Family Pictures

July 9,2012

Kyle Brandt is 10 Months Old

Wowee zowee!  This baby is growing so fast we can't hardly believe it!  This month has been a busy one for him. 

He got to go to the doctor twice for being sick-once with and ear infection and once for the stomach flu because I was worried he was getting dehydrated. Those were his first sick visits.

He got his first antibiotic for the ear infection.

He is taking medicine so much better and doesn't spit it out.

He weighed about 19lbs 7ounces at the doctor when he had the flu.

He is eating practically everything we are eating and is so done with baby food. 

He loves cheerios still and toast and he likes all kinds of crackers and goldfish now too. 

There hasn't been anything that I have fed him that he has not liked.

He really likes to feed himself too so I give him lots of finger foods. 

He started holding his bottle all by himself this past week and holds it the whole time.

He pulls himself up on everything and is reaching up for things and standing on his tip toes. 

He is balancing one handed on the furniture and takes a few steps while holding on.

He crawls pretty darn fast and pulls himself up on my legs when he wants to be held.

 He has 2 top teeth that have come in this month making 4 total-2 on the top and 2 on the bottom.

He wrinkles his nose and shows us a "cheesy" grin. 

He got his first hair cut and looks like a big boy. 

He started with the clingy baby behavior this week up at Grandma Penny's with Grandma, Mawmaw, Calley and Cody. 

He lays his head down on my shoulder when he is tired or upset. 

He was doing pretty good getting used to his room and even stayed in there for a few naps until we came up to Provo. 

He did sleep 2 nights in the crib at Grandma Penny's but then he got really sick again with a fever and a cough so he is back in the bed with me. 

He went swimming for the first time and loved it.

He loves dogs!  We point them out to him whenever we see them and he smiles and follows them with his eyes.

He gives kisses sometimes when I ask him too.

He almost waves bye bye.

He knows his name and knows the names of his brothers and mom and dad.

He says mama and dada.

He knows what bottle means and smiles when we ask him if he wants one.

He loves to look at other babies and plays near them-not necessarily with them but near them.

He sleeps most nights from about 11pm to 7-8am and still takes his 30-40 minute nap in the morning and long nap in the afternoon.  I am trying to get him away from the power nap in the evening so he will go to bed earlier.

He loves his Grandpa Don and his Grandpa Don loves him!

He's been hiking, bowling, and swimming this month.

He loves Patty Cake and Itsy Bitsy Spider.

He does not like covers and gets hot really easily.

He still has that vein around his eye that makes it look like he has a black eye alot.

He likes to go on walks in the stroller.

Playing with his rock friend.

Stomach Flu Baby

Wrinkle puppy grin.

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What Connor Does to Keep Busy

Since school has been out Connor has...
Cleaned a house to get Osiris and her family ready to move in to it. Grandpa and Connor home teach Osiris and her family.
Painted and fixed some of that house for Osiris.
Cleaned the carpets at Osiris house.
Cleaned the house that Teri Waite's family is moving into.
Gone to McGill
Rode the train in McGill on Father's Day with grandpa.
Went to a basketball clinic in Ely where there were some Jazz players.
Got an autograph from a Jazz player.
Gone shot gun shooting with Gene.
Ate breakfast at McDonald's with Gene.
Been to Dr. Flynn the diabetes doctor.
Been to Dr. Gorman for a meds visit.
Gone swimming at Leatham's.
Gone swimming at Aunt Dena's 4-5 times.
Gone swimming at the Logandale pool 2-3 times.
Been to the reservoir with friends.
Gone on Rhino rides.
Mowed Rockenbach's lawn.
Worked with grandpa cleaning buildings.
All of that in just the 2 weeks since school has been out.  This kid has to stay busy busy busy!

A Little Getaway-and More Summer Bucket List

On Friday June 15 I woke up and told Don that I had had it with summer and we needed to be spontaneous and go and do something. It had only been summer for a week but I was grumpy and needed to get away. We thought about trying to go to Panguitch to see my friend Amy or go to Cedar City to the Shakespeare Festival but the Shakespeare Festival was not going yet and my friend was at Girls Camp so we just decided to go to St. George.  It was not much cooler at all but atleast it was civilization  We didn't leave here until around 3 because being spontaneous takes lots of time when you have kids. We stayed at the Hampton Inn.  We like it there and it is very clean-one of my most important necessities when staying at a hotel.  They also have a great free breakfast in the mornings and we used some of Don's Hilton points so even better.  This was our first visit to a hotel with Kyle and it wasn't too bad.  After we checked in we walked down the street to Golden Corral.  On our bucket list is try to new restaurants since we ALWAYS eat at the same places.  My kids went nuts at Golden Corral.  It was great!  There was so much to choose from and there was stuff Kyle could eat too.  The boys loved the chocolate fountain and the cotton candy! We made them wait to get dessert after they ate their dinner and it was sure hard for them since we were sitting right by the dessert section.

Our arrival at the Hampton!

Caleb at Golden Corral on plate number 5

Yummy crackers!

Cotton Candy!

