Hayden

Hayden had his 7th birthday on October 2. He had a really good time at the Science Specturm with his friends. He loves going to there and wants to be a scientist when he grows up. He has really enjoyed being in first grade. He is a very sweet boy and loves his little sisters and brother - especially Rylie. He enjoys the outdoors using his imagination and taking things apart, and indoors playing with his tinker toys, legos and dinosaurs. He enjoys going to karate, boy scouts, church and camping. He has lost several teeth this year and thinks that is pretty neat. He has grown up so much this year and is getting ready for 2nd grade.

September Catch up

These are some pictures of what we have been doing in September.

Rylie at 4 months

6 months old

Waiting at the Dr. office for Kyrstn to get her cast. Ryder was trying to entertain Rylie

Rylie - I did not put in the last post about Rylies 4 month well check that we did at 5 months. She was 25 inches which was the 75% and 12.62 pounds which was the 25%. She check out very well and has been following the same growth pattern. She is 6 months old now, but we will not go back to the doctor until she is 7 months to keep her shots the correct distance apart. She is happy most of the time, loves to chew on her fingers and feet and her plug (pacifier) - kinda like she is teething but there have not been any teeth show themselves yet. She is rolling over and trying to crawl, she loves her brothers and sister especially when Hayden gets home from school. She is very ticklish, Hayden makes her laugh a lot. She loves her daddy and gets pretty excited when she sees him gets a big grin on her face.

Kyrstn - She got her cast put on and it is her favorite color - pink. She has really liked people to sign it. Before we got the cast put on she was in my cousins wedding as a greeter girl she enjoyed that - she loves to dress up. She got to go to Dalhart early with her aunt Sarah and they a good time together. Kyrstn also started at a mothers day out/preschool one day a week after she got her cast on. She has really enjoyed that and has made some more friends her age. She loves to be my little helper. Kyrstn also started her black belt training at karate. She is really enjoying it, she does prefer tumbling but they don't have it available in Abernathy right now.

Ryder's first day of Mothers day out

Ryder - Ryder is going to the mothers day out and he has seemed to really enjoy it also. They said he did much better this week than last. He is growing and talking a little more. He loves to play with balls, watch the tractors outside and be outside. He could stay outside all the time if I would let him but the mosiquitos are terrible and they love him.

Hayden - He is growing up so quick. He loves the 1st grade and is learning so much. He enjoys holding Rylie, coloring, and inventing things. He is testing for his purple belt in karate this week and is looking forward to that. He enjoys karate and taking pictures.


We had the opportunity to go to the Panhandle - South Plains Fair this past weekend and the kids really enjoyed it. They go to ride several rides and eat some fair food, corn dogs, hot dogs, cotton candy, candy apples, funnel cakes and I don't know what else. They had a lot of fun with everyone that got to go with us. Then we went back on Monday when students and teachers got in free to look at the exhibits and Hayden found several things that he thought he really needed and said he was going to bring his money next time we go back.

coming out of the funny house

Family photo from the wedding.

August Review

Well to start August out we took Hayden, Kyrstn, and Ryder to visit nana Beth and Papa Rocky. While they were there the had fun playing with their cousin Sully and going to VBS. While three of the kids were gone Russell, Dallas, Rylie and I tried a go cart place and had some fun. Then Hayden and Ryder came back home and Dallas stayed another week, while Kyrstn stayed with nana Beth and papa Rocky another week. We enjoyed playing in the water and working outside. Hayden started the 1st grade and we go to visit the Covenant Childrens ER for the 1st time with broken bones and to my surprise Hayden was not the 1st. Here are some pictures of what we did during August.

On our way to Sunray.

Hayden and Ryder practicing rolling their tongues on our way to Sunray.

Ryder happy to be on the way.

Hayden holding Rylie and sitting with Sully.

Ryder and Sully playing together.

This is Kyrstns favorite dress. She like to spin in circles with it on.

Hayden loves to play with tinker toys. He is always inventing something or making something. He can play with these for a long time. Here he has built Wall e. He enjoyed that movie and like robots. He tells me we need a robot.

Playing outside in the playhouse at nana and papas

Playing in the little swimming pool

On the road again. One of our many trips to Sunray in August.

Dallas came to visit for a coupe weeks and helped Russell a little outside. He did a lot of weed eating, weed pulling and weed spraying.

This is what Rylie did while Dallas was working so hard in the heat. Sleep, play and enjoy being an only child for a few days.



We went to Dave's Need 4 Speed while Dallas was here and had a lot of fun. They had two go cart tracks, miniture golf with black light and laser tag.

miniture golf

having some pizza. Rylie is enjoying this.

Laser Tag

We went to Sunray after VBS was over to pick up Hayden and Ryder. Kyrstn wanted to stay a little longer so she could help nana.

Playing in the water

Dallas, Hayden and Ryder had a good time playing in the water after pulling weeds in the garden all morning. It was pretty hot that day. Rylie enjoyed being outside for a little while getting some fresh air.

Ryder thought it was hillarious to get everyone else wet. He did not like it though when they took the water hose away from him or got him wet.

Brotherly Love

Rylie's first cereal
Rylie had her first cereal on August 16. She liked it at first and now does not really like it at all. She like the mixed grain better than the rice though.
taking a nap after her meal

Ryder

Hayden started 1st grade this year and is really enjoying it. He likes it much better that kindergarten. He really like his teacher, Mrs. Stevenson. He is doing so much better this year. His handwriting is so much better, you can not even tell it is the same person.

To end August we got to spend some time in the ER. It was the 2nd day of school only a 1/2 day. Hayden had just gotten home and Kyrstn was suppose to be taking a nap on her bunk bed. A few minutes after she gets in be I hear a crash and Kyrstn cry a little. I go in there to check on her and she had fallen off her bed. So, I take her in the living room to ask her why she was not taking a nap then she shows me where it hurts. Her arm is bent where it is not suppose to be. So I load all four kids up and head to Lubbock. She ended up breaking both bones in her forearm. She was a good sport and has not even complained of it hurting since it happened. Here are some pictures taken with my sisters cell phone so they are not real big.

Waiting in the ER room for the Orthopedic Surgeon to get out of surgery to see what we need to do.

Her right arm with the IV.

Still waiting for the dr.

The broken arm.

A different angle of the broken arm.

Eating at Fuddruckers after getting out of the ER waiting on her pain meds to be filled. She really liked staying with papa Richard and did not want anyone else the rest of the day.