Kimber

I know a very lovely photographer. She works magic. Her name is Kimberly. While we were out in Utah, we wanted to capture our cute little ones, now 4, 2, and 6 months old--Kim did a great job!! Here are a few of our favorites:

www.photobykimber.com


Thank you, Kim!

That's disgusting!

That's what my sweet Mr. Kal tells me every time I change a messy diaper. Well, don't read the following while eating:

During Sacrament meeting last week, we sat in the overflow. Kal was super grumpy and when spinning in circles made him happy, we decided it was less disruptive than grumping at us. Well, he got dizzy and fell over, so I pulled him up on my lap. He puked. All over me, IN the diaper bag, and all over the floor. Luckily, we were by a garbage can and the door, so I pick it up and held it under him as I took him out to the bathroom. Unfortunately, it happened as the closing speaker was finishing and I was supposed to say the benediction. So, I stripped Kal, put his jacket on him and gave him to Brandon and ran back to the bathroom to wipe myself off and made it back just in time to say the prayer.

This morning:
Jos was up in the night with a tummy ache. I gave her tums and put her back to bed. She got up with a tummy ache. I got her breakfast, but she didn't eat it. She just drank water. I felt so sad for her, so I pulled her onto my lap while I ate. Two bites in, she puked. Right into my bowl. I ran her to the bathroom, leaving a trail of vomit behind. Poor girl. As I was holding her hair back for her, I saw River rolling towards the mess. Luckily, Jos finished in time for me to grab Riv before she entered the puke zone.

A shower later, I found River pooped up her tummy and down both legs. Awesome. I pulled a "Grandma Flammer" and had to wash her off under the faucet (at least it was the bathtub and not the kitchen!!).

At least everything was cleaned up by 9 am. We are having a jammy day today (at least Jos and Kal). Though I feel sad for Jos and her fever, I am really enjoying the snuggles. I was holding Riv at one point and Jos needed to snuggle, so I put Rivi in her exersaucer. She was happy until she saw me snuggle Jos. Jocelyn just laughed and said, in a baby talk voice, "Oh, Little River. She's my mommy, too!" Then Jos chuckled and River calmed down. It was a cute moment. River just adores Jocelyn.

Jocelyn is tough about being sick. She will be back to normal by tomorrow, so I am enjoying my snuggles today. I love my kids!

Good 'ol Kal

Just playing around this morning

Kal's sheer joy in showing off his gloves, hat, and shoes with silly faces for the camera was very reminiscent of a certain Flammer uncle . . . any guesses???

Kal's toes were poking out of Jocelyn's old crocks (which they both enjoyed wearing on the wrong feet). He was super excited about trying on all sorts of shoes. There were very few shoes that fit his gynormous (and super thick) feet, luckily they were shoes he liked that he can put on and take off all by himself! He likes to stomp around in these because they light up!

Kal's Birthday

Kal turned 2 on September 11!!

(he'll tell you he's 4)

We went to Price Park with some friends to celebrate.

I made 2 cakes for the occasion--one for the kiddos, and one for adults.

Kal had a baseball cake. It was almost impossible to frost (you can see why . . . tiny fingers)

He was definitely spoiled by grandparents and friends!

Thank you!

Do you hear what I hear . . .?

Jocelyn vs Kal vs River

Here is a comparison of our kids as newborns and at 2 months. When did Jocelyn and Kal get to be so big?

Jocelyn

Kal

River

2 Months
Jocelyn

Kal

River

No Nap!

Every day I hear, "No nap, Mommy. No Nap!!" But this is what I find:

At least he almost made it into his bed!

"We were just. . .

painting a pretty picture, Mommy!"

While visiting our friends, the Castles, the 4 kiddos (Jocelyn, Kal, Carter, and Jensen) went downstairs to play. A while later, Kal came up the stairs looking like this:

The 4 adults ran down the stairs to find this:

(The black stuff is acrylic paint)

As we arrived at the bottom of the stairs, Jocelyn informed us they were "just painting a pretty picture, Mommy!" We all just sighed. The mess was way too big to worry about getting mad, so someone just suggested we get the camera! Then off to work--Brandon took care of the two babies upstairs, Brent started clean the carpet where Kal walked, Angie went for supplies and started cleaning, I manned the 4 kiddos in the shower. What a mess! The kids cleaned up nice, though!