Labor Day weekend..}

Since it was labor day on Monday we had a very long weekend...

• D and kolt got lots of yard work done sat aft/ monday top soil came YEAH!! {this was a freezie break couldn't resist taking a picture!}!}
  
• D was away for two days and got home late friday night
• we had our community harvest fun night lots of fun me and four kids, we survived and had fun
• D took the three older kids to our ward swimming primary party sat morn
  
• my brother and his finance came over sometime last week to talk wedding plans fun times
• my nephew was baptized sat night, confirmed on sunday crazy that these kids are actually 8 already where does the time go!!
  
• we had 2 family dinners enjoyed time with siblings on D 's side
• a trip to grandmas house {love the country there!! I would move there in a minute just to have this view everyday!!}
• I didn't feel very good either all weekend...oh well thats life
  
• lots of fun lots of tired kids and lots of whining but we all survived that too!
  
• {any tips to controlling the whining of a certain 5 year old girl who loves the drama end of life almost constantly lately?? Its a stage right!! }
• it was a busy weekend but a good one!

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Looking over the past few posts seems like I'm missing a fun post so here is some M love and some things he loves to do right now::

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• he adores his baby brother
• he loves to stare cars down actually he is kind of like a dog who runs after cars he is usually on a bike or on foot its like he is daring them to run him over or looks like he is going to race the car or something?? {right LB}
• he can't wait to go to school!!
• he hates flies for some reason but loves most other bugs
• he LOVES dogs, horses, cows
  
• he loves to escape.... everyday.... dirt hills... peoples basements, you name it
• he LOVES riding his bike
• loves sleeping on his floor right now for some reason
• has peed on his cousin at the lake, almost peed on the deck of the new pool here pants down and all, likes to pee wherever he is guess for now I'm just glad its not in his pants!
  
• he is doing AMAZING at being potty trained {and I am so happy to just change one little bum!!}
• he loves his Dad "always asks where is dad?"
• he usually has no shoes on, and can be found wondering around in his underwear or no shirt at all {we call him HUCK Finn!!}
• he will eat just about everything lately he is constantly hungry
• He loves to give kisses right now RIGHT on the mouth not my fav
• he is talking so good and really calming down
• he is still feisty of course thats just M
• he loves his play computer
• he knows lots of shapes, numbers and lots of the alphabet
• he dresses himself most days now
• he loves to help in the kitchen
• he is funny and comes up with great things sometimes
• he loves to do whatever K is doing
• his favorite color is ORANGE!!
  
• He got a haircut yesterday and sat perfectly still for the first time!! {could have been the "wonka" {he thinks all chocolate bars are called wonka's} he was being good for but I don't care he was GOOD!!!!} big step for us!!
• he can't say his K,C sound so its tiss, tup, and some pretty funny ones its cute!
• he loves to run, has an awesome smile and the most beautiful dark brown eyes!
  
• He is full of life loves life and is a little mischievous but we love him so much!!!
  

"The child must know that he is a miracle,
that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be another child like him.
-Pable Casals

"Childhood is the most beautiful of all seasons"
-author unknown

Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.
-John W Whitehead

and one more that I really love.....

"Each child is an adventure into a better life -an opportunity to
change the old pattern and make it new.
-Hubert H Humphrey

LiFe iS gOOd....