1st mow

Scott mowed the lawn for the first time this week. It actually looked quite a bit the same after as it did before, but I guess mowing even when it's short helps the roots grow out and the grass to grow stronger. It is kind of a strange feeling to be the ones in charge of our lawn...we've always had the landlord take care of it...but it's a good thing. And I think Scott loves doing yard work. He can spend hours puttering around in the yard. The kids love it out there too.

Blue eyes???

I know he's only 4 months old and it's too soon to tell, but Gage's eyes are still pretty blue. Katie came out with dark brown eyes right from the start. Jace had gray eyes, which eventually changed to a light brown. I'm almost positive Gage's eyes will soon change to some shade of brown, but for right now I'm enjoying having a little blue eyed baby.

Camping and Rice Cereal

This past weekend we went camping with my family at the Malad Summit campground. We actually stayed at an old forest ranger cabin so there was running water, a shower, and bunkbeds. Also, the cabin was down a private drive so there was no traffic through our spot. It was great! The kids had fun playing with my little brother and sister and spent most of their time in a creek that ran right next to the cabin.

Katie and Jace 'fished' and made 'salad' all day. Jace sat in the creek like this for about an hour and was red, frozen and crying by the time he came out. Luckily we had warm running water in the cabin to heat him up afterwards.

This is our little cabin. Me, Scott, and the kids were the lucky ones to stay in the cabin. Everyone else was in a tent or tent trailer. It was nice to sleep in beds, especially for the kids. They all slept great! We did have a little visitor inside the second night...a little mouse on the table eating a chocolate bar. I'm not a huge fan of little critters so I was glad we were leaving the next morning.

Scott and Jace by the campfire. This is where we had our second little visitor. Both nights while we were sitting around the fire we heard rustling noises in the trees next to us. Both nights out pops a little skunk! They are actually kind of cute, but I didn't get a picture because I was more worried about getting away so I wouldn't be sprayed. He didn't stay long, but I did keep looking over my shoulder at every little rustle and noise.

Today Gage turned 4 months old! He is a very happy and patient baby, which is good for him with a brother like Jace and a sister like Katelyn. We all try our hardest to make him laugh and the kids are probably the best at it. Gage is grabbing at toys now and just learned to roll over from back to front. They grow so quickly and I'm really enjoying this one because there probably won't be too many more!

We celebrated today with some rice cereal for the first time...

It's okay...

Kind of interesting...
Not good at all!!
Oh well...we'll try again later.