Jacob shooting a gun

Jacob for Christmas got a red rider BB gun. He loves shooting it. Enoch set up targets all over the yard for Jacob to shoot. I was so glad that all the 'Chick for Congress' signs that we had in our garage were finally getting some use out of them. :-) Jacob did a pretty good job shooting. Kaelen loved watching him but also was really good at setting the targets back up. When Jacob would shoot them down Kaelen would then run out and put them back up. They played outside for a really long time doing this.

Jacob"s spelling bee

We have decided that Jacob is such a smarty pants. Today at school Jacob had a spelling bee with all of the 2nd graders at his school. Jacob a week or 2 before was given a list of words to study. Jacob worked pretty hard on the words with his dad to learn them. The day of the spelling bee they divided the kids into 2 groups. The higher and lower spellers. The lower spellers competed in a the spelling bee and then the higher spellers competed in the afternoon. The students were all given numbers and then one at a time stood up and was given a word. It was like a regular spelling bee. If they got it wrong then they would hear the bell and then they were out. We were not going to go to this but in the morning decided to go. I called Enoch too and asked him to come because I thought it would be fun for Jacob to have his mom and dad there watching. I was so glad that I made that decision to go. I would have been so sad if I hadn't of gone. Jacob made it through the first round where about 10 kids were left. Jacob then made it all the way to the last 3. It was Jacob with a boy and a girl. The boy ended up spelling one of his words wrong and then it was against Jacob. The girl and Jacob kept going back and forth. Jacob would get a word right and then the girl would. Jacob would get a word wrong and then the girl would as well. They did this for about 10 words or more. It was so crazy. At one point the kids from their classes in the audience kept saying just get a word wrong Jacob so we can be done. It was so funny. Jacob during it too would have ht biggest grin like he was ready to laugh and he would have to grab his mouth to stop from smiling. He was so fun to watch. Well at the end of it Jacob got his word right and the girl got her word wrong. It was so nerve racking. I was freaking out inside. I was so dang proud of Jacob. I still can't believe we almost missed it. Jacob got a medal and a trophy for winning the spelling bee. Jacob won by spelling the word 'recognizing'. The hard thing was after kids who didn't win cried because they had missed their words. It made me sad because here was my boy who won and then others who were sad. I guess that's life. It made me happy too that Jacob did really well at it because he isn't athletic like a lot of the kids at school so it was nice to have him be good at it. Jacob was such a good winner. He went and shook hands with the other 2 he competed with and told them that they did really well. He was so sweet and humble about winning.

Here is a list of the some of the words from the spelling bee (how many of you could have spelled them?)
centimeter
challenge
compare
comprehension
contrast
define
demonstrate
describe
develop
differentiate
distances
estimate
evaluate
expert
expository
forces
freezes
friction
fulcrum
gases
glossary
gravity
identity
inclined
inferences
informational
investigate
kilometer
length
liquids
magnetism
measure
model
motion
Newton
observe
predict
recognizing
repel
rough
smooth
surface
technology
temperature
understanding

Rachel and Kaelen Sleeping

I came up stairs and this is what I found. It was so cute. Rachel had been asleep on the couch and Kaelen climbed up on the couch and had laid down next to Rachel and fallen asleep with her. It was so cute to see them sleeping next to each other like that.

March and April Birthdays in the Heileson family

Something that is fun with the Heileson family is there seems to be so many of the same birthdays around the same time so we will all get together and celebrate every bodies birthday together with a bunch of different cakes. This time we all got together and celebrated Aunt Rachael's, Uncle Joseph's, Aunt Lindsay's, Lucy's 2nd birthday and Kaelen's 3rd birthday together. Kaelen and Lucy both had their own little cakes. They loved blowing out their own candles.

Averien in the bath

Okay we really love bath pictures. Averien is so fun to watch. She splashes and loves putting her feet on the tub wall. She will spend all day laying in the tub if you let her. She is always so happy to be warm and in water. She will kick and splash so much that we end up getting a little wet too. It is just extremely fun. It amazes us everyday how much bigger she gets and how much she changes.

