On the Move

Not only has Chase taken off crawling recently but his is not pulling himself up on everything. Nothing is safe anymore and you have to keep a constant eye on him. Here are a few pictures I have taken the past week or so

Chase pulling himself up on the fire place. It scares me to death because of the stone. I don't want him to fall and hit is head.


He fell but no injuries (yet).


Chase is constantly pulling him self up on his bed, I love this picture.


He is always crawling in, out and under everything.


#1 - Chase pulling himself up.


#2


#3 - He did it!


Crawling through the chair legs.

New Room

Aly moved out just over a month ago and we are just finishing up remodeling her room and moving Kelsie over. We gave Kelsie a lot of control in what she wanted to do. We also set a budget for her and allowed her to pick out what she wanted within the budget.

A somewhat before picture.


Removing all that wall paper, yuck!


It's getting there


We decided to redo the closet. You can see all the holes and damage in there and this is a picture of the good side.


Painting, Kelsie chose the color to match the bedding. I have to admit I was nervous with the color once we we getting the paint but I have to admit it looks good in here room, better then what the pictures show. Oh and she LOVES LOVES LOVES it!


A quick photo, not all of the furniture is in yet but you can see her bedding which matches the green wall and the blue carpet. Oh, and the curtains. We don't have a rod for them yet but I hung them up so I could see what they would look like. They sparkle.

Teething???

Chase has been drooling so much lately. Here are some pictures taken today. You can see how wet his shirt is. It hasn't dried at all today even while he was sleeping. Do you think he might be teething?



Here Chase is trying to eat the camera, you can see
the drool hanging off his chin. Isn't he so cute?

Wii are sleepy

Last night I was playing the Wii for just a few minutes and had Chase with me. He was sitting up by me and then laid down and was just rolling around. After a while he just stopped because he had fallen asleep. Maybe he was just tired because of his shots the day before or maybe he was bored because I am not so good at golfing on the Wii.

Check Up Again

Chase went to the doctor today for his 6 month check up. He now weighs 17 lbs 12 oz. which puts him at 65% for weight and is almost 28 1/2 inches long which puts him at 93% for height. He is still growing and changing so much so fast. We love this happy little guy!

So Long, Farewell

My sister Alyson left just over a week ago to start her freshman year at BYU Idaho. She has been such a great help around the house we are really going to miss her, especially the kids. Here are some pictures of her just before she left early Thursday morning. And some pictures of Aly and Chase just for you Aly! We miss you, good luck in all you do!

"I think I am excited to go, maybe it's just lack of sleep from staying up all night to pack."


Aly and Chase saying goodbye


"Ok, am I ready for this? I'm leaving!!!"

Cody

Last Saturday we were driving through the parking lot and there were the cutest puppies for sale. John and I have been talking about getting a second dog for a while but I have always been against it. One is more then enough for me most of the time. We thought that it would be good for Sadie to have a friend. Sadie can be so needy most of the time and always wants to be around you. I had been thinking about a second dog a lot that week and day too. But we stopped to see the puppies, they were so cute. John was with a friend and I called him and asked if we could get one. Yes, I asked if we could get one. We talked about it and thought about it and it felt right. There were only 4 males left. I choose the one that seemed to like me the best and was a little less calm then the others. There you go, we now have a second dog. We decided to name him Cody. The first night was long. Cody was only about 7 weeks old and has to go out every couple of hours or less. Needless to say John and I didn't get much sleep. The next few days I was starting to freak out a little. What am I doing getting a puppy! I have a 6 month old baby! How am I going to do this! I can't take care of Chase and two dogs at the same time! Chase can't be on the floor with a puppy! Etc, etc. etc. We continued to pray and things still felt okay but I was still really scared. I am a lot calmer now and here is why. Sadie is a lot calmer. She isn't as big of a punk, as we call her. She can go outside for more the 10 seconds without scratching at the door and nows enjoys being out there. She has a friend. She is a little mother the Cody and is helping to train him. She plays with him pretty calmly for the most part. She will even play tug with him and bring the toy to him. She doesn't seem to bark as much. Cody is so calm and a mellow little guy. He knows when he needs to go out. He is going to be so easy to train. Tonight when I was having Sadie sit Cody will come and sit next to her. When I was telling Sadie to shake, Cody would lift his paw to shake too. It totally amazed me how smart he is. I haven't started training him yet but he is eager to learn. I think that I will be able to make it through another puppy but keep your fingers crossed for me.

