Collin at Four . . .

• no longer wants to take a nap
• loved watching the Olympics, especially gymnastics
• is excited about preschool
• loves riding his new, big-kid bike
• always wants to wrestle with Logan
• asks a million questions a day
• is a big helper with his younger brothers
• enjoys going out to eat
• loves to snuggle in mom's and dad's bed on Friday nights
• likes to watch Word World
• wants to play baseball all the time
• is excited to go to Disneyland
• reminds us to read the scriptures and say family prayer every night
• loves treats, pizza, and hot dogs
• is an absolute sweetie-pie and I love him, love him!

Collin's 1st Birthday

2nd Birthday

3rd Birthday

4th Birthday

Hello, Good-bye!

I purchased an excellent condition train table off of craigslist a month ago and the boys, especially Carter, loved it. It came with over 100 accessories and had storage bins below it. The problem though was space issues. We set it up in the living room, but it was cramping our style. The complaint from Logan was there was no longer any room for wrestling and playing rough (I saw this as a positive thing however) so we sold it. We told the boys we would get another one someday and they did surprisingly well. Now all we have are memories and pictures!

Papa's Boys

Papa and Mimi (Logan's parents) came a couple of weeks ago to help celebrate Collin's birthday. Like usual, we had a fun, crazy time together. We took a couple of Sunday pictures with them because the boys were very excited about wearing their ties just like Daddy and Papa!

Happy Birthday Collin!

Collin turned 4 last week (8/13) and boy was he excited! We celebrated for a few days. On the big day we had a special breakfast and his birthday dinner (he wanted shrimp), opened presents (he got a big-kid bike from mom and dad), and went out for ice cream. Thursday Mimi and Papa came so we opened more presents and had cake. Friday we had his "out-to-eat" birthday dinner at Red Robin and on Saturday we had his official birthday party. All week he was saying, "I can't believe I'm four now mom!" He now goes around telling everybody he's four.

Carter's First ER Visit!

On 08/08/08 I was taking Carter to the bathroom at the gym when he decided to run up onto the stool he stands on to reach the potty. Well, the stool slipped out from underneath him and he bashed his chin on the toilet and then the floor. His chin split right open and immediately started to bleed. My thinking was 'oh great' because I knew we would be spending the next few hours at the hospital and I knew he was going to get wrapped up like a mummy and I was going to have to hold him down. All the times I had to do this to other kids in the ER I always thought that I was soooo glad I haven't had to do this to my own child! I called Logan at work and he was able to come home early to help me out. While waiting for his turn, Carter was running around the hospital like nothing had happened, but once he got into the room and wrapped up, he wasn't happy. He did pretty good considering the circumstances and ended up with three stitches. Hopefully we won't have to go back any time soon!

Check-up Time

Hunter had his 4 month check-up and Collin had his 4 year old check-up today. Hunter received 3 shots today and Collin will be getting 3 shots on Wednesday. However, Collin persistently informs me he will not be getting any shots. Here are the new stats:

Hunter:

Weight-18 lbs 8 oz (95%)

Head Circumference-44.5 cm (94%)

I think the medical assistant measured his length wrong because according to the numbers he shrunk and he has definitely grown taller, not shorter!

Collin:

Weight-45 lbs (96%)

Height-3' 8" in (97%)

Hunter's First Haircut!

Logan cut/buzzed Hunter's hair for the first time a couple of weeks ago (July 26th). He was only three months old, but it was getting way too long. The poor kid could barely see! He looks much older now and people think he looks more like Collin. I've been meaning to take a better picture of it, but this will have to do for now.

Friends

My good friend, Robin, and her two kids came up from Pasadena to visit us last week. Robin and I met the first day of nursing school at BYU and became instant friends. We were nursing partners together (and we have some great, mostly gross, stories we could share) and then we lived in NYC at the same time for one year. We watched each other's child one day a week while the other went to work (Emma is Collin's first friend). Before this recent visit we last saw each other 1 1/2 years ago in Washington D.C., but we're always able to pick right back up where we left off (we also talk often on the phone).

We took them on the usual SF tour, rode the trains, went out to eat, watched movies, and had fun, fun, fun! The time went by too fast, but luckily we'll be seeing them shortly when we go to Disneyland and San Diego together in the next couple of weeks.