September Fun

We have been busy so far this month.  We started going to library time again and even Amelia has been getting into it.  She is so cute and dances to the music.

Here she is walking in with her brothers one day.

It was so beautiful outside this past week that we spent a morning playing outside and swimming.  We were all in the big pool and I needed a break from holding Amelia and making a whirlpool for the boys (it is their favorite thing to do in the pool).  Amelia stared at the boys longingly hoping to get back in.

She eventually settled for her baby pool

These two have so much fun together.  She thinks her brothers are hilarious.

Sunbathing together.

Liam came and hung out with me.

Eventually it turned into a dog pile on mom.

Colin was having a great time but kept complaining of his ear hurting at random times. So I called and made an appointment with the ENT since she already was suspecting he may need his tubes replaced.  That night it was worse and he was crying out in so much pain and he even slept with us.  We ended up taking him to the pediatrician the next day and he had an ear infection.  Tomorrow we finally see the ENT to see what we need to do.  He had an appt on Tuesday but the doc had and emergency surgery which pushed us back.  I have never seen him in so much pain with an ear infection (I wonder if it was worse this go around since his tubes were clogged but I have no idea) I just hope we get some answers tomorrow and my baby starts to feel like a million bucks!  Overall we had a great little morning playing and swimming!

Liam's First Soccer Game

August 29th Liam had his first soccer game.  He was excited.  It was terribly HOT, humid, and the game started at 11:45am.

Walking in with his daddy

Here he is warming up with his team

More warming up

Game time!

He did awesome the first half while he was in.  I was afraid because at the previous practices Liam really did not seem interested so it was nice to seem him getting into it.

Blurry action shot

He was so RED in the face due to the blazing temperature.

Go Liam!

At halftime Uncle Bob had a heart to heart with him

So sweet.

Liam looked like a lobster at halftime and sat in the shade trying to recover.  He did not want to go back in right away but he was not the only one.  All the kids were hot and tired.  He did complain of his tummy hurting but after five minutes he jumped back it.  It was great and I think he may enjoy soccer.

August Wrap-Up

After the wedding we had Scott come home with us and spend a day hanging out.  We all went to Chris's softball game and visited with the Jacobs.  Then later in the evening we did some scorpion hunting.  We have been having a problem with scorpions and the last thing I wanted was one of my kids to step on one.  We had just sprayed the house about two weeks prior but they were still popping up.  So I called up Pesty Pest control and they said that they need to use a special spray but first we needed to go out with a black light and find out where they are hanging.  They also told me that they had recently sprayed our neighbors and they found over 100 in their yard! It was quite disturbing but luckily we only spotted about 20 which is still entirely too many but better then a hundred.  Anyway these little stinkers light up neon green with a black light it is crazy! 

After our scorpion hunting we all came in and just chatted.  It was awesome getting to catch up.  

This little girl refuses to wear her hat outside but on this particular day she had no qualms about wearing it.

She is a cute gal

These two love to play

It is awesome seeing them interact.

Kids playing in a box

It is always funny how fun a box can be yet they have all these toys.

This little lady is very independent when it comes to eating.

She really doesn't like anyone to feed her so we just let her make a disastrous mess every meal.

Amelia has become quite the climber monkey too.  Here she climbed up onto an ice chest and into this spot in the kitchen.

We let her do her thing and I just stood by to prevent her from falling.

Shagen Wedding

A couple weekends ago we celebrated Jenna and Shane.  It was a great day.  It started early with all the gals getting their make-up done.  Then it came time to have Jenna put her dress on and she looked stunning!

I was able to help her get her dress on being I was kid free and had no other current responsibilities. 

Jenna and Shane decided to have a first look at each other before the actual wedding.  The plan was Jenna would come down the elevator and Shane would be waiting.  This did happen but I had to play games with the elevators to make it work.  It was a sweet moment for them.

So awesome.

The ceremony was beautiful and hot but we all survived and then it was party time.

