Good News!

The first few weeks of school are over and we are adjusting to "up-and-at-them" mornings. Cameron is being more positive and not feeling so rushed in the morning.

They are both thrilled with their trophies daddy got them for soccer.

It was a fun soccer season. The weather was beautiful pretty much every game.

Cameron has improved SO much with his fear of dogs. We are so proud of him!!

This was Spencer's first year of soccer--so fun and darling.

Sleeps like his momma.

Spencer announced to me the other day, "hey mom, did you know that I am half ninja (pronounced inja), half monkey?"

"No, I didn't Spence, but good for you."

Love these boys!!

6 Month Abby

I can't believe my little love-nugget (?) is 6 months old. Shell-Bell was a sweety to set all of her photo stuff up the day before they left to Lake Powell. I really wanted to get Abby's 6 month and Cam's 7 year pictures done. Can't wait for her studio to get finished in her basement--so we don't eat up the better part of her day with picture set-up and take down. Oh well, she does such a great job--thanks Shell.

Proof that Cam inherited the Grandma Loveridge skinny legs. And Spence got Grandpa Hall's nubbin legs.
No they are not trying to pull her arms off---the concept was good, we just needed somebody holding Abby from behind.

He could pass for 10 years old to me.

Goof---we are saving this for the wedding video.

Obviously Abby wanted a snack and I think Cameron had just kneeled on Spencer's finger.

Serve her on a platter and eat her up!!!!

Is he a "dude" or what?

Apparently 6 months is when they start eating dolls.

Some Abby-facts at 6 1/2 months:

We only enjoyed one week of Abby liking solid food. That would make 3 for 3 non-eaters. She even refused applesauce last night--applesauce. She's still young, so hopefully she will get better, if not at least we know how to handle it.

70%--in height 26 inches, weight 16 lb 12 oz and head 43 cm

She is ALL over her crib at night--up several times because she's stuck on her stomach (still won't roll from front to back), or stuck in the corner.

Loves her Momma to pieces.

Still just takes three 30 minute cat naps,,,,unless of course I have an appointment then she will sleep 1 1/2 hours and I will have to wake her up to leave.

Sits like a champ!! Loves to sit on the floor, surrounded with toys and her brothers. I wish I could freeze her (ok, maybe tweak the sleeping habits a bit). She is at such a great age,,,so fun and darling--I tell her at least once a day to FREEZE and stop growing.

Cousin Camp 2010

Cousin Camp this year actually started with a Hall Reunion. It was a great weekend--yummy food, fun activities, and lots of time together.

Love Abby eating her fist.

The kids playing Clue in the tent.

I smell kids.

Painting Christmas ornaments.

Flying kites.

There was NO rest for Grandma and Grandpa--once the reunion was finished we jumped right into a week full of fun. Monday morning was Tie-dye t-shirts and lunch at Pirate Island Pizza.

The boys went shooting--Spence and Cam LOVED it.

Chillin' at the rifle range.

Lots of video games.

Tuesday everybody wore their t-shirts and headed up to Salt Lake for the Planetarium and Children's Discovery Museum.

Lori and Chad would get everyone in bed and settled about 10 pm and Grandpa would round everybody up for movie.

Loving the water activities.

We had a BBQ at our house and the kids had so much fun on the zip-line. La-la wasn't sure about it at first, but she couldn't get enough by the end of the night.

Grandma had a wonderful Ancestry day planned. The kids made handprint flowers to put on Great-grandpatent's graves.

We sat in the shade across the street from James Edward Hall's boyhood home (his mom chased down an indian that kidnapped him off their front porch. She beat the indian with her broom until he dropped James.)

Haha

We went to the DUP museum, which was actually really, really fun and interesting.

Matt and Shan got home from Hawaii in time to join us for our Saturday lunch at Two Jacks.

As always, when Matt's family come into town we have to fit a few games of Settler's in.

I should have included a picture of Abby and me chillin' at home watching movies and NOT cleaning. Cam and Spence spent the entire week (day and night) at Grandma's. Which left lots of Abby/Mommy bonding time!!!

It's been a while...

I just downloaded a slew of pictures because I am too tired to separate everything into individual posts.

Love the farm experience at the Utah State Fair.

We also love the big potato sack slide---well all of us except Spencer. He kept crying, "mommy, you didn't make us go slow."

Such handsome men!! Spencer kept complaining that his camelback was too heavy--all 16 oz of water.

Caleb would not look at the camera--little stinker. We had fun watching Cam at his Fun Run--the first graders just had to run twice around the field. It was still a big deal for Cam. So cute.

Little runner.

I had to have a picture of this one: the boys were supposed to be asleep, they had been put to bed 2 hours before, but obviously they were playing. Chad and I can't remember what they came upstairs for, but we cracked up at Spencer's outfit--stretchy gloves and all.

Nerf guns and trampolines make for good times--and tears.

I find Spencer like this quite often---silly kid. Love the outfit (hey stripes and plaid works, right?) and stretchy gloves.

Best way to worship on Stake Conference Sunday--big breakfast and Monopoly.

And the monopoly card game.

So cute in their soccer uniforms. Chad coached both teams, which made for LOTS of nights of soccer practices and games. Spencer's cub soccer was just hilarious--4 and 5 year old kids just running around kicking the ball--who cares if it's toward your goal or not. If Spencer was lined up for a good shot he would kick it. Half the time it was the wrong way--hehe.
Cameron's league was a bit more exciting, but whoa, there are a LOT of really competitive coaches and dads. No wonder a lot of the 12 year old referee's parents watch the games--gotta make sure a rogue coach doesn't attack their kid.

Love Abby's rosy cheeks first thing in the morning.

This picture is why Chad is such a good daddy.

Spencer spilled my glass of water in the family room. He was SO upset. I wasn't mad, in fact I told him it was my fault for not putting the water in a more safe place. No matter what I said he was inconsolable---I finally told him to buck-up and ignored him. Chad on the other hand, grabbed Abby's dinosaur toy and told the boys that he peed on the carpet and even got the camera to prove to Abby that her toy peed on the floor. Spencer and Cameron were laughing hysterically by the end. And they say women have the soft touch---well Chad IS kind of girly.

Enjoying the afternoon in the shade while waiting for Cam to get home from school.

She loves to sit in her Bumbo and play with her toesies. Too bad her thighs are so chubby, it makes extraction from the bumbo very difficult.

Sleepy baby.

Sling + vacuum= knocked out baby

This is so Spencer: He wanted his first day of pre-school picture taken in the tree, not in front of the house like Cameron did.

Big first grader.

Cam has actually had a difficult time adjusting to being at school all day long. He says he misses his family. It is cute to see how much Cam and Spencer miss each other, when Cam gets home the boys just disappear--downstairs, outside, wherever, they just play and play. I think Cam's frustration comes because by the time we go over school work, get a snack and decompress with 30 minutes of cartoons there isn't much time for friends before Chad gets home. His eyes got big when I told him that he will be on this schedule for the next 12 years---AND then I explained college...haha I am such a cruel mom.