Category: Charlotte

This is a public park somewhat close to my parents’ house, which we must visit every time we’re in town!! It’s extra special because it’s a park I used to play at when I was little (although it wasn’t quite as fancy back then as it is now).

“Swing us around, Daddy!!”

Alright, you asked for it…

Bulging Man Muscles (All natural)

“Again! Again!!!”

(Such a fun guy. Tires me out just to look at these photos.)

   

It is so incredibly cold lately. Tomorrow is a high of 12 degrees, low of –6 degrees. Yeeeesh! Worst thing about living in Utah. But my kids don’t think so; they like the snow! Even little Marshmallow Girl here.

I’m glad Chase enjoys playing out there so much, since he’s the child with the most energy & needs the physical outlet! It’s fun to see what Chase comes up with when he plays in the snow. So creative. He uses all sorts of things from the garage. There are probably a bunch of rakes, pliers, & tennis rackets buried all over the yard and we don’t even know it.

Charlotte was pretty determined to ride her bike through the snow… She enjoys collecting pretty icicles & likes to play out in the snow for a short amount of time.

More often than not, though, the two little girls are inside the house, staying warm!

Charlotte started Joy School at the beginning of September. It was fun to do Joy School for Chase, & I wanted to do it again for Charlotte! A group of 4 moms from our ward are rotating teaching our kids (and I think 4 is the perfect number for this). Of course there are no girls anywhere near Charlotte’s age, but these cute boys will do!

We were talking about the human body this particular day, & they were figuring out how to make some letters with their bodies. Here they were making the letter H.

This was our attempt at taking a picture of our little skeletons. We will have to try that again soon, but in the meantime, this photo is entertaining. (The next morning, we went out to breakfast while the kids were still in these pajamas, and we sat near a group of elderly men. One of the old guys pointed at Chase and shouted, “I can see your ribs!!!”)

Warning: Photos of Pace’s masculine chest will be seen in the following photos, and feelings of jealousy may be evoked.

Our ward had a big Book of Mormon Fiesta which we really enjoyed. Here are the hams showing off their war paint.

Scary and intimidating!

This is not only a blurry, weird picture, but I also wanted to capture the moment when there were nine kids all playing in Chase’s little bedroom. This is exactly how Chase likes things to be!

Chase is a master gardener & we recently picked our first pumpkin. Pumpkins are extremely invasive and take over the whole entire garden, and then some—that is what we learned this year!

Caroline is the cutest baby!! I know, we all think that about our own babies. I love to kiss her chubby little cheeks and snuggle her sweet, thick hair. OK, enough of that. Here she was stealing Pace’s dried fruit that he was snacking on.

Aunt Jessica (my baby sister) turned 22 a couple weeks ago. Casey did a great job throwing a big party with lots of their friends to celebrate with Jess. I think she felt very loved!

Birthday Buddies (September 7th & 8th)

Caroline is at a fun age. She likes to rearrange the pantry for me. Whatever it takes to safely entertain her while I prepare meals is alright with me!

This picture reminds me of one of myself around the same age, caught in the act of proudly pulling every single towel out of a kitchen drawer. Remember that one, Mom & Dad?