Goga

Goga= Goat Yoga. The most fun we've had in a long time, it was seriously the best! 

The goats were so friendly and put up with all the kids chasing them around touching them. 

Hutch liked to pull the goats hair. He crawled around just like one of the goats. 

Carter was a master at yoga and at letting the goats jump on his back. 

Matt mastered the standing goat pose. Its a very tricky pose that only the best gogaers achieve. 

Carter getting a bath from the goats. 

Hutch became one with the goats. 

The true goat man himself. Just look at the grin on his face, he is in goat heaven!

Selfie of me and Carter. 

Jameson did not like it when the goat tried to give him a kiss. It was hilarious. 

Peter with one of his kids. 

Wendi was the true goat whisperer and at one point had 3 goats on her back. She also got a goat facial, which can help boost cells and reduce stress. 

Grandma with one of her grandkids. 

Abe with his goat buddies. 

It was such a fun family activity, everyone had a blast!! Until next time goats. 

Hutch 11 Months

11 months. How can we only be 1 month away from a year? Que all the tears. I know I say it every month, but times just keeps getting faster and faster with each child. 

Hutch has been growing and changing like crazy. He isn't a baby anymore and likes to try and keep up with his brothers. He is pulling himself up on to everything, he will probably be our fastest walker. Jameson walked at 13 months and Carter walked at 15 months. My bet is Hutch will be just over a year when he starts taking his first steps. 

He is still loved by all, especially his brothers. Jameson is very sweet with him and can always get him to laugh. Carter likes to push Hutch's boundaries. Both are very typical of the twins personalities. But often times Hutch just wants to be left alone and doesn't want to be mauled by his brothers, so we enforce the "Don't touch Hutch" rule for 10-15 minutes. 

We've also had to start the "no bounce" rule when Hutch is on the trampoline with the boys. They always start with little bounces and then the bounces gradually get bigger and bigger until Hutch is being whip lashed around the trampoline. Poor Hutch. But being the typical 3rd child, he just sits there and puts up with it, hardly ever making a fuss that his brains are being jiggled around. 

Carter gets really mad if he doesn't get to be the first one in Hutch's room each time he wakes up. If he can't be the first one in Hutch's room, then we must report back to Carter on what Hutch was doing when we went in there. Most of the time Hutch is just sitting in his crib, sometimes he is standing. Even though its almost the same thing every single time, Carter must know and always asks "What was Hutch doing??". Its cute, he really loves his brother even though he's the one that often makes him cry. ha ha. 

Hutch is also teething (again). He is such a trooper when it comes to teething, he usually gets ornery right before bed and needs some extra love. Then he's good and will sleep through the night. He is such a better sleeper than the twins were. The twins were always waking up for one thing or another (and still do!), when Hutch goes to bed he rarely wakes up till morning. 

All the teething paid off and his top 2 teeth popped through. The next 2 top teeth are going to be right behind, they are very swollen and will pop any day now. By his birthday he'll probably have 6 or more teeth!

We've had a fun busy month! We have really enjoyed the warm weather and try and be outside as much as possible. Hutch likes to crawl all over the grass and put everything in his mouth. His favorite spot is going to the flower bed and throwing dirt everywhere and eating it. He has a well balanced diet of milk and dirt, keeps him strong and healthy. haha. 

One of the warm days we decided to go to lunch with Grandpa J at the park. The boys LOVE going to lunch with Grandpa.  They get all of Grandpa's attention and can always get him to push them on the swings and watch them go down the slide. 

They brought their frisbees to the park and Jameson kept trying to get his frisbee stuck in the tree on purpose. He would laugh and laugh every time he got close to getting it stuck... until it actually got stuck! haha. Grandpa had to lift him up high into the tree to rescue the frisbee. 

This month we were able to help with yard clean up at Great Grandpa J's house. All the kids were a ton of "help". They followed each other around in a gang of sorts "cleaning up". Both Grandma and Grandpa J were good sports at helping them help with the clean up. 

Hutch getting a month older means we are a month closer to welcoming baby #4! So exciting and terrifying at the same time! I am not sure how I will handle 4 kids all on my own, let alone 4 wild and crazy boys! But we will manage and figure it out as we go!

I can't imagine a sweeter, happier baby. He is simply the best and such a light to our family! We love and adore Hutch!! Next up- HIS BIRTHDAY!!! 

Carter & Jameson's 4th Birthday!!

Carter and Jameson are 4 years old!! Holy Moly!! I literally didn't think I'd ever see this day. These boys have been the biggest and hardest blessing of my life!! 

I wrote in my journal several times right after the boys were born, it was often at 3am when I was up with a crying baby, this is an excerpt from my journal when the boys were just a few weeks old -

"People say they miss the newborn phase, I don't think I will miss this part of the newborn phase. It is exhausting." and another one "I am exhausted. I don't remember how much sleep I get anymore because I am too tired"

And 4 years later do I miss the twin newborn phase? A big fat NO!!! It was the most exhausting and trying time of my life! It's a good thing they were cute and snuggly or I would have for sure sent them back.

Anyway, back to their birthday!

We started the birthday celebration a day early by going up to City Creek and meeting Daddy for lunch. 

We had dessert first and enjoyed cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. Then they played on the dinosaur playground area for another hour and a half until we had to go. I had to drag them out of there, they were having so much fun! It's always a blast when we get to go to lunch with Daddy!

