BSU Football!

The boys love watching football with their dad.  I only join them if it is a team I care about.  So we watch BSU football together.  Jonathen gets really into (a lot like his dad) and yells at the TV.  Wesley watches a little more sedately.  Since they love watching BSU so much we decided to go to a game this year.  We went to BSU vs. Miami of Ohio on September 15, 2012.  We got tickets in the north end zone.  It actually turned out to be a great spot since most of the touchdowns happened in our end zone that game.  It was great watching the game.  They ask different sections to wear different colors and we were assigned orange.  Wesley was not terribly happy about that, but was okay since his bronco was blue.  Jon, on the other hand, absolutely loved that we all had to wear orange.  It was very hot that day.  It was in the 90's in Boise and with reflective metal and turf it was quite hot in the bleachers.  We drank lots of water and put on lots of sunscreen.  We left during the 3rd quarter because Jon laid his head down on the bleacher in front of us and tried to take a nap.  Jon loved yelling first down whenever the Broncos got a first down.  Wesley's favorite part was the Bronco mascot.  Which is funny since he had the opportunity to get his picture taken with it and he was too scared.  Oh well.  It was a great game and a wonderful family outing.

Coming along now.

Yet another update on our home.  The stucco is done and the siding is going up now.  The rock for the front of the house will be done Monday.  The inside is insulated, drywalled, and textured.  The trim will be done next week and then on to painting.  I will be meeting with the trim guy next Tuesday to go over how I wante things.  It is all coming together so fast right now.  We are so excited to see everything happening.

Oh, to live in the mind of a 4 year old.

Wesley yesterday informed his father that the kid in the mirror kept saying the same things as him, moving the same way at the same time, and was even wearing the same clothes.  Kyle reminded Wesley (who already knows this) that the "kid" in the mirror is really Wesley.  Wesley then walked back over to the mirror and said, "Hey good looking." He then proceeded to have a conversation with his mirror self.  He is so funny sometimes.  Kyle texted me about this and I spent a good 30 minutes cracking up.  It made my day.

6 months

Nathaniel is now 6 months old.  While it feels like just yesterday he was born, it also seems he has always been a part of our family.  He is growing up so fast.  He is sitting up by himself and has two teeth.  He loves to smile and laugh.  He knows his name and thinks it is funny when people say it too often.  He just went to the doctor for his 6 month checkup.  He is growing and progressing really well.  He is 28 inches long (90th percentile) and 14 lbs 7 oz (10th percentile).  Yet another tall skinny boy.  It always suprises my doctor when he checks my children's mouth and he finds teeth.  All of my boys got their teeth before 6 months.  Although children, on average, get their first tooth around 8 months.  He is eating second foods now and loving it.  Wesley and Jon also really love to give him things to eat.  We have to watch them though; they are not too picky about what they try to give him.  We love Nathaniel with all our hearts and are so happy to have him in our family.

House update!

 We met with James (our contractor) last week and did an electrical walk through.  This means we walked around the house telling them where we would like ceiling fans, TV's, and other major electrical items.  This way our electrical system is configured to our exact specifications.  We also talked with our plumber regarding the shower head and water in the master bathroom.  We also changed the layout of the stairs since there was an issue with head clearance.  The stairs are now more open at the bottom than the original plan.  I happen to like it better.  Right now the electrical is done, most of the plumbing is done, the framing is finished, and the roof is on.  They should be getting started on the exterior of the home soon.  More updates to come.

Great Room Fireplace

Looking down the stairs into the great room

Looking into the great room from the dining room

The stairs (improved design)

More house pics

We stopped by our new house and walked around a little bit.  Here are a few pictures.  We have met with Victoria Ray (our builders wife) and chosen cabinets and paint colors and counter tops.  We have an appointment tomorrow to pick out our granite countertops for the kitchen.  We will choose a sink and lighting and things as we get more information.  Our builder is upset with the framer who is framing our house.  He is one of the best around and was asking for work so James hired him, but now the framer is not working as quickly as James would like him to.  Things are coming along on the house just not as fast and James would prefer.

Kyle walking up the driveway

Kyle looking out the living room window

Part of garage and storage area

Other side of the garage looking into the kitchen and dining room

Mini Vacation

 Since I used most of my time off for maternity leave I did not have a lot of vacation time this summer.  We decided to go on a mini vacation instead.  Last Sunday(the 5th) we took off after church and headed down to Utah.  We had a night booked at Wolf Creek outside of Ogden.  When we got to the condo we got changed and headed down to the pool.  The boys really wanted to go swimming.  We got down there and got into the pool.  Earlier this summer we bought some arm floaties for the two older boys to help them stay afloat.  Last time we went swimming they were very clingy/needy and we thought these my help.  Jonathen quickly found out that his arm floaties helped him stay above the water and that he could go out farther into the water than he could before.  Wesley took some convincing.  By the time we finally got out of the water Jonathen would float on his back and swim forward and Wesley had even gone down the water slide. The slide was for ages 3-13 so Jon couldn't go down the slide.  Nate even started "swimming".  He would reach out with his arms and bring them back to his body like I was trying to get his older brothers to do.  The next morning we got up and packed up.  We then headed to the dinosaur park in Ogden.  They have fossils inside, a robotic dinosaur display and many dinosaur statues around the park. We walked around the park and showed the boys the dinosaurs and told them about those dinosaurs.  After the dinosaur park we went and got lunch and then headed to The Treehouse Museum.  The Treehouse Museum is built around a tree and has different exhibits and projects that the kids get to do.  There was a farm with horses for the boys.  Wesley watched me show Jon how to get on his horse using the stirrups and got up on his horse all by himself.  He is growing up so fast.  There was an oval office with different facts about all of the past and present U.S. presidents.  There was a superhero station and even a castle with knights and a sword in the stone.  Wesley especially loved that section of the museum.  After the museum we got back in the car and headed home.  It wasn't a big vacation, but we did get to do some really fun things.