The Big Bonk

I have a super active rambunctious little boy.  I realize that there are going to be bumps, bruises, most likely stitches and maybe even a broken bone or two.  I'm ready for this.  I accept this.  What I do not accept is any of these things happening in the 17 day window where we have no insurance.  From Oct. 14 until Nov. 1 we don't have any insurance.  We are in the midst of this this small little two and half week gap between when my coverage ended and when coverage through James' new job begins.  And my crazy little buddy does this...

Is that not the saddest little face you've ever seen?!

 

 What?!?  This is not allowed!  Thankfully, his spill into the coffee table did not break the skin!  But he sure gave us a scare!  It was a goose egg immediately.  He cried for maybe a minute and half, and then he was totally fine.  We called my sister-in-law who is a nurse to see if we needed to take him to the ER.  She gave a few things to check and watch for and said he should be fine.  We kept him up for a couple of hours to make sure he didn't show any signs of a concussion, and then put him to bed.  I was so nervous!  If he hadn't been acting totally normal and running amuck around our house like a tornado, I probably wouldn't have slept.  The next morning, I expected to see black eyes and a bruised little buddy, but instead I found this...

Barely even noticeable!

 And by the afternoon, this...

Little kids are resilient and bodies are amazing!  Now, no more of these shenanigans for the next 6 days.  PLEASE!!

Hogle Zoo

We have been wanting to take Porter to the zoo all summer, and we never made it.  With the crazy warm weather we have been having all October, we decided we had to make it happen.  So on the one Saturday that we didn't have 1000 things going on, we went for it.  He was in heaven!

 

 

 

Around every corner it was, "oh wow!", "roooooooooaarrrr", "fephant (elephant)", etc.  It was a lot of fun!  He fell asleep immediately on the way home.  At one point he sort of woke up and said, "bye, bye mammals (animals)" and waved his hand, and then he was quickly back to sleep.  I sure love seeing the world through this little boy's eyes.  Everything is new, exciting, and so appreciated.  He teaches me a lot!

Homemade Carmel Apples

There are about one hundred million perks to no longer working and being home with the Porter boy full time.  One of the best perks is being able to spend more time with Olivia and watching our kids play and laugh together.  On Tuesday, Porter and I headed over to their house to make carmel apples.  Raegan joined us too, and we had the best time talking and getting caught up on each others lives.  Sadie and Porter chased each other around and laughed and giggled and colored and made a mess with every toy in the whole house.  It was the best of times! 

Stirring the big pot of carmel!

Dippin'

Fifty carmel apples ready to go!

People are pretty lucky to be our friends or visiting teachees to get these little beauties!  They were delicious!

Ashton Gardens and Red Barn

We have done a couple of super fun fall activities this week.  On Tuesday, Amy and I took Porter and Luke to the Ashton Gardens to see a new exhibit that we had been hearing a lot about.  We stopped by the fishing pond to feed the fish, which was slightly horrifying.  They would literally jump on top of each other trying to get to the food.

 

 The new exhibit there is called I Am the Light of the World, and it was really neat.  They have over 35 statues depicting the life and ministry of Christ. 

Lazarus, Come Forth was my favorite.

 

 

 

The exhibit was so awesome, we went back again in the afternoon to show Jack and Sophie. They loved it too.

"Ker, take a picture of me looking like a statue."

Then on Saturday, we kept up our new annual tradition of going to the Red Barn down in Santaquin.  It was so fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This kid wouldn't sit still or smile for any picture until we set him amongst all these pumpkins and he became the biggest ham!

 

 

Until next fall, Red Barn!  We sure love you!

Cosby Family Pictures

Jack was baptized yesterday so that brought the whole family into town.  Hurray!  We thought we better capitalize on our time together and get an updated family picture.  We've added spouses and many babies since our last family picture, so it was definitely time!  They all turned out pretty good considering the number of littles we have these days.

 

These are my most favorite people ever!!

Porter Antics - September

Here are the random Porter pics for the month of September.

He loves to go get the "mlail" and run up and down the little hill by the mailbox.

He can't get enough of his new dump truck from Aunt Melanie and Uncle Byde.

One of his favorite things to do at Nana and Papa's is to go in the garden with Nana and pick yummy fruits and vegetables.

A worker at Smith's made his day with this balloon...he made my day too...Porter is becoming not the funnest to shop with.

We love spending time at the Farm at Thanksgiving Point!

Random selfies...those big brown eyes!  Love!

"Cheese" face.

 

 

We are pretty inseparable!  Besties!

He loves the "meow" clock in Nana's kitchen.

 

He loves to climb on everything.  I thought our tall table and chairs would be unreachable for a little while longer...nope!

Brownie face!

He still loves his books and has a favorite page in each of them.  I wish I knew what his little mind was thinking!

Soaking in the last few warm summer days!

"Night, night" time with his hair actually done.  Must have been a Sunday.

Crazy hair provided by Uncle Ryan.

Watching the BYU game with his cousins while James and I were at the game.

This boy has become a major TV head.  What can I say?  He is my kid!  It is both good and bad...good that I can turn on a show and cook a meal or get something clean around the house...bad because it makes me a lazy mom sometimes.

We were at Amy's and I could hear Porter whining like he was stuck somewhere.  I came around the corner to see this.

He likes to push the "butts" on everything.

We have be blessed with so many hand-me-down clothes from family and friends.  We've hardly had to buy this kid any clothes.  This one of the gems we acquired recently.

Jack's 8th birthday party!

He still loves his bath time!!

He makes me laugh everyday and also makes me crazy every day.  I swear that he is already entering the terrible two's with his little tantrums and opinions.  I could kiss that face all day but he would never sit still that long!