Driving The Tractor With Daddy

Lyndon's parents recently bought a new tractor for their farm. Being a boy, Lyndon HAD to take it for a drive. Also being a boy, Alden had to help him. I guess Alden wouldn't take his hands off the wheel and was bossing Lyndon around on where to steer. :) It was so cute.

Happy 6th Birthday Emma

My niece, Emma, turned 6 on February 28th. We went to her house for a party. There was cake and ice cream and a pinata for the kids. She got some great presents! The boys had lots of fun at the party. Alden was able to hit the pinata and Collyn played with his cousin, Parker.

Happy 26th Birthday Lyndon!

Lyndon turned 26 on the 2nd of March. He had a great birthday. His birthday was on a Saturday this year, so he had the day off for his birthday. Alden and I went shopping for Daddy's birthday. Alden got to pick whatever he wanted for daddy's gift. He chose a Foam baseball and foam bat. When we gave it to daddy, he was ready to be out the door to play.

I got Lyndon a Leatherman knife. It seemed boyish. :) He really liked it and has already used it.

We went to Boise with his family and went to dinner a Tucano's Brazillian Grill. AMAZING FOOD! We went shopping with the boys and got some great things. It was a great birthday for Lyndon! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBY!

Collyn- 7 Months

Over half a year old! What!? Collyn is becoming such a fun and active little boy, I can't believe how fast time flies. Here are some updates on my precious baby boy.

GROWTH: Weight: 15 lbs 8 oz Height: ??? I haven't measured him for a while. But, my sister has a baby scale, so I go to her house to weigh Collyn occasionally. I weighed him Sunday.

SLEEP: Collyn still isn't sleeping completely through the night. This last week it has been a little better, but not amazing. He goes to bed at 9:30 PM and sleeps until about 3:30 AM. I nurse him and he sleeps until about 7:30 AM. It is way better than last month. He takes two big naps a day a morning nap from 10-12 and an afternoon nap from 2:30-4:30. He will sleep if we go in the car or if we are somewhere and someone holds him and he is comfy. He is still in a bassinet next to our bed. He is so little he still fits. Last night was the last night for this. I woke up and he had rolled to his belly and there isn't much room in the bassinet so it made me nervous. He isn't too interested in co-sleeping, like Alden was, so we are going to put him in his crib tonight.

EATING: I am still nursing. No formula at all. A couple weeks ago, I attempted to give him breastmilk from a bottle and he completely refused. He still wants Momma for feedings. I nurse 4-5 times a day for 10-15 minutes at a time. He eats 2 meals a day, breakfast and dinner. He has tried some new foods this month. Berries and Pineapple. He has also been able to chew on some bread, green beans, and Gerber Puffs. He still isn't quite sure about real food. He likes his puree's and breastmilk. He's a good little eater.

CLOTHING: 6-9 Month

DIAPERS: Size 3

DEVELOPMENT: He rolls EVERYWHERE! He has learned this is the easiest way to get around. He has attempted to army crawl, but he just spins in circles. He blows raspberries. He sits for long periods of time and plays with toys with his brother. He is learning to self-feed easy to eat foods. If you hold him on your lap he will stand and jump up and down.

He is a pretty special kid! We love him to pieces. Our boys are inseperable. They do everything together. It is so precious to see how much they love eachother.

Proud Dance Director!!!

I am so proud of my dancers!

We went to competition last weekend and they did amazing, outstanding, fantastic. There isn't a word good enough for how well they did.

Jazz 1 (1st-3rd graders) won 1st place in their division

Jazz 2 (4th-5th graders) won 2nd place in their division and Grand Champion (Highest Points)

Jazz 3 (6th-8th graders) won 1st place in their division
Jazz 4 (5th-10th graders) won 1st place in their division and Grand Champion
Our studio as a whole won Grand Champion for the competition (Highest points)

They all did AMAZING!

Little Men Updates

Yesterday, I took the boys to their 2 year check-up and 6 month check-up. My mom came with me (Thank goodness).

There weren't too many people in the waiting room, so we got in within 10 minutes, but I had all that darn paperwork to fill out for both kids on their updates, which takes quite a while.

First update: Collyn

Weight: 14 lbs 7 oz (5th percentile)

Height: 25 1/4 inches (5th percentile)

Collyn is following his own curve perfectly, so the doctor has no concerns about him. He is still getting up once a night, but she said I only should be concerned if he is still consistently getting up after a year old. I hope that he won't be! He had to get 3 shots in the legs and 1 oral vaccine. He did amazing. He cried for 5 seconds and was his smily self again.

Second Update: Alden

Weight: 27 lbs 14 oz (50th percentile)

Height: 35 1/4 inches (50th percentile)

Alden is doing great also. He has had a cold the past week with a cough, so she checked his lungs and they were clear, but his ears looked a little irritated. No ear infection yet, but something I need to keep an eye on. He is doing a wonderful job with words and development. I'm very proud of both my boys.

We had to wait an hour in the small doctors office between the nurse coming in and the doctor, so I am very thankful my mom was there to help. I held Collyn and entertained him while my mom played "Fire Truck" with Alden on the doctors wheeling chair. Collyn is still not feeling great after his shots and is cranky and tired, but I have been keeping up with the Tylenol.

Collyn's Dedication

On February 10th, Collyn was dedicated at church. We had over 20 family members and friends come to his dedication. We are so blessed. We were all given flowers and Collyn received a baby bible and a certificate. Alden got a Twix bar for being the big brother. :)

After his dedication, we went to Killion's for lunch with everyone. It was such a nice day at church.