The Men in my Life

Landon got Thatcher dressed today. What a proud Daddy, he wanted them to Match. The other was from last Sunday and I just Love it! These great men in my life mean the world to me. They both make me laugh and have more than enough smiles to share. I feel like I must feed them all the time. They play hard and long. The young one needs to learn to sleep more than he does, like his dad:) My men, I wouldn't have a life without them. Love you guys. MaMa

Redneck What?

Landon thought it would be funny to shave a long mustache. All at work got a big kick out of it. It's hard to see but if you look close enough you will see my sexy country hubby. mm mm

Visiting Friends

Thatcher got to ride on a plane again. What a spoiled kid. Not that he will remember any of it but still. We first flew to Portland with Yvonne to meet up with Jenny & Sophia then after a day of eating and exploring a little part of the city we all headed to Seattle to visit Katie and her new baby Audrey. It was a wonderful weekend of visiting, reminiscing, sleepless nights, walks and of course food. I love you guys! We will have to make it a yearly activity.

Big Foot Power!

Thatcher loves his Big truck. He will push it around until he hits something and then wait for us to turn him around and then go back the other way. He is all boy!

Ah Give me A Kiss

Thatcher is so close to standing on his own. He is just over 8 months and loves to be on the move. I discover more and more each day that we will have to put up. He love plugs and if anything is plugged in to an out let he has to remove it. We recently had to get rid of the glade plug-ins. He got a hold of a Cinnamon flavored one and chewed on it. Needless to say his mouth was burning and he was drooling like crazy! He is not easily distracted or detoured. When he is on a mission to get at something he has a one track mind. It's quite cute to watch. He is also really working hard at finger foods. One cheerio at a time just is to frustrating so he grabs a fist full and hopes a few make it in his mouth. Most end up sticking to his hands or down the front of his dipper. Here are a few pic's of him getting around. He loves the mirror and climbing and standing up.

Six months

Yes I realize these are a few months late but I thought I would still share a few of Thatchers Six month old pictures. At his six month check up he was in the 90% for his hight but only the 28th% for his weight.

My poor boy!

It rained the first 2 days of the fair so there weren't as many people out as usual. We all still were there though and it is always a treat to hang out with family for a week in a concentrated space and piece on elephant ears and chocolate milk. I did run into a new predicament this year in that I have a child now. Poor little Thatcher slept out in the rain because that is where Arizona left him, she is very good at getting him to sleep and then on the 50 pound bags of flour. I wonder how the health department feels about that? Thatcher was saved by Nana and Grandpa Lybbert on Saturday and spent a lot of the day with them at the fair. Yeah! All in all a great week. I love my family!

Huckleberry Picking

We went out a few times just north of Hayden, what beautiful country we live in. Grandpa had to stick to the road and has really enjoyed his berry picker, we didn't really end up with a whole lot but then Landon went out to Ione and picked blueberry size Huckleberries-delicious! I didn't even have to purchase Huckleberry ice cream at the fair this year because we had already been making it and ours was so much better. Just yesterday I also made pumpkin ice cream...oh my yumm-o!

RECIPE:
4 eggs
2 1/4C Sugar
4 C Heavy Cream
1 C Milk
1/2 t Salt
2-4 t Vanilla
2-4 C berry some blended some whole or just mashed

or whatever, we have also used raspberry, mint Oreo cookies and pumpkin, it's versatile, have fun with it.
Whip the eggs together a bit then add the sugar and whip until it thickens. Add it and the rest of your ingredients to your ice cream maker bucket. Mix until frozen and place in freezer. Over night is best.

Lemons!

We've all been there at some point.

What Happened to August?

August was very busy! I don't even know what to write about. So I will post pictures and add comments as we go through it. It was really full of family and friends visiting meeting our new nephews Hayden & Everett and of course the Idaho fair. He was a trooper at the elephant ear booth and fell asleep in the stroller in the rain, amongst the flour and products and in my arms while I was passing dough around. My poor boy. We found time to go Huckleberry picking and have made Delicious ice cream. I also just returned from Labor day weekend visiting friends. Now I hope for September to be a little bit quieter other than the many sounds of Thatcher. He is saying "mumu" & "dada" now crawling and standing up on everything. He makes a sour face when eating fruit and of course lemons, we've had to lower his pack 'n' play so that he wont tumble out of it. He has already fallen off the couches and our bed I know all the bangs and scratches have just begone, I better invest in some band aids but mostly he just needs love. He still loves paper, ropes and cords. Why even bother with purchasing toys. He is already in 12 month clothes and will be 8 months on the 8th of September. How quickly he is learning and growing. Oh and he already gives you five when you ask him to. What a smarty.