Jenna with her dad

Beth and I 

The hubby

The gang, missing Shelby and the Dysons

There were too many of us to fit in the booth

Scott sporting his mermaid outfit

Love these guys

The love each other

Dancing

Such a great time

Kasey, Megan and Pat

Oh my!

Thanks for the fun wedding!  We are so happy for you!

Flagstaff to Phoenix

August 20th we took a trip to Flagstaff because Chris and I had some appointments plus it was He-man woman haters weekend for Chris.  Basically golfing, food, and camping in Williams.  Chris left us Thursday afternoon and the kids and I stayed with Aunt Sandy.  We had a great time.  The kids played hard all day long.  This is the only picture I got on Thursday.  Colin was a filthy, happy mess

Later that night all the kiddos were brushing their teeth and it was a sweet moment

Love these babies

On Friday morning the boys started right in playing outside.

Here they are pretending to be puppy dogs pulling an ice chest.

Crazy boys!

Around 10:30 we left to head down to Phoenix.  It was a quite the little trip with just me and the kids.  It wasn't bad until about Camp Verde.  Then Colin started screaming because his ears hurt (we were dropping in elevation quickly) I assumed it was due to his tubes (found out about a week later his tubes are clogged and that may be why it bugged him so much).  My plan was to stop in Anthem at the outlet mall and let the kids play at the splash pad and we'd get lunch.  About 15 minutes out Colin was still having issues with his ears and I could smell that Amelia pooped.  When we finally arrived, I got Colin out first and he immediately told me he had to pee, I grabbed the stroller, and went around to get Amelia who was COVERED in poop.  It was on her hands, her legs, and even in her MOUTH.  I about died.  Then as I was trying to figure out how to get cleaned up, Colin started to cry because his ears hurt.  At one point I as considering finding an urgent care the way he was acting but he did calm down and said he was okay after we ate.  I wiped Amelia down the best I could and we immediately headed to the family bathroom in the food court.  I washed her in the sink and off we went to eat.  After lunch the kids enjoyed running around and playing in the splash pad.

Colin asked me to take a picture of him going down the slide.

He went back and forth to the splash pad and we had to take his shirt on and off more than once.

This girl had a blast and was soaking wet.

Liam enjoying the rock climbing wall

Water baby

Once we finished playing we headed to our hotel and the kids CRASHED

I took these pictures in the parking lot at the hotel.  I sat with the car running for 20 minutes before they started to wake up

That evening Grandma Casson met up with us and we settled in, took a trip to Toys-R-Us, ate, and did a little swimming.

The next morning Mollie and I took the kids to the Children's Museum and met up with The Marquardts. The kids had a GREAT time.  Even though Liam was angry and didn't want to go because he wanted to swim, he had a blast!

Liam and Jillian

Amelia weighing corn

Shopper

Jillian and Liam making pizzas

Colin and Amelia

Play area.

They had a huge play set and Liam took off and ran around like a maniac.  I had to follow Colin through the area and he had a great time but I had to squeeze through some tight spaces to keep up with him.

When we got back to the hotel I took the kids swimming again.

Friday evening Colin came up with the best transformer move he would perform immediately prior to jumping in and he continued to use his move through the weekend.

This little fish refuses to wear his life-jacket anymore and just likes to stay where he can touch.

Later that afternoon Chris and Grandpa arrived.  G&G watched the kids while Chris and I had an evening together at the rehearsal dinner.

The next morning was the day of the wedding.  I had to leave to get ready but watched Chris swim with the kiddos for a little bit. I think this is a wonderful picture of my favorite people.

Liam touching the bottom of the pool

Jumping in

Relaxing

I left after a bit for the matrimonial preparations and later the kids came to visit so I could feed Amelia before G&G took the kids back to Kingman.  I was pretty emotional when I left Amelia since it was the first night away from her where I wasn't within quick driving distance.  She did great and I survived too :)  Next up the Shagen Wedding!