Thanksgiving 2015

We spent Thanksgiving relaxing and eating at Will's younger sister's house.  Aunt Katie has GREAT toys and the boys had fun playing ALL day with new toys and cousins.  We are really lucky family lives so close! 

Max is pretty much always naked.  You can read more about Max's adventures here. 

DINOSAURS!!!

We are REALLY into dinosaurs.
Max has memorized dinosaur names and can match them to pictures.  It is fun to have a new obsession! We watch dino videos, read books, look at pictures and match dinosaurs, and now we have a dinosaur head so we feed the dinosaur. 

Fall is the best!

The fall in Utah was beautiful.  It was in the 60's and even 70's until the first week of November.  The boys spent a lot of time outside, and so did the kitty.  She isn't a huge fan of her leash.  Now it is November 15th and it has changed into Winter, with snow, cold wind, and ice.  I can't wait for Spring.  It is going to be a long Winter. 

 Fall leaves are magical.  They are so fun, they smell good, and are safe and easy things to throw. 

Dexter got a big boy hair cut and looks so grown up.  He is also sporting skinny jeans that I found at SAVERS and I am in love with them!  He looks so cute.  He is just a little guy so he can pull it off. 

Visiting California October 2015

Both boys fell asleep by 8pm.  Dexter was up two hours later...but we did get a few hours without kids to play video games. 

 Cousins. 

 Poly-high school homecoming parade.  Cousin Michael is in the band. 

 Dexter jumped in the bath with clothes on.  He hated it.  His clothes were WET!  Imagine that?

 Strawberries!!  Max ate two containers daily. 

Max didn't wear anything but underwear the whole time we were there.  He has tons of sensory issues with clothes.  He took walks with his Mario underwear on and didn't care about it one bit.

Walden Timp Lodge 2015

The school I work at is pretty amazing!  Each fall they take the school up to Timp Lodge at the Sundance Resort in Utah.  It is beautiful and the weather, even if raining, is always wonderful.  You can't go wrong with the view, and the students love it.  The middle school stays at the lodge overnight, and the high school stays for two nights. 

It rained the entire time we were up at the Lodge.  We got really creative with activities and all-in-all the kids had a good time. 

 Max and Dexter came up to visit me for dinner.  Dexter pretty much has the kids wrapped around his fingers.  The student with the Led Zepplin bandanna on adores Dexter.  He comes from a family of 11 so he is very good with kids, and is constantly asking to babysit.  It is pretty adorable!

 Oh Max.  He was the life of the party.  He didn't really like the crowd of middle school students, but boy did he LOVE the microphone!!  He figured out how to turn it on and screamed "HIIIIII" into it.  It scared everyone and he got a good laugh.  He also danced the night away and was pretty adorable.

I made it through the night.  If you know me I don't really do well on overnight anything.  I like a shower, clean bed, my own space, and I really missed my boys.  But I am so glad I was with the middle school students all night.  I got to know them all really well and it truly was fun.

Here is a little video of Max dancing:

Family Update September 2015

Our life has been anything but normal in the last month. 

William
Will is the BEST stay at home dad.  He takes care of all the running around, driving, and basically being super dad during the day.  At night he is finishing up some projects, including the second installment of the Monkey King.

Tiffany
Tiff is teaching 6th and 7th grade math at Walden.  She still gets up at 5:30 to go to the gym in the morning, and on most days can pick up Max from pre-school because she now has her own car!  This car is a fabulous 1991 Nissan Maximum, they same one she drove in HS.  It is a classic. 

Maxwell
Max is have a GREAT year at Giant Steps.  He moved locations and is now at the "Wasatch too" building, and still has Mrs. Amber as a teacher. 

Dexter
Dexter just had investigative surgery last week.  Grandma Strong came into town and was such a huge help.  Will and I both got to be at Primary Children's while Dexter was in surgery and recovery.  Grandma took Max to school and helped us during the day.  It was so nice to have her in town!  Dexter did great and even though had a few rough nights after the surgery, and the pain medication wore off, he is a champ and healed quickly.  We hope to get the results in the next 2-3 weeks. 

Life is busy.  It never slows down.  Will and I are also the co-chairs of the Friends with Giant Steps Parent Group at Max's School.  Will is also the "Room Mother" for Max's class.  We still don't sleep much, but somehow manage to get some naps in a few days a week.  We love our family and right now wouldn't have life any other way.  (Maybe just a solid 6 hours of sleep at night, but the rest we wouldn't change!)

EATING!!!

 

Pictures from our day at Primary Children's hospital: