We did A LOT as a family this month. The weather cooled down so we did a lot more outdoors which was nice. I LOVE my little family:)
BIRTHDAY
My sweet Kayzee Lynn turned 3 on September 4th! If you asked her how old she was she would always say 10. Yes she definitely acts like she is 2 going on 10:) She had a fun birthday and we got to do a lot! I didn't plan a big party like we did with Memphis because her birthday just came too fast and life was crazy but we asked her what she wanted to do and we did it all! We played all week long...here are some of the fun things we did to help Kayzee celebrate her birthday...
1-Play at Mommy's School: My kids love to play at my school with all the fun PE equipment. Here Danny pushed the kids on scooters so they would fly across the gym...
2-Go fishing: Kayzee loves to go fishing with Daddy. We usually go to the pond behind Lone Peak High School or to the Saratoga Dock. We did both. Kayzee was having fun posing for the camera.
3-Birthday Party: We asked Kayzee who she wanted to invite to a cake and ice cream party with presents. She said her best friend Kate and neighbor Angela. So we invited both families and we had a fun little party for Kayzee. She LOVED all her gifts and says THANK YOU! Those of you who sent money (grandma's and grandpa's) she got to go to the store and pick out a new toy. She loved doing that so thank you! And Mom...sorry I didn't get a picture of Kayzee with the presents you sent because the package came so much later and I forgot...SORRY!
4-Go out to eat: We always sign our kids up for the free birthday meal to TGIFridays. We drove all the way over there in bad traffic only to have it closed for renovations. Kinda mad but Kayzee saw Texas Roadhouse next door and wanted to go there so that's where we ended up having her birthday meal. It was yummy!
HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY KAYZEE LYNN!
Here are the birthday questions I asked Kayzee this year...
1-Favorite color? Pink
2-Favorite toy? Fairy's
3-Favorite fruit? Apples
4-Favorite TV show? PAW Patrol
5-Favorite food at lunchtime? Mac n Cheese
6-Favorite outfit? Princess dress-up
7-Favorite Game? Cards
8-Favorite snack? Fruit snacks
9-Favorite animal? Giraffe
10-Favorite song? Twinkle Twinkle
11-Favorite book? Fairy book
12-Who is your best friend? Kate
13-Favorite cereal? Dora cinnamon stars
14-What do you like to play outside? Sidewalk chalk
15-Favorite drink? Apple juice
16-Favorite holiday? Christmas
17-What do you like to sleep with at night? Lamby
18-Favorite breakfast? Strawberry pop tart
19-What do you want for your birthday dinner? Rice and cheese
20-What do you want to be when you grow up? A princess!
Just something cool I noticed about Kayzee...when I asked Memphis these questions when he turned 3 he didn't answer them very well so I know he didn't understand the questions yet. But asking Kayzee at age 3 she understood every question and answered them so well. Kayzee has definitely developed mentally a lot faster than Memphis but Memphis has her beat when it comes to physical abilities.
DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS
Kayzee had her last GI appointment at Primary Children's Hospital! YAY!!! It was getting really annoying driving that far and paying so much money for a specialist but it definitely helped and I am glad we got Kayzee back to normal with all her GI issues. She is now being weaned off all the stimulants (ex-lax and miralax) and by January 1, 2014 she will be off everything and hopefully stays normal and doesn't go back to being constipated. I think potty-training her helped a lot too in helping her go everyday. Go Kayzee!
Kayzee also had her 3rd year well-visit check-up at the pediatrician. The pediatrician was impressed by her drawing skills. He isn't much help whenever I ask him for help with her sleeping problems so I will have to find someone else for that part of her life. She is growing at a steady pace. Here are her 3 year old stats:
Weight: 32 lbs (63%)
Height: 37.5 in (61%)
Because of her GI issues she has lost a lot of weight and gained a lot of weight so she is leveling out. In fact both my kids have leveled out and are not growing as fast as they were. I am actually LOVING this fact because they still fit in their winter clothes from last year so I don't have to buy anything this year. AWESOME!
NEW CALLINGS
Danny and I received new callings this month. I have been the Relief Society pianist for the past 3 years so I was ready for a change. Danny was an Elder's Quorum teacher for the past year and he loved it so he was not as excited for this new calling. We are now Primary teachers together. We have the 7 turning 8 group. We actually lucked out and have the best class in the whole primary! They are so good and so sweet. We have 2 girls and 4 boys. Danny has been struggling when it is his turn to teach the lesson only because he is used to teaching adults. Being an elementary school teacher has helped me a lot in making the lessons fun and interesting for these kids so Danny is doing a lot better;)
We had our Primary Program on Sunday. Memphis did really well sitting up on the stand for that long. This year they had the kids write their own parts. Memphis came up with his line and memorized it. He said it with a frown on his face but he did great!
"I know I am a child of God because he loves me and I love him"
Here are Memphis and Kayzee all dolled up and ready for church...sorry about the food in the picture. We have church at 11 and we give the kids a snack as we are leaving for church because they can't eat lunch till 2.
Because the weather has cooled down we have gone to a lot of parks to play as a family. We went to Discovery Park in PG to play hide and seek. That is the best park for hide and seek. It was Daddy and Kayzee vs. Mommy and Memphis. We also went to a bunch of other parks all over Utah County. Fun times!
We go on walks as a family around our neighborhood every Sunday. We have a mile route we like to go on. There is a creek by our house and one day we found a huge crawdad.
PLAYING OUTSIDE
We also love to play outside. Memphis loves to practice baseball. He is getting really good at hitting the ball. He also likes to hit golf balls with his Daddy. And Kayzee loves to draw with sidewalk chalk. Daddy and Memphis are the sport fanatics and Kayzee and I are the artistic ones:) Kayzee loves to trace me when I am laying down. Here is a butterfly and flower Kayzee drew. She is amazing! 
We have family night every Monday and do a lot of fun things. One night we went to Cold Stone. YUMMY!
School is going great this year. All the 6th graders this year are so nice and so fun. I don't have any behavior problems like I have had the past 8 years and with all new games I am having so much fun this year. We also had an awesome BMX assembly at our school for red and green ribbon week (Drug Free and Safety). They talked about bravery and natural highs. Here is a picture of a jump over our principal...
ROYER TENNIS
We drove down to Mount Pleasant to see Danny's sisters play Tennis. They are currently undefeated and headed to the state championships this coming weekend. GO EMILY AND MARY! We had a fun time visiting with everyone and enjoying a yummy lunch.
5K WALK RUN BIKE
Our ward had a 5k on Saturday. We could walk, run, or ride a bike. We ended up just doing the 1 mile kid route. It was freezing and Kayzee had to be pushed in a stroller but we still ran most of the mile (me pushing Kayzee and Memphis riding on Danny's shoulders) GO US! The routes were around our neighborhood. It was a lot of fun to do this activity with our friends, neighbors, and ward members. We had a yummy breakfast after with everyone at the park by our house.
What a great September!
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