Busy Weekend

In costume and with pumpkins

Joy School Party

Leo gets another tooth (6!)

Sabrina receives her medal

Joy School Party. Field Trip to the Farmstead (pumpkin patch) 4 soccer games (1 tie, 2 wins, 1 loss - in that order) 2nd place medals around the neck. Monster Mash at the school. Carve pumpkins. Trunk or Treat (boys went with neighbors). Sick dog visit to the vet. She still won't eat - not even hot dogs, which I've heard is close to doggie nirvana. Activity Days trip to the Boise Philharmonsters concert. Little boy not feeling well (2 naps this afternoon). Crawling baby (see video below). Stake Conference - not sure if I'm going due to little boy not feeling well. End of Season pizza party. New tooth.

We're missing you, love!

Worse than puke

If you've ever wondered what is worse than cleaning up your child's puke, I have discovered it.

Dog vomit. All over the dog bed in the crate. Nasty stuff. And oh the smell. It was raining, so I couldn't hose it off and hang it up to dry, so I used our washing machine (I ran an empty cycle with bleach before using it on our clothes again) and then dried them in the garage.

Good news: Toto is now clean - thanks to the nice people at Petco. Bad news: she's still sick.

Happy Birthday Hyrum!

Low-key party to celebrate Hyrum's birthday. They played hide-n-seek, Wii bowling, ate lunch, opened presents and played with the remote-control cars he received. Such fun.

Four things I love about Hyrum:
1. He has a big, cheesy smile that he likes to share a lot.
2. He likes to sing all. the. time. Except for during the primary Sacrament meeting program, when he yawned a lot. But, he did stand and sit at the right times...
3. He 'reads' the Book of Mormon with us each night. My favorite part was when the Lamanites took their chickens with them to church to learn about Jesus. (3 Nephi 10:4-6)
4. He has an amazing imagination and he uses it.

Hyrum: "I want to be Commander Cody when I grow up. I'm a good clone trooper. I'm Commander Cody."
Dad: "Are you from Wyoming?"
Hyrum: "Well he's an actor. I don't want to be an actor. I want to be an actor, but I don't because I want to stay a Gibby. If I'm an actor, I can't be a Gibby...so...I'll be a construction worker."
Dad: "A construction worker?"
Hyrum: "Yeah, Construction workers can still be a Gibby!"

piles, piles, piles and more piles

I have piles All. Over. My. House.

On the kitchen table. On the kitchen counters. On the nightstands. On the bathroom counters. On the music room floor. On Leo's dresser. On the dryer. On the filing cabinet. On the family room floor. In the hall outside the mud room. On the printer. On the computer desk. On the floor next to my recliner. On the ironing board. (I'm not even going to mention the piles in the garage.) I don't want any of them! And yet, they're here...

When my mom was visiting over Memorial Day weekend, we tackled a few of them, however now more have taken root. Some people have told me that I shouldn't worry about them (or cleaning too much, in general) because I have a baby (and 3 other kids) to occupy my time. However, there is a "Dust Collector's" meeting on Thursday, November 4 and I resolve to have less stuff in my house by then!

Six months

Height: 27.5 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 17 pounds (50th percentile)
Head circumference 18 inches (90th percentile)
Teeth: 4 (are you kidding me?)

Accomplishments: rolls from front to back and back to front; while on his belly, he will scoot a bit to get to toys; he can move toys from one hand to the other; he laughs when tickled or when Hyrum does silly things; he is curious about lights (flashlights, lamps, overhead lighting, etc.)

To celebrate his half birthday, Sabrina and I made him a "Summer Cake" -- he didn't get to sample any, but I'll just say it was delicious. Bake a yellow cake according to package directions, poke holes throughout the cake with the handle of a wooden spoon. Mix one cup hot water in a small package of jello until completely dissolved. Pour the liquid over the cake and refrigerate for a couple hours. Frost if desired.