October 30 - November 5, 2011

What a fun week; Halloween and Kinley turned six months old! Colton really got into trick or treating this year and had a blast getting all dressed up.

Saying goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma.
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I love the Fall Holidays so much that this year I even decorated one of our bathrooms.
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Pumpkin carving about to start.

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Kinley loves sitting in her bumbo seat and watching Mommy carve pumpkins.

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Colton inspecting the final products.

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Kinley showing off her cute ladybug outfit.
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Colton posing in his Buzz Lightyear costume.
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(I swear this was not scripted) Colton kissing his sisters hand.
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Ladybug pj's to match the Halloween costume.
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I love this picture....Colton and Kinley have the same expression...they really are so alike.

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Kinley turned six months old on November 4th. She is such a big girl!
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Height: 28 inches (95%+). Her doctor said that she is literally off the charts in height.

Weight: 18.14 oz. (90-95%)


Head Circumference: 43 1/2 cm (50-75%)

Feeding: Kinley is eats an 8 oz bottle every 5+ hours, three in a day. She also eats 3.5 oz. of baby food twice a day. Currently, Kinley loves anything I put in front of her. She is not a picky eater at all!

Sleeping: Kinley is an awesome sleeper! She sleeps anywhere between 10-12 straight a night. Her naps are not as consistent, but she usually naps after her morning and afternoon bottle.

Size: Kinley wears size two diapers and is wearing 6 or 6-12 month clothes.

Milestones: Kinley can sit up all by herself and loves to play with toys while sitting up. She loves to roll over and will put her hands on the ground and lift her head to see around her. Kinley still has two teeth, both on the bottom and I can feel another one coming in on the top.

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Kinley chewing on anything she can get her hands on.

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October 23 - 29, 2011

I don't have too many pictures of the week in general, but I have a bunch once we got to Utah for the weekend. I must say that although I love living in a warm climate, I do miss the Utah Falls. It's such a pretty time of the year. Colton enjoyed the changing leafs and had fun crunching them between his fingers. I realized that he had never experienced that before as this is the first time in his life that he has actually experienced a true fall, at least for a few days. Enjoy!

We had a full schedule while in Utah. Our first stop was Gardner's Village and their Witches.

Colton was fascinated by all of the witches and just wanted to look and touch them.

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Grandpa holding Colton and Jake.

The hula-hoop witch.

Colton liked this witch, she's eating a hotdog and drinking a Coke.

Grandpa guiding Colton, who insisted on pushing his stroller.

Two of Colton's favorite things about Halloween is witches and pumpkins. This kid was in heaven.

Kinley all bundled up.

Family picture.

The witch and her frog.

There's a witch in a boat.

Hanging out with some pumpkins made from tree stumps.

Jake and Colton looking out the window at Apollo Burger. They enjoyed playing with each other and are only six weeks apart.

Colton all ready for the trunk or treat.

Marshall and Colton had fun playing with each other at the trunk or treat.


Colton enjoyed the trunk or treat. He was so cute by saying "trick or treat" to each person than thanking them for the candy.

On Saturday, Grandpa and Grandma had a Halloween party at their house for all of the grandkids, all 39 of them! They served lunch and had lots of games for the kids. Fun was had by all.

My dad and Ruby are announcing where they will be going on their mission. They were called to the Stillwater, Oklahoma CES misson for one year. They are expected to leave in May 2012. Eric and I were excited to hear that they were headed to Oklahoma. We will be able to visit them along with Barb and Dave next summer. Stillwater is only an hour and half from Norman.

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Colton loved to throw a car into Grandpa's pond and got Mallory to get it out every time. You can see the joy on his face.

Blake and Kinley in her ladybug outfit.

Decorating a sugar cookie. He did a great job and certainly enjoyed eating it.

Colton loves slides!

October 16 - 22, 2011

Sorry for not blogging in a while. We've had a very busy fall and now that the Holidays are almost upon us, it's only going to get crazier! This week there are some cute pictures of Kinley and a silly one of Colton. Enjoy!

Kinley wants her daddy's shake! She already has Eric wrapped around her finger :)

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Happy girl early in the morning.

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Already for Halloween.

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Colton was being silly by wearing my headbands and then putting them on "sister."

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Kinley getting ready in the morning. Her headband has a ghost that says "Bootiful."

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October 9 - 15, 2011

We took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch this week. It gets much more fun each year as the kids get older. Colton enjoyed it more this year than he did last year. He even went on a ride with Daddy. Enjoy!

Colton enjoys taking out the paper towels and stacking them on top of each other.
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He stacked as tall as himself then promptly knocked them over and started again.
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Kinley loves anything in her mouth at this point.
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Colton is fascinated with anything to do with Halloween. He loves pumpkins, witches and ghosts right now. When we pass a house with scarier decorations, i.e., skeletons, etc, he always says, "Not scary Mommy!" Almost like he's saying it to convince himself.
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Colton insists on going out to our front porch several times each day to say hi to the pumpkins and witch.
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Our little piggy! We spent some time at the pumpkin patch.
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Colton having fun in the petting zoo. It took him a minute to warm up to the animals.
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I can't believe how big our little man is! We often get, "What he's only 2 1/2?!?!" when someone finds out how old Colton is. He is the size of a 3 or 4 year old.
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Eric took Colton on a ride this year. He had a firm grip at all times.
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Notice his right hand does not move from it's original position. He actually had a lot of fun.

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The two loves of our lives!
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Colton went up the slide all by himself this year and slid, belly down. No trepidation at all!

Secrets between brother and sister. Kinley loves her brother sooooooo much!

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I can see many more nights of Colton and Kinley playing on Daddy!

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