3 trips in a month!

So, we have been pretty busy! We went to Utah to be with Josh's brother and sister over Labor Day weekend. Josh and the big boys drove, Ellis and I went on the aitplane. (Soo much better, by the way, haha). Then, 2 weeks later, Josh and I went to Utah again (with just Ellis this time) to attend my Uncle Eric's funeral. Then, the following weekend, my parents and I went to San Diego for some much needed beach time. It was a whirlwind and we had a lot of fun but we hope to put away our suitcase just for a little while!

Bennett's school picture, he chose the tiara!

Ellis is CRAZY now. He gets into everything, especially the toilet and trash can and dirt. AND he climbs! It reminds us a lot of Nolan!

San Diego

We went to the San Diego Zoo, Scripps Aquarium and spent most of the time on the beach in Oceanside. We stayed at an apartment like a 5 minute walk from the ocean. It was amazing. I NEED to live here someday. 

 Bennett has really really into the action figures like Spiderman. He loves doing whatever his brothers are doing. He is a happy and sweet boy!

 

I am so proud of Nolan. While we were in Utah, we went to the Provo Rec Center. They have a height requirement there of 48 inches. But he is only 45 inches. But they also had a rule where if you were not tall enough, you could request a swim test from a lifeguard and if you could swim across the whole pool, you could receive a wristband giving you permission to go on the slides alone. Nolan didn't hesitate. He asked the lifeguard himself and proceeded to swim across the pool and aced it. He then waited in a 20 minute line to go down the biggest slide there. I love his persistence!

A really fun thing that's happened lately is that our roof had a leak. It leaked through the master closet. It's been 5 weeks and all that's left is the closet. Meanwhile, our closet is relocated to the guest bedroom. 

Nolan has been cooking dinners on Friday. His job is to plan the meal, list ingredients, prepare and cook the meal. He has chosen piggies in a blanket and hot dogs so far, haha. We are working on variety but proud of him for being responsible.

Our food lately. Pizza in our iron skillet. Delish!

Josh's braided Italian bread.Mongolian chicken. yum!

Bennett's music class. Ellis loves it too! He stops wiggling as soon as the music starts. 

My cousins and I at the funeral.

Bryan and I for his birthday dinner

Ellis and Ellie!

Nolan does this all the time, he calls it a "flood". He puts water on the rocks and animals too.