Melody has a pile of toys in her crib at all times. They are usually thrown about, but this  day I decided to 'organize' them a little. With how many plush toys we have, you  would think that these were all old one, but no, all of these, except for Minnie,  Daisy, Care Bear & Rowlf, have been purchased for or given to Melody.
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I can't remember what she was watching, but I just loved how she was sitting.
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Friday Oct 2nd We had our monthly Family Dessert Night. We usually have it on Sunday's but  Ben & family were in town to attend Conference. It was so great to have the  whole family together and be able to enjoy the company. Lana started to take a selfie  with Morri & Ben, but then Pat & Gwen joined in to make it a sibling selfie!
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But they didn't stop there! 
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This family needs a selfie stick for sure!!!
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Saturday October 3rd While watching conference, Xander set up pillows and blankets on the  floor and Melody joined him. I just love when they snuggle together.
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After a bit of craziness, Pat & Xander were able to go to Salt Lake to attend the Priesthood  session with Ben & his boys. There were enough tickets for JR & Noah to join them. 
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Pat loved being there with Xander for his very first Priesthood session.  It was so great to be able to go to the Conference Center with family.
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Carter, Alex, Caden & Spencer were there too, but there weren't enough tickets for  all of them, so they watched from the Tabernacle on Temple Square. Jacob and  a friend were there too, so they got a group picture with the temple.
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While the boys were gone, the girls and I went to Lana's to hang out with her, Liza, Addi & Tammy. We had  dinner from Costa Vida and just hung out. It was really nice to be with my sisters and let the kids play.
During conference, Mara was drawing the whole family, and she drew this for me.
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It was nice to be able to watch conference while Melody napped. I was able to really listen this time around,  as opposed to 6 months ago. I am grateful for the Prophet and his Apostles and their council. They  helped me remember that I am a good mom and that "You're doing better than you think you are".   I am thankful that I could listen with my girls and I hope that they heard something that helped them.
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While playing with the Mega Blocks, Xander decided to make a tower that was  taller than him. This was one of his first attempts and it stayed up for a good bit.  Mara & Jaina helped to try to make an even bigger one, but it kept falling over.
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It was Red Ribbon Week at school and they had a crazy hair day. We did our best  with what time we had, but the kids were happy, and that's all that matters.
Jaina and her messy bun.
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Mara with an upside down french braid with a bow on the top.
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Xander just spiked all of his hair.
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Jaina is starting to really like to draw and color, and I love it. Because of  that, Melody is always wanting to color too. I love when these two get along.
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Pat bought the new Wall-E Lego set and was putting it together. Melody was very curious  to see what he was doing. She was really cute and just pointed and looked at all the  legos. She will come into my room and I'll get down a few of my princess sets and she will  just play around with them. She usually pulls all the people apart and brings them to me to fix. 
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Saturday Oct 10 The kids had earned free movie tickets to the Water Gardens Theater through school. A bunch of the  movies that were there had been seen by one or more members of the family, and we didn't want to have  to bring Melody to the theater. So we split up. Jaina and I went to see Minions. It was really fun and Jaina  was asking questions during the whole thing, and she even cried at one point. But it was fun to be able to  have a mommy daughter date with her. Jaina got popcorn and Swedish Fish, so that made her really happy. 
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Pat took Xander and Mara to see Pixels and they loved it. It's tough that we can't all be together, but  at the same time, it's nice to swap so we can let Melody nap while we each have a chance to play.
While helping me in the afternoon, Xander set up this little bed for Melody  so she could drink her milk before her nap. He is so cute with his baby sister.
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