Having a Blast...

Actually, Jeremy did.  He has had kidney stones for a few months now and because of some blood issues it has taken him a long to to finally be able to get them taken care of.  He had two stones, one was almost a 9mm and one was a 6mm.  Considering that the, um "passageway" is only 4mm they were huge!  We went to the hospital today at 9am and he had a procedure called Lithotripsy.  Basically he lays on a waterbed and they send sonic waves through it to blast them apart.  The doctor said he would probably have bruising on his back and that it was normal.  All I can say is "Wow, they must have hit hard to cause bruising".  He is doing great though and has some good pain killers if he needs them :)
Jac has been doing great this week.  He is finally over his turn with sickness and it is Reese's turn (yay...not)  She has been throwing up, but we have some medicine that helps and she seems to be doing better...
Last night was quite the adventure.  I had taken the kids with me to Milford (even though Reese didn't feel so good) to pick up a good friend.  She had agreed to come stay the night and stay with the kids so that I could be with Jeremy today at the hospital.  I had made dinner and we were just sitting down when Reese "got sick" all down the front of her.  After cleaning her up and her seat, Jac informed me that he could not eat what we were having because he "can't like it" (seriously what kids doesn't like tater tot casserole?) .  I put on some water to boil to make soup for Reese because I was not feeding her the casserole and she started throwing her plate and fork around and Jac was not whining loudly.  I got the soup made and the phone was ringing...  (several things started happening here to where I got to the point that I was a little frazzled) So much so that when my son came up to me and showed me his finger with a little red line on it, I quickly told him it was just punch.  I wiped it off with my finger and stuck it in my mouth to show it wouldn't hurt him.  As soon as I do this the little red line reappeared... "Awesome, I just ate my kids blood..."  My friend started laughing so hard I thought she was going to cry.  Needless to say, bedtime couldn't come fast enough :) 

Although things are crazy around here from time to time, we really do have a lot of fun.  I think now, our turn for being sick should be over :)

 These are just a few pictures from the last little while.  These first two are of Reese's creation.  That is butter
that she has shoved into the vacuum attachment :) and it's all over the floor.

 As part of Jac and Reese's Christmas we got rid of their crib and toddler beds and put up the bunk beds (that I have been saving since college) and got them some fun bedding.  I wish I could say this made bed time a breeze, but I can't.  I do however find Reese kissing her pillow :)

A Little Catch Up

December really flew by and January is doing the same.  I wanted to blog something before February came :)  We had a wonderful Christmas.  We had the opportunity to have my a friend come and spend Christmas weekend with us.  His name is Andrew and I had the privilege to teach him the missionary discussions in South Carolina years ago.  It was so much fun to see him.  He really has embraced the Gospel and it's so good to see how his life has been blessed.  I will admit though that sometimes it's hard for me to remember he is an adult :)  When we taught him he was 15 and then I saw him again at 17.  Anyway, it was so much fun to have him with us.
Christmas Eve, my dad had hooked up his trailer to his truck and got some hay bales and hung lights around and we got my sister Karlee's violin, Kade's cello, neice Eden's violin and a keyboard for me to play and we went around the neighborhood caroling.  It was really cold, but we had so much fun. 
Christmas morning was so nice. Jac had been asking for a Lightening McQueen car (this will make #5 for Lightening).  His Pop Pop had gotten him a train set too.  So we set the cars on the couch and the train set down in front, as he came up the stairs he was so excited and when he walked up he just saw the train and his face fell a little, " I wanted Lightening McQueen, not a train!" When we showed him the car, he got really excited and said " Oh, yay, Lightening McQueen and a train.  That's good."  I was glad that he wasn't to disappointed he got the train set ;)  Reese got a baby doll and although she doesn't carry it around non stop, every once in awhile she does play with her and gives her hugs and kisses.  It was a beautiful day that we got to spend with our family.   

 A pictures we made.  Jac and Reese did the antlers all by their selves.

 Jac and Eden got Andrew to rack the leaves into a pile at the bottom of the deck and then jumped off into them.

 Andrew was so fun to have with us and was such a good sport with the kids.  Everyone wanted to play with him.

 We kept the babies in the back.  It's always good to confine Reese, especially when a moving truck is involved

The grandkids (minus Myrrhin, She didn't want to be bothered :)  in the pj's Nana made for them.  Notice how we had to roll the bottom of Reese's... I think Nana thought she was 6 :)

I love the holidays and love being home in St. George with family,
but it is really nice to sleep in my own bed :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful new year and I will tray to be better at this ;)

Thanksgiving Weekend

Wow, it seems like forever since I have blogged :)
Last weekend was Thanksgiving and we went up North to visit with Jeremy's family.  We left Wednesday night and stayed till Sunday evening.  We really had a great time and it was so fun to see everyone.  We stayed with Josh and Emily and their two adorable boys, Porter and Lincoln.  Jac and Porter are 6 mo apart and Lincoln and Reese are 2 mo apart.  They all played really cute together and as we were driving away Jac said: " Mom, I really like Porter, he's a nice little boy." 
Thursday we did a little shopping and got some great deals.  We had a wonderful dinner, Emily did such a great job on the turkey.  I have never cooked a turkey and to be honest it intimidates me a little bit.  It was awesome though and I might try it sometime, she gave me some great pointers :) 

 This is a pumpkin that Reese painted.  She had just as much paint on her!

 Jac and Porter Reading with Aunt Brandi.

 Uncle Colton fighting the boys.

 The FORT, not a tent as we were corrected. 

 These two were hilarious to watch. 

 Emily and I watching gross stuff on Youtube.

 Brandi and Emily's after pictures.  The both tired new colors.

 Dad and Reese on TRAX.  yes, she is picking her nose :)

 It was so cold, but you wouldn't have been able to tell watching these two.  They didn't complain at all.

 I have never seen this in the middle of the lake, it was beautiful. 

 This is a picture of my friend Polly's kids and mine. So fun to see them!

Lincoln, Porter, Jac and Reese

Friday Emily and I went out shopping and the Dads and kids made a fort.  I got to do some fun facials with Brandi and Emily.  We also went to 1300 south and hopped on TRAX and went to Temple Square to see all the amazing lights!  I want to see a documentary/tutorial on how they do the Christmas lights at Temple Square.  Wouldn't that be an awesome thing?  It is SO beautiful, if you are up that way make sure you go see that!  the kids had so much fun and we got some great pictures!  It was neat to tell Jac the Nativity story as we were there, and let him see all the different nativities from around the world. It was crowded, but even with all the people the spirit was so strong.  Reese had a hard time leaving.  She screamed