Just thought I would upload a picture of my Grandpa & Grandma B's home here in St George. They moved here just a few short weeks ago. It is wonderful to be able to visit with them so readily. My mom has been able to help them find a good doctor and help with some errands that they might not be able to handle otherwise. My uncle T was a huge help in getting them down to St George. He helped them with the purchase of this home. He also helped move them and all their belongings down here. Amazingly, they managed to move all their possessions in one Uhaul truck. It was done with major ingenuity on T's part. They seem to enjoy things so far and hopefully feel at home in their new home. It has all the latest amenities.
Okay so I believe that Halloween is one of those holidays that seem to become overwhelming, especially the more children involved. This year we were packed with lots of holiday plans. 
This is the kids right before we went out trick or treating. Jack-Jack wasn't interested in anything but his daddy holding him. Mr. A recently changed his part time employment and works until 7pm or later. Jack-Jack is crazy about his daddy and when he does have Mr. A around he is very upset if he puts him down at all. The funny thing is now he is crawling all over the place and doesn't usually want to be held unless he's tired or has his daddy around. Rex hated wearing the lion hat and took it off immediately following this picture! At least Bella and Obi were into the events!!!
Bella's class put on a Halloween opera with singing and dancing. This is right after her performance! I rarely get to be in a picture with the kids. I am always the one taking them!
Bella as a bride!
Obi's preschool performed two little songs for their "college friends" and parents were invited to attend. Aren't they all just cute!?!
Our Young Womens group put on a Halloween party on Saturday. They played games and got lots of treats! The kids had a blast and they all loved wearing their costumes for a couple extra days!!!
It was much easier to take a picture with him than take his picture by himself. See he has the perfect head for a buzz.
This is an email I keep getting that I think is so TRUE!!!! I don't quite understand why some mothers want their babies to grow up so fast. For instance Jack-Jack was sweet and playful throughout the day and now that he's mobile he's into everything!!! Who would choose that upon themselves, ignorance I believe.
My little trouble maker. He now takes the toy train apart whenever he gets a chance because he's quite capable. If only they all cleaned up after themselves I would have it made. LOL!!!
Bella loves to hold Jack-Jack. As you can tell from the picture there are other things he'd rather be doing at the moment. Dumping out the toy bin for instance.
This is the last picture of Rex before I just shaved his hair off. I had decided that he needed a little trim around the ears which ended up being more of a wrestling match and looked like a child had done the job so I just shaved the hair clean off his head! Fortunately he has a very nice bald head and a huge smile to make up for the lack of hair. When he's up for it, I will take a picture of his bald little head. He hasn't really wanted his picture taken lately. Kind of camera shy.
Obi is into wearing his dad's watch whenever he can confiscate it from Mr. A. He has his notorious superman suit on and the watch. He's very into things specific things. He's not much of a wanderer. He's a little meticulous.
Obi's preschool went on a field trip to the local firestation! He was the "Captain of the Day" and loved it. My mom went with Obi to preschool to help out, I missed out because the princee was home sick with the flu!
This is Obi's preschool class minus one student. His teacher, Mrs. P is kneeling on the floor on the left side of the picture.
Bella wrote a book about Rapunzel. Each student in her class wrote their own story and then Ms. B decided to let all the parents come watch their kids read their story to the class. She was so excited!!!
Bella is very into art. She wanted to display her art, she gets very into it!
Bella's Elementary School throws a Bazaar at the end of September every year as a fund raiser! It is a blast for the kids. Whomever of the students wants to run a booth is able to as long as they follow the school's guidelines. It has an assortment of everything. Food, games, prizes and even toys to play on. They had a blow up obstacle course and as you can see, a giant slide. They end the evening with way to much candy, purple hair and balloon swords. Who could ask for more!!!
Rex and Jack-Jack are anticipating when their old enough to slide down that slide!
Life is well under way this fall. Bella is loving first grade and is in reading level 12 in her class. Now that we have finally adjusted to having her take a lunch to school and making sure all her needs are met. Things seem really good. She is our little princess! She has convinced all her little boy cousins and brothers that barbies and dress up are just as fun for boys as girls (hopefully C doesn't mind his boys coming home from our house in makeup once in awhile!) HAHAHA. 
Jack-Jack is lots of fun. He pulls himself up onto everything, unfortunately most of those objects move and don't like the baby hanging on them. Uh-oh! He's taken a few crashes on the floor but God made babies very durable, at least mine!
September 17-22, I spent in Washington helping my grandparents to start packing their belongings. They bought a home here in St. George and will be moving in on the 18th of October. It has been very exciting for us as they have always lived so far away and will be so close. We are hoping that this move will be a blessing in their lives as time as taken its toll. Both are in their early 80s and could use some help around the house, some company and assistance in getting to the doctors, etc. It is coming up so soon.
I decided that Jack-Jack needed a photo shoot and took about a million pictures of him in this outfit. He seemed not to mind until he fell over and then he was through with my little game! If he would just take naps when the other boys do I wouldn't have all this alone time with him. I guess he'll just be stuck with me until he gets his nap schedule with theirs.
These two are the absolutely best-of-friends/worst-of-enemies. Rex loves his cousin but wants her to do everything! A little bossy if I do say so. He sees her coming up the pathway and gets all excited that she's almost here but then, when she knocks on the back door. He yells "No. My house." TROUBLE!!!
Obi is loving preschool. He goes there on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the little neighbor boy. He tells me a new story everyday and loves to play with the dinosaurs. He says he doesn't like show and tell because then he cannot play with the dinosaurs as much. Oh, and they're much bigger than the ones at home. He especially likes the triceratops! Obi can write his name and has been working on all his letters. He tells me "I saw a D on that sign, mom. Did you know d starts with duck." We are glad that he has adapted so well as change seems to be his biggest challenge.
This has been very fun keeping things posted like this. I hope you all enjoy reading it!Life is finally back to normal. Thank the heavens life is going well for us! After the craziness of summer things are on a roll. I do believe God throws in little bumps to make us remember how much we are blessed and that He's the one in control! We are all in very good health, have a roof over our heads, food in our bellies and plenty of bounteous blessings to be grateful for!
If you look closely you'll notice our little man has a tooth poking out! Jack-jack has survived the first of many teething experiences. He has both of his bottom little teeth pushing their way up! Bella thinks it is pretty cool that she is growing the same teeth (her's are the adult teeth)! Jack-jack is my biggest 6 month old yet. He went to his checkup and he's enormous! 18 lbs 8 oz and 28 3/4". Let's just say whatever I am doing seems to work for him.
Bella began 1st grade this past week, August 15th. She is in Miss B's class. We sure do miss her while she's gone all day! Bella loves school, especially now that she has really grasped the reading. We have her read scriptures out loud at family scripture time and she does a marvelous job! The princess has started taking her lunches to school, I seem to overfill them! I am told that she doesn't have time to eat all the food in there or she'll be the last one in the lunch room :o)
Rex and Jack-jack adore each other! Jack-jack usually scrunches his face in caution when he sees Rex but no one would miss the large grin he always carries with him! Rex is becoming the over concerned child. He has started trying to help make sure Jack-jack is fed, but I don't think 6 month olds usually have a liking for yogurt jammed down their throats or carrot sticks to naw on! He is a tough little guy so he seems to recover from the extra affection rather well. Now if they would all just sleep a little longer at naptime I would have it made!
Here is the initial surpise! 
A family from our ward performed some Samoan dances for the family! My parents got up in front of everyone and danced!
It was worth it just to see their surprised looks!
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