SAGE
Lets start with Sage. Sage has been in gymnastics for a while. She has almost gotten both her cartwheel and handstand down and does well in most of the other activites. Her favorite thing to do in gymnatics is to climb the rope all the way to the top (which is really really high).
Sage is doing really well in School. She is the second fastest reader in her class and does well in all her subjects. The teacher says she is very kind and never makes the other kids feel dumb. She has made a lot of new friends and as always is quite the social butterfly.
Sage is growing up fast. She helps out a lot with the boys and I am very greatful that I have her. Although she wears skirts every other day she is still climbing trees and venturing out to get dirty. And she likes her fair share of boys. Although, her Dad says she should stay away from boys till she is 40.
Other than that Sage is just plugging away at daily life. She still fights me on keeping her room clean and she can get very dramatic at times, but we love her and her ability to lighten up a room.
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| Closeup of Sage in her cowgirl outfit |
ASHTON
Ashton is no longer my little boy. He is my big boy. He has really been growing like a weed. He wants to eat all the time and he puts his foot down demanding he gets his way more often than he used to. Before Ashton would always do everything like his big sister. But now he has an opinion on everything. Ashton is discovering who HE is.
In school Ashton is learning fast. He is reading simple books now and learning how to write his letters neatly in the proper way. Ashton takes a lot of pride in his work, and will erase something he finds is not quite perfect to redo it to his satisfaction. This means that he may take a bit longer to do his homework than the average kid.
Ashton is a typical boy who loves superheroes and star wars. Although he can play by himself at times for hours he prefers to be with someone. Ashton is a people person and always will be a people person. He reminds me a lot of his Grandpa Peterson.
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| Kids and Grandparent (Wilde Side) |
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| On our way to say hi to the Grandparents! |
JACE
Jace is no longer a baby. He is hardly a toddler either. He is on the verge of being simply a kid. Jace talks a lot right now. He can repeat practically anything too. Jace can run, skip, jump, and maneuver his little body anywhere. He is very very very... VERY independent. If you help him up onto a chair and he did not want you to, he will literally get back down off the chair and hoist himself up on the chair by himself again. Jace is very particular about everything he does. He knows what he wants, how he wants it done, and who he wants to do it with. And if something is not how he envisions it, he will let everyone know. Having said that Jace is a very loving kid. He gives the best hugs and loves his family and extended family. If you are willing to love him, he will love you back!
RYKER
Our baby is growing fast. He is 1.5 months old. Ryker is a sweety. He does not scream like Jace did as a baby and we are greatful for that. Instead he whimpers and cries fairly softly. He has started smiling but I have not managed to get that on camera. He is still getting up often at night about every 3 hours so that he can eat. So mom is very tired but she sure loves the little tyke. We had a small scare regarding Ryker the other night. His temperature spiked to 101.1 which meant we had to take him into the ER since it was after hours. That turned out to be one long night for mom since she had same day surgery the next day... but in the end, it turned out he simply had the cold that Jace had the week before.
CASSIE
Our kitty is doing great! She has really become part of our family. Although Curtis is supposed to be allergic to her, he has found that she does not affect his allergies at all. Cassie is a pesky people cat. She follows you around all day stepping infront of you tripping you up. She wants attention and will do anything to get it. She loves to attack hair and loves to attack anyone coming up the stairs from the basement. Cassie spends half her days climbing trees and chasing after birds. But I do not believe she has actually killed anything. So she is either clumsy or is merely playing with critters. We love Cassie.
CURTIS
Curtis has been working hard at both his Search and Rescue and Work. This fall has been a bit crazy. For a while he was getting called out to save people at least 3+ times a week. People were falling, getting lost, getting hurt and getting themselves into trouble left and right. But recently it has haulted as it has gotten cold and less people are up in the mountains. So now that he has more time he has been studying for his series 9-10 test and having fun finding, buying, and using some new equipement to cast and make his own bullets for his new Shiloh Sharps Rifle. He has also been busy helping me rent out the rental. In reality things have been really crazy for Curtis lately and have just barely started to calm down.
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| Casting bullets out of lead. |
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| Shiny! |
BECKY
I have recovered nicely from having Ryker a little over a month ago. I do however feel out of shape and need to lose another 10 pounds. So I am attempting to put together some sort of exercise schedule. Tough part is finding the time to do it! I swear I am still losing the baby weight by simply running around being a mom. I would however like to lose it more quickly so hopefully I will figure out some sort of schedule soon. I have a lot of pent up energy and need to exert it before I go insane. Other than that I have been busy with the rental, housework, kids, and trying to sleep. With Ryker getting up as often as he does I am always very tired and try to nap on a regular basis. But naps come sedomly. I am looking forward to the day I get a full nights rest again. I could use the beauty sleep. Even though I am very tired most of the time I feel pretty good emotionally. No postpartum issues and like I said before I have a decent amount of energy. My skip has almost come back (yes if you know me, you know that I will randomly, without thinking about it give a little skip, but only when I am feeling REALLY good.)
I recently had the Essure procedure done on myself to ensure Curtis and I that there will be no more pregnancies. For those gals looking into Essure, I can attest that it is basically painless. No cutting and no smashing. We will find out it it worked in about three months.
And that's a wrap! Halloween was great and the Dudley Family is doing well and we are excited for the holidays and Jace's birthday. Yay for family!
