Fishing

The boys have been fishing several times this spring and are turning out to be awesome fishermen. There is a small lake nearby that only kids can fish in and they recently stocked it full of fish. Grandpa Hatfield has been teaching them all his tricks and they have come home successful each time.

Basketball

The boys recently finished up another round of basketball down at the YMCA. Logan didn't get to play in the fall due to his broken collar bone and the fact that we thought 3 was too young to play, but since he loves basketball so much we signed him up this spring. Both Logan and Jaden loved every minute of it. Scott coached both of their teams and found out quickly that coaching 3/4 year olds was much harder than the 5/6 year olds. It didn't help that there were 14 kids on Logan's team! It was pretty hilarious to watch kids that little try to dribble the ball and shoot hoops. Logan scored 2 or 3 baskets each game which pretty amazing compared to most the kids.

Jaden was a pretty good ball player in the fall, but was even better this spring. He scored 16 points in his first game and did almost as well in each game after that. Having both boys play made for very long nights and I wasn't sorry to see the season end. The boys will start soccer in a few weeks, but this time we are making Logan play with Jaden in the 5/6 year old league.

The big 3-0!

When I have a birthday I like to celebrate all week long and I have been blessed with a wonderful husband who allows me to have a birthday week instead of just a day. We kicked it off with a little party with Scott's parents who were in town for the weekend. Scott and I were gone for few hours to attend a funeral of our friend's 23 month old daughter (super sad) and when we got home Grandpa and Grandma Holt had helped the kids decorate the house with balloons, streamers and signs. I'm really not sure why but somehow in our house party=basketball so all my boys had jerseys on over there pjs.

On my actual birthday we had a nice party over at my parents house. I was spoiled rotten, so much so that I might just need to turn 30 again next year.

The best part about having a birthday as an adult is while opening presents all the kids flock to you.

Even Cannon got in on the action!

Scott did an awesome job making a cake all by himself for me.

In other non-birthday news...Cannon just keeps getting cuter and cuter! He loves to be involved with whatever the bigger boys are doing. He is 8 months old now and shows zero interest in learning how to crawl. He can get to where he wants to by rolling and honestly gets carried around by mom most of the day anyway. With Jaden and Logan it seems like I was always eager to see them progress and move on the next step, but with Cannon I think I have been trying to keep him a baby for as long as I can.

Beware - long post!

I used to be really good about writing in my journal. I love going back and reading over things I wrote and remembering the small details of my life. Then I had kids and I suddenly didn't have the time or energy to write things down like I used to. Once I got out of the habit of writing it got really hard to get back into the habit because every time I went to write something I would have to catch up on all the big events and all the fun small stuff would get left out and what I end up with is a fairly boring list of what was going on. I feel like the same thing has happened with my blog. I no longer post about out day to day activities but rather toss up a few pictures with a small explanation...boring right?!

Since printing my blog into book form is on my "to do at some point" list I feel like I at least need to write more about my kids, since let's be honest I'm not doing it in my personal journal or heaven forbid in their baby books. So if you feel up to it grab a snack and get comfortable because my kids are awesome and I love to talk about them!

JADEN (5 1/2 years)-

I love Jaden, he is the perfect big brother. He loves to talk to us about his brothers or just life in general like he is one of the adults. Jaden will shake his head and shrug his shoulders when Logan is being crazy and he is doing pretty well at perfecting the eye roll. As of late he has been a little more sassy and defiant, but he still has plenty of hall monitor left in him. He will tell me all about the kids who get in trouble on the playground or who doesn't obey the teachers just to make the other kids laugh.

Jaden loves school, his favorite part being PE and recess when the weather is nice (he does not like it to go out when it is cold since it's too hard to play b-ball or climb with gloves on). He is reading well and is excellent with numbers. At a recent parent/teacher conference he received high marks on everything except when it came to talking to his neighbors and remembering to raise his hand. He is a little chatterbox! The other day he had to stay inside for part of recess because he was talking too much. Jaden said "I'm just like dad, talking all the time" (which is very true).

Jaden just last week lost his first tooth. It was a little loose but the permanent tooth was starting to come in behind it so Grandpa said it had to come out in the next day or two or else the permanent one would come in funny. I didn't have the heart to try to pull his tooth out myself so I made my dad do it, he is a dentist after all. I was worried about his pain tolerance and what he would do when he saw blood, but the boy didn't even flinch he had his eye set on the prize ($$$ from the tooth fairy). The next morning I think his exact words were "Jackpot!" He then put his money in his skiing money jar. I mentioned maybe putting some in his missionary bank, but he informed me that he puts all dollar bills in his skiing fund but all the little money for his mission.

Jaden's favorite color recently changed from blue to red and his favorite food is white shells (that's right Pasta-roni). His favorite pastimes are riding his scooter and playing basketball. He can tie his own shoes and just started styling his own hair. He combs and gels is up, Jaden told me "this is the way the Ditto boys do their hair". It makes me sad to see how fast he is growing up, but it's also exciting to see how mature he is. Jaden is very aware of what goes on around him and is a deep thinker. He'll come up with a solution to any problem and gives sincere answers to questions.

The missing tooth!

Jaden made this reindeer hat for Logan the other day at school.

LOGAN (3 years) -

Our little Logie Bogie has made some major strides in the past month or two. He is definitely a daddy's boy still, but at least I can get him to go back to bed now once he wakes up and realizes that his dad has left for work. Of course he still cries for 5 minutes first, but it used to be a solid half hour. Logan is wild and crazy and we are surprised that he has only had one broken bone so far in his short 3 years.

