A date to church

Emery and I had a date to church together yesterday.  Jason stayed home with Owen & Jake who are sick and Emery and I decided to go together.  What an awesome experience it was to sit with my little guy, just the 2 of us (it was a first and most likely the last), but I cherished the sweet moments we had together.  He was so well behaved :-)

Thanks Emery for a wonderful Sunday experience at church.  I got to attend my other meetings/Sunday school without any interruption.....it was so strange, I kept waiting for Jake to cry, etc, but he wasn't there.  I love you Emery Quinn!

More fun in the snow!

The boys had more fun in the snow yesterday.  We got dumped on again!  I love that we live in a place that snows so the boys can experience all 4 seasons.....Jason and I didn't have that growing up, it's great for them!

Jake's crawling!!

Jake is crawling......yep I am going to make it official.....he gets up on his hands and knees ans does a few moves forward and then army crawls :-)  but he is WAY ahead of his older brothers.....Emery & Owen didn't crawl until they were a year old!!  Who knows, maybe Jake will decide to walk earlier too!

Jesus wants Emery for a sunbeam

Emery is a sunbeam in the primary at church.  When kids turn 3, they go into the primary classes (like Sunday school).  It's kind of a big deal since they have been in the nursery since they were 18 months old.  He had a hard time at first with the idea of being separated from Owen but he has adjusted very well.  He has 3 little girls in his class :-)  We are so proud of him, his teacher says he is doing great and loves to participate.

There is a song called "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam" and Emery loves to sing it, it's pretty darn cute!  He is getting so grown up, it's hard to believe he will be 4 years old in May........where's that pause button???

My Boys

 This picture below was taken tonight right before bed.....Jason is always so good about reading to them.  Owen was being silly and would jump on Jason and Emery's back :-)

Handome Jake :-) today

Sometimes I get caught up in the routine of the day and all the chores and responsibilites of being a mom to 3 little boys that I forget to take a step back and cherish the small wonderful moments we have together.  It's not an easy job, it's the hardest one I've ever had.....but I love being their mom and I feel truly blessed.  I love these boys with ALL of my heart and hope that I can continue to get better at this "mommy" job everyday. 

SnowDay

Winter has finally arrived.....we are getting hammered with lots of snow today......it's 11:30 and we have over 7 inches already and it's not supposed to stop for a couple days.  The boys just loved being out in it.

Emery kept sticking out his tongue to catch the snow :-)

Owen's gloves came off and at first he didn't seem to care....

But then he realized it wasn't too much fun to be cold :-(

He's getting curls....love it!

Jake is getting curls and it's SO cute....just love it :-)

Happy 9 months Jake Alton!!

Jake is 9 months old today!  I know everyone tells you how quick the time goes by but man, I wish it would slow down a little. 

It doesn't feel like it has been 9 months....I have said it before, but I wish I had a pause button.

Here are your stats at 9 months:

Weight : 20 pounds, 10 ounces (52%)

Height: 28 inches (41%)

Head Circumference: 91% (hehe)

Jake loves to say "nananananananana" and dadadadadadada".  He giggles for no reason sometimes :-) You just have to look at him and he lights up and smiles.  He isn't crawling yet....but is thinking about it.  It will be interesting to see if Jake follows in his big brother's footsteps and walks at 15 months.  We are SO in love with this baby boy. 

Some updates on the boys

I wanted to write some things down before I forget....the boys are changing so much everyday!

Owen's latest:

He says "what doing?" A LOT :-)  He must ask me 50 times a day what I am doing.  He also says "where going?", it's pretty cute, I will respond and he always says "oh".  Overall, he is speaking so much better and repeating everything we say which is so awesome!  He has quite the attachment to his blankie and always needs something to drink.  I guess it's a comfort thing :-)

Emery's latest:

He is pretty fixated on when his birthday is....he says things like "how many minutes till my birthday mommy?" and "is it my birthday yet?".  It's going to be a long 4 months :-) 
He loves to make Jake laugh and is pretty darn good at it......which is great for car rides since they sit next to each other. 


I am going to save Jake's latest until tomorrow, he will be 9 months old, how did that happen?

More Professional Pics of Jake

I got some pics back of Jake that we had done in December....just love the way they turned out. 

LOVE this black & white one below :-)

Quality time with Grandma Kim

Kim spent a week with us for Christmas.  It was SO nice having her here, the boys were in heaven!  We went to the Botanical Gardens and checked out the beautiful Christmas lights...it was cold, especially for Kim who is used to South Florida, but it was great.

I am one lucky girl.....I have the BEST mother-in-law in the world!

Watching the trains go by with Emery & Owen :-)

Before she left, we drove up about 40 miles past our house to find some snow since we didn't have a white Christmas (of course the year Kim comes, we had NO snow).  It has snowed every year on Christmas Eve since 2006 when we moved to Idaho, but I guess it wasn't supposed to this year :-(

Kim & Emery made snow balls

We went to breakfast at Trudy's up in Idaho City....that place is amazing!

We miss you SO much already Kim!  The boys ask for you everyday!!!