Yard Work and Rolling

Our little boy is learning new tricks! He can now roll from his back to his belly and from his belly to his back. Last night he wasn't ready to go to sleep so I let him play on the floor and he showed me what he can do. He got a huge grin on his face when he rolled to his belly. He thinks he is pretty big! I guess he won't be taking naps on the bed anymore.

Today Grandma Mel needed to do some yard work, so the kids and I went out to help. We had fun raking the leaves and the girls were hard workers.

There were so many leaves! I was in the house for a minute feeding the baby and Niah came

in and said to me, "Well, that was a bad experience!" I asked her what happened and she told me, "I lost my shoe in the leaf pile and I can't find it anywhere." I was laughing so hard. We eventually found her shoe at the bottom of the huge leaf pile.

Niah and Chloe are having a blast being with all of their family members. I'm not sure what will happen when we go back to Vermont. They will be bored out of their minds!

Visit To Grandpa's

We took a trip out to my Grandpa Doug's house to visit. We have not been out there since he finished building it. He made us a yummy lasagna dinner and was a great host! Bennett enjoyed relaxing on the couch.

The girls rode Scotty the Llama.
What a beautiful house! I love how it lights up at night.

Melvin the Turkey was waiting to greet us when we got there. The girls thought he was pretty cool.

Here's the kids with their great- grandpa.

Grandpa has a player piano and Chloe and Niah were fascinated by it. They couldn't figure out how it could play all by itself!

I think the highlight for the girls was riding up and down on the elevator in the house and taking a bath in the huge soaker tub. (That's what Niah called it!) Even though my grandma was not there in person, I believe she was there in spirit. There are little things in the house that have my grandma's touch and style, and it felt like she was there with us.

Thanks Grandpa for letting us come see you. We had a great time and the girls can't wait to come back and ride the elevator!

Our Halloween

We had a fun Halloween. We spent it with the Mason family. The kids had so much fun being with their cousins.

We went to a trunk-or-treat and a party at the church.

Niah's favorite toy at Grandma Shannon's house are her 'flower babies'. She played with them the whole time.


Grandma Shannon and Aunt Kelsie taught the kids how to play Killer Frogs.

All the grandkids LOVE grandma and grandpa.

Chloe and her cousin Swayzee were a little shy of each other at
first, but by the end of the night they were having lots of fun together. (They are carrying a rubber chicken on the pillow and thought it was so funny!)

Here is my attempt at trying to get the kids to pose for a picture. Niah was mad at me, but I guess each of their faces goes with their costume!

The girls played Mario Kart with Aunt Kelsie. Niah told us she wants a Wii for Christmas.

We had a great weekend with Bryan's family. My girls want to go back to see their cousins. I love that all three of my kids have cousins their age. Thanks Mason family for a fun Halloween.

Dance Party

Niah loves to 'breakdance'. She really got into it the other night. Check out her moves!!

Thanks to my sister, Tam, for making the movie. So cute.

Family

We are in Utah enjoying our time with family. The kids are having a blast with cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. We love being with family- it's the best!
(Niah, Bennett, Chloe, Preslee and Jonah.) Grandpa Mike painted Chloe's toes and fingers for her. So cute.

We had a fun little Halloween party. Niah is being a cowgirl, Chloe is being Tinkerbell, and Bennett is a baseball player.

I'm glad we don't have to go home any time soon. We are having too much fun!

What A Kid

This little man is such a good baby. I have said it over and over, but I really can't get over how easy he is. The last few nights I have just put him in his bed (because he doesn't want to be rocked) and he lays there and goes to sleep- all on his own. That was at about 10:30 and he slept until 6:00!! That is not normal for a Mason baby. My girls were awful sleepers and never, ever went to sleep on their own. Thank you Bennett for making Mommy so happy! I love you. Now, we just need to make Mom stop worrying that something's wrong with you so that she can sleep all night too.

What We've Been Up To

Wow! We have been busy the past few days. Bryan has the first two weeks of October off as vacation. We have been living it up! One of my favorite things to do in Vermont is to go apple picking. We couldn't pass it up this year because it is our last Fall to spend in Vermont. It was a gorgeous day, a little chilly, but so pretty.

Bennett got to enjoy the apples too!!

Bennett is growing up fast. He has lost his newborn look. He's so handsome!

Chloe couldn't resist eating the apple fresh from the tree.

Niah decided to climb one of the smallest limbs on the tree- kind of scary!

We have also been outside playing while the weather is still somewhat decent. This is the view out our kitchen window- I love this tree. It's so big and bright. I would hate to be the one to rake the leaves under it though!

The girls have to take their babies outside with them once in a while.

In case you were wondering, Chloe has been picking out her own clothes these days. She is quite colorful here!

Sweet Niah.

Bryan is becoming quite the photographer. He took the camera out and captured some beautiful things.

How neat is this picture?!! I love it.

We decided to go for a drive yesterday and see the leaves and also to stop at the Cider Mill. There is nothing better than Cold Hollow apple cider and fresh cider donuts. MMMM, so good!

We drove up over 'the notch'- that's what the Vermonters call it- and did some leaf peeping. It was so beautiful. The leaves were at their peak.

Bryan captured this moment the other day. We were all worn out. All three kids sleeping at the same time- now that doesn't happen very often! I'm not sure how Niah can sleep in that position. I love my kiddos.


Well, that's what we've been up to. We are looking forward to our upcoming trip to Utah. We can't wait to be with family and the kids are so excited to play with everyone!