Kate's 3 Month Pictures

This is just a quick post. We got Kate's 3 mo pictures back today and they are sooo darling! Here they are. Sorry they are so grainy. I could not figure out the scanner today so these are pictures of the pictures....hopefully, I will update this post will actual scans soon. There is a baby photo contest going on and I am thinking of entering the kids. Let us know what picture you think we should use (and if you want any of these :)
Keep checking back for more updates....the kids are growing up so fast!

Kate the Great (and other updates)

My how the time has gotten away from me. It does tend to do that this time of year. A few new things have happened.
Kate is growing like a weed. All of the sudden she just seems so big and grown up. She has officially lost the newborn look . She went in for her 4 mo checkup last week. She is now 23.5 inches long (25%) and 12 pounds 2 oz (20%). She is just into her 3-6 mo clothes now. Her hair keeps coming in (red...just like her brother) and her eyes are staying a beautiful blue :) She can roll from front to back and back to front and will even tuck her little legs underneath her and scoot about the house. She is a girl on the go and she gets where she wants! She will talk and coo and loves to laugh and giggle. She is VERY ticklish under her arms and her neck. She has also recently discovered toys (wow are they ever great!) I have even caught her smiling and cooing at herself in the mirror. We should be getting her 3 mo pictures back this week...so watch for them on the blog. They are sooo cute! I can't wait to get them! Katie-Bug is so darling. We are sure enjoying her.
Dallin is almost 2 and boy are we ever feeling it! He is definitely trying to grow up...testing his boundaries and learning new things every single day. This picture of him was taken after he ate the tip off my black marker (his knee is STILL decorated!) He is talking more and more now. He asks LOTS of questions. His favorite right now is "Who's that?" At the grocery store, on tv, at church, on the phone...."who's that?" He will also repeat things....he copied my counting the other day "2...1....7" It was really funny. He is officially in his big boy bed now and Kate has moved into the crib. He really enjoys her company. He tries very hard to take good care of her. This week, he tried to feed her corn chex and a cheese stick. Yum! Mom spoiled all the fun though and took it away. Dallin saw his first fireworks this week and was impressed for all of 2 minutes....oh well. He was very excited about mom's birthday today. He wished me "happy" several times (birthday was too hard to say), signed my card, and helped blow out the candles. I am really looking forward to his birthday at the end of the month.
Christopher has gone back to school with 14 credit hours. Algebra, history, Japanese, and health this semester. Three of his classes are online which means he only has to be on campus MWF from 12-1. This makes his work scheduling and his time at home much better! Valerie and Christopher (and Dallin) were also diagnosed with a parasite! After 200.00 in medications, they are feeling much better. Apparently, this parasite is epidemic in Utah right now...so much so that they have closed all the public pools in Utah county. We had not been swimming this year, but an added benefit of this parasite is that after a person has it, they can pass it on, Yeah! Anyways, we are feeling much better (which is much appreciated after being so ill for a month!)
Hopefully our blog will stay updated now that we are feeling better! Be sure to check back!