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Yesterday was a blast! I highly recommend the Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch. See how excited she was after seeing the sights as we drove in? That yellow ribbon around her neck is her name badge so she can go to work. Fraggle Rock has taught her working is good and fun and hey, Daddy goes to work a lot, so why not? As Kaelah rode in the stroller she caught sight of the car ride & requested to do that first. Here I am imagining tears as she went by herself, but Dan strapped her in & she was just fine. After our trip to Disneyland in May, I was shocked at how brave she was!!! My dad & I stood there in amazement & decided she's officially a little girl now. Kaelah was too smart for those steering wheels too. As soon as she realized it didn't respond she stopped holding on to it. Here's Daddy getting a great big "thank you" hug after riding in the car. Petting Zoo. Train ride. Danny was angelic, as usual! Here he is smiling at Grandpa while f...

Danny J. loves loves loves to play play play! We got the gym back out & I also scored some great toys at garage sales this summer just for him. Good thing, b/c he's not a huge fan of rattles like Kaelah was. Speaking of big sister, she's experiencing having to share items with baby brother for the first time. Didn't go over so well the first week, but now she's doing great! Kaelah (or anyone) can't help but love him. Enjoying nibbling on his toes. We have to do lint checks before we change diapers to make sure he doesn't get jam in his mouth when he eats his feet. lol. Our boy is a great sleeper too. He only wakes up once during the night (most nights), drinks a 6 oz. bottle, & goes right back to sleep. He'll wake up again around 6:30 or 7am, drink 4 oz., & go back to sleep. Since Kaelah wakes up around 7:30 or 8am, I place Danny next to Daddy & let those 2 chill for as long as possible -- aka when Kaelah decides it's time for t...

I'm so lucky to have these guys in my family!

Meigo hasn't been getting a whole lot of attention since our newest addition came alone. She's actually being treated more like a dog. lol. She's an angel of a dog & I thought it would be nice if Meigo could have some special attention on September 22nd b/c it was her half b-day. Here's the new rope toy she got as a present. Then Grandma was nice enough to take her out to run in the cold. Meigo mysteriously got hurt when she went to the dog park. The same thing had happened to her 2.5 years ago, so I didn't even try to figure it out this time. Our best guess is she ran into the fencing to hard while chasing the ball. We'll never really know, though. Meigo had to have 4 stitches. Here she is right after coming home. (The t-shirt keeps her from having to wear a cone.) Unhappy half-birthday! I'm just glad my mom noticed she was hurt b/c Meigo was having too much fun to say anything. That's a lab for you, I guess! On the 26th we made our ann...

We love having a vegetable garden to harvest from. Here's Danny showing off our biggest carrot of the season. Later I had to harvest the last of the carrots as the snow began to fall! This picture makes me want to sing a song about Grandpas. (: My parents have been such a blessing to have around! These two are perfect siblings for each other. Kaelah provides the love & laughter while Danny provides the patience & smiles. ha ha. My children are full blown football fans now. Between BYU & Fantasy Football teams to root for, there's a game to watch every weekend. Tonight Dan had Kaelah telling Peyton Manning to throw the football & making a throwing motion. Hilarious. Here they are in their BYU colors a couple weekends ago. Summer, where did you go?

Where have the last 3 months gone? Time flies when you're mega busy, right? Danny has the amazing ability to sit up or stand up when propped up against something. (Don't worry, there were some manly arms waiting to catch him if he slipped while I was taking the picture.) I will not be surprised if Danny is sitting up all by himself within the next month or two. Danny chilling in a patio chair while Kaelah was drawing with sidewalk chalk in our backyard. Danny is such a smiley joy to be around!!! He's just the easiest little guy in the whole world to get along with. I'm so appreciative of his patience a good nature, especially when his older sister is having a 2-year-old moment. Daddy is really good at making him laugh. One night he had Danny laughing for so long that he fussed for a second & immediately fell asleep he was so worn out. Ha ha ha. Danny is also getting stronger every day. He enjoys the jungle gym my mom bought a couple years ago & has ev...

Sometimes I look at Kaelah & ask, "when did you grow up?" She's asking for play dates: And cheering on the "tooters" with Daddy (aka Cougars): And wearing her hair in a pony tail: And procrastinating at bedtime like a real pro now. Sometimes she'll even stay awake in bed until 10pm! Nap time, you ask? Yeah, she only sleeps every other day. Can that be my excuse for why it's taken me weeks to finish this blog post? (; In other milestones since coming home from Utah, she finally got to have her 2 yr. check-up. She adores our new pediatrician, who she got to meet at Danny's 2 mo. check-up earlier in Aug. Kaelah weighed 30 pounds 2 oz. & was 36" tall at age 25 months. Hello! I KNEW she was getting too heavy to carry, but I can't quite tell her 'no' when she says, "up please" in the most polite little voice. Dan is trying to get her used to riding on his shoulders when we are out in about together, but it wil...