pictures of Tristan EVER! So happy looking when he shows his happy face! 

Tristan loves to hold Warren and snuggle him and kiss him and share pillows and blankets with him. Dallin has recently started to become interested in him, playing with him and singing to him and reading books to him. I can't wait until Warren starts crawling and how much more Dallin and Tristan will want to play with him. Until he starts to destroy their train tracks and towers and such... 

I think that my boys will be good friends as they grow up, especially if Chris and I are able to help foster that relationship and encourage it to grow now while they are young. 

And Dallin as the oldest will be a good example and a help to his younger brothers, like teaching them patty-cake. 

And they might not always appreciate the help, crying a bit, but I am pretty sure these boys of mine will be a happy bunch more often than not and grow up playing together. 

Dallin skiing at the Lake

Going to the Lake is lots of fun and we haven't been back since the end of July. I hope we can get down there to swim one more time! But I kinda doubt we will make this year when it is warm. Anyway! 

Here is Dallin with his cousins and Grandma on the boat on Dallin's first ski trip!

Me and Tristan and Warren. I love how Tristan just sits there and sucks his finger. Who cares about being on the boat, having fun, I have my finger!

Here is Dallin on the boom trying to go. He always let his feet drag behind his body but he considered it a success. 

Swimming back to the boat with Daddy and Grandma.

Sitting in the front of the boat going vroom vroom! Warren wasn't a big fan of the wind but it was nice to get out for a bit that day.