Luke is getting so BIG!

I cannot even believe it has been 8 months since Luke was born! Crazy how time flies. Luke is so much fun. He is learning to crawl. He hasn't quite figures out how to keep his tummy off the ground but he is doing the army crawl and is incredibly fast! Sometimes I set him down and come back in just a minute and he is halfway across the room!

He is a good eater. He likes baby food, unlike the girls. He is a horrible sleeper! He still is waking up 3-4-5 times every night! And just these past two weeks has really fought going down for naps. He will go right to sleep at night when I put him in his cradle and I don't have to hold him for him to nap like I did with Felicity so it isn't quite as hard, but still, I stink at getting babies to sleep well. I checked out 5 books at the library and they all said let them cry it out or just live with it. Well, there is no way I can let him cry and cry and cry until he makes himself sick. I think that is just bad parenting and I'm not gonna do it. I guess I have to live with it.

Luke loves to play with things. He checks out everything and always has to have a toy or a watch or something to play with. He definitely has my tempermant. He will be perfectly fine for a really long time, longer than you would expect, and then...crash. When he has had it, he's had it. And you better get him what he needs now! Other than that, he is a really happy baby! He is so easy to make laugh. The quickest way is to toss him in the air! When he is sleepy, he can't decide whether to laugh or cry so it comes out as a sad laugh. You have to hear it to get what I'm talking about.

We all adore our Lukey Boy!

Felicity is in Preschool

Felicity started preschool in September. She was quite nervous to go the first several times and in fact really hates to leave but once she is there she loves it! In fact, she says at the end of almost every day "I wont cry about going to preschool anymore". They do so many cute art projects and have tons of fun.

Her favorite thing is playing puppets. They have had a guest police officer, a fireman, and taken a field trip to the Animal Hospital.

Sammie at a New School

Sammie is in a new school this year. Legacy Preparatory Academy. The first day of their school year they called and said they had an unexpected opening and Sammie could take it if we want. We stressed like never before on whether or not to take it. Well, we did and it was the best decision EVER! School has been 100% better for her. No kidding. She just got her grades and got three A+, 2 A's, one C, and the most impressive, a B in math!!!!!!! She loves her new school. It really is the best. Sammie comes home and immediately starts on her homework without even being told. And she feels smart now! That is the best thing I could ever hope for.

Sammie has already had a ton of fun activities there. Last week the 5th grade took a field trip to North Canyon Park to film plays of Native American Legends. Sammie had the part of a turtle and did awesome! The whole family went up to watch them perform their plays. They have a field trip scheduled just about every month. Lots of fun!

Thank You Legacy and Thank you Heavenly Father for making it possible!

Still Kickin'

Okay, this is officially the longest break in blogging I have taken. Life has been crazy busy but really good. It would take me a year to blog all the stuff we've done this summer so I'm just gonna list a few.

• Finish landscaping the steep back yard hill (for the second time, long story for another post) and the rock walls. Thanks P's for your help!
• Lagoon!
• Sammie's "Camp Out" Birthday party
• Work, work, work, work, + Princess Camp Work
• Quick trip to St. George for an Ivins Friends Reuinion
• A spoiled birthday with a new MP3 player and a new Digital Camera!
• Bountiful Summer Fest International
• Tons of other workin on the house and yard stuff I can't think of right now.

Have you ever heard that song "I was too busy being in Love" by Doug Stone? That's how my life feels right now. I have a ton of sewing projects, decorating, catchin' up on friends blogs to do but just too busy havin fun with my kids and sweet hubby. Remember how much I just LOVE being pregnant? Well, being a mom is a million times more rewarding than being pregnant was awful (does that make any sense). Anyway, what I am trying to say is I love being a mom. I love my girls and Luke. Luke is so much fun. I just enjoy every single second of it. Even when he will hardly eat during the day and then wake up EVERY 2 hours and 5 minutes during the night and must nurse for 15-20 minutes. I'm not getting much sleep but that is okay. I kinda miss him when I am sleeping anyway. He and Felicity are napping right now unusually early and together, doesn't happen often. Which gives me just a few minutes to blog. I'll make some time to detail some summer events and especially little Lukey growin' up soon. Until then........

If i had taken the timeTo write down a few lines

Everytime that you crossed this heart of mine

I'd put them all in a book

How much time would that have took

The words and years have a way of slipping back

Oh no! Too bad, there goes the chance that i had

I could have written a play so sweet and so funny

Given old Mr. Shakespere a run for his money

Written the words to the prettiest tuneT

hat would never leave a dry eye in the room

My only excuse for not doing enoughI was too busy being in love

Yes I was too busy being in love

Brand new phrases appear everytime you are near

All this words you inspire after all these years

But i never reached for a pen

Break the mood that im in

Before I knew that the words were gone again

Oh no! Too bad, there goes the chance that i had

I could have written a play so sweet and so funny

Given old Mr. Shakespere a run for his money

Written the words to the prettiest tune

That would never leave a dry eye in the room

My only excuse for not doing enoughI was too busy being in love

Yes I was too busy being in love

I could have written the poem to make younglovers crazy

I could have written the movie for Hepburn and Tracey

Most beautiful song and it starts with your name

Written my way into fortune and fame

But i have no regrets for not doing enough

I was too busy being in love

Yes i was too busy being in love

Imaginary Friends

We spent today with a brand new puppy. His name is Charley. He was so cute, Felicity held him all day and took him for many walks. She even taught him how to jump and roll over and sit and to heel and even skip. Charley is a good dog. He learned all of this today!!

Felicity just loves her little puppy. Who ever thought a tiny little magnet on the end of a string could be so much fun?