Hanford

Last week a large portion of the family took a train ride to Hanford to get some Ice Cream.

Carter did not really like the train ride down. We were not prepared for how loud the horn was so when the train pulled up to the platform it really scared him.

On the way home we were prepared and covered his ears. We also rode on the end of the train furthest from the horn so it was a happier trip home. It was a lot of fun I think we will do it again sometime.

Baby Grant's New Skill

Abby and Carter we both a little late in crawling, walking, etc.

Grant is breaking the mold. Today at ten weeks old Grant rolled over. I knew it was coming as he had already been pushing himself around while on his tummy but I was still pretty surprised. Abby and Carter were well into their fourth month before they rolled over.

It will be interesting to see if he is early in the rest of his motor skills. Time will tell.

First Day of Kindergarten

Monday, August 24th Abby started Kindergarten at Mickey Cox Elementary School in Ms. Ormonde's class. Abby was so excited to get to play with kids her age.

When she got to class she was a little nervous. But once she had her backpack in her cubby and was playing blocks with a girl in her class she told me, "I will be fine mom. I will see you after class." Carter took it the hardest. When we got in the car and Abby was not with us he kept calling, "Abby! Abby!"

Almost Lost Love at Target

So I had an eventful shopping experience at Target today.

Carter has his blankey that he LOVES. My mom had already cut it in half so we could have a back up but we have lost one. We were down to one half of a blankey when we went to Target. Carter was carrying it around like usual. We were on our way out and a woman asked if we were missing a blanket. I looked through our cart and realized it was missing. She described it and told me where it was. The woman said that it looked like it belonged to us. I don't know what we would have done if we lost his lovey. He would be one sad boy.

Anyhow, while at Target I bought a cube storage unit and I had it under the cart. When we left the cart was full so Abby and Carter we walking along side me. As we were making our way to the parking lot the box slipped out from the cart. I had traffic blocked both ways. The box was heavy and difficult to get back on but I managed. As soon as we moved out of the way of traffic the dang thing slipped off again. I was getting frustrated and I was worried Carter was going to bolt while I was wrangling this thing. As I started to bend over and deal with the problem and I heard a voice say, "Can I help you?"

I stood up and there was a woman and her son. She seemed to pop up out of nowhere. I just looked at her because I don't like to ask for help but I really needed it. So, she just picked up the box and said, "Where is your car?" I showed her and she went and loaded the thing in. It may not have been a big deal to her but it totally made my day. I really feel like Heavenly Father was watching over me and I am grateful for these women who were his instruments. These may not have been big, life changing events but it meant a lot to me.

Camping Trip

Sunday after Grant's blessing we loaded into the motor home for a camping trip to Huntington Lake. The trip up was nice. We had about two hours of great fun until. . .
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Carter face planted off of the steps of the motor home onto the asphalt. He cried for a looonnnnggg time after falling. He was okay for a while again until we tried to put him to bed then he cried basically on and off until 6:00a.m when Dean got up with him. After no sleep between a crying Carter and nursing the baby we decided to cut our trip short.

We made sure to let Abby do the one thing she wanted to do on our camping trip: roast a marshmallow.

The injury the next morning.

The kids packed up and ready to go home. All was going well on our way home. We got down the four lane. Dean said something was feeling weird with the motor home so he pulled over. He got out and checked all of the tires. Everything looked okay and Dean opened the door to get back in and we heard a pop. The next adventure of our trip. . .
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A flat tire on the motor home and missing the tools to change it. So, Dean called his brother Tyler and he brought the tools we needed to get going again.

This is basically what Grant did the whole trip. He was a great camper.

So, as Dean and I unloaded the motor home after this eventful trip I looked over at him and he said, "That was the worst trip I have ever taken."

It wasn't all bad though. It was sweet to see Dean take care of and comfort Carter. He put him in the bike trailer and did lap after lap around the campsite. Also, Dean with the help of his brother fixed the motor home. This man can fix almost anything. He is amazing. I LOVE HIM!!!

Grant's Blessing

August 2nd was Grant's blessing. We are so blessed to have family close by to share this special occasion.