Catching up...

I've slacked on posting lately. Nothing big has been going on, just busy life in general. We've had some trips to the zoo, have been doing some fall baking (yummy), visited Chuck E. Cheese's because Cole filled out his staying in his own bed at night chart, and had friends over the other night for some pumpkin carving. Other than that, work, home, boys, errands, dinner, play, clean, etc. Life as usual!

Mason has started walking! He took his first steps last month (at 9 months) and now is able to walk quite a few step between Adam and I and actually steady himself during. He is still pretty wobbly and doesn't have the whole plop on you bum if you feel like you're gonna fall down yet. I'm afraid we're going to have some pretty blue goose-eggs like we did with Cole. He refuses to crawl or to spend any good amount of time on his stomach. I guess that's what we get for using his walker so much... he just loves it! He is also eating mostly real food instead of baby food. He will take the baby food out of his mouth and throw it or smoosh it rather than just eating it! He loves fruit, like every baby I'm sure, and does pretty well with veggies and pasta too. He also growls a lot which scares the life out of his little cousin Gage. We need to work on his people skills!

Cole is a very imaginative, creative 3 year old. He loves to play hide n' seek, read books, wrestle, help me cook, build forts and empty every toy bin in his room to find 1 little toy! He is learning the balance between play fighting and really hurting someone, at mt expense at times. He loves to help feed Mason and push his walker around the kitchen while Mason laughs. He is into airplanes and cars and trucks and any sport - especially football. And apparently he now reads while he goes to the bathroom... Bugle magazine of course:-)

Uncle Neil

Just had to give a shout out to Uncle Neil (Adam's youngest brother). My boys adore him and he's such a good uncle... after all, he is only 16! He stayed the night at our house the other night and played with Cole and read the boys books. He even got his first babysitting experience when Adam had to run a quick errand and left the boys with him. Good thing there weren't any poopie diapers or I think they would have been left until Adam got home!

Shaggy Dog

Mason was really starting to look shaggy with hair hanging over his ears and cascading down his neck. He had a whispy rooster tail that always stuck up after his naps and the back of his head was starting to accumulate little rats nests from his nap hair! As soft and beautiful as baby hair is, I knew it was time for the first haircut. Thankfully I have an in-home barber who just happened to be avaialble! We got the booster out and strapped him down. It went pretty well at first, he had a toy to play with and didn't really know what was going on. Once we got to the ear area though, I had to hold his head still and it was all downhill from there. We ended up with a red faced, puffy eyed baby and some nice stair steps above his right ear from him suddenly jerking his head to the side! Oh well, when scissors are involved, it could have been worse! He looks adorable though with a new do! It always makes them look so much more grown up too. Of course Cole got a haircut too!

90 Years Young!

My Grandad Bunn turned 90 years old this year! He actually shares a birthday with Cole... just 87 years apart:-) We drove the 9 hours it takes to get to "The Farm" as we call my grandparent's house. We did part of it Friday night and the last 2 hours on Sat. morning before the party. We had a great turnout of the Bunn clan at the park near the farm. It was great to see all the cousins I hadn't seen in forever as well as aunts, uncles, and now second cousins! Grandad still works everyday on the farm, trying to complete the new barn he's dreamt of for many years. Although he may not be as quick on his feet as he used to, I sure hope I'm getting around as good as he does when I'm 90! Happy Birthday Grandad!!!

We also took a quick Johnson family trip to the beach house for a couple of days which was tons of fun! It's not often that my parents, all my siblings and their spouses, and nephew all get together at the same time. We had a great time hanging out and enjoying the rainy weather the coast is known for:-)

My Big 3 Year Old

Watching birthday cartoons!




Yesterday was Cole's 3rd birthday and we had such a fun day! I can't believe how fast the last 3 years have flown by and that he is already such a big boy. When we were driving in the car yesterday, he asked "Can I drive a car now?" I said "No, you have 12 years to go before you can drive." I know that next 12 years is going to go by way too fast and I'll be posting a picture of a 15 year old sitting in the drivers seat! I can defintely wait for that day:-) We had a fun birthday party at the park with family and friends. I made dirt and worm cupcakes as his birthday cake which he thought were cool! He got to have his first pinata and was so excited to find out candy came out of it!

Cole is such a joy! He loves to sing and dance and often I'll look back and find him headbanging to the music as we drive in the car. He loves sports, anything with a ball to throw or kick! Digging in the sand or dirt, playing with water, swimming, riding his scooter, and helping me take care of our garden have been some of his favorites this summer. He loves to pretend he is hunting for deer with his gun or bow and arrows and can't wait till he can actually go hunting with his dad. He talks incredibly well and is very polite, saying please and thank you and asks "can I please be excused" after a meal. He loves to help me cook and make things in the kitchen too. He is a wonderful helper and his job is to empty all the

garbage cans into the big one for garbage day. He is so sweet and loves to give hugs and tells me "You're such a good mommy!" I love this kid!!!

The big one!

Yes, Adam finally got an elk!!! Yeahhhhhhh! He was really proud of himself because he was hunting alone and was able to call it in and shoot it with his bow by himself which is a great accomplishment! It was a 6 point bull and he was really happy with it! He is planning to have it mounted so he told me to find a place on the wall, I told him I found a nice place in the garage:-) He had a great time relaxing and hunting with his brothers and dad and Keith's brother-in-law Ted. Good job honey!!!

Now to clean out the camper after a month of hunting... yuck!!!

Hunting Update

So September has been flying by at lightening speed! I haven't had my camera to take pictures of the boys and our activities because it has been at elk camp most of the month. Adam and his brothers drew a really great elk tag this year. It is down by the Idaho/Nevada border and only 15 people get tags. Needless to say, he was thrilled to have "the hunt of a lifetime"! He was able to take time off work around a lot of the weekends to be able to hunt 15 out of 30 days this month! Yeah, can you imagine how excited I was? The boys and I went with him the first weekend and camped which was fun. We were able to see some elk cows and calves and even saw a large bull. The guys really got into some big bulls and were really excited! I thought, great, this isn't gonna take long to get a bull with all the action going on! It is now the 4th weekend and still no elk! Okay, that's not completely true. No elk for Adam but his brothers both got nice 6 point elk last weekend which was really exciting. Adam has passed on a 5X6 and a small 6 point... I cried when he told me he passed up the 6 point, I want my hubby back!!! He's holding out for a trophy and I know that it's not the most important thing to pray about, but I'm truly praying that a MONSTER bull walks 5 yards in front of him this morning and he can't pass it up! Keep ya posted!