Where did October go??????

Wow, I cant believe it is almost November! It has been such a blessing to have this month go a little faster as we are missing Scott. But lucky us, he'll be home next Saturday! Some of the things that have been going on are: Cameron doing awesome in swim lessons! He has one week left and it has been really good for him. I made it through my first Super Saturday(Where I was in charge of making crafts) unscathed, but exhausted.... Bless the women everywhere who plan those. I was blessed to have many people help me with my kids throughout the day. The only bad thing, was Travis' diaper did not get changed much- at all... leading to some severe diaper rash and a week later it had developed into a fungal rash and he had an ear infection! The poor boy! I am so glad I took him in to get checked. He's doing so much better with antibiotics. Oh and I just saw that he is cutting 2 teeth as well. That explains a lot of these middle of the night sittings.:)  I passed my first glucose test! So far so good! Now I just have to take another one in a week:( We all have gotten colds with the weather changing, and mine is bad. I feel so bad for my kids,  because I am exhausted all the time! And I find my patience is wearing so thin. It is so hard with sinus headaches and life and the excitement of Halloween!, Not to mention that I'm pregnant... Sorry, I shouldn't be such a whiner, I'm just ranting.:(
So I will end with a good note-Tonight was our ward's trunk or treat and carnival afterwards. I love having costumes that still fit. Spencer was Iron Man again, Cameron is still our little spider man, and Travis is big enough to wear the little dog costume that all the boys have worn! This year I decided to dress up as a skeleton. me and mini me- We hauled a lot of candy and made it into the carnival before the rain started! The boys were exhausted and I am too! They took a family picture there, so hopefully they will turn out cute! Here's some pics of our Halloween haul!

I didn't get a picture of me:( but I wore a black shirt and a white hat and cut out skeleton bones for me and a baby skeleton to fit over my prego belly! it was a quick and fast costume and I got a lot of comments about it. but by the end of the night the little baby skeleton was suffering... next time if there ever is a next time(that I'm prego at Halloween)--I will paint the bones on!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

 

Finally pictures

I finally have a good picture of Travis. Here are the boys school pictures. In Spence's, he was smiling with his mouth closed he says, but it is such a good Spencerism shot. I love Camerons, he looks so grown up. And sweet Travis- I just love that smile! This is what we see all the time:) Enjoy! 

Seven years

I have loved this little boy more than 7 years now, and I will love him forever! Spencer turned 7 on Friday and we had a fun week celebrating with him! We did celebrate early so daddy could be with us, and on Friday he took his favorite Halloween book to school to read(Weird classroom policy-I know).He had a bunch of balloons delivered to him with candy- thanks A. Shannon. He said they sang to him in music class, and that night we opened packages from family and had a movie night! He loved his whole day! Thanks to everyone who called and sent messages and packages-you made his birthday perfect! Spencer is so sweet, that when people asked him what he wanted for his birthday, the first thing he said was, well i think that if you get something for me, that you should get something for cam and trav too, because they would be sad if they didn't get anything. Awesome Kid!  We love you and cant believe your getting so big!

It's gonna be a long month

So today Scott leaves and heads off to Montana for the whole month of October, and part of November. It has been a crazy weekend getting things ready for his little excursion. And I'm hoping I can stay busy this month and it will go faster...? Please?Scott will be living it up in a little trailer outside the clinic with the shower & washer and dryer inside the clinic:) Atleast there's heat and a small fridge. Hopefully he can get some studying done and his second draft on his senior paper while hes away.. We are sure going to miss him. Scott will miss Spencer's birthday this week, so we celebrated as a family last night. Spencer chose cheeseburgers and chips with a vanilla cake. Nice and simple, it was great. We opened presents early and he loved his bumblebee transformer from his Daddy, his clay art kit, and a lunch box so he can take cold lunch a couple of days a week. Cameron gave him a mater bubble bath car, and Travis gave him a Dr.Suess book. Wish my camera wasn't dead! We will celebrate on his birthday as well, by taking treats to school and maybe doing a special movie night or something. It is a little bit different, but you do what you can. Spencer sure felt special having an early birthday because his daddy wanted to spend it with him. I cant believe he will be 7! wow. Time flies and keeps going faster.

A little update on the rest of us:
Cameron is loving preschool and I am told that all the girls are fighting over who gets to marry him. He is still a picky eater and doesn't eat much. He starts swim lessons tomorrow morning and I hope he will do well. he is very nice and helpful and a very good rhymer. He loves to play the game and you give him a word and the word he chooses to rhyme has to begin with an H. for example, what rhymes with book? hook. wrw pool? hool. wrw bed? head. It is quite funny, and we do try to stay away from words like bell and door.:) Cameron's getting really good at writing his name and his counting is up to 30.

 Travis is 15months old now and walks everywhere. He tries running but either face plants, or balances with his arm up. He loves music and is very curious. He loves to roam the pantry to play in it or destroy it:) He says mom for mom, and mom for more. Dad, happy, hi. And he signs more and is starting to wave more. he is a pure joy.his smile lights up his whole face and those dimples are to adorable.


Spencer's in first grade, and I was able to switch him out of his class(due to another child in that classroom), and he seems to be enjoying it. His favorite subject is P.E. and he is learning addition and subtraction in math. He will be starting 1st grade basketball in November, and he is very excited. Spencer is very tenderhearted and sweet. He is always picking flowers for me and is really into drawing, so theres usually a picture a day. Love it.

 I am 24.5 weeks prego. I am doing pretty well. I feel like I got bigger faster with my 4th, and I am sick once a week which isnt so bad, unless it happens while your driving...:( I have had two choice experiences like that this last month. One I was able to pull over and get out. The other I tried pulling off up by campus and found myself in student zone. They were everywhere and I couldnt even get past to find a parking spot... So thankful for that empty cup...anyways, other than that no complaints. No names yet either. Ive used a lot of my boy names and need some inspiration I guess.

 Thats whats going on here.loving life and keeping busy.