A whole lotta fun at Bear Lake

We can't remember a time where we spent so many summer days at Bear Lake, probably since before we had children! It was so much fun this year. The Smith reunion was great for our children because they had so many cousins to hang out with that they don't ever see. Good times!

First days of school

Kerstyn's classroom
Putting her backpack away

My little tweens!

Kemp's in 5th grade this year, Cami's in 4th and Kerstyn is my newest kindergartener. It was a lot of fun going school shopping this year. Kerstyn is our little fashionista. She notices everything that is cute and in fashion. She was putting together outfits and having fashion shows with Cami for a whole week before school started, so fun. Kemp basically lets me do his shopping. As long as what I get him is comfortable and cool. They have been walking back and forth to school almost every day, and I have been meeting them with Christian in the stroller. Kemp and Cami picked Kerstyn up from her classroom yesterday and they all walked together by themselves, it is hard to let your babies grow up isn't it?

Christian-10 months

Aren't babies so angelic when they are sleeping?

Here is our little cave dweller!

Oh yea, he knows what he's doing!

I have to clean that up every night!

Uncle Scott got ankle surgery and bubby got to go for rides on the walker

He thought it was way cool

With his partner-in-crime, cousin Will

Wow, I just got back from spending 5 days with my sister Caroline in San Diego (pictures coming) and Christian was so cute when he saw me through the window at the airport. I missed my family so much, BUT definately a wonderful getaway! He is so big I can't get over it. He is 10 1/2 months and here are some cute things I have noticed about him lately:

1. He makes lots of interesting sounds with his mouth- clicks his tongue, drums his lip with his finger, and raspberries.
2. He pats my chest and says "Mama".
3. He points at everything and says, "dis".
4. Loves to open up cupboards, he is finding all my tupperware.
5. He has very ticklish feet, to which his sisters love to tickle torture him.
6. He has 8 teeth- more than our other 3 at his age, so he tries to eat everything and is always choking. Kerstyn leaves food out where he can reach it and someone is always hollering- "Mom, hurry- Christian is choking!"(AAHH-very frustrating).
7. He LOVES real mac' n' cheese and spaghetti, he goes to town stuffing his face with it.
8. He loves to tease my parents dog, Mayzee. He gets this devilish look on his face and chases her to pull her tail or ears, and then when Mayzee growls, he cracks up. Very funny!
9. At his last Dr.'s visit he was 19 lbs.15 oz, and 29 1/2 in. long.
10. I have stopped nursing and now he sleeps thru the night, yea!