A little Fall fun

Obviously I am working my way back through my missed months of blogging. Before Halloween we took a trip north to Staheli Farms. They have slides, rope swing (sorry no pics of this, even though I have a ton!), corn maze, tractor rides (no pics of this either), redneck trampoling, petting zoo and of course the pumpkin patch.
We had so much fun. We drove up there and picked up Ponka and Grandpa. It was a beautiful day in the southwest and a great day. We had so much fun and will probably make this an annual ritual.
Enjoy the pics, even though they are a little outdated. Maybe I will get to Thanksgiving before Christmas!

Redneck trampoline

Carter enjoying a little nap with our pumpkin. We searched long and hard for that thing!

A little family pic, I love the scenery, isn't it beautiful?

Brady guiding us through the corn maze. He had the map and he told us where to go, exactly what he loves to do!

Bryce with Brady and Leilani.

Maile with Brady and Leilani (Carter was with Ponka, sleeping)

A little tire swing! Bryce did all the work and the kids loved it! Ponka kept "getting" them as they pass her.

My favorite, Brady in the corn.

Leilani lovin' the corn too.

Enjoying the slide, both of them did, one of their favorites.

Sittin' and clappin'

The weekend of Thanksgiving Carter found a new skill, clapping. The only way to share this cute trick is by video. Unfortunately I don't have a good camera to video, so here it is via my cell phone.

He is growing up so fast, about a month away and he will be 1 year old! Yesterday I discovered a tooth, finally! I couldn't believe it, I thought for sure he would make it to 12 months without a tooth, but there is one coming in.

What a joy this little guy is in my life. He brings me such peace and comfort to my crazy life and don't you just want to kiss him back?? Too cute he is!

Halloween in December???

Okay, okay, I am a horrible blogger. I don't know what is going on with me, I have so many pictures and so many things to share, but for some reason I just don't blog anymore.

Here we go, a month and a half late. . . Halloween.

We had a fun party, which I don't have pics of. Leilani was Tinkerbell, Brady Mickey Mouse and Carter was a scarecrow.

For trick-or-treating, the boys were the same but Lani got a new costume from her wonderful Auntie, that was delivered right after the party finished, so she was Minnie Mouse, the whole costume down to the sparkly shoes. They are too cute not to let her wear them to church on occasion, much to the dismay of my hubby!
We had a fun day all around and we love our valley. So much fun with the kids during the day and a great chili bonfire at night with our friends. The best, is that it was perfect weather, gotta love the desert!

Finding joy

I feel that I need to post something that is happier than my previous post! Yes, I am still sad, but you have to move on and find the positives in your life. Well, my positives are by far my family. The newest spirit to bless our family makes me smile and laugh so much. He brings me so much joy, so I thought I would share that joy with you! As my sister says, "We thought he would be the mellow one, but it looks like he is Montierth after all!" I guess she means that my kids are loud??? Okay, they can be!

Also, this week, Carter started to make his first moves to crawling. He hasn't taken off yet, but he gets where he want too, slowly but surely! He will be off and crawling in no time!

Today was also my nephew DJ's birthday, so we recorded the first video for him. I thought he would enjoy birthday wishes from this happy little guy that we have. Happy numba 9, DJ! We love you and miss you!

Feeling Sad

Well, this isn't really a big deal, I am just feeling sad tonight. I started thinking a day or so that Carter is showing signs of weaning and sure enough, a whole day of not wanting too.

This is so hard for me. I am grateful to be able to nurse my babies, and I know it is a blessing. I just have a hard time when they choose to be done, I guess it is part of my controlling personality!
I was able to nurse Brady until 13 months and I weaned him, Leilani weaned at 6 months and it broke my heart. I was hoping that Carter would continue, until his birthday, just under 3 months away. This isn't very far away, right???

In my world, it seems like forever. I just feel hurt by it, even though I know it is unintentional.

He got sick a little while ago and couldn't breathe to nurse, so I am guessing that this is what triggered it, so how do I get him back? I tried pumping to keep the flow going but he won't even latch on for longer then 5 seconds to even get the let-down. When he even gets in the nursing postition, he thrashes about and will not have anything to do with it. He sounds like I am torturing him! Any suggestions from my nursing friends out there?
I feel that it is done. I don't think that I can get him back, but hey I made it 9 months! That is good, right??

Sorry, I really try not to vent too much, because most of you probably don't care anyway, I just feel like writing and sharing how I feel. I feel that he is still too young and I will miss this bond greatly! It is one of my favorite things with babies, it is a conneciton that is wonderful and I just hate to think that he is done. Oh well, such is life and I will get through it. Life actually gets easier when you don't have to nurse all the time, but I am not quite ready for it! Off to cry a little more!

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