Crazy Time!!!

Well it has been crazy with getting through Thanksgiving and now Christmas. It doesn't help that it is year end at work and that makes even more busy. Well enough of that, time to catch up. Malcom is still going strong, he is into everything and is a challenge in that way, I have to constantly close doors or cabints. I put child locks on the cabinets and he has now learned that he can turn the knob and get it off! We are really blessed in other ways, he goes to bed so well, if he is not in bed by 7:00 at night he is a holy terror. It is nice having a child that begs to go to bed.

We had to transition to a toddler bed, he discovered that he could climb on the hamper and out of his crib. He was so excited to have the new bed because he can climb in and out when he wants. The other day we went into his room and this is what we found!

He is such a cute stincker.

Just after Thanksgiving Brett and Caroline had their baby Patrick Steven Terry. He is so cute and it is fun to have a new little one in the family.

Christmas came quick this year and was crazy, Malcom was cute, every time that he ripped the paper he would laugh. It was fun having him old enough to actually open the gifts.

The saturday after Christmas we had the Porter-Crotts Reunion (Josh's mom's family). We went to Alpine and had dinner and learned some information about family members. It was fun to have the family together. Before we left we took a picture of Grandpa Port and 6 of the 9 great-grandkids that were there.

Finally the best we are gonna get.

Malcom's Birthday

MALCOM IS ONE YEAR OLD!!!!

On Friday October 17th, we went to Cove Fort with Grandpa and Grandma Rowley. We had so much fun and learned a lot about the family. Mom and her foster kids, Heather and her kids, Brenda and Mike with their kids, Stephanie and her kids, Tami Jo and her kids, Angie and her kids and grandma and grandpa all went. There were 32 of us all together. We met and drove down together had lunch and then went on a tour. It was interesting to hear the history and then hearing the stories of Nicholas Paul who helped build the Fort. I hope that we can go again with grandpa when Malcom is older so that he can hear the history from grandpa as well.




I want to thank Grandpa and Grandma for going with us and sharing this history. Here are some pics from the day.

The other day Malcom came crawling into my room with this hat that Grandma Rowley made for him. I had it put in a box to go into storage because it was getting too small for him. He came to me and was trying to put it on and so I did and this is what he looked like. He was so cute and so I snapped some pictures.

I love this shot. Brenda (my sister) went for a drive up Butterfield Canyon and caught this picture. I can't believe that Malcom will be 1 next week. Time flies so fast and he is such big boy now. I am so blessed because he is so easy, he has been sleeping through the night since he was 2 months old, he hardly ever cries, although he does have a temper and lets you know when he is mad. He weened himself off his binky and is now doing the same with his bottle. I know that when we have another child, Iam realy in for it because they are going to be like me.

Well there is my quick update for now.

I FINALLY DID IT!!!!

Well I have been wanting to cut my hair for such a long time. It never did what I wanted it to do and ended up being a fuzz ball all the time. Josh finally consented to let me cut it short and I did. Here are some shots.

Healing Field

Well Thursday September 11th, we went with Josh's mom and dad to the Healing Field in Sandy. It was fun to go and be with family, but it was very somber to be there. The flags were beautiful and the ceremony was touching. For those who don't know, the Healing Field was started as a tribute to the 9/11 attacks and has grown to pay tribute to the troops as well. I used to work for the Healing Field and grew very attached to the project. Through my experiences, I have grown very patriotic and Josh being born on the 4th of July is naturally patriotic. We want to raise Malcom with that same patriotism and so we found a great opprtunity in going to the Healing Field.

If you get a chance to attend the Healing Field, you will not be sorry, you will be touched by the display of our nations flag. The Healing Field in Sandy will be up until Monday September 15th, so I encourage anyone who can to go and attend.

Here are some pics from our time at the field.

Update Time

Thought I would update a little on what is going on.

Malcom is almost 1 year old now is becoming such a tank and is growing by leaps and bounds. He is walking around furniture like crazy. It's all he wants to do. I am just waiting for him to take off and walk, and when he does I am in so much trouble. He is getting into everything, especially cupboards and drawers. We have to create mazes to block him from everything he can get into.

Josh is playing soccer still with his brother. They don't win a ton of games, but they have fun and he enjoys it.

We are so blessed with Malcom. He is such a joy and always brings a smile to our faces. Here are a few pics of how he is growing.

Gage and Malcom playing and getting into trouble as usual.

Bathtime fun!

Grandpa Port

Grandpa Porter

On July 26 We had a medal Ceremony for Josh's Grandpa Porter. He was a sailor in WWII and in process of trying to get him a rank advancement he should have had, we found some medals that he was awarded. We suprised him by having the Patriot Guard Riders ( a group of motorcyclists that welcome troops home and hold flag lines at troops funerals) come and stand in their flag line and present the medals to him. This was a fun, and emotional night and we loved being there to show support to grandpa and to celebrate his service.

The Patriot Guard Riders Flag Line

Morrill Family Reunion

This last weekend we went down to the Morrill Family Reunion. Josh's family has quite a bit of land outside of Capitol Reef. We had a lot of fun, when we weren't roasting. Whoever thought that the end of June in Southern Utah was a great time to have a reunion was crazy. We left Thursday night after work and got there about 11:00 at night. Setting up the tent was so much fun in the dark! (Sarcasm if you couldn't tell.) At about 1:00 we finally got to sleep, but Malcom has a built in alarm clock for 6:30 every morning.

Here are some pics from the weekend.

Here we all are roasting Marshmellows around the fire.

Malcom and Gage playing in the playpen, they wanted out so bad, if you couldn't tell

As we were packing up to come home, Grandma got Malcom to go down for his nap.

AliRose and Jesicca playing on Grandpa's Motorcycle. Two of the cutest biker chicks you'll see.

Sunday before we headed home we took a drive down to the falls in Capitol Reef and everyone had fun playing in the water.

AliRose and Grandpa Malcom and Daddy Cami and Gage

Malcom Really loved the water, he got mad when I took him out.
As we stopped in Nephi Malcom was restless and hungry. He played with the steering wheel until he saw his bottle and then that was it. As he eats he always has to hold his woobie, but when that is unavailable, his shirt suffices.

Grandma getting ready to ride Riley's bike in Nephi.

Going to the Zoo

On Tuesday June 10 we went to the zoo. Mom, Heather, Brenda and me went will all the kids. We had 13 children and 4 adults. Everyone thought we were crazy because 3 of the kids were under 7 months old and 5 were under 4. But all went really well, all the kids were wonderful, we had no tantrums, no meltdowns, and not one of us had to raise our voices to the kids. Without Hailey and Chelse (A neighbor girl of Brenda's) we would have gone crazy. We all had a great time seeing all the animals, riding the Carousel and the train, and just being together.

Here are a few fun pictures of us all!!!

Mom, the leader of us all!!

Sophie (sleeping in the back),

Sarah (Heathers Neice) and

Malcom all hanging out.

I see you Natalie!

Walking, Walking, Walking

Emma and Nat

Hailey and Morgan.

Curtis and the backwards hat.

JJ, almost there!!

We pushed and pulled our

way up the hill.

Here is a little video from the day.