Cabbage Patch Doll

In this picture with Allie's little tounge sticking out to the one side she reminds me of a cabbage patch doll I had when I was little. I think my doll had hair though!
Not only did Allie figure out how to spit and blow bubbles this last week, but she found her fingers and her toes. She stopped taking the binkie and has replaced mainly with her two middle fingers, unless I'm trying to change her diaper then it's her toes she wants. I can't believe how big she is getting. She sure has her own personality thats for sure.

She also loves having her 'softy' blanket up next to her face when she sleeps. I went in to check on her and this is how she had found comfort. Whatever works!

Built Tough

We all got together at my parents house to celebrate Cody's 9th Birthday, Dylan's 4th Birthday, Alex's 3rd Birthday and Mayson's 1st Birthday. The kids really enjoyed themselves! However as our records show my boys can't leave a party without going out with a 'BANG'. Logan was on the skateboard and somehow took a face dive on the cement. Thank goodness for bandaids though, they make everything feel better. At one point he had one going across his nose along with the one on his lip. But don't think the story stops there! Oh No! The next day we took Allie to the see the doctor for her 4 month check-up, the doctor walked into the room looked at the scraped on logans face and started asking him what had happed. Just had we got finished telling him the story Logan fell off the bed him and Justin where sitting on and hit his head face first on the tile floor. He just got a little cut on his eye lid, which the nurse cleaned out for him. It could have been worse, but the doctor asked if he need to prescribe a helmet for him. It didn't hesitate to make sure he had one for when he rides his bike, which of course we do! Apparently we need it!

'Surprise Friday'

The boys had been asking for along time to go to Build-A-Bear Workshop, so we finally gave in on "Surprise Friday". What is "Surprise Friday" you ask? Well, through the summer, for some unknown reason Derrick and I started doing little spur-of-the-moment things on Friday evening with the boys without telling them what we were going to do. This some how got labeled "Surprise Friday," which is now something the kids look forward too. Some of the things we have done include, 1 night campout, swimming, build-a-bear, visit Grandma & Grandpa H. and McDonalds for dinner. This has been alot of fun, but I'm not sure we can keep up with this everyweek thing. I think it's going to have to be once a month instead.

They LOVED Build-a-Bear and it was alot of fun to see them get so excited. Logan has to be just like it older brother so they both picked the Batman outfits for there animals. They were very insistent that Allie needed one as well, which I must admit is very cute. Justin's is Turkelton the Turtle, Logan's is Scruffy the Dog and Allie's is Pixie the Fairy Bear.

"Breakfast Brownies"

The kids love to help me in the kitchen, but it's not very often that I can separate the two boys and only have one help me. It just so happened Saturday Morning Cartoons where on so Justin was occupied elsewhere. Although it is nice to have Justin's help, it was alot easier watching one child rather then two. For some reason everytime they help me together we usually get extra ingredients added while my backs turned, but they are usually so proud of themselves. It makes it hard to be upset.

Happy 'DIRTY' Campers

It's always a big "too do" when we try to get the whole Colovich Clan together for anything, but we usually have a good time when it's all said and done. This year we took a family camping trip to Vernon Reservoir, where we enjoyed 2 1/2 days of fishing, four wheeling, rock climbing, BB gun shooting and just lounging around getting dirty. Unfortunately the whole family couldn't make it. Marcus, Vanessa and Dawson joined us Sunday evening and brought with them dinner for all of us (which was very good). Thanks Marcus and Vanessa! But we sure wish Craig could have joined us with his family! We'll just have to go again I guess. Maybe next time we won't get rained out, so we won't have to come home a day early!

Logan and Justin had a blast rock climbing, but we wouldn't let them do it without us being with them. Logan was very insistent that "I do it myself," but after telling him I needed help down the rocks he was more then willing to use his 'Strong Muscles' helping me so I didn't fall. When we were to the bottom his was so proud of his self for getting me down safely he had to let grandma know "I hewped my mom wif (with) my ssstwong muscles". We had three 2 year old boys there and they all looked the same DIRTY! We gave them all wet wipe baths 1-2 times per hour, but Grandpa didn't care what there faces looked like. He loved there kisses anyways, we were just all suprised he was the one the asked for it! We LOVE you Grandpa!

Approx 2,340 School Days 'til Graduation

We officially have a life time commitment now! SCARY! Justin was so excited to start school. When I told him I wanted to take a picture he said "How do you want me mom", he usually runs from the camera so it was funny watching him make his own poses. Logan felt so left out. He kepts telling us he is big enough to go to school because he has "Super Strong Muscles", as he tries to flex. They sure are growing up!

Kids & Dinosaurs

It was an adventure of a life time taking 15 kids with 6 adults to Thanksgiving point. We are a circus just by itself, not to mention it was on $2 Tuesday so there was a bizzilion people there anyways. Fun Stuff! The kids had fun and the older kids where ALOT of help. Thanks Cameron & Kortney!