Rudolph

This morning Hayden decided to take a nose dive into our bench five minutes before we were to leave for church. Needless to say, we didn't make it to church and went to the hospital instead. It is not broken, but they want us to follow up with our pediatrician in a few days. They also told us that he might get black eyes as well because he hit it really hard. More pictures may be coming if he does get black eyes.

Fire Station

We have ward playgroups every Friday. Most of the time we just meet in our church nursery, but every so often we go somewhere for the kids. Friday we got to go to the fire station. The kids had a lot of fun. The firefighters were a little overwhelmed because there were over 30 kids there and it was a smaller station.

Blessing

Beckham was blessed last Sunday. It was great to see family and visit with everybody.

Beckham Boy

Beckham is so cute and cuddly. I couldn't do new posts without adding a picture or two of him. He started sleeping through the night about two weeks ago. Earlier than the other two by about three weeks. I think he is an easier baby than the other two and they were easygoing babies. Nursing is WAY easier with him than the others were and I should make it way longer than six weeks. He is almost two months already! It seems longer than that, but then not at the same time.

Running

So, I have started running. I go with three other ladies (who happen to be in our ward) at 6:30 in the morning. Now those of you that know me know that I'm NOT a morning person and don't like being cold and am always cold for that matter. Today was day two and we ran 2.5 miles yesterday and 2 miles today. My whole body is sore and today was harder than yesterday because of all the sore muscles. I hope I can get my endurance up fast because we are running a 4.5 mile race on the 30th. We'll see how it goes. Pullman is hilly, so I'm getting more conditioning because the race is flat and at a lower elevation. Let's hope I don't die.

Apple Orchard

Ellie's preschool class had a field trip yesterday. They went to the organic apple orchard and got to pick some apples. Hayden and I tagged along and took some pictures and got some apples. You have to know though that the orchard sits at he top of a hill, so you have to hike up it to get to the apples. Well, I wasn't thinking straight because I have the baby in his car seat, instead of the wrap and have too many layers on for hiking. Halfway up the hill Hayden wants me to carry him and I'm dripping in sweat. Needless to say we got a couple pictures and then left, so I could take a nap and shower.

Pumpkin Carving

We went to the Pumpkin Patch a couple weeks ago and got some pumpkins and last week we decided to carve them. The kids had fun. Ellie didn't like sticking her hand in the pumpkin to clean it out, so she got a spoon. Hayden dug in with his hands and a spoon. There were seeds everywhere! They had fun, but Chad was trying not to freak out over the mess they were making. I told him that carving pumpkins is always messy and that I would worry about the clean up.

Smile

Beckham has been smiling for a while, but we have never been able to take a picture of him. We finally got one! It is the cutest thing. Enjoy!

Ninjas

So the kids have been ninjas lately. It's pretty funny. Ellie always does this spin and punch thing when she goes to attack you. Hayden just does whatever. It has been cold and rainy here, so we have been getting creative with our inside games.

One Month

Beckham turned a month old on the 29th. It's crazy that he is that old already. Time really does fly by. He is a very sweet boy. He loves cuddling and getting kisses from Ellie and Hayden. He smiled for the first time last week. It is soo cute when he smiles because he doesn't have any teeth. He is almost 12 pounds! He is in the 95th percentile for height and weight. Big Boy!

The kids adore him and love smothering him and trying to pick him up. They have adjusted really well to having a little brother.

Things are going really well here and we are enjoying our crazy life. (pictures to come later)