Rolly Polly

This is how I laid Parker in his bed for a nap this morning...

This is how I found him when I came to get him when he woke up...

Thanksgiving at the Cabin/Lodge

Thanks to my parents, we were able to fly to Sacramento and go to their cabin for Thanksgiving. Austin and Amy, Shea and Tyne, Steve, Traci, Kyle, and Keana, Andy, Janet, Michael, Layton, Tyler, and Brayden, and Grandma and Grandpa Mortensen were all their too. Thanks to my mom and Tyne we had very yummy Thanksgiving dinner 2 nights in a row with fresh turkeys each night! I love Thanksgiving at my mom's! We tried a family picture.

 

 

The Wedding After Party

After Brad and Ashley's wedding reception, we went to the Dougherty's to hang out. The boys/men played "Face Ball," which was pretty funny to watch. And the girls enjoyed each other and loved the little chairs. Ellie was there but wouldn't stay for the picture.

 

First Haircut

Staucie has been nick-named "Mullet" by her uncle and I finally decided after seeing Hannah's new hair cut to cut off Staucie's "mullet." She played with things in her high chair while I cut it. It is not the best hair cut job but it is hard to cut a wiggly one-year-old's hair.

 

 

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

 

 

Doctor Day

Parker got 4 shots at the doctor on Wednesday and Staucie ended up getting a flu shot even though it wasn't her appointment. Staucie watched the doctor and nurse very intently while they checked out Parker. Grandma Lees came with us so Staucie just sat with her glad that it was Parker and not her...until we made her get a flu shot, but she recovered quickly when Grandma loved her. Then we came home and they sat on the couch while Staucie played with my phone.

Four Months

Parker turned four months old on the 6th. We went to the doctor the next day for his well-check appointment. He weighed in at 13.15 pounds (25%) and was 25.5 inches long (75%). He is definetly growing. He is such a sweet baby and we are so glad to have him. He has been waking himself up lately because he keeps accidently rolling over to his back and we find him on his side trying to get back to his tummy. He is very smiley and makes the cutest noises. We love our Parker!

Halloween treats

 

 

 

Trunk-or-Treating

After Staucie woke up from her nap (she took a really long one today) we packed up and went to Daniel's work to go trick-or-treating through his office. We brought the camera but forgot to take pictures. Staucie was really shy and afraid of everyone, but she loved getting candy to put in her bucket and loved eating Smarties. Then we got home and Daniel came home a few minutes later and we all ate really fast and packed up again and went to the church for Trunk-or-Treating. Staucie loved being outside and getting more candy to put in her bucket. She doesn't really know that much about candy and just liked the ones that looked like balls.

 

Halloween crafts

We did a lot on our Halloween day. After Parker went down for his morning nap Staucie and I made Halloween pictures and baked sugar cookies. We made pumpkins, ghosts, and a spider. Staucie loved the spider! I think she likes spiders so much because one of her favorite songs is "Itsy Bitsy Spider." (I HATE spiders. I have a fear of them.) I actually decorated the cookies after Staucie went down for her nap because we got too busy for her to help me. We should have decorated them yesterday so she could have helped. Anyway, she also liked gluing things.

 

 

 

Throwing Balls

Daniel and Staucie like to lay on the floor on their backs and throw balls into the air and catch them. As long as I have known Daniel he has always been throwing a tennis ball in the air on his back. Staucie thinks it is a fun game and makes me do it with her too. Today she decided she wanted to try it with the giant excersize ball. She was never able to actually throw it but she liked holding it.

Stoller Accident

So, Daniel was carrying Staucie into Parker's room (where the diapers are) tonight after he had given her a bath and Staucie's stroller was laying down right in front of the door. Daniel did not see it and stepped on it and tripped and stumbled and fell...down went Staucie too. Well, Daniel and Staucie recovered from their fall, but sadly the stroller did not. It is made of metal and the handle bent and then broke off when I tried to bend it back. Daniel has a cut on his ankle from the metal. Staucie will miss her stroller, but the metal is sharp now so it is going to the trash. :(

Cornbellys

So Monday we went to "Cornbellys" to play. It was made for older kids but Staucie still had a blast because she was able to run around outside and go down a few different slides. There was also a tractor ride that I went on with her and some big giant slides that I went down with her. We actually flew down the big slide and at the bottom was mud so my bum got muddy! We also jumped on a big bubble, tried a "haunted" creature (but snuck out the side because it was too dark for Staucie), ate a hot dog and picked out a pumpkin. We didn't take very many pictures, we took more video with the other camera. Parker slept most of the time in his stroller. After we played at "Cornbellys" we went home, fed Parker, and tried to put on Staucie's Halloween costume (she didn't want to wear it - she was a princess) and ran over to the clubhouse for Family Night with a few other families in our ward. We had Halloween treats and played for a little while and then went home and we were exhausted. We had been gone all day, grocery shopping, visiting Daniel at work, killing time in the car while we waited for "Cornbellys" to open (it didn't open until 4 and we got there at 2:30), and then playing at "Cornbellys", and then going to the Family Night activity.

 

Barnyard Boo

Today we wanted to take Staucie to Thanksgiving Point to play and pick a pumpkin. Well, it was freezing today and even snowed, but we went anyway because it is the only chance we have. Sadly "Cornbellys" was "Closed Temporarily due to bad weather." So we went into "Barnyard Boo" and looked at the animals. Parker slept most of the time and Staucie LOVED the animals, especially the ducks. She didn't want to touch any of them of get too close and got scared when the crazy donkey ran up to us (he was in a pen so he couldn't get to us). But she loved to watch them. Then inside she played pumpkin bowling and got two bouncy balls (her favorite), got a balloon pumpkin from a scary clown lady, and went fishing for a spider which she gave to me. She had so much fun and cried when we left. We are going to try and go back Monday night for family night after Daniel gets home from work. She is crying in this picture of all of us because she didn't want to leave. It was freezing!

Daddy's Little Pumpkin

My mom bought Parker a little onesie that says "Daddy's little pumpkin" for Halloween. He tried it on today.

 

Tummy Time For Both

When I lay Parker on this pillow Staucie likes to lay with him. Then when he is done she lays on the pillow like he was, either on her tummy or back. She is so funny. Parker loves to watch her.