Cody is a pure breed Yellow Lab and a beautiful dog. Isn't he so cute?

6 Months Old!

Chase is now 6 months old. I can't believe how time has flew. He is such a sweet little baby boy and brings us so much joy. He can now sit up by himself without me constantly being right next to him to catch him if he falls. He is scooting around and rolling everywhere. Look out he'll be crawling in no time.

One Cool Baby

Chase scratched is eye pretty bad. I'm not sure what scratched it with, probably just his fingernails. When you looked at his eye the iris didn't look round and it had a bump on it. We took him into the doctor and they gave him some eye drops and we followed up the next week since it wasn't getting better. We the had to take him to a specialist. It turns out that everything was ok. When he scratched his eye it caused the part of the cornea to fold which caused the iris to look weird and the bump was just part if it. He was given some sunglasses after they dilated his eyes because they would be sensitive to the light. Of course he didn't wear them but we got some pretty cute pictures later.

Horsing Around

My office had a work party/retreat today. We went to Huntsville, to an attorney's I work for parents amazing house and property. We ate some very good food, went horse back riding, rode in a surrey, bike riding and just hung out. I work with some amazing people and was glad we could get together with our families. Kelsie loved the horses. She loved being by them, feeding them and riding them.

Kelsie Age 8

This is the video that I put together for Kelsie's 8th birthday. It is a collection of some pictures of Kelsie from birth to age 8. Enjoy!

Reading

Kelsie has been reading so much this summer. If you check out her blog you can see some of the books that she has read. There are over 20 books and 1,600+ pages from one series alone in just the past two months. I catch her reading in the weirdest places. Most of the time she will go outside in the morning a read on the grass. She also likes to read to Chase. Here are a few places she has been caught reading including the bathroom sink!



Kelsie has been reading so much this summer. If you check out her blog you can see some of the books that she has read. I catch her reading in the weirdest places. Most of the time she will go outside in the morning a read on the grass. She also likes to read to Chase. Here are a few places she has been caught reading including the bathroom sink!

No Better Sound

There is no better sound in the world then baby's laughter. Chase is such a happy baby. He laughs over this funniest things. Today Kelsie got a new trash bag and was shaking it open and Chase burst out laughing. He thought it was the funniest thing. Last week he laughed at the squeaky sound the straw made when i pulled it out of lid of my drink. He will even laugh when you cough or sneeze. Here he is laughing each time Kelise shakes the bag and to make it even funnier is he still is bouncing in his jumper.

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 2nd anniversary and I couldn't be happier. I am married to the most wonderful man. He is a great husband and an amazing father. It is hard to believe that we have only been married for a couple of years because is seems like so many more (in a good way). I am glad that I am able to be sealed to my very best friend. I am so very grateful that Kelsie was able to be sealed to us on our wedding day. Reflecting back it was the most amazing ceremony and I couldn't have been happier. We are now blessed with a beautiful baby boy. Thank you John for all that you do for me and our family.

Car Wash

Kelsie washing the car. She is a great help around the house.

Our Little Lady

Kelsie is growing up so fast. She is looking more and more like a little lady and to tell you the truth it really scares me. Today she did her hair by her self and even put a fresh daisy in.

Check Up

Chase went to the doctor today for his 4 month
check up. He now weighs 16 lbs which puts him
in the 77% for weight and is 27 inches which puts
him 101% for height, surprise, surprise. He is going
and changing so much.

First cereal

Chase had is first solids today and loved it.

Hike to Timp Cave

Sharley, Kelsie, Chase and Kristen hiked up to Timpanogos Cave.
It was a hard hike but well worth it in the end.

Poor Puppy

Kelsie and I went to the store earlier this week and were when
we came back Kelsie later noticed the dog had a huge hole in
her chest. We took her to the emergency vet and got her stitched
up. She is really luck to be alive because her whatever hurt her
just missed her heart. We couldn't figure out what happened to
her. We searched forever inside and out and didn't find anything
that would have stabbed her. We thought that maybe someone
came in the back yard and stabbed her because we didn't find
anything or any blood. The vet said it was a clean cut and no
debris or dirt so that eliminated a stick or branch. Her hole was
about 1 inch wide and about 4-5 inches deep. Our neighbor said
he noticed some teenage boys in the field next to our backyard
shooting bows and arrows the last couple weeks so I think we
have solved our mystery and they must have retrieved the arrow.
Our poor puppy had to have stitches as well as 6 staples.