Catch Up

Nothing too eventful happening lately, but life in general has been pretty busy! We're getting into the swing of things with school, piano, scouts, baseball, etc., but everyone's happy and healthy and life's good.

Bud celebrated his 36th birthday earlier in Sept. We had a little family party and he got the same cake I think he's had every year with the exception of the two years he was on his mission. Baskin Robbins Mint Chip with Chocolate cake. Right before his birthday he was put on the high council at church and that has kept him really busy speaking and teaching. We got to go to Beatty last week and attend their branch together as a family. It was a great experience and the nicest people!

I've been working really hard on losing the baby weight (+ 20lbs). I actually joined Weight Watchers online and have been exercising 5-7 times a week with Insanity workouts, running, and volleyball. I've lost 30lbs since the baby was born (I only lost 10 from delivering her) and have another 20 to go. I don't know how I'm going to do though with Halloween and the holidays coming. I love sweets!

Jake and Jo have been able to keep up with school really well in addition to their other activities. Elle took the picture below of Jonah doing homework and it's one of my all time favorites! Baseball is a little painful to watch since they have a very beginner team, but they enjoy it. Nana even got them some private lessons at the batting cages to help out. They've put Jake in as a pitcher a few games and that kid is working really hard at getting the ball to the plate. : )

Elle and Mae are loving school and playing with friends all the time. I've decided to have the boys in something in the fall, and the girls can do something in the spring. It makes life a little easier. The other day I noticed that the girls had taken almost 100 pictures of themselves. Here are a couple of them.

Miss Caroline is now 5 months old and just keeps getting cuter and cuter. I had some pics taken of her about a month ago which are beautiful, but her candid ones are so fun too. She started rolling over a few weeks ago and she just started rice cereal this week. She kept it down really well and got fussy when I stopped feeding her. That's a good sign. We're still working on sleeping through the night, but she's given me a few promising nights, I just need to sleep train her to be more consistent. It's just so much easier to feed her though when I'm so tired. : )

Stay tuned for Halloween and Thanksgiving posts! We've got a cow, two butterfly fairies, a skeleton, and a Clone Tropper coming. Guess who's what. We've also decided to head to Houston for Thanksgiving to visit the Fontanos! They've only lived there for 5 years, it's about time we come visit. : )