11 Months

So I know I kind of dropped the ball on this post!  But better late than never in my books!  Addy is officially 11 months old.  Deep down I was hoping she would walk the earliest, but looks like she will be the last one to do it.  She can sure motor on her hands and knees and I think that is why she has decided not to stand up and go.  That is good in a way and not so good in others, but until then I hope my arms hold out from having to hold her all of the time.  I also was sad to find that her first word was officially Dada, I came to know this when she stood up in the bath, yelled Dada and waved when she heard the garage door open!  She is also a very good helper!  She loves the dishwasher and this is what she does every time it is left open!

Love this girl! I can't believe she will be 1 in less than 2 weeks!

Still Waiting.....

for Summer that is! I know that the first day of Fall has come and gone, but around these parts we are still waiting for Summer. Even though the weather didn't cooperate for us we still tried to make the most of it. School is back in full swing. Even Emmy has joined in the fun twice a week. I know I already posted a first day of school picture, but this is her actual first day of school.

I also braved another party for Hadley! I feel kind of bad that she is the only one of my children with a summer Birthday, so every other year she gets to have a friend party. I have learned from previous experience not to invite a ton of guests, so this year I limited it to 5 friends. I think she had a good time and hope they all did too! Here are the cupcakes I made for her cake!

Hadley was also chosen to participate in our school district wide Terry Fox Marathon that was done to celebrate it's 30th Anniversary. She ran 1.5 km with the banner and 3 other kids from her school. They met in the gym and did a hand off and another 4 kids from the school carried it to the next group who were waiting 1.5km away. My pictures are not very good due to the awful lighting in the gym. But here is my best one.

I guess that is it for now! Another week and there will be a lot more to tell about, but until then you will have to wait!

First Day!

Today was the start of a new school year! Hooray! Just kidding! I am always excited for the start of a new year because I can hardly wait for what the year will bring. I will have 3 kids in school this year. Hadley in Grade 3, Rawley in Grade 1, and Emmy will be attending preschool 2 days a week at the same school as the older ones! This is a new change for us, the older 2 have gone to another amazing preschool in the city, but to save me some sanity I decided to try it out! The first day is always madness! Running around finding the classrooms, meeting the new teachers, seeing which friends made it into their class, and of course the first day of school pictures! It was a great day, there was some initial disappointment at first but by the end of the day I think everything will work out! Can't wait for the last day now! I am starting to think my house is way too quiet!

A Very Special Day!

So as you all know Hadley had her 8th birthday last week. She has been eagerly awaiting this birthday because she could hardly wait to be baptized. We were able to share this day with not only 1 but 2 of her cousins. It was a beautiful day and she did amazing along with her Dad! I know that she will never forget this day!

Hadley with Mom and Dad
Grandpa Price and Grandpa Selk the witnesses to her baptism

There was a wedding reception set up in the gym at the church so we had to take a picture with the decorations!
The entire family just before the baptisms

With Dad! This is before we even got into the church! She is beaming!

August was Crazy!

Need I say more, our August has been the busiest month of the entire summer! We started with swimming lessons. This was our only session of the summer, but it was a huge success. We usually do the 2 week class, but Rawley has struggled in the past so we went with private lessons for him. It was great he passed 2 levels and is actually way more confident in the water. Hopefully this will continue the more lessons he takes. The question now is whether or not to keep him in private lessons, or try again in a group class. The girls did awesome as well. Emmy finally got to start her own lessons. After a couple of classes full of tears she warmed up to her teacher and passed her level with flying colors! Hadley did awesome as well, she is a little fish in the water! This session she learned how to dive and tread water. She is still trying to figure out the treading water technique, but with a little more practice I think she will have it down.





We also took our one and only family vacation of the year. So far they have always consisted of heading to the condo in Montana. We had a beautiful week! We couldn't have asked for better weather. We hit the water slides of course, did a fair bit of shopping, spent a day at the lake, ate more food than we should have and got to spend it with Pat's sister and her family which was great! She has all of the pictures from the trip and as soon as I can get my hands on a few of them I will be able to show all of you just how much fun we had! I just have to wait until they get home from Mexico!

Next up is Birthday time! We had a small celebration with the Grandparents which was nice. It was also nice to have Pat's parents there! The got home from their mission just in time! We all went for dinner and then back to our house for cake and presents! This was Hadley's choice for her cake.



Not perfect per say, but I was trying to make it a little more substantial than the actual idea. It was originally just cupcakes on a wooden artist palette. I made the palette out of cake!

I have also chosen to allow my kids to have a friend party every other year starting at age 6. This means that we will be having 2 friend parties this year! The only trouble with friend parties and a summer birthday is that I can never figure out when the best time is to have it. Thankfully Hadley's birthday is at the end of the summer and I don't feel all bad making her wait a couple of weeks until school is back in to celebrate it! I mean she technically already had a party! I have decided to make it smaller this year with a maximum of 5 friends. Last time it was crazy! This choice of course is for my sanity alone! Now I have to figure out how to entertain 6 eight year olds for 2 hours! Any suggestions?

Hadley is also getting baptized tomorrow! Where has the time gone! I am not sure I am ready for this, but I know she is! We are very excited to be able to watch her make this choice, we know she is ready and has been anticipating this all year long. Let's just say we have been to quite a few baptisms this year so far! More on that hopefully tomorrow, but for now I am off to bed!

The First Pony!

Addy finally has enough hair to do this


I am sad it is kind of blurry but it was the best I could get. She tends to crawl right up to the camera every time she sees it, and she is way to fast for my liking! I was lucky to get this shot at all!

She's Eight!

I am still struggling with the fact that I now have an eight year old! It still feels like she is just a little girl. This year also means so many different things! She is getting baptized on Saturday with her cousin Mallory, she will start attending Activity Days ( this I am excited for since that is my current calling), and she will start Grade 3 in less than a week! She has grown into a wonderful girl, and even though we have our moments I am very grateful for the sweet, loving, and helpful daughter that she is.