Red Cliffs starting off Spring Break

 Saturday the start of spring break my sister Stephanie mentioned she would like to go to Red Cliffs and hike.  The weather was amazing for March so we jumped at the opportunity to go.  I haven't been back to red cliffs since high school, but I remember how much I loved it. We went with some of my family.  Grandma and Grandpa Eves, Aunt Stephanie, Uncle Devin, Aunt Lisa, and there girls.   We did a rather easy hike and everyone had a blast.  We loved hiking by water and going a crossed it.  Lots of cool rock and tree formations.  Dean and Preston both were brave and got in the water.  Dean slide down the rock water slide…while Preston jumped in off a rock.  Both came up gasping and yelling cold, cold.  We had such a good time and can't wait to go again.  We are all so excited to get into some warmer weather here in southern Utah.

Dentist visit for Addison, Brecken, and Mom

We went to the dentist and found out Addison and bracken had a surface cavity on one of their baby molars and it needed to be taken care of..since it wouldn't be falling out anytime soon.  I needed to have a tooth fixed that chipped.  So we all went in.  Addison did great she went at the same time as me so I didn't even get to see her with the gas.  They numbed me up.  Hence the picture with my face all weird.  Breck did great with the gas and was a little out of it which is always fun to listen too.

We have Chicks 9 of them!!!

 Last Friday we had grandpa stop by to help us with our fridge…he brought a bunch of stuff to help fix it, so when Brecken came carrying in a little box i thought it was for the fridge.  I was headed out the door to go to the bank, and as I told Brecken bye I noticed the box said…Careful…baby chicks on board!!  Wait..What?  I was in a hurry so I looked at grandpa and said what is this?   He was laughing and I could hear little cheep cheep…I said No you didn't, those are not staying at our house.  I then got in my car and headed to the bank.  When I came home we had 4 chicks with a water dispenser.  Grandpa was gone.  He soon came back with 5 more chicks, a box to put them in, and a feeder.  I don't know what part of no we don't want these... means go buy more chicks and stuff.  Needless to say the kids are in LOVE, and I want to get rid of them, but they are having so much fun with them.  I don't know what to do, but for now they are in a box in the garage, with a heated light, and the kids have taken care of them everyday since.  Addison, Shaylee, and Breck are constantly outside with them, and feeding then and holding them.  I had to bride Preston to hold one, and it wasn't pretty.  Took about 30 minutes of coaxing.

Landon 4 months

Landon Kirk Monson

4 months old

Landon turned 4 months on the 20th of February.  With the 4 months came no more swaddling….I was not looking forward to this time. He has been my only baby that likes being swaddled.  Only way he would sleep. He was sleeping through the night tell about 6-7:30.  Its been a little rough with no more swaddling.  He did okay the first night.  Just woke up around 3:00 cried for awhile and then slept tell 7:30.  The next night slept tell 6:30 and didn't wake up at all, so I got excited to think it wouldn't be so bad.  He then had his 4 month shots, and has had a little cold and its been awful since.  Some nights are better then others but I would say the last week has been off and on good and bad nights.  Hopefully he starts feeling better soon and sleeping better.  He weighed 12 lbs 13 oz at his check up and 25" long.  He took his shots like a champ and stopped crying as soon as I picked him up.  He still spits up a ton, and is constantly wet from spit up and drool.  He hates tummy time and only lasts a few minutes after each feeding doing it.  He rolled over a few times this last month but hasn't really made a habit of it.  He also laughed this last month as well.  It takes some work but he laughs for us.  He loves his fists inside his mouth at all times.  To bad it doesn't ease him at night.  He doesn't take a bottle or a Binky.  He just chomps on them.  Has no idea how to suck on them.  He hates them and gags on them when I put them in.  He take 4 naps a day 2 little ones in the morning time..a long 2 hour one in the afternoon and a little one in the evening to make it to bedtime.  The kids all love him but he is a very needy baby.  He hates the car seat so we don't go anywhere very often.  He's got blue eyes…like Dad, Brecken, and Shaylee.  He's had neck issues since he has been born so his neck isn't as strong as it should be.  We've been working on that one.  He's doing much better now and seems to be getting stronger and stronger each day.  We also went on our first walk this last month.  The weather has been teasing us with some beautiful days and we just have to get outside and soak in some vitamin D after such a wet and yucky winter.  Over all he is growing and getting stronger everyday.  We sure love him and are blessed to have him in our home.