After dinner we went back to the hotel for a rest and I ran to Target and Old Navy.  When I got back we all went swimming in the hotel pool.  It was Kyle's first time swimming too!  He loved it!  I bought him a floaty boat at Target and he splashed and played and had a great time.  Saturday morning we went to the breakfast downstairs and then headed out to Zion National Park for the day.  Cayden has wanted to go hiking for a while now and it is not fun in a 110 degrees so we thought we would try it at 100 degrees.  It was ok until about 2:30 when the clouds all disappeared and the sun was beating down on us and radiating off the cliffs.  We parked at the visitor center and took the shuttle up to the Emerald Pools trail.  It was a mostly paved trail so we were able to puch Kyle in his stroller.  We had a backpack to hold him in but thought we would all be much more comfortable with him the stroller.  There were lots of people packing their babies in their arms and a few people with baby backpacks but we only saw one other stroller although many people commented on Kyle's 4-wheel drive!  It was much nicer to push him although there were some hills to go up and down.  That hike took about an hour in and out.  Then we took a rest at the lodge area and had snack and Kyle had a bottle.  Then we rode the shuttle up to another trail but this time I stayed at the shuttle stop and Don took Caleb and Cayden on the hike to the weeping rock. That was a much shorter hike and I sat in the shade with Kyle and read my book on my kindle app.  After that we had all had enough hiking and sun and it was getting really hot.  There were quite a few people up there too and so it took a while to get back down to the visitor's center on the shuttle.  We hustled to the car and headed out.  We were going to stop at Subway but it wasn't open so we decided to just head back to St. George for some Five Guys.  After dinner and a nap for dad, mom and Kyle we headed to the pool again.  Cayden sat up and watched TV which I thought was surpirsing because I thought for sure he would crash!  After swimming and baths we ordered a pizza from Papa John's and some mac and cheese and mashed potatoes from Village Inn.  Kyle would have nothing to do with the baby food I had brought for him so he needed people food.  Sunday morning we slept in and missed the free breakfast but we packed up and went to Village Inn instead.  It was quite delisious and was a pretty good deal too.  After breakfast we headed home and had nice Father's Day nap! 

This is a cool tree with a big hole that Cayden was sure had a squirrel.

On the Emerald Pools trail.

Kyle's first hike!

Swimming and swimming!

Cayden preferred the hot tub even though it was 100 degrees outside.

NOT on the Summer Bucket List

We have lived in this house for 7.5 years and we have never had a visitor like this one that we found on the back porch last week. Thankfully it was dead either due to our vicious guard dog Bailey or the bug man that sprays monthly or both. I don't know and I don't really care as long it is Dead D.E.A.D. DEAD!!

Summer Bucket List Part 1

On Wednesday June 13, Caleb, Cayden, Kyle and I went for our first summer outing. Summer here in Logandale REALLY makes me grumpy sometimes and this was just barely the first full week of it! Caleb needed a bunch of stuff for his scout camp and I really needed a day away from here! So we loaded up and headed out for St. George-it is only 2 degrees cooler than here but atleast it was civilization! Kyle was not a happy camper in the car until about Mesquite when he fell asleep. First we went to the scout store and then to get Caleb some hiking shoes-not hiking boots-hiking shoes. We looked at a few places but settled on Payless. After the scout shopping we went to lunch at Five Guys Burgers and Fries. One of the things on our Summer Bucket List was to try somewhere new to eat and since dad gave it rave reviews a few days before, we decided to try it. Kyle had his first full french fry that I had to keep pulling out of his mouth because he wanted to cram the whole thing in. After a few tug of wars I decided to break it up into pieces for him.  Good call dad on the Five Guys place!  A little more expensive than In and Out and not as fast but much better tasting.  After lunch we went to Target and Deseret Book and then for another bucket list item-snowcones!  They were delicious and then I dumped it on myself just to prove it.  Luckily it was at the gas station as we were heading out of town and so we didn't have any more stops to make.  As soon as we got home I squirted Spray and Wash all over my shirt, let it sit for a bit and then ran it through the wash.  It all came out because it was Cayden's Sugar Free Tiger's Blood.  Man that stuff was RED.  It may have been permanent if it would have been the sugar full kind!  We were all pretty tired but we had a fun day. As usual Connor was working with Grandpa and Don was in Denver.  This was actually my first trip out of the valley with just my boys since Kyle was born.  I have not been stupid brave enough to attempt a whole shopping expedition without Don but I am proud to say we survived but only cuz I had such good help from Caleb and Cayden.  Here's to more summer adventures!

Kyle's First French Fry

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

The first snow cone of the summer-Sugar Free Tiger's Blood

Tiger's Blood-not sugar free

First Snow Cone Dump of the Season-thankfully Sugar Free Tiger's Blood and it all came out!

Kyle's First Haircut

I should have done a before and after but of course forgot until AFTER.  Kyle has needed a little trim for a few weeks now and I have just not wanted to cut his hair because that is just a milestone for him being a big boy and not a baby-which is dumb because of course he is still a baby but it just means that he is getting bigger.  I just decided Monday morning (June 18) that it was going to get done and I was going to do it. I just did 3 snips.  One in the front and one on each side above his ear.  The right side is a bit too short but the left is fine and so is the front.  We just can't believe how much different he looks to us with a haircut.  He looks like a big boy!