Trunk or Treat

Our ward had their annual Halloween trunk or treat. This year was so great because it was beautifully warm outside. My friend Kate came with me this year. She brought her two daughters, Emma and Ava and her little boy Sawyer.

Here's Ava and Emma in the back of Kate's suburban after they got their loot. Ava decorated the back of the trunk. I needed an Ava because mine lacked any Halloween festivities.

Sawyer loved it. He would eat grab a sucker, lick it a few times, hand it to me, grab a new one, and start the whole process over again.

Cal isn't dressed up. He actually went with the youth to do baptisms for the dead and then he came over right after that. Somehow I didn't get any pictures of the girls, but Cassidy was a kitty, McKenna was a cheerleader, and here's my little octopus.

Mmmm....sweet potatoes

Ben is an official baby food eater now. Okay, so maybe he hasn't perfected the art of the spoon, but I'm sure he'll pick it up quickly.

6 month check-up

Baby Ben is getting so big. He weighed 14 pounds at his 6 month check up. The girls came to the doctor with us and felt so bad that he had to get his shots. Then the nurse gave them each a sticker and they quickly recovered. His sisters do love him.

Happy baby

My sweet little baby Ben is just so darn happy. I took this video with my cell phone so it's not very good quality, but the sound is great. There's nothing better than the sweet sound of a child's laughter.

Bouncin' baby...

Ben is at the point where he is a little "less than enchanted" with his swing because it's just not very exciting. If I put him in his bouncy seat he is the happiest kid ever (even with hiccups). If you've ever had the chance to hold my little guy, you totally know what I'm talking about. He is so incredibly active, and definitely not a snuggler. So if any of you moms out there have a snuggley baby you want to loan out so I can get my fix, I wouldn't mind. Ben's idea of snuggling is jumping on your lap and flailing his arms about. It's like cuddling with a pogo stick. Picture what he is doing in this video, but just on my lap. It's actually difficult to get good pictures of him because he's so wiggly. No wonder he's so strong!

Preparing for the circus

We figured if our economy collapses we better have a back-up plan. So Cal has been working on some circus skills with Ben. You should see Cal juggle Ben and a couple of the neighbor kids. :) Okay so maybe I was a titch sarcastic, but I did want to showcase Ben's sweet skills!

McKenna was sad she wasn't in the video so she had Cal take this picture. Then while I was making dinner, she made this this little arrangement of books and a teddy bear on our bed for Ben. Ben has some very sweet sisters and is a bit spoiled.

What a babe!

I found this website from our friend Geoff and Miranda's blog. I tried it out with a picture of Cal (didn't want to embarrass myself). This is picture of Cal in 1976. So freakin' funny. The ladies would have been all over him. Try it out and please share!

Ben loves the shower

We learned early on the Ben is not a big fan of bath time. So one day we decided to put him in the shower with one of us, and he LOVES it. He's a slippery little bugger, so we have to be really careful, but he talks and laughs the whole time in there. Cal showered with him tonight, and I took some "careful" shower shots. Yep, those are Cal's hairy arms in the shower, not mine!

After his shower we put him in his cozy little jammies and took another picture. He's getting so big!

Just one of those days....

Gourmet chef!?! How about some nachos? I thought we'd have a little football snack and was going to make some nachos. Apparently microwaving the cheese was a bit to much to ask for. I hate it when you can't blame anyone else for the mess but yourself! I thought I'd post the picture for everyone's enjoyment.