The Reception Through Tallon's Eyes

Tallon loves taking pictures. He is actually quite good for an 8 year old. So he was in charge of taking pictures during the reception

see... not bad
My favorites: the cup, the picture, and the self portraits!!

Witch's Brew

The boys favorite part of Brynja's reception was definitely the drink

who doesn't love the effect of dry ice!!

A Little Down Time

We have a day of down time between the wedding and reception. Tyler went and grabbed Carter and Kase for the afternoon and man did we have a busy house. 6 little boys, whoohoo! Carter, Tallon and Orrin wanted to play outside on the snow hill, while Kase and Vivin kept busy playing trucks.

What could make your day even better?...

passing timed math at school and getting a Golden Dollar!!! Way to go Buddy!!!

Kinda Cool

The boys were soooooo good yesterday! Being bigger is definitely helping in the behavior department. We made good time and when we came out of Alpine the elk were right on the road so we stopped for a few mins. As we were getting ready to leave I looked up the mountain and saw a coyote waking down towards the elk



The boys loved it! We watched it for a good 5 mins and it was really kinda cool. The elk didn't seem to care that it was even there, Tallon on the other hand did. If we would have had a gun and it wouldn't have been on the refuge, it would have been one dead coyote :)

The Wedding Day

Tyler's baby sis was sealed today to her love

Isn't she lovely!?!

The boys were so excited to go to the temple. Viv begged the entire way to go inside. We tried to explain but he just was adamant that he was going inside the temple. Lucky for him the Rexburg temple has a wonderful waiting room just inside the doors, so the boys got to go inside. The excitement in their eyes was amazing. To be inside the temple was magic for these little boys

Tytan and Van. Finally cousins that look alike

Tallon and Tytan. How Tytan loves his Tallon. Ty and I talked on the way home how grateful we are that the cousins love and adore each other.

Tallon with his aunt Brynja

Classic family pic. Why is it that only my family is in chaos?

Much better but not as entertaining

What a perfect day.
The sealing was amazing. The counsel, the love, the promises. It was all just perfect.
Congrats to the amazing couple.

Its a Good Thing He's Cute

Van has been a terrible sleeper lately and I do mean terrible!
But how can you stay mad when he naps like this

Little stink.
I just wish I was the one holding him and catching up on a few missed ZZZZ's.

The Face

Van is sooo not a fan of baby food.
A fan of the camera, yes...

but this is the face we get when we try to feed him

mouth clamped shut not letting anything in

hitting the spoon, sending food everywhere

if some gets in his mouth, serious gagging goes on

maybe one day

8 Months

I didn't think it was possible but Van got cuter this month

he also graduated from his baby bath to the sink

I love it when the babies are old enough for the sink

Van has started picking up "puffs" with his fingers and getting them into his mouth! He eats "puffs" all day, he can't get enough of them. He won't eat regular baby food. He just gags on it. When anything comes at him on a spoon or a fork he clamps his mouth shut, closes his eyes, and makes a sour face. Seriously it is the cutest thing EVER. But if it is a finger food of sorts he will munch all day. He stole Viv's fruit loops this morning and went to town. At least he is eating something. His favorite for the month was Grandpa Chad feeding him some Pumpkin Pie.

The past week or so he has went back to his bad sleeping habits. It could have something to do with the fact that he was still in a bassinet by the bed :) So last night Tyler broke down and finally set up the play pen, much better,... still not great but better.

He can now say "Hi dad" very clear. I worked so hard on the ma ma ma 's but nothing. He also says bab bab bab when Bobby comes through the door, I tell my self it is just by chance and that he doesn't say Bobby before Mommy but I am not very convincing.

He definitely learned what the flash of a camera means! It is awesome. Even if he is not the subject of the picture, he is there in the background, just smiling away.

He is starting to move. He is finally content to lay on his tummy and has started rolling to get across the room. He loves to get where his brothers are. They are definitely his favorite things in the world. I knew I wouldn't be the favorite for long. When the boys are out front playing, Van is in the window laughing and squealing. He does love me when I am on the computer. He puts his hands on top of mine when I type. Pretty much the sweetest thing ever.

He doesn't have a fear of strangers which is nice. Especially when I have to do church by my self with 4 boys because Ty is home with a migraine and Viv screams during the sacrament and I have have 6 little sunbeams by myself. Times like that strangers are good people :)
This month has been so fun for Van and his Daddy. Ty has only got to work one week since Christmas, which has left a lot of Van and Daddy time. It is great! Their afternoon naps and play time have really helped Van's development. As you can tell he is the HaPpIeSt baby. All the cute smiles were captured by Tallon, he gets the really big ones!

A feeding Day

Dad's on days and Jacob was short handed so Tyler and the boys went down to help feed the young stuff.

My boys love to go help on the farm especially when tractors are involved

Tallon's name sake "Tal"

Van and I got to spend a few hours with Grandma Thelma. The boys joined us for a yumm lunch and some good conversation.
A Perfect Saturday!

Scout Project #1

Tallon has been working like mad on scouting. The scouting program fits this kid so well, which I am so thankful for. No whining, no trying to get out of it, no this is the dumbest thing ever. We only have excitement, look what I get to do, and mom when can we do scouts! It is heaven. For one of the requirements Tallon had to build something useful out of wood. It suggested a bird house or a recipe card holder, but none of those fit Tallon.
So he and his daddy sat down and started planning and designing

then they went to work with the power tools and started cutting

then there was a lot of sanding and putting together

four coats of paint finished it off just perfect

and there we have it. A gun/coat rack to help organize Tallon's room

Tallon had so much fun with Tyler doing this. It was fun to watch them from start to finish and see the excitement that they had. It fits Tallon's personality perfect and it will be fun to see what the next project is going to be.

Off and Running

Tallon received his first Scouting award!!
He worked hard and passed off the requirements to earn his Bobcat and 2 beads towards his Wolf!
He has loved every minute of Scouting.
Here is the first of many pins for a scouting Mommy

Tallon with his Dana Grandparents

Tallon with his Hansen Grandparents

Tallon with his Bobcat badge and 2 yellow beads! Way to go buddy

He obviously didn't find pictures as necessary as mom and dad did

How we love this little man. He has been so excited to get his Bobcat and has been working really hard on his Wolf. He should have it in no time.

Alone Time

I don't know if everyone has a child that needs "his" time, but we do. Time to just be him by himself with no one to bother or annoy. Sometimes finding a quiet place in our home is hard. There is usually baby sleeping here and kids playing there. So when Viv got off the bus today and saw that no one was outside he decided that that was where he needed to be.





Everyone needs their time and I am so glad Vivin was able to find his today.