Logan's favorite colors are blue, green, yellow and orange. He is in a "no girls allowed" phase and recently tried to exclude me from our family hug. Logan will eat just about anything as long as it is dipped in ranch. He loves to write and usually has a pen and paper on hand. He is a smart boy but you have to catch him when he isn't paying attention to see actually see how much he knows. If you ask him to count he'll mess up after a few numbers and start laughing. He loves to tease and make people laugh so we seldom get a serious answer from him.

Logan's current obsession is basketball. He wears a jersey and shorts 24/7. We have to put his pants and a shirt on over his basketball clothes whenever we leave the house which he promptly removes the minute we get to to our destination. He takes his basketball with him everywhere, by far his favorite Christmas gift! Scott has taught him about BYU basketball so Logan now talks about Jimmer all the time.

We love our Logie!

I had asked Logan to get ready to pick Jaden up from school, this is what he came up with.

This was one of those "Hey Mom take my picture" moments.

CANNON (7 month) -

By far Cannon has been my easiest baby, he is happy all the time! People are always asking me if he ever doesn't smile. He is so easy going and loves to be entertained by his big brothers. I feel like I am enjoying this baby stage more now than with the other boys, probably because I realize now how fast they transition into big kids.

Cannon's current tricks include sitting up by himself, clapping his hand, clicking his tongue and waving bye-bye. He can get to just about wherever he wants by rolling, but is still not a fan of being on his tummy so he hasn't shown any interest in crawling yet.

I love that he loves his mama, it won't be long before he ditches me for his dad. Cannon has gotten away with being nursed and rocked to sleep during the night longer than his older brothers were. I know we need to let him cry it out before too long so he learns to fall asleep on his own, but I have really been enjoying my time snuggling with him. I'm in love with this boy!

Scott (30 years) -

No reason not to say a few things about my biggest boy. Scott is one of those people who is just amazing at whatever he does. He is very determined and a hard worker, therefore he is very successful. People often ask him how his job is going and he humbly says "oh pretty well," but he truly is awesome at his job. He has far surpassed all the goals and expectations the company has set up.

Scott loves basketball just like his boys. A favorite family activity is to watch him play on the church team. It has been fun to watch Scott transition over the past few years in how he plays basketball. Now that he knows that his children are watching him he has mellowed out a ton while playing and isn't nearly as aggressive as he used to be - that being said he is still the best one on the team :)

If I were to ask Scott his favorite color he probably would say pink just so that Jaden and Logan would die of embarrassment for him. He loves to tease the kids. I often have to remind him that he doesn't have to wait until the kids cry before he stops teasing them. Scott is an amazing, involved father!

We spent last weekend up at Camp Zarahemla

January

A day or two after Christmas while Scott's parents were still in town we all headed up to White Pass to let the boys ski. It was Logan's first time on the slopes, he did really well and never complained about being tired or cold. It took Jaden a time or two down to remember exactly what he was doing but by the end of the day he was skiing in and out of cones.

White Pass has this "magic carpet" that takes the kids up the bunny hill.

We spent New Year's Eve in Seattle visiting Mitchell and celebrating Chad's birthday on New Year's Day. A group brought in a really nice dinner to the Ronald McDonald house and then the boys tried their hand at a little karaoke. After that we headed over to the hotel to swim and then eat snacks until midnight finally rolled around.

Logan dressed up and ready for his first day of Primary! The last couple of months we really struggled getting Logan to go to nursery so I was a little nervous how it would go, but it turns out he was just over going to nursery...he LOVES primary! Last week Jaden gave a talk so I got to sit in the back of the room, I was amazed that Logie was sitting there folding his arms and being so reverent the whole time. I hope it sticks, but I bet once he is more comfortable in there he'll start letting his craziness out.

Speaking of crazy- check out Logan's awesome hair!

Derek flew for a weekend to see Mitchell and crew in Seattle so we headed back over to there the next weekend to see him.

The original Hatfield clan (Eden stepping in for Melissa)

Scott turned 30 this month!!! I put together a party for him at the church inviting some friends from church. We played several basketball games (pig, bump, free throw shooting contest) and had a paper airplane flying contest as well.

On Scott's actual birthday we had a small party over at my folks house where he opened some super exciting gifts like a tie, and a window cover for the car. Just what every guy dreams of for his 30th birthday!

Notice that we used the cake from the previous party. No sense making a new one when we still had so much left. Also, you'll notice that Cannon has his paws on the box with the hope of getting a little for himself. He has been much more challenging than the other boys at transitioning into solid food. He HATES baby food. He'll either gag, spit it out, or even throw it up later if we manage to sneak any in his mouth. He's 20 lbs at 6 months so obviously his milk only diet isn't hurting him at all, but it would be nice to have some other options out there. He does like a few fruits that we mash up for him (but only in tiny portions) and bread.

We have had some warm weather lately. It's hard to remember that it is still January rather than spring time. We took advantage of it by going on family bike ride and playing some baseball in the backyard.

All the excitement wore poor Cannon out.

I feel like I don't take enough pictures of Cannon, so in an attempt to make up for it I took several at one time.

Cannon and Logan have come a long way these past few months. Cannon used to cry when Logan came too close to him, but now he absolutely loves him. Logan is a great helper during the day while Jaden is at school. He sticks right by my side all day and helps entertain Cannon so I can get a few things done.