Dolphin Cruise

Florida has the greatest Groupons.  My last purchase was for a 2 hour dolphin cruise.  The helpers on the ship passed out cheese puffs for the kids to hold out & feed the seagulls.  The seagulls would fly over to my kids and eat it right from their hands.  I think seagulls are disgusting, but even they looked beautiful almost majestic as they flew alongside the boat.

The driver was able to find a dolphin pod of about 40-50 dolphins.  We were surrounded by dolphins big & little.  Some stayed far away, but some would come up only a couple feet from the boat.  Watching them swim all around us was heaven to me, I have a lifetime goal to swim with the dolphins.  I am hoping to accomplish that goal  during our stay in Florida.

The kids thought upstairs would be the perfect spot, but after a while decided they liked being on the bottom deck right next to the water.

Good-bye

Last week was a tough one, I had to say good-bye to 2 of my best friends.  Heather and Tracy you are amazing, I don't know how me and the kids will survive without you and your families.

FHE

Anthony asked the kids "Who was the first man who lived on this earth?"

Kaitlynn:  With a little help "Adam"

Anthony:  "Who was the first woman who lived on this earth?"

Kenzie:  "Grandma"

Kaitlynn 3 years old

Kaitylnn is 3

Weight:  29 lbs

Height:  36.1 inches

Mischievous level 8/10

She is a beautiful stubborn girl who brings much joy into our lives.

I love her blue eyes, curly hair, gap between her 2 front teeth & the dimple in her left cheek when she smiles.

She loves to sing.  I hear her singing songs all the time from the radio or TV that she has only heard once or twice.  She has no favorites, she sings anything from primary songs to Justin Beiber.

Says she is going to marry Santa Clause or Justin Beiber

She loves to laugh and be silly.  When she is mad I can almost always bring a smile to her face by asking her if she has a stinky diaper(she is potty trained so that is why it is so funny to her).

She has the most disgusting habit of chewing/sucking on her blanket to be able to fall asleep.

When she is mad she will yell "I mean at you mommy"

My favorite time to listen to her talk is when she starts her sentence with "One time"

it is usually followed with a confession like:

"One time I hit Kenzie on the head like this."

"One time I colored on the wall."

It is always fun to hear what she has been up to

She is nail biter.

Mason 8 months

Another month has passed in this cute kids life.

At 8 months Mason:

loves to smile & laugh

has the most adorable chubby cheeks

adores his siblings, he spends his days following them around the house playing with them and their toys

One fun thing about having him around is everyone adores him.  No matter how grumpy or mad the other kids get if Mason smiles at them they forget all their worries and play with him

He is tough, now that he can pull himself up on everything he falls and bumps his head and smashes fingers often.  Not to many things make him cry. 

takes 1-2 naps a day

feeds himself finger food and bottles

uses all other food as body paint

can pull himself up to a standing position and walk along furniture

has 2 teeth

will crawl over to me and reach up to me when I hold out my arms to hold him

Still drools enough to soak a beach towel the size of Manhattan each day

Kaitlynn 3

We went to Utah and I have to many pictures to even think about what to blog about.  So, for now I will just post the picture we took of her celebrating her 3rd b-day.  Per her request we went as a family to see Madagascar 3 then afterward I took her to the toy store and let her pick out any 2 things.  She bought a baby that talks and a stroller.  Dolls are her favorite toy.

So Sweet

Parker sneaked into Kaitlynn's room to read her bed time stories.  They read so long they both fell asleep.