11 Months

11 Months I don't love the sound of that, it means that in a matter of short weeks that I am very sure will fly by you will be one!  I am getting all emotional just typing it,  I just want to keep you cute and little forever.  You are the best little guy and mom just wants to keep you right where we are.  I know it's not possible and every time you do something monumental I am so proud.  You are growing and developing just as you should.  You have the sweetest little temperament right now and love to snuggle up in your moms shoulder.  You love your family, and are not to keen on strangers.  You are a crawling fool and pulling yourself up to everything.  You can clap, wave and give kisses that involve a whole lot of slobber.  You make monster growling noises and a lot of babble.  You finally started saying MaMaMa, I think your Dad and I were trying to influence you on Mom and Dad, and which you would say first.  I WON!!!  You love food if anyone is eating or drinking you are their best friend.  You've given up on baby food and push it away, you want the real stuff.  Who can blame you it tastes much better.  I Love you Ridgey with all my heart, you have truly stolen it!

Birthday Weekend and Pumpkins

       For the last couple of years we have traveled to Gunnison for Roudy, Jace, and Charlie's Birthdays which are all with a two week period.  The boys headed up the mountian to have a wheeler ride while the girls and Ridge headed to the pupkin patch.  Beck Family Farms is a fun little place to pick your pumpkins and gourds.  They had a cute little maze for the kids and the neatest tunnel you go through at the end that has gourds growing all over it, and they hang down on the inside.  I thought it was AWESOME!  I think I'm easy to please, but such a neat idea.  We picked some yummy apples and the biggest pumpkins we could find.  
       We went back to Grandmas and she had BOO letters for us to paint and some bats for Presley.  I didn't get pictures and Krystal's and mine but they turned out really cute.  After we finished up our craft we headed up to have dinner with the guys.  We had a delicious dinner and ended the night roasting smores.

        The next day we helped grandma pick her pumpkins and gourds she grows so many different kinds.  We went home with the truck filled with pumpkins, gourds, and Indian corn.  It was a very fun weekend, hope the boys enjoyed their weekend and banana cream pies, nobody can make them quite like there Mom.

Back to School

  Presley started Preschool again the first week in September, she is going back to the same teacher and couldn't be more excited.  This girl is so hard to wake up in the morning, and when she finally does wake up she is grumpy.  Well not this morning she was up 20 minutes before I was even going to try and wake her up, and excited to get ready.  She is doing really good in school and loves going.  Hopefully that attitude will stick with her for a while.

First Haircut

Your hair is awesome but it was getting a little too long so it was time for your first hair cut at Dad's Barber Shop. Dad was cutting his own, so Mom talked him into doing yours too. The trimmers must tickle, you kept shrugging down when Dad would get close to the back of your neck.  You held amazingly still, a little restless at the very end but so awesome.  You look more like a little man now though.  It's amazing how a little less hair will do that.  I'm sure it will grow back fast.

10 Months

 

 10 Months      Ridgey you have really taken off this month, and that is the truth.  You are full on crawling and travel all through the house.  Sometimes I start dishes and by the time I get them out away I have to go and search to see where you have gone.  You can give us five if we hold our hand out, and then get excited after you do it.  When you get excited you bounce up and down and down and let out the cutest squeal. You are still in 3-6 months clothes.  You love food if we are eating you do not want to be left out and are starting to not want the baby food version of everything.  You are the biggest momma's boy, and I'm loving it.  If mom's in the room you want to be right there by my side.  You are very bashful when strangers come at you and hide in moms shoulder.  You still adore your sister and love when she plays with you. If you hear bath water running you come a crawling and get very excited.  You are so very handsome every where we go we get told how cute you are and how they love your hair!  Ridge I love you more everyday and feel so blessed that I get to be your Mom.   It's hard to believe in a few short months you will be 1, but I love watching you grow and develop.

Daddy Daughter Weekend!

     Presley and her Daddy went to the Sanpete County Fair to watch Uncle Jace drive in the Demolition Derby and spend some time with family.  I couldn't get off work so Ridge and I had a quiet weekend at home.  They went to the Derby, hit the rides at the Fair where her Dad said she was fearless and was asking to go on everything.   Grandma got her an unlimited pass so she could ride till her little heart was content.  They went to the parade the next morning where she got to be with her cousins Morgan and Jordan.  They also went to the mountains to have a cook out on the last day.  They had tons of fun, from what I heard.  I just need to get dad to work on pictures!  Luckily he snapped a few from his phone. 

Maple Grove

       The very next day after our ride we went out to maple grove with my Dad's side of the family.  This took place every year to celebrate Grandma Robins Birthday.  It has been a year since she passed and I think it's great that they want to keep the tradition going.  I can't believe it had been a year, so much can change in a year.  That was a really hard month that I am not sure I want to go back and redo.  I miss Grandma and wish that she was still here.  The only good thing is knowing that I will get to see her again one day.  I am currently working on a gallery wall for my kitchen and have been looking at a lot of pictures so many which include grandma, they bring strong emotions and a few tears.  Makes me want to spend so much time with those that I love and make sure they know that I love them. 
     We had a great dinner and visit with every one.  Inalee snuck Ridge some cake he loved it (who wouldn't).  Presley wore out Chester and CoCo taking them on walks and dragging them around on their leashes.  I'm sure they were glad when we left.  I love my family and am so THANKFUL for all of them and the part that they play in my life.