From Truck to Trailer

Yes it's true, we have sold the old truck. It was a good truck for weekend jobs, but having it on the street became a problem (we have to move it every 5 days or we could get ticketed). It was my Dad's old truck so it was special - good reminder of him. However, with the cutting costs and going back to school we decided to sell the truck and buy a small trailer instead. That way we aren't putting gas into the truck and we can still do weekend jobs if needed.


Jeff found this little home made trailer at a yard sale down the street. It is in good condition and fits on the driveway along with the merc parked in front of it. We usually have the tarp over it to protect it from the weather :).


Isn't it cute? It is nice to not have to worry about being ticketed anyways :).

Finally!!!

Yes, she is finally crawling at almost 8 months of age! She has been scooting a little and last week she started army crawling, but today, yes today she has crawled across the room. Look at her very focused...


She has come a long way now!


It is strange to me because this is the longest any of my children have taken to accomplish this skill. No, it is not her weight that holds her back (Grant was just as big and was crawling at 6 months and walking by 9!), it is her motivation. You can see here why she was so motivated... the cord! Talmage was playing with her and slowly dragging the cord just out of her reach. It definitely did the trick.


She is being happy here... waving her arms and making cute baby talk noises! I figured that if we used a cord, Mommy, or the computer she would figure it out. Those are her favorite things :). I think the baby toys are not marketed for the right age group... Talmage, Grant and Sandra prefer her toys over their own!
I guess now I have to watch out for the stairs and anything else she can figure out how to get into. It is funny to me that we spend so much time wanting our children to progress and then figuring out how to deal with them once they do!

Sewing daily sewing

I have inherited material from people over the years. I have also been admiring some cute sewing blogs. Well I have been putting the two together and have worked on a few projects recently. I made some skirts for little girls and some baby doll blankets and pillows. Then I decided to make Sandra a new church dress. I really wanted to make something for me, but somehow it is more fun to sew for a little girl than for me. She was very excited watching me sew it. When I was ready for her to try it on she said "I want to be a princess, mommy." She loves her new dress! I think she loves that it's nice and flowy too. She twirls great!
I think it could be adjusted and there are faults that I don't like, but overall it turned out pretty good. It's a nice feeling to be able to create something that someone can wear!


Such a cute girl!

A whole new world

Sandra has taken possession of one of Mhari's blankets (a play blanket with tags

to chew on). She likes blankets in general so I didn't think anything of it. Then she laid it out and sat on it like this and said "Mommy, magic carpet." It was just too cute! So now she has the blanket and pretends to fly on it. I love it. What a great inspiration Aladdin is! I just hope she doesn't get any ideas about flying off of things to make it work!

Summer sports

So this is a little late in the making, but better late than never. The boys did some classes at the rec center this summer. We started out with basketball and then went right into soccer. It was a nice introduction to the sports and gave our kids a good opportunity to get better at their skills. There were plenty of fun ladies (mostly from the ward) to hang out with during that time so that made it even more enjoyable for me. There are things I would've liked to have been done differently (teachers etc), but overall the kids had a great time.


Here is Talmage with his basketball. He thought he was really good! It helps that he was the oldest in the class by over a year!


Yeah soccer! Here they are lined up waiting to make a goal. Both boys were really good at each sport, but I think that soccer and Grant go well together!


Throw!


Oh and our little Chica (Sandra). She had to sit and watch every time they had a class (because I was too cheap to leave and pay the gas for just a 45 min class, better to sit and wait for them to be done). She really wanted to play basketball and soccer. The last couple of times I let her play with a soccer ball for a little bit, out of the way. She loved it. She was more enthusiastic about soccer than any of the kids that were actually signed up! One day she'll get her turn. For now, Mommy is glad it's over and that there is nothing big going on for schedules right now. Who knew that doing one class a week could wear you out?

All Boy

Grant and Talmage were playing on their bunk bed today. Grant wanted to climb down head first because he was being a kitty and have Talmage help by holding his feet. Talmage didn't quite follow through on the plan. Grant fell and hit his face on the floor. Here is a picture soon after it happened.

He's done just fine since the accident which is good. This is what he looked like during his nap. His poor face is just getting more swollen and his owies more red (even with the cold pack). I guess another lesson for little boys to learn about how not to get down from the bunk bed (or better communication in their efforts)!

It's been 10 years...

I've been debating how to start this post (sorry no photos). First off it's hard to believe, but it's been 10 years since Jeff has been to the dentist. I've been more recently, however I don't know that it mattered. Jeff had no real issues and was all to happy to chat it up with the Hygienist and our new Dentist. It is one of those lucky strong teeth genetic things he has inherited from his father (lucky him). I was not so lucky. I do not have cavities, but my silver fillings are starting to fail. I'm going to need 1 crown and 3 new fillings! Lucky me. I'm not very happy about it.
The kids have also gotten to visit the Dentist for their cleanings. Lucky Grant has inherited the Williams' teeth gene while Talmage seems to favor my teeth. Poor Talmage had 2 fillings done yesterday. He was such a trooper and did really well. At least there was no crying. He was sad when we left because he didn't have time to play the arcade game they had there. I think the pediatric Dentist is such a hit because they get prizes. After my appointment my kids all wanted to know if I got to play the video game and what prizes I got. I guess it's not so fun when we're adults. Maybe I can count my free tooth brush and floss as my prize, or maybe my new crown that I will be getting all too soon (it probably doesn't count because I'm paying for it). Being big is not so fun sometimes :).
One of the blessings of going to the dentist is that the kids are very excited about brushing their teeth twice a day and even love flossing. Hopefully it will last more than a few weeks!