Comparing

So here's another look to see how Christopher is growing. The first was taken in January when he was 9 days old. The next was taken around 4 1/2 months old. They grow so fast.

Yard Sale and Picnic

I went to some Yard Sales with a good friend and found the crib set that I'd always liked, but never really wanted to fork over the money for. So for $5 we redecorated Chris's room.

We went to the park on Friday to enjoy the small window of nice weather. I used this new bag from Avon and I loved it. It has 4 compartments to organize everything.

Tax Return

So with this year's tax return we decided to get a freezer and a new Washer and Dryer. They both work great. Yeah!

Graduation walk

Preschool ABC's

Preschool Graduation

Today Damon had Preschool Graduation. It was very fun. The kids all sang some songs that they knew very well. It was pretty funny. They blew us away with the ABC's at the beginning. I'm glad that I had Damon go to an organized preschool, I just think it's a closer experience to Kindergarten so hopefully it will help him for in the fall.

Potty Training

Well, we started potty training Tyler on Monday. Oh boy, I wasn't too excited since I'd sort of tried twice before, but this time was it. Well, the first 2 days were the hardest. Tyler is just so stubborn he doesn't want to "try and go." But overall he has done very well. We've had our accidents, but I am seeing progress - so we'll just hope it keeps getting better.

Birthday Party

Damon and Tyler got back from a Father's and Son's camping trip to see their birthday presents displayed. They were excited and liked their cakes. I had fun making them the day before and was grateful that I had the house to myself to get them done. Damon got a bike and Tyler a scooter that they both were excited about. And of course they both got some Transformers. Damon got an Optimus Prime that is like the original and Tyler got the McDonald's set of Transformers. They also got some clothes and some smaller Transformers too. We "transformed and rolled out" all day.
Christopher was just hanging out.

We had a great birthday party for Damon and Tyler that afternoon. The weather could have cooperated more, but we managed inside. We had 12 friends come along with 3 moms, plus the five in our family - our house was full. The kids just had fun playing with our toys and being kids. Then we played a bean bag game and bingo. Then we opened presents and had cake and ice cream. We have some great families in our ward, I'm so glad that Damon and Tyler have good friends to play with. Thanks everyone who came!
I'm glad we have a big table
Off they go


We had a nice rainbow later in the day. Just ignore our lovely view of Cal-Ranch's back side.

Christopher Laughing

Here's a small laugh from Chris:

Christopher Update

Well, Chris had his 4 month check up today (he really is 4 months and 1 week). And he is growing well. He weighs 18 1/2 pounds (96th %) and is 26 1/4 inches long (90th %). So yes I think I can be justified when I say that my arms are tired after carrying him around for awhile.

Damon weighed 17 1/2 and Tyler weighed 18 lbs 3 oz, so Christopher has passed them both. Guess we better give him some more exercises to do :)

Chris looks so much like Damon, I tried to find some pictures to compare, what do you think:
Just give Damon a little more hair, but their faces are very similar. The pictures aren't the best, but we can see the resemblance in their "looks." Damon then Chris:



I just had to add this, Damon is cute to sit and sing and talk to Christopher.
These others are just for fun:
The boys were having more fun with the new saucer than Chris was.

NBA Playoffs

So we haven't watched a Jazz game all year (a first for Doug), so we decided to upgrade our cable for a while so we could watch the playoffs. I can tell that Doug has missed it. Go Jazz.

Last Snow?

Well, that last cold front gave us some snow. It melted by the afternoon, but the boys of course had to go out and play in it. So at 8:30 in the morning we put on our snow gear and headed outside. Tyler discovered the water running down the gutter and of course had fun splashing in it. It took at least 3 days to dry out his boots. I don't mind the late snow, as long as it melts quickly.