At The Park

My boys are DYING to get outside every chance they get! Jace has always been my outdoor boy, and has already tried to play outside in flip-flops and no jacket. Kayson is less obsessed with outside than Jace, but still loves to go play whenever he can. I found him outside with no shoes OR pants on. Maddox is just discovering the outdoors. I think he might be a little MORE obsessed with it than Jace. He gets mad when it's time to come back inside. He will shake his head no, or refuse to walk the same direction the house is in. He has walked with the boys on Grandma's road instead of riding in the stroller. I think he could have walked a half a mile that day. LOL!

When the days are especially nice, we go to the park. Needless to say the boys are in heaven, and I get a kick out of helping them enjoy themselves on the swings or slides. Maddox has yet to do anything BUT the swing! But I'm sure as he gets more stable on his feet, the slide will be next.

So glad my boys enjoy the outside! But I'm even more glad that the weather is warm enough so they can use up some of that energy! Winter was too long this year ;)

Just a bit of FUN!

Blogging has been exceptionally hard lately. Between figuring out the new way to post things, and needing to spend more time cleaning up after my growing boys, blogging is low on the priority list.

BUT! I do have something fun I want to remember and do it before my Mom kicks me off the table so we can eat dinner.

We had a special Valentines Day this year. Isaac was able to come out for the weekend due to school being out for Presidents Day. YAY! Ryan and I had a nice dinner and relaxing evening out. Best evening we've had for a while. Thanks to my Mom and Dad for watching the boys! Then we surprised the boys by taking them to lunch and BOWLING for their first time!

It was SO much fun! Jace and Kayson LOVED it and had the hardest time waiting for their turn! Isaac loved that it was Cosmic bowling with all the lights. Maddox was happy to just watch everything that was going on.

As for the winners, Jace and I tied. Ryan came in 2nd, Isaac 3rd, and Kayson came in last. Jace got a strike which was SO fun to watch. Maddox got to roll on one of Ryan's turns.

Here are the pics :) Enjoy!

Car Wash

One beautiful day earlier this summer, we decided to wash our car the old fashioned way. By hand.

It.
Was.
FUN!!!!

Perfect weather, water, and kids = many fun memories.

Kayson turned 3

My big boy Kayson turned 3 in May! Here are my 3 favorite things about him:

1: He is potty trained!
2: He loves to go to bed!
3: He is very, VERY independent....not really sure how much I like that one.

Happy Birthday Kayson!

Maddox Hartle

I actually don't have very many pictures of Maddox on Mom's computer, but I'll put on what I do have.

Maddox Liam Hartle was born January 16th, 2013 at 7:06 pm weighing 8 lbs 6 oz and was 20 inches long. I made it to 39 weeks and 2 days! Longest I had EVER been pregnant. We arrived at the hospital at 8:00 in the morning, and set up in the delivery room. I walked around a lot at first trying to get things moving along since Dr. G broke my water, but around 1 I was still at a 4. So we decided to get the epidural and up the pitocin full blast. Despite it only working on one side, I started to progress. We tried several things to help it take to the other side, but nothing worked. I didn't want the epi guy to take it out and do it again because I was really starting to feel things progress quickly. It was a very miserable and painful last couple of hours, but I went from a 6 to 10 in 30 minutes. By then I had given up hope with the epidural working. After 3 (extremely painful) pushes, Maddox was born. Ryan caught him, and I was given the awesome job of cutting the umbilical cord! So wonderful! Grandma Merkley arrived 30 minutes after he was born. She was taking care of Jace and Kayson, so had to make sure Grandpa could be trusted with them before she came. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Fast forward to today:

Maddox is still breastfeeding! A skill I had lacked on with the other two, but determination won this time and we are experts now. He is the most mellow baby ever! I LOVE him SO much! He just started rolling over last Wednesday and I just love watching him grow and develop. He is my little piece of joy during my hard days.

Welcome to our family Maddox! (p.s. The last picture is from the day he was born)

Pictures!

I thought about writing a long post about what we have been up to, but I'll share the pictures instead. Enjoy!

Our trip to Lagoon with the Hartle family! I didn't get a lot of pictures of Isaac because he was off with the older kids riding the big rides.



4th of July celebrations! I only put on 1/3 of the pictures I took. The last one of Kayson shows what he did when we set off fireworks at Grandma's house. He didn't like those. But he did like the ones at the Vernal park.



The End

Aaaaannnnddd another update...

I really hate that I don't have pictures to go with this post. Because baby Maddox is super adorable! I have taken a lot of pictures, so when my sd card, a computer with sd capabilities, time, and cooperation of boys happens, I will be able to post them and write his birth story :) Here are a few details until that happens: Maddox was born January 16th, 2013 at 7:06 pm. He weighed a healthy 8 lbs 6 oz and was 20 inches long. He has been a very mellow, happy baby and we couldn't be happier to have him here and a part of our family. The boys love him and are adjusting very well to having a baby around. Isaac is doing well in school as is Jace. Kayson started potty training this week and has caught on really quick how it all works. We have a #2 issue we're still working on, but he wakes up dry and is loving being a "big boy". Well that's all for now. Hopefully I will get some pictures up next time. Until then :)