Apr 4, 2019

Half the year has passed me by!

It goes without saying that having another baby has left me with very little time to blog! Life has been flying by! We've gone on trips, had visitors, and finished half the school year! Here are some highlights of the past five months ...

OCTOBER
  • Balloon Fiesta Visit from the Stoddards and Wilms! We loved our first visit from the Wilms! We packed in lots of fun on their visit, including a trip to Santa Fe and the Georgia O'Keefe Museum, a Bosque walk, a trip to the zoo, two trips to the Balloon Fiesta Park, lots of eating out, and a Halloween Party. My mom also hosted a very nice dinner and games. We really loved teaching them Canasta. It was a fun time!
  • Tooth Implant: I finally got the post put into my jaw. Next step ... tooth! 
  • Sofia's Torticollis Diagnosis: Sofia was diagnosed with Torticollis. Basically, she has a twisted and tilted neck, probably due to being crowded in the womb. Her left neck muscles are underdeveloped, so we'll be working with a therapist to straighten her out! 
  • Kidney Stone: I woke up in the middle of the night on Halloween to Hannah throwing up. I cleaned up her bedding, then nursed the baby who had woken up due to the commotion in their room. While I was nursing Sofia, I suddenly started getting cramps. The cramps quickly progressed in intensity to the point where I couldn't stand and was breathing heavily. I awoke Sebastian, who put Hudson in charge of everyone (it was about 2 in the morning) and Seb rushed me to the Emergency Room. Turns out, I was passing my first kidney stone! It felt like labor pains that wouldn't quit! They gave me lots of morphine and I had a nice rest at the hospital. 
(10/3/18) Sofia at six months - notice her crooked little head! This is before any PT

(10/4/18) Hannah's playgroup had a teddy bear picnic!

We read the story, strung necklaces, had lunch, did bubbles, and more!

Look at that darling teddy bear themed lunch!

(10/5/18) Annual Balloons Aloft at Chamiza Elementary School

Daddy's little girl

We enjoyed cocoa and donuts!

(10/9/18) Cousin time at the Cheesecake Factory!

Sethrina and Calvin came to visit for the Balloon Fiesta!

(10/10/19) Our first balloon sighting with Auntie and Cousin at Mariposa Basin Park

We visited the local pumpkin patch - it was more like a lame little carnival. Ha ha!

The kids loved the inflatable slides, though!

An eventful day at the library park included Hannah peeing in the grass!

Snuggling with my baby love after a long, fun day with family!

(10/11/18) So excited to have Trent and Nancy visit for Balloon Fiesta!!!
Sporting my festive headband!

A friend got us in through the pilot's entrance! It was sweet!
Love Sofia and Beau here

Gorgeous sunrise!

Love this sister of ours!

Sensory overload!

Balloons everywhere!

Gorgeous!
Picture taking galore!


The bees knees!

So much to see

Loved this cute dog balloon

Breakfast burrito break!
Sethrina, the child whisperer!

A stroll through the Bosque

All lined up!

Look at all those kids!! How'd that happen??

The whole crew!

Oh heavens that gun! Whose idea was that??

A beautiful day!

Dang, this girl is buff!

(10/12/18) Trent and Hannah
 

Cool fish balloon

My favorite bees!

So cool!
So fun to be so close to the balloons!

Collecting cards

Catching up!

Little doll face!

A fun, early morning!

Love the joy in his face!

Uncle Trent took the boys to get some balloon cards

Chilling in the grass
The kids loved tackling Uncle Trent!

Their new best friend!
Ice cream at the zoo

Halloween party! Nice tattoos, dude!

We got the boys pretend mustaches, the girls witch hats, and everyone festive socks and glasses!

Tired cuties

Putting together our Halloween feast!

Witches brew!

Mummy wrapping contest!

Cute little mummy

Ha ha!

Dinner and games at my mom's house

Snuggling with his girls

(10/14/18) An attempt to hike the crest was foiled by clouds!

Way too cold outside to hike!

(10/17/18) This girl loves her big brother!

Sweet siblings!

Pretty lemon chicken dinner

(10/18/18) Playgroup at our house

(10/20/18) Duck races at Galloping Grace pumpkin patch

Love this happy girl!

Not so sure about the corn pit!

(10/21/18) Hudson got to pick out a recipe and make it! Brussel sprouts and bacon and eggs! 
(10/22/18) Good girl at the baseball park


Hudson enjoyed dressing up in his cool uniform. Go Rockies!

Another lost tooth!

(10/25/18) Gorgeous fall color at the Botanic Gardens

This was such a fun day with playgroup friends!

We packed snacks and ate on the train

The weather and company was wonderful!

Love these cute girls!

Enjoying all the sights and sounds of Fall!

Great day with my girls

(10/26/18) Fall Fest - boy do I look tired. Little witch with her bat!

(10/27/18) Hannah and Elise had a fun girl's sleepover at Grandma's house!

They went to the movies

And had a ball!

So fun to have a cousin best friend!

Excited to have matching jammies!

(10/30/18) Pumpkin guts!

Our Halo soldier, ninja, super girl, and witch! At the ward trunk-or-treat

1 comment:

Celestine said...

I can't get over how BUSY you keep yourself and your kids! Love all the fun photos!