Averien and her cousin Claire

Today Madeline and Brytton welcomed a new little girl into their family. Claire Jane Long was born early in the morning weighing 10lbs 2oz. She was bigger than or just as big as Averien at 5 weeks old. Poor Madeline has big babies. I can't even imagine. It was super fun to get pictures though because they look about the same. Claire even though was as big or bigger than Averien was still a newborn so she slept the whole time and seemed way heavier because she has no head control and her head seems heavier than it really is. It was nice to be so close to the hospital and to take the kids to see their new cousin. It will be fun to see Averien and Claire as they grow up because they are so close in age.

Our Trip to Boise March 4-6th

On Friday in the late morning we all drove to Boise to spend the weekend. We were going for Morgan's baptism on Saturday. I was so worried about driving and how Averien would do. She actually did awesome. It takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours to get to Boise. Averien actually slept the whole way till we got to Mountain Home (30 minutes from Boise). She pulled over there and changed her and fed her and then drove on to Boise.

When we got to Boise we went right away to meet with Annelise who took our family pictures of the blue turf at the stadium. When the football team is not practicing the field is open to the public. We went in our Boise State attire and got pictures. I even went as far as making matching blue and orange flower clips for Rachel and Averien. We had so much fun and the pictures turned out amazing. Jacob and Kaelen absolutely loved it. They loved running up and down the field. It was pretty cold and windy out buy it didn't stop the kids from playing. Our family are huge Boise State fans we wanted an updated family picture for our living room. We have a 24x20 picture of us in our living room that we update all the time and this time we had to have it on the blue turf. Our kids will remember this for a long time.

After our pictures we checked into our hotel. We then went and met Annelise, Noal, Wendy, Morgan, Ainsley and Grandpa and Grandma Fisher for dinner. We had a lot of fun eating. WE ate at a place called Soupor Salad. It is a buffet style place that has tons of soups and salads and then a pizza bar and taco bar. We loved it.

All of us but Wendy and Ainsley (they went home to bed) then went to Meridian Bowling lanes to go bowling. That was a lot of fun. I played with Kaelen so our score sucked. It actually would not have been better even if Kaelen had been playing with me. We even had the bumpers on and still did bad. Kaelen kept crossing the line though so we kept getting fouls. Kaelen also hated waiting his turn. We all had so much fun though. It was fun thing to do together as a family.

The next Morning (Saturday March 5th) we woke up and went to the mall to the Blue and Orange store where Jacob got some Boise State stuff signed by Jeron Johnson. He was a safety for the Boise State football player. Jacob loved it. Well just before Jeron Johnson was to leave the owners came up to us and said that Jeron wanted to give him a jersey with Jeron's number on it and signed. It was amazing. Jacob was so dang excited. It is a white football Jersey that retailed for $50. Wow, what an amazing thing to get for Jacob. I was so impressed. The owner said how much he loves their fans. That I think was the highlight of Jacob's whole trip this weekend.

Morgan was baptized in the afternoon. It was really awesome to be there. Jacob really loved it. Kaelen loved running around so Enoch wasn't their for any of the talks. It was a Stake baptism so they had other kids form the stake there too. We all sat in the chapel for the talks and then each ward was taken at separate times to the Relief Society room where they were baptized and confirmed. Kaelen loved watching Morgan get baptized. When she was done and they were closing the doors to the font Kaelen still sat on the floor watching. It was really cute. We were so glad that we could be a part of Morgan's baptism on her special day.

After Morgan's baptism we went to Noal and Wendy's for dinner with the Fisher and Park families. It was a lot of fun to hang out. Jacob and Morgan went and played the knect. They loved that. It is a totally awesome game that uses no remotes. It senses your body and you do different games just using your body. Amazing. We really loved hanging out with Noal, Wendy, Morgan and Ainsley. All of our kids get a long so well and we always loved being with them all. We ended up staying pretty late that night too.

The next morning after sleeping in we woke up and packed up and went to say goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma Fisher because they were heading back home and we wouldn't see them for a while. It was nice to see them for a bit and have our kids say goodbye. Our drive home on Sunday went really well. Averien once again slept really great. It was so nice. I hope she drives that good all the time. We loved our weekend with family. It was so much fun.

