Getting "bigger"

This week we made the switch from this-

to this-

Eliza is so excited to be sleeping on her "big girl" bed.
The first time she slept on it was for a nap which she thought was fun. She had already had a couple of naps on her brother's bed so it was fun to try out her own bed.
The first night I tried to get her to sleep on her new bed she said "I want to sleep in my crib".
Now she's doing better. Sometimes though, I think she is sleeping and she has really been in there playing quietly. I guess as long as she gets some quiet rest time we can both be happy.

The next step will be the potty training. I am really looking forward that being over with, definitely not looking forward to the effort it takes to make it happen.

Success!!!

The moose hunt has had a very successful outcome!

The most amazing thing of all is Mike got this with his bow. Yes, that's right his bow.
The area he was hunting in doesn't allow the use of rifles or
even muzzleloaders, so his bow was the only option.
More news later!!!

Fall ahead

Summer ended, school started, the weather turned cooler (finally!!), soccer took over, and now we have spent the last week chasing these...


It seems that when you are just out for a leisurely drive up the canyon you will see a moose here or there. Well, they are much harder to find when you are looking for them. Still, we have all had fun going on drives through areas we've never seen before, enjoying the fall scenery and great weather. Fall has always been my favorite season and it never seems to last long enough. I've been wearing my long sleeve shirts and recently was eying my sweaters, but it's not quite that cold yet.

This happened this week:













He was soooo excited! I had just said he should let Mike pull it out, but he would hear nothing of it. So, a minute later he shouted "look!!". He had taken a bite out of his apple and he thought he had apple stuck in his tooth. He tried to pull the apple out of his tooth but pulled the tooth out instead. Eliza now has more teeth than Tyler! The tooth fairy visited and we now have to wait for someone to get another wiggly tooth. It just better be one of the boys!

Tomorrow we will be up early moose hunting again since the boys are still off for fall break. The next time I post a moose picture it will be the one Mike got!!