Introducing...

Magnum! So, Ewan is nine months old today. He was born on Friday November 13, and turned 13 weeks on a Friday the 13th, and is now 9 months old on Friday the 13th. Just a little about my little man...Ewan loves to eat. He loves to find whatever he can and stuff it into his mouth. He likes just about everything he has tried, except for baby food. He's still a very good nurser, every 2-3hours except at night. He sleeps pretty well, 8-5ish. He wishes he was a little bigger so he could play a little more with the sisters. Ewan is pretty easy-going and happy. He cries when he falls over after letting go of something, or when the sisters get a little too much into his business. He loves the tub and pool. He'd stay in all day long! He's about 20lbs. I haven't taken him in for his check yet because I want to do all of them at the same time and since the twins will be 2 in a few weeks, I'm gonna wait and make Paul come with me (Muwahaha!). Ewan is also a model. Yeah, he's gonna be a model someday. He has a pose that he finds comfortable and can basically stay in it for quite some time. We call it "magnum", but it's pretty similar to "blue steel". I've wanted to a post on his trick for a while, but when I started the post, I realized that I didn't document it the way I should have. I've spent the last couple days taking every opportunity to catch him!






We'll also give an update on the twins. They're are quite the talkers these days. they try to repeat everything I say, which means that I should really start being more careful about what I say. Every mother's nightmare is to have her two year old say "crap" in sacrament meeting or something! They say, "Where did he go?", "Daddy will be right back" "What are you doing?", "Wake up!", "Help me please", "Please have more", "boogers have dirt and bugs", "He get you!", "He bite you!", and a few others that I can't recall right now. They don't like bugs or being sticky. When they're done crying, they ask to have their noses, eyes and cheeks wiped. They sing and dance and shut doors.

Paul getting hugs and kisses.

Playing with daddy's guitar. I don't let them play with my violin.

Tickles.

Paul singing and playing with some help.

This is how Ewan spends "water table time". He doesn't really like it, but he'll be playing soon enough.

Olivia making faces at Ewan.

Olivia's after-nap hair.

Singing time! "The Wise Man and The Foolish Man"

Olivia giving Aislee a kiss.

Ewan moved out of his pose.

Friends

Best friends.

I was chasing them down the hall with the camera and asking them to say CHEESE!

So happy!

Tired! They woke up at 2:30 in the morning, and were very, very tired.

Eating dream-sicles.

Nap time is a wonderful time!

After water-table time and before getting clothes back on. They're all in the same size diapers. Cannot wait to have only one in diapers!

Tubby-time!

An update on Paul and I...We finally went on a date that we had been planning for three months. Every time we made a plan something would happen. The babysitter got sick, we got sick, we just didn't have time that week...the list goes on. I wanted to try something new and was really looking forward to going somewhere we'd never been before. I did research on restaurants, places I wanted to try...when it came down to it, we ended up going to the Olive Garden and ordering something we've never tried before. We got an appetizer, split a meal, and got a dessert. During my research, I found that a lot of these places have recipes online. So, we're trying a few of our favorites at home. So much for being adventurous! I ran 10 miles last Saturday. I wasn't too sore afterward, and I'm told that if you can run 10, you can run 13. I sure hope so! I have six more Saturdays until the half-marathon!

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

As we were loading the car up for our trip to Lake Powell, we got a phone call from my dad informing us that the houseboat was having some mechanical issues and we would not be able to stay on it when we got there. They would be camping. We decided that three days in the heat, three nights in a tent, and 12 hours of driving just wasn't what we had in mind for our summer vacation. So, we stayed at home and tried to do think of things to do in the summertime, when all the world is green, or when the prickly-pears are in bloom. We were bummed, to say the least. But, there is always next year!

I was trying to get a good shot of Olivia in her little predicament, and Aislee was saying "Cheese". I had to take a picture of her sweet smile!

Olivia's predicament. She did it to herself, I promise!

Poor, unfortunate soul!

We read a lot during our days at home.

The twins really like to "count" the ducks, the flowers, the turtles, and whatever else there is more than one of in a book.

We played in the water table too. I tried to get a shot of their diapers so everyone could see how much Huggies really can hold! Oh my goodness! They can hold a lot. There is a limit, and we discovered it, but, boy, they can hold a lot!

Olivia wanted to take a bath.

Buddies! It's amazing that they can both fit in their!

Ewan is standing up pretty well. He loves to bang on the music table.

We also colored a lot! The table got a new set of colors every time Olivia got a crayon.

He's just so happy to be more mobile. Oh, can't wait for him to walk!

Olivia, "Cheese!"

Olivia refused to get out of the pool. Daddy was close by to make sure she didn't move from the steps while I got kids in the stroller.

We swam in the pool to keep ourselves cool.

Aislee

Paul plays the "shark"

We drove to Mesa on Saturday. I have a friend up there who was willing to watch the kids while Paul and I went to the Temple together. We are very grateful to Kamber and her fiance, Shane for giving us an opportunity to spend some time together. Congratulations Kamber (Porter) and Shane!

Ewan's a pretty good traveler.

We purchased the Heffalump movie for our trip to the Lake. It came in handy for the drive to Mesa.

We played on the couch and tried to get away from the baby. Olivia runs away from Ewan saying, "He bite you! He get you!" I should probably stop telling her that he's gonna get her and bite her little toes. I've also told them that the water in the water table has dirt and bugs so they won't drink it, and that ants/bugs on the sidewalk are going to bite their little toes off if they touch them. I'm a liar, I know! Boogers also have dirt and bugs, but I'm pretty sure that ones true!

We went to the park to swing. (or swing in the tree up high!)

Aislee

The girls swinging

Olivia

I was cleaning the kitchen after breakfast and before I got them dressed for the day. Aislee decided to change the dolls diaper.

Ewan's such a good little sitter, and he's so handsome!

We did some more driving around town to look at stuff we may purchase someday (something with a yard and a few more sq. feet!). Olivia wanted to hold Aislee's hand 'cause Paul and I hold hands in the car.