This sweet boy

Just got done crying for 24 minutes straight. I'm not quite sure what is going on with him at night lately. He has always been such a GREAT sleeper until about 2 weeks ago when he started waking up 2 - 3 times a night. Maybe I've just been spoiled because he has slept through the night since 2 months . . . I don't know. So at first I was thinking that maybe he is getting some new teeth, but he seems to be just fine all day long, just as happy as can be. So now I am thinking that the little stinker just wants to be held all night long. Now don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to hold him all night long if I didn't have other kids to take care of the next morning . . . but I just can't do it. He will fall asleep and as soon as I put him in his crib he wakes right back up, so after about 3 or 4 times of Kasey and I trading off putting him back down, we decided that he's just going to have to cry it out. This is the first time that we have tried this with Dax and well, 24 minutes later, the crying STOPPED ( I was going to go in at 30 minutes ) and he has been asleep now for about an hour. Lets just hope he stays asleep. Wish me luck :)

The BIG 26!

On Sunday I turned 26 or was it 27? Nope just 26. For some reason Kasey was convinced that I was a year older than I am. Hmm . . . the kids must be aging me :) Anyway it was a great day of just hanging out with the family and oh ya, the 80 minute massage that Kasey surprised me with was fabulous! My mom, sisters, sil, and I all went out shopping and to lunch on Friday to celebrate. I know, I know, of all days to go shopping, BLACK FRIDAY . . . but it really wasn't to bad. It was a lot of fun as usual and I came home feeling cute again (thanks to my new clothes . . . thanks mom!) It's amazing what a nice new pair of jeans can do for ya! Thanks to everyone for making my birthday such a great one!


Here are a few of the fun things I got for the big day . . . great new additions for my kitchen!

I've been waiting . . .

to post my Christmas tree until after thanksgiving . . . so here they are! The boys and I had a fun time decorating the house and we are all getting super excited for Christmas. I even have all my shopping done! This is a first for me. I usually procrastinate and end up going out the week before Christmas, but I have to say that it feels so good to be done! Now I can focus more on just having a good time with the family and enjoying the holidays!

They can sure be a handful . . .

3 boys. . . I think that says it all. At times lately I feel like a screaming referee and I don't see it changing anytime soon. People tell me that boys just fight. Now when I say fight I don't mean argue. I mean all out throw my brother to the ground so that I can get to the wanted object first, fight. Poor Griffin. This happens to him often. He has started defending himself with his pincher's and teeth. Not Good! In fact Mason has the bite marks on his stomach to prove it. We do a lot of time out lately :)

But I wouldn't trade them for the world. Mase and Griff are off with Grandma and Grandpa right now to see some Christmas lights and it is quite. Very quite and I am finding myself missing them, and their noise!

They of course have their fun times too. Here are a few of my recent favorites!

Mason can always get a good belly laugh out of Daxon. He adores his big brother.

Horsie rides

They seem to migrate to wherever I am . . . so here they

are laying under the high chair while I'm feeding Dax

Sisters (minus 1)

This weekend my little sister Lauren came and stayed with us. We had a fun time and pretty much spent the day on Saturday giving her a new look. She went from blond to brunette and long to short. I think she looks like a babe and so grown up :)

PotTy TiME

Today Griff went pee in the potty. WOW! He had taken off his diaper himself ( a first for him) and so I let him run around naked for awhile. Then I asked if he wanted to pee in the potty, and after about 3 tries, he went! Now mind you it was just a little bit . . . but still, he went!

So off to Wal-mart we went for his prize ( a new toy of his choice that happened to be a little race track . . . I think big brother had a little to do with that :) and some pull ups.

He hasn't gone in the potty since, but hey . . . he went! And at 27 months I think that's just GREAT!

Trick or Treat

I think that this was the first year the Mason really "got " the whole trick or treating/Halloween thing. He kept on saying that he wanted to do the trunk or treat and then the trick or treat! I was kind of bummed that our ward decided not to do the trunk or treat this year, but it was actually a lot of fun going from house to house. It was so nice outside until the very end when the wind started to kick up and let me tell ya, Daxon did not like the wind. I had to hurry home with him and make a quick stop at one of the neighbors to borrow a blanket (thanks Becky!) and leave the boys behind with Kasey. But it was fun while it lasted! If you can't tell, Mason was spiderman, Griffin was a monkey ( he would not put the hood on) and Daxon was a frog. I'm glad to have it all over with and looking forward to the holidays!