Jack 4 months-M&P

Jack is 4 months old and super adorable.  He is all smiles and loves to laugh.

4 month comparison with Mason and Paige.

Here's a little about Jack at 4 months:

-he loves to eat his hands and anything else he can grab onto
-he has rolled over a few times but they were a fluke; he was on his tummy and would bobble his head and the momentum rolled him over
-sometimes after he just falls asleep he will laugh
-he loves to look at me while eating and smile or laugh
-he has started to do some louder talking and screaming noises
-he loves when Paige and Mason talk to him
-he is a great sleeper at night and will sleep from around 9:30 pm till around 4:30 or 5am; it's the best
-his naps in the daytime are usually shorter power naps around 25-30 minutes long; he wakes up from gas pains or loud noises from his siblings being crazy
-he still seems sensitive to dairy or something and will sometimes have loud painful cries, and he spits up a lot
-he is ticklish and will laugh if I tickle him under his armpits, on his belly or in his neck
-he loves his swing, it's his favorite napping place; he especially loves the music along with the swinging both of them can calm him down quick and help him fall asleep
-he does not like being held like a football, he prefers being held facing outward or standing up
-his bouncy chair animals are some of his best friends that he talks to and can grab and yell at
-we put him in the exersaucer for the first time and he liked it.  He can stand but can only keep his head stabilized for so long before he gets done.

Some fun stuff with Mason:
-He had a pretty nasty crash on his bike

It resulted in some stitches on his cheek, fat lips, and a really bloody face.  He was a champ the whole time from his crash on even when he was getting cleaned up and stitches.

Since his crash he has gotten back on his bike and continues to ask to ride; but says he won't ride on the hill he crashed on or any new gravel.

Here's his face's healing progression:

 

-I bought him new shorts for the summer and he loves them.  He was so excited to have new shorts I don't think he'll wear pants again till fall.  He must be like his dad where he wants to wear shorts and flip flops everyday
-on one of our walks to John and Debbie's there was a bunny on the trail and Mason got so excited screaming, "A bunny, I saw my first bunny!"
- He layed another year of tee ball and loved it.  Next year we need to do coaches pitch though

-he is getting close to the end of preschool, still loving school and getting to do fun things like field trips to fire stations; where he was trying to be a good big brother and keep track of Paige.  He would get frustrated when she would walk with the group of kids and not hold his hand he told me she was not being a good listener.

-He also had a little art show at his preschool to show some of the fun crafts they had made.

Paige:
-she was lucky enough to finally get to go on one of Mason's field trips and of course it was probably one of the more fun trips;  Paige loved the fire station and was brave enough to ride inside the truck with all the other kids

-she is a great big sister and always comes into our room in the morning asking about Jack if he's awake or still sleeping, and is a great car buddy talking to him or singing his songs if he's sad during our drives
-she is the biggest girly girl sometimes with dresses and pink and princeses then turn around and start fighting her princesses and growling like a tiger or dinosuar

-Paige loves to go to stores with me, and knows the stores not by their names but by what free food she can get or how big the carts are
-she is finally potty trained.  I tried back in early November and she had no grasp of the concept so we nixed it until after Jack was born then waited till we finished our traveling in March and family visits in April.  It worked out great that we started a couple days after my sister Zoe got here to stay with us for the summer, so she could help with the other kids so I could focus on Paige. It only took about a day and she got it down.  She has only had one accident since and loves being a big girl with all her princess and superhero underwear
-she loves to play in the dirt at Mason's tee ball, and build fairy houses(this is one of the cleanest she's been after his practice or a game)

Christoper is  still working hard at the Attorney General's office but is planning a transition into Labors and Industry division where hopefully the work will be more predictable and less emotionally taxing on him.  He is mountain biking as often as the weather permits and I can handle with him being gone; but of course he wishes it could be more.  He is prepping a to climb Mount Baker with the scouts in our church's young men's organization and is really excited to do that.
We are slowing making progress on our backyard, ripping out blackberry bushes, leveling ground, ripping out stumps and hoping to get it ready for the possibility of a fence for next year.

Jack 3 Months

Jack is 3 months and still as happy as can be.

3 Month Comparison

He loves being held, and looking at people; especially his Great Grandmas.

He is starting to be more interactive laughing and smiling.  He recognizes us and is happy whenever we come close to him.  He is still a great night time sleeper and loves taking naps in the swing.

He is getting better at holding his head up and doing longer tummy times, and even sat in his bumbo for the first time.

He is getting closer to being able to control his hands grabbing for toys and things we hold out in front of him.  He loves smiling at Mason and Paige and is getting bigger everyday!

Paige's 3rd Birthday

Paige's 3 year old stats.

Paige's bests/favorties:
Color: pink and purple
Movie/show: Sophia the First
Friends: Kate and Tempe
Food: mac n cheese, and anything sweet
Things to do: play with cousins and friends
Toy: princesses

For Paige's 3rd birthday she was sick but she was still pretty happy, she requested a pink donut for breakfast on her actual birthday but we waited to celebrate till the weekend when the all the Burley cousins were here.

She wanted a pink, princess cake for her birthday.  I figured I could do that; and I deiced to make it super easy.  When I first started decorating her cake Christopher asked what it was so I was a little nervous it wouldn't be very good, but when I asked Paige what her cake was she got it right away.  And I figured if she knew what it was that was all that mattered.

The cousins loved her cake; probably because it was strawberry flavored, Kaylin even said that we needed to give her mom our cake recipe since she liked it so much.  I make a mean boxed cake :)

She got lots of great presents even some cash; Mason was a little jealous of the money, not so much the princess or pony stuff.

She's a great, sassy, independent, sweet, princess and we love her so much!

Last Trip to California

We went down for my sister's wedding, and it was also our last trip to my childhood home since my parents are moving as a result of them transferring to Hawaii for my Dad's last 5 years before retiring.  I took all 3 kids on the airplane by myself, and I was so happy they behaved well and made the trip totally easy.

Mason's one request was to go to Fairytale Town while we were there. I'm glad he likes it; I have fun memories there.

We loved having the backyard to run around in, and cousins to play with.  I helped my mom a little with cleaning out and organizing some rooms before their big move. The cleaning resulted in us throwing out the cardboard fabric holder things; Mason decided they were better to play with and loved chopping them and Lindsay was brave enough to hold them because I wasn't.

We were lucky enough to be there for my youngest and last sister to receive her endowment and go through the temple.  It was a little tricky trying to figure a way for me to be there while having a 2 months old but luckily we got it figured out.

We did Jack's baby blessing while we were there and were so lucky to have such a great group of men able to bless our little boy.

For my sister, Wynne's, bachelorette party we had a girl's day where we got our nails done, massages, haircuts, and ate chinese food.  For the boy's bachelor's party they went fishing out in San Francisco, they were even able to catch some pretty impressive fish.

Wynne and Johnathan were married for time and all eternity March 17th.  We took pictures at the temple and then returned home for a lunch before the reception that evening.

We were praying all week for the weather to cooperate so my sister could have her reception outside but it didn't, so we had to go to plan B and set up the church gym.  I think it turned out really pretty and it seemed like everyone had a great time.

I loved being there and being able to see all of my siblings and a lot of my family that I haven't seen for a while.

It was sad leaving the house that I grew up in and all the memories we made there, but I know that wherever we are together is our home, and I can't wait to make more memories in the next one.