MESSY BOY

So tonight after dinner Maddux saw the oreos on the counter and...well I thought I'd be a fun mommy and the pictures explain it all. You can even see his top teeth if you look close! He has been making this face all the time now too, opening his mouth!
I almost forgot the BEST part of tonight! He pooped in the tub for the first time! At least it was solid! ;) He was just standing at the faucet, a little fart out of his cute bum, and then it came before I even knew what was happening! But...a little Clorox for the tub, a little wipe of the bum and we were good!
Then our friends Calvin, Andrea and Madi came over. So we had to get pictures with the two kids. Maddux seems to be very fascinated by little Madison. When she cries and makes any noise. He keeps wanting her eyes and laughs every time he touches her arm. It's adorable.

SO MUCH TO UPDATE ON...

Alright, so much has happened since Fourth of July, I apologize for not updating the blog. So the big things are these:
Skyler got laid off from his job, which in reality is not a bad thing. Well, the company, as of this coming Friday, will shut down it's Rexburg location. They told every one like 6 weeks earlier. Anyway, one Friday Skyler sat there talking to the managers about his business ideas and plans and when he came back on Monday they said they were letting him go early so he could focus on that. So, we left for our vacation!
We went to California for about a week and it was so nice to get out of Rexburg! We had our family reunion and I think it was the most fun I've had at a Reunion in a long time. Perhaps that is because I haven't been to a reunion in a long time! I cut my hair off, along with Cristina and Rachael. I was relentless with my nagging Cristina to do it, and it totally paid off because it is so cute. All three of us got the same hair cut and when the Utah cousins came, Tara, Jackie, and Lauren.. they had the same hair too! So we just HAD to document it! And Maddux got hid first hair cut too! He looks just like a little man now! He did pretty well, too. towards the end he was like, "OK grandma! I'm done now!" but up 'til then he just let grandma cut while he played with his toy.
As you can see from the pictures, his Aunties gave him all kinds of "good" food. Probably didn't help because Maddux got sick towards the end of our trip. Throwing up...it was gross and really bad. Projectile. Anyway, when we got home we all got sick and basically moped around the apartment for a week. Then at the end of the week he got a fever, we took him in and nothing. Nothing was wrong except that he was teething. He's getting his top two teeth and the doctor said it was rare that a kid will get a 101 fever while teething, but that's what was happening. He's much better now, though. Sleeping is not so difficult and his teeth have broken through. They look huge to me! I think he's going to have these big front teeth! It'll be so cute!
Our friends Calvin and Andrea had their baby girl 3 weeks ago! Madison Lynn Warner. She is so cute and so tiny! It's crazy to think that Maddux was actually SMALLER than her! Here's some pics of her too.
We are working on my website and Skyler's, so while those are in the process I have started a new blog to showcase some of my work. Obviously there will be more on the website, and more categories, but I just wanted to show a few of my favorites and give y'all a taste of what I can do. Christmas is on it's way, so if anyone wants to order Christmas cards let me know!
Here's so pictures from the last little while. This should make the grandparents and great grandparents happy!

MORE OF THE FOURTH.....

THE FOURTH

Well, we had a fun and busy weekend. We decided to go camping before grandma and grandpa got up here. Spencer, my brother-in-law, and his new wife Kaitlin came up for a couple days and they went with us and the Warners. We figured Andrea is getting very close to her due date, so this is probably the last she can go with us. It was Maddux's first time camping and he did great. He loved the fire and the food....daddy gave him an oreo. He was wonderful until 4:30 in the morning when he woke up totally scared and a little cold. PLus, it didn't help that his diaper leaked all over himself. So after about 30 minutes he calmed down enough to fall asleep with daddy in his sleeping bag.
We got to see my grandpa and grandma and coray and evelyn and jordan and aaron this weekend. They all came up for Eli's blessing. Eli is Clay and Rachael's second baby. And Conner, their first, had his 2nd birthday party with everyone here. It was so cute to see Conner with Maddux. They liked eachother, but I don't think Maddux quite knew what to this of him.
So here are some pictures from the weekend. Maddux got a new best friend in Auntie Evelie when she let him eat some of her ice cream!

HERE'S MORE PICTURES BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP!

OUR LITTLE MONKEY

So Maddux is getting too good at crawling and pulling himself up that it is really keeping me on my toes. The other day I was trying to do the laundry and he would not stay out of the basket. Finally I just let him play and I turned around for just a minute and the boy was up on the couch! (This is his new face that he makes...I just had to show it!) Then last night Skyler was playing with him on the couch and the little monster climbed up to the counter to get the pen he saw! This kid! He's growing way too fast! Luckily, he hasn't figured out how to climb up to the couch without a full laundry basket!
The past few weeks it has been totally rainy and cold, up until this week anyway, so I put these little duck slippers on his feet and amazingly...he left them on!
So at the moment Skyler and I are getting ready to wrap up the end of the semester. Thank goodness! We are also trying to get his web design business off the ground. He has picked up about 3 other guys who are willing to work with him and try to get this thing going. So if you need a website or know anyone....!! At the same time, we are trying to get my site up. I'm going to attempt to start my own in hopes to bring in some extra cash. I will be making cards, like shower invitations, birth announcements, wedding, graduation, special occasion..all that good stuff. So again, if you need anything....! We will see how far all this takes us. Hopefully out of Rexburg very, very soon!