Travis is now 9 months old! It is amazing to me how fast they grow. We had his doctor appointment yesterday and here are his stats:

Weight: 20.8lbs 49-50%

Height: 27 inches 8%

Head Circumference: 18 inches 55%

Travis is so close to crawling. He can go from sitting to the crawl stance and back. He gets up and rocks or bounces forward. In the last few days he has moved his arms forward but isn't coordinated enough to do legs and arms at the same time. Soon buddy you will have this all figured out and it wont be so frustrating. He gets to where he wants though, by scooting back or rolling ... Travis loves to play with paper and or eat it. He has been doing a lot better eating solids since he's been feeling better. He loves music and singing. He does the funniest thing though,he stares at your mouth when you sing- like he is mesmerized, and its definitely not because i am singing..:) He is a cuddle bug and loves attention. and he is babbling so much right now. He loves bath time and peek a boo. We love you trav!

Im loving it

We finally got our computer fixed, and I am loving being in touch with the outside world again. I have truly missed my computer.

Our dear little Travis is 9 months old now! Wow where has the time gone? He is scooting backwards and rocks on his knees just getting the movement for crawling. I'm sure it will be any day now. Its so exciting to see him learn and he is such an amazing little boy. I have friends at church who come up to me and want to hold him so they can have a weekly dose of Travis. He loves people and I am so grateful for his fun personality. This last week our boys came down with hand, foot & mouth virus. It is a horrible virus, and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. On top of that Travis got his two upper front teeth. So he now has four. He is eating solids like a champ and when we took him in he was 20 lbs! So we hope he starts crawling and can lose some of that.But I am so glad he is healthy. He loves to laugh and play, and we are loving this stage.

Cameron is doing great. He loves being able to have joy school twice a week and preschool for four days a week. He is so smart. He is recognizing letters all around him and all his shapes and colors. This week we went to the pet store in Moscow and had a field trip. He loves animals and really loved the turtle. He loves playing firefighters with Spencer and riding bikes. He is really liking books and puzzles and coloring. He is a very picky eater and lives on and loves yogurt, string cheese and crackers.He just learned how to fold his own clothes and loves being able to help mom that way. He loves saving everything he makes and he really likes outer space and rockets.

Spencer is finishing up Kindergarten! Crazy that my kids are getting so old. He is able to read almost all of the sight words,and is sounding out words really well. He tries writing words as he sounds them out, and he tries really hard and is doing great. He loves playing with his friends and riding bikes. His favorite subject in school is recess! And then its computer lab. He likes to help out at home and plays really well with his brothers. He is obsessed with Firefighters and plays that a lot with his friends. Like putting on snow pants and snow boots, using the water noodle as hoses, fire hats, and walkie talkies...... they have great imaginations. He is really into collecting things- anything from rocks to animal bones he found outside(Gross).

Scott has been busy this semester and we are looking forward to all his course work being done in MAY! I cant believe how fast vet school has come and is going. It is very exciting to us. One year from May he will be a Doctor! and we can move on and settle down. He is in a surgery elective and has really loved performing surgeries. The last one he did was on a goat. The next one will be on a cow. Did i mention he loves surgery?:)

I am staying very busy with sick kids (every other week it seems) and I also took on a babysitting job until the end of June. I have two kids in the day, and another on school holidays. So that's 4 kids for half the day and 3 the second half. Its so nice having some extra money and I am saving up to buy a really nice camera. I'd love to get into photography, so that's my plan. I have a new calling on the activity enrichment committee and its been a lot of fun.

So that's a little catch up. Oh, and we finally got our family pictures back, and I like them a lot. Here are some of them:

Update!

Sorry its been so long. our computers not right and we are still getting it fixed. So much has happened in the last few months and i better at least mention it before i forget the biggies. the whole month of November we were sick. From colds, to sinus infections, to flu, to fevers, to strep throat. No fun, the only thing i was thankful for in November was when it was over. But that;s not true either- thanks to our friends who brought us dinner and movies. It helped a ton. So Travis is doing great, he's 6 months now and he has two teeth! He's talking a lot and is almost sitting up by himself. He has such a great smile, that can brighten anyone's day. Spencer has now lost his two bottom teeth!At Thanksgiving we had Scott's parents up and his brother Tanner. It was such a great time and we loved having them here. December brought my 30Th Birthday-wow I'm getting old, but it was a lot of fun and the boys were so sweet. We did Christmas by ourselves this year and it was nice to not be traveling in the snow. But we missed family. So were back to school and the same old. I want my computer back!

We've been hacked!

I was on the Internet at home looking up felt board books and was attacked online. It was the craziest thing. And now our computer is down until we can get it cleaned. lame. And i am missing so much of whats going on. So here's a quick update. Travis is now 3 months old and loves to laugh and smile. He is talking up storm(as in cooing and baby talk) and loves to suck his thumb! I know not good-but super cute:)No stats with me, but I'll do that soon. He has the bald spot on the back of his head, and has brown somewhat curly hair. After a while it just sticks up or out. i think his eyes will be brown, but its not definite yet. He is a doll and such a good baby. He sleeps through the night most nights and I am indeed grateful for that.
Spencer had his 6Th birthday this last week, and was so excited all week. He brought cupcakes & punch to kindergarten and loved all the attention he got. You know in someways its nice living farther away from our families, because they all send packages! Spoiled boys:) But thank you guys for thinking of them and making their birthdays all the more special! We had a small birthday party Saturday and it was a lot of fun. I'll post pics when I get my computer back. more later...

Im so glad when Daddy comes home

We love you Daddy! Thanks for wrestling and playing with us!

Fire Fighters- eat your heart out

This week we dressed up as Fire Fighters and made hoses out of water floats. If you look closely you can see the detail that they put into their outfits-snow boots, work gloves, winter coats,rain coats-and we found fire hats at the dollar store that are a harder plastic. We went out and they rode their fire trucks-bikes and secured the parking lot. Even in the rain. it was a lot of fun!

Travis is 2 months old!

I cant believe how fast time flies. Travis is now two months old and we just went to the doctor this week, so heres the stats:

Weight: 11lbs 5 ozs

Height: 22 inches

Head circumfrence:15.7 inches

He's in the 40%- 46% in everything. He is doing great, and is more alert and awake. He has an adorable smile and is cooing more. He likes his tummy, and baby giraffe toy. Bath time is not always fun time, it depends on his mood. Travis slept thru the night last Sunday night. He slept from 10:30p.m.-6:45a.m. I am so lucky. You are a great baby Travis we love you! So heres Travis at two months: