wellness checks!

The boys had their wellness checks. I was SUCH a dope and I scheduled them for the same day because Enoch would be 4, the same time Travis would be 15 months.

DISASTER. Joe was supposed to have the day off but holidays sort of screwed up our plans. Oh well.

We survived. The boys got 3 shots each and Travis had to get some routine blood work done.

 

STATS:

 

Enoch – 4 Year Check Up

Height – 40 inches

Weight – 37 lbs

Speech, Motor Skills, etc. – Perfect

 

Travis – 15 Month Check Up

Height – 31 inches

Weight – 24 lbs

Speech, Motor Skills, etc. – Great!

 

They did well. Travis screamed everytime a nurse or Dr came near him, let along touched him. He was happy when it was over.

Enoch LOVES going to the Dr. He’s old enough now that he can answer most of the Doc’s questions by himself.

He even asks the Doc questions. Are you going to listen to my heart beat Dr? Did you want to check my ears Dr?

What about my stomach Dr? Is the cookie monster in my stomach this time?

It has become a lot of fun for Enoch to visit the Dr.

I can only hope Trav will eventually enjoy these visits too.

friends

Well, we have been very blessed to make some new friends. Its not often, once you’re married, that you find a couple you & your spouse just “click” with.

Then you have kids, and then its even harder to find a couple, with children, that you, your spouse, and your children, just “click” with.

It just doesn’t happen very often.

Then, we met the Perry’s.

The Perry’s are in our ward, they live five minutes from us, they are laid back, funny, and UBER nice.

Joe mentioned to me, when they first moved in, that Mrs. Perry used to take ballet. SWEET! I need a dance buddy.

Well, she became much more than that (although, we have yet to take dance lessons together).

We’ve bonded, through good times & bad, and you only meet friends like these guys every once and a while.

Mr. Perry & Mr. Doxey get along like peanut butter & jelly. They just mesh well. Its SO awesome to go on FAMILY dates.

Mr. E and Mr. M are just AWESOME together and they always have a blast.

Mr. E hasn’t had a friend in a while that he could play all day with, go on a hike with(ALL DAY LONG) and STILL want to spend more time together.

And Mr. T, well, he just loves Mr. M. Mr. M is right between Mr. E and Mr. T’s ages. He just fits perfectly with the two of them.

So, this is a THANK YOU to you, The Perrys, for being our friends. We love you guys. And we hope there are many more awesome years ahead of us, together, as friends.

 

enoch’s 4th birthday celebrations

 

 

So, from the previous post, you already know that Enoch has turned 4. On his actual BIRTH day, my parents came over and we did cake and presents at home with Joe’s parents too.  I need to get better at taking pictures of Enoch with everyone.

Enoch was blessed with an awesome swing set from our neighbors a week before his birthday. Their 3 boys had grown out of it so they handed it down to Enoch. AWESOME birthday surprise for Enoch. He loves the thing.

 

 

We opened gifts first.

Enoch got:

Toy Story 3 for PSP – from Grandpa Rusty

A cool monkey shirt, matching shorts, Toy Story 3 book, and a Go Fish Game – from GrandMom Kathy

WhackaMole and cool Dinosaur clothes – from Tutu Bonnie & Papa Lawry

Leapster 2 and Toy Story 3 for it – from Mom, Dad & Travis

Enoch also got the exact same Dinosaur card from both his Grandmothers. :D

And I actually made his cake this year. Its nothing great but he loved it. :D

 

Happy Birthday Enoch!

summertime fun

I love summer – its one of those seasons where you can let your kids sit in the back yard and eat ice cream to their heart’s content. Enoch and Travis got cones the other day…Travis loved the ice cream.

He loved it so much that he even finished Enoch’s for him. Thats why he has two in the lower picture.

   

 

Playing ball with GrandMom

family zoo trip

 

Our good friends Randall & Andrea were in town with their cute little boy Bennett.

So, we hit the zoo. It was a hot day but it was so much fun at the Denver Zoo. I seriously love the fact that we have Zoo passes and we can just pack up and go anytime. I remember as a child, doing anything like this seemed like so much effort. You had to pack everyone and everything up, food for a whole day and drinks, etc. Then you had to drive the great distance to where ever the zoo was.

It just doesn’t seem so difficult anymore. The Zoo is seriously a 15-20 minute drive from our house, we pack up sandwhiches, drinks and snacks. Make sure we have hats, sunscreen and a stroller and we’re out the door. I love the Zoo and so do the kids. Its the best way to spend 2-4 hours (depending on who you go with) one day a week. And its exercise!

 

  

lazy

Sorry, I've been lazy but I have a lot to post about so look for the new posts soon!

-Nati