On their actual birthday the plan was for me to get up before them and get everything ready to start the birthday celebration! But they were just so excited, they ended up waking up just after 6am. I still had things to get ready so I let them watch Cars in my bed. This was a big deal since the TV has been banned for 6+ months and we only turn it on for family movie nights (or when Dad wants to take a nap and Mom is gone, haha). They were in heaven. haha. 

They were so excited that their door was decorated and kept asking me how I decorated it. There were also balloons all over the hallway with candy inside of them, they thought that was amazing and went around and popped all the balloons to get the candy out. 

We had breakfast, which I made of pancakes spelling out "Happy Birthday" they thought that was cool, but preferred to eat the donuts instead. haha. 

It was a Thursday so they got to go to preschool on their birthday! We brought donuts to their class, their class sang to them and they got birthday crowns. They thought that was super cool!

After preschool we took donuts to the firemen at the fire station, the boys wanted to wear their fire chief costumes to let the firemen know they were serious business. The firemen were super friendly and showed them around the both fire trucks and the ambulance. The fireman put all their gear on and let them get inside the firetruck and look around. They also had a big dog named Blaze at the station that was super friendly. The boys loved that! 

We also took donuts to the policemen at the Police Station, but we didn't get to tour around. They did get Lehi Police stickers and thought that was cool. 

We spent the rest of the day playing outside and enjoying the warm weather. The hammock swing has been a big hit with the boys. They just kept begging me over and over again to keep pushing them around in circles. It was a good 45 minutes of swinging, they loved it!

 They requested chicken nuggets and french fries for dinner, so that's what we had.  And one of them may have been mad that they weren't chicken nuggets and french fries from McDonalds. (eye roll)

Matt gave the boys matching hats, which they love. The hats were too big so we had to exchange them, and one child may have been mad that it was too big at first. Which then led to a big discussion on how to be appreciative and thankful for what we have. Oiy, kids can be hard sometimes! 

Their primary teacher brought over capes and masks for the boys, that was a huge hit! They liked running around being superheros. 

And have worn their masks almost daily since. Cutest superheros I've ever seen!

The boys had a big Art Party with all their friends and family. We did party prep by decorating their art aprons. We really like eye balls in our house. haha. 

The party was so much fun! They had so many friends and family come, they were for sure spoiled! The boys loved painting, eating the candy off the tables and opening presents. They loved each one of their presents, they got so many cool trucks and games and water toys. 

One of their friends in the ward gave them a painting class for their birthday. We went a few days after the party and had such a fun time! The kids each have a canvas and the teacher gives instructions on what to paint. Both the boys did such a good job following the instructions and loved painting! It was such a fun gift! 

The boys had such a fun birthday! We are so lucky to have them in our family! They are sweet, loving, smart, and just wonderful boys and we love them dearly! 

Hutch 10 Months

10 months! We are so close to a year, it is killing me to think about my baby turning a year old. 

We have had the busiest, most fun month! The first part of the month we went to Hawaii, all the boys stayed home. The twins went to Grandma's house and Hutch went to his cousins house. 

The trip caused me a lot of anxiety. I was NOT anxious about leaving the twins, I was beyond excited to leave them. haha. But I was anxious to leave little Hutch. That was the first time being away from him and I was just nervous on how he'd do and if he'd remember me when we got home. 

He did so good and was very well taken care of. He was spoiled rotten by his cousins and Aunt and Uncle. We are definitely indebted to Peter and Wendi for watching a baby for a week! That is not a small task!!!

This month we let everyone in on a little secret. Baby #4 is coming SOON! A lot sooner than anyone expected, but we are BEYOND excited for another baby!

And we are excited for another BOY! I never in my wildest dreams would have thought I would be an all boy mom. But I am so glad that is what God has in store for me. Boys are a blast! 

We have enjoyed tiny bits of warm weather when it comes. Hutch was loving the swing at the park one second, and then completely scared the next. It was funny to watch his facial expressions change each time he swung back and forth. 

Going down the slide with his brothers. He loved it! 

We went up to SLC and had lunch with Matt and cousins. The twins and Hutch had a blast playing at the dinosaur play area at City Creek. We always have fun going to lunch with Daddy!

Rare sighting- all 3 boys playing together. Usually the twins notice Hutch crawling up to them and yell at him and push him away. This time Hutch snuck up to them and he was able to get a few minutes of playing in before they noticed and banished him. 

This month Matt turned the big 3-0! We were traveling back from Hawaii on his birthday, so it was a pretty uneventful 30th birthday. But we did just spend an entire week in paradise, so I don't feel too bad for him. ;)

We had a fun indoor camp out. The boys were all so excited to set up the big tent, they loved playing in it and getting all their bedding set up. We watched a movie together then put the boys to bed and Matt and I went upstairs to sleep. I'm not sleeping in the tent if I don't have to! The twins slept in the tent all night while Hutch slept in his crib. They had a blast and kept asking when we can go camping again. 

We went to the Rock Show with the Johansen side. It was Hutch's first time, he seemed to enjoy it. He wasn't terrified of the dinosaur, so that was a plus! And for the first time the twins weren't terrified of the dinosaur either! Win win! The twins have carried around their rocks and treasures they got at the rock show for weeks now and love to show everyone. 

We got a trampoline for an early birthday present for the boys. They could hardly wait to open the boxes and start putting it all together. It took a few days to get it all together, but now we have it done and they love it! 

Matt loves to come home from work and go play games with them on the tramp or play basketball. Its always the highlight of their day!