Crazy Dress Day

Rachel had a crazy dress day for Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2nd. She enjoyed picking out her outfit. Rachel has these little quirks that she does all the time. She gets her clothes out everyday and sometimes when she wants to know how it will look she lays it out on the floor so when she gets up in the morning she knows what to put on were. Rachel also everyday with a dry erase marker writes things on the mirror that she needs to remember for the next day. It will have how she wants to do her hair, remind her to grab certain things and to wash and brush her teeth. Sometimes it even has directions for Enoch on how to plug her flatiron or curling iron in. It is pretty funny. I love that she does it though. She will then after wipe it all off. When she does it though she never does forget important things for school. I enjoy each night before going to bed and going into the bathroom and reading what she has written. It always brings a smile to my face.

If you notice in the pictures of the mirror she has drawn pictures for Enoch on how to turn her crimper on. It is pretty creative and funny

Averien 1 month old

Averien is 1 month old. Wow time seems to go by too fast. Too bad it couldn't have gone this fast when I was pregnant. Averien is smiling already. It is so fun. None of our other kids have smiled as early as Averien has. Averien loves to be held all the time. She loves laying on your chest. She will sleep for hours this way. This last month she moved up a size in diapers. She has moved from new born diapers to Size 1. Averien weighs 8 lbs 8 oz. and is 20.2 inches long. We feel blessed everyday to have her in our family. She is such an amazing little girl. She still only cries when she is hungry, tired or needs to be burped. Her cry has gotten louder and stronger but still nothing like our other kids.

Averien has become a night owl. We really need to get this figured out soon so I can sleep better. She sleeps pretty good during the day but nights are hard for her. That is when she is fussiest. I can't complain too much though because even after the kids leave for school I am able to go back to bed for a bit while Kaelen is still asleep. I haven't been too exhausted during the day. Some days are more tiring than others but I manage. Enoch is an amazing help so that helps. He does a lot around the house for me so I can relax and take it easy still. I am not one to sit around after I have a baby and I always pay for it so I have been good about listening to my body telling me when it is enough.

We all can't get enough of her. We all love just holding her. She is just a wonderful peaceful little girl. We have been blessed with a wonderful little girl.

More pictures of Averien in February

February seemed to go by so fast. I guess there was just a lot going on but it makes me sad to know how fast time has gone by already. Averien is getting bigger already and changing so much. She is just the sweetest little baby. We feel so blessed to have her in our home.

Rachel is an amazing help. She will hold her for me so I can get some things done or help Jacob and Kaelen things. She will change her diaper for me and help get her dressed. She is a natural. I don't know know what I would ever do without her.


Rachel loves to sit at the piano and play with Averien in her arms. Averien loves to be cuddled and swaddled up. She loves being all wrapped up and warm.

Averien's Great Aunt Margaret and Uncle Clint live close by and they came by to see her and to give her a present. They got her an adorable 3 tiered dress. It was so nice to have them come over and visit and so nice to have them close by. We love that they live close enough to know our kids.

Splish splash I am taking a bath

Averien enjoys taking baths so much. She becomes so calm when she is placed in the water. She loves to play on her bath mat but also just float in the water with you holding her head up. She has started to become a little more active in the tub when she is in it. She gets so sad when you take her out. I absolutly love these pictures of her alseep with her Dad after her bath. She is always so calm after a bath. She will fall asleep soon after and sleep for a couple of hours.

Kaelen and Averien

Kaelen is such a fantastic big brother. He really loves his baby sister. He is very fascinated by her. He will go up and touch her and kiss her. It is really cute. He has been doing great since she arrived. He scares me though because he doesn't understand gentle. He wants to pick her up ll the time too. February 9th, 2011

(doesn't Kaelen look like Jakson in these pictures above)

February 24th, 2011- Kaelen still loves his sister but is not always the nicest. He has hit her a couple of times and he loves to jump over her when she is laying on the bed or floor. It scares the heck out of us. he will also grab her arms and pull of them. I am grateful that kids are tough. Kaelen also loves her things. He will grab her binkies and put them in her mouth and will also put on her hats as you can see in the pictures. He put on her knitted hat from the hospital and ran around wearing it. It was pretty funny. Even though he has some jealousy issues and isn't always nice he does love his sister. He is kissing her all the time and gets excited to hold her.