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Callie tried making her own bowl of Oatmeal today! What a mess!

 With all that brown sugar I'm sure it was yummy!!!

Rugged Maniac!

I'm still reeling from this crazy weekend. Friday I worked until 2, rushed home and got our family ready for Family pictures. My friend Mele took us downtown and snapped pictures of us with brick wall as the background. I can't wait to get the photos back! (I REALLY want just ONE good picture of all of us! I asked Ron if it was bad that I prayed asking for our Family pictures to be successful. He replied "No. I prayed it would go well too, for your sake Shelly." That was sweet! But I guess time will tell!). After pictures we decided to risk it and go out to eat at El Charro as a family. We don't eat out as a family very often if at all. I feel like it's a lot of money to spend on rushing through a meal because the kids are all over the place and litte ticking time bombs. I'm happy to report we had a successful meal, Noah even commented "I just love coming to this place!" All 3 of our kids actually ate the food, and we didn't have to leave the table once! Super fun!
Saturday, I got up early and headed off for my Mud Run. I registered for and have been training with a few friends for the Rugged Maniac, a 5k race filled with 20 obstacles, lots of mud, water, walls to climb, tunnels, slides... etc. I was pretty nervous about breaking a tooth or even some bones! I'm happy to report I didn't break anything but I did get pretty scratched up! We have been training for this race for a couple months now and I was excited to put my hard work to the test! My Dad, sister and friend Tami all came as moral support! Thank you guys! Sadly, because of our boys soccer game schedule changes I missed Mason and Noah's last soccer game (I missed Noah scoring 2 goals!!!!). Of course it was rescheduled to the same day and time of my mud run. Poor Ron braved the games with all 3 kids alone and only lost Callie once. He wanted to come watch my race but... oh well next time! He is so good and supportive of me.

BEFORE:



  STARTING LINE:

 Our Team name was: "Dashing Divas!"

My friend's husband came to took pictures of us all as well. She told me that in every picture I had this huge smile on my face. I really did have THAT much fun on this run and the excitment shows in my dirty face!

 

FINISH LINE:

 

AFTER:

 We did it!

Annual Check-ups

Took the kids for their well checks this month. Here's their stats:

Mason 6 years old:
Weight- 48 lbs. (55th percentile)
Height- 46.75 in (75th percentile)
The Doctor said that Mason has actually slimmed down a little, but is still growing steady! He did refer Mason to a specialist to address the "tip-toe" walking. I'm concerned because both Mason and Noah STILL walk on their toes. I can tell it effects him with playing sports and such, he's not the fastest runner because of it. He is doing well in Kindergarten and loves going to school. When Mason came home from school with his school pictures (pictured above), I cried a little. He looks so grown up! I think he looks at least 10 years old, and that is so not allowed!

Noah 4 years old:
Weight- 38 lbs.8 oz (70th percentile)
Height- 41.25 in (70th percentile)
Th Doctor said Noah looked great and was asked if he wanted his Kindergarten shots today or next year, after an offer of an ice cream cone as a reward he thought today would be best and he did great! He called Ron after the appointment and told him "Dad. I got 3 shots today! 2 in the left arm and 1 in the right, and I didn't even cry."

Callie 18 months old:
Weight- 20 lbs. 14 oz (3rd percentile)
Height- 31.5 in. (25th percentile)
Head size- 50 percentile (hmmm I guess she has a huge head. haha)
Callie is obvisously small but no concerns there. The doctor says she is speaking extremely well for her age. She is putting sentences together and it's really fun to hear her improve every day. It's funny how her brothers seem to enhance her speaking skills i.e. she says "Stop it, Mason!", "Mason sad?", or when Ron tries to feed her a hot dog "Not like it Daddy! Not like it!" The Dr. mentioned possibly getting rid of her binky... hmmmmm not sure if I'm ready for that! Callie still loves music and to dance, and her favorite song is "Jesus wants me for a SunBeam!" She goes around singing "Sun BEAM!... Sun BEAM!..." and jumping every time she sings BEAM! In the car if she doesn't like the song that's on the radio she will yell "Song! Song!" Until I change it to one she likes.

Rock Climbing!

I'm training for a Mud Run and thought Rock climbing would be a fun training exercise. My Mud Run is next Saturday, it's a 5k but has 20 obstacles. I think I have only been rock climbing like 2 times my whole life, so I was a little nervous. I went with some friends and had a blast!!! A few women from Runner's club made it and some friends from my ward as well. We had a nice little diverse group of 6 women. I really want to go back again.

I think our favorite part was the free climb area. No ropes, just climbing and a bouncy ground to land on. These hanging rings were really fun too! My friend nicknamed me"spiderwoman" for flipping aroundon these rings. :) Too much fun!

Happy Halloween 2012

I LOVE this Holiday! We had our Trunk or Treat last night at the church parking lot. Our boys were so excited. I can't believe I actually got us to coodinate costumes again this year (I'm such a nerd!). Mason actually wanted to be a cowboy and Noah wanted to be a horse. So of course I made Callie an Indian princess. (Thanks Rinn for the idea!)

 Awww isn't he a good looking cowboy?

We enjoyed an evening filled with music, food, games, a costume parade and Trunk or Treating!

 

My friend Vangie came with Ethan and our wonderful Brianna!

 And of course we finished the night off with some table dancing from Callie!!! :) Crazy girl!

I thought it would be fun to get the kids pictures taken in their costumes at a studio for super cheap. I stayed up way late the night before finishing Callie's costume, planned my whole morning perfectly so we would be early to the apointment, I brought everything necessary, even made arrangements for my sitter to meet us at the studio because I had to go to work right after. My morning went smooth, we were early and Callie even let put her entre outfit on, PLUS she kept it on (necklace, bracelet, feather headband and ALL)!!!! I was shocked. I was thinking to myself "Wow! This might actually work!" Mason and Noah cooperated beautifully! Callie on the other hand not so much! She screamed everytime we walked into the photo room. We didn't even get one picture of her at ALL! Oh well! She still looked super cute at the Trunk or Treat!

Happy Birthday Noah!

My little No-No turned 4 years old last week! Noah is such a sweetie. He has the most contagious smile, his beautiful eyes light up and you can't help but smile back at him. Noah still loves Dinosaurs, and lately he is obsessed with these toys called Bey Blades, always asking me to bey blade with him or battle. He is an excellent big brother (and little brother for that matter!) He is a very complacent brother, always going along with Mason's plans or ideas.

Noah (in my opinion) prefers his Momma, which of course I love about him. He has started preschool this year and LOVES it! Everyday he asks if he is going to school today! We had October Break a couple weeks ago and I will admit that was the LONGEST week for me! Everyday he and Mason kept asking if they were going back to school yet!

Noah also started playing soccer this year. He is very focused about the game but not too ambitious or aggressive. He is content to just hang back and watch. I'm sure competitiveness will kick in later for him. He has scored a couple goals though, mostly because of his "strategy". He has been in the right place at the right time to kick it in! :) The 3-4 year old games are very fun to watch because most of the kids out there really don't know what to do and ALL their parents (me included) are yelling at them "Run! Run!" or "Get the ball! Kick it in!" or my favorite "The OTHER way! You are going the wrong way!" I think I'm the worst offender at excited yelling during the games! "Run Noah! Run!" I guess I'm more competitive than I thought I was.

My friend Lindsey ended up having us over last weekend and we did a little mini party for him at her home! She really is the best friend anyone could ask for! They decorated and everything, birthday banner, some homemade signs by Colter and a Lightning Mcqueen cake. When we walked into their home Noah started jumping up and down uncontrollably for like 2 solid mins! I wish I had that on tape!



Happy Birthday Mason!

My sweet Mason turned 6 last week. He is such a fun kid and so full of life! I love how generous and kind he is to others. Especially his siblings when he isn't ordering them around he is the BEST big brother ever. Always looking out for Callie and Noah, he takes such good care of us. He is friends with everyone, there isn't a shy bone in his body. He is still very independent and strong willed which makes parenting him a little tricky! One thing I have noticed since school has started, he is a lot more affectionate. He will give me 3-4 kisses and hugs ANYTIME we are going to be separated. If his bus is waiting for him just in front of our home, if I'm going to work, or even if I'm just going to run errands. It's really sweet! I know it won't last forever so I am just enjoying everytime he runs up to me and says "Wait mom! I want to give you a kiss!"
We did an all boy birthday party at Amazing Jakes. This is the first official birthday party I've done for any of my kids. He had a blast! All of his friends kept fighting for his attention, too cute. He told me his favorite part was Lazer tag. I'm glad we went to all this effort, I think it made his birthday special. (I'm also glad I haven't done big birthday parties before now, they are a LOT of work!) :)

Hayden, Mason and Colter 

The 3 musketeers reunited! These boys have been friends since birth, I used to trade babysitting with their moms. Time sure does fly!!

The highlight of MY evening was staying late after the party ended, with just Mason and Noah playing and hanging out. Once all the boys parents had come and picked them up I could relax a little and enjoy time with the Birthday boy.

Most of the evening Noah refused to get on ANY of the rides. But he really did enjoy playing air hockey and basketball! I love this action shot with his foot in the air!!!

 

Maryann and Nate stopped by later to wish Mason a Happy Birthday, I even talked Maryann into riding a few rides with me! (Ok. Maybe it was her idea!) Maryann also got Noah to ride the tea cups with us! No one says NO to Maryann! :)

Happy Birthday Mason! I hope you had a wonderful and memorable Birthday! We love you and know that our family would NOT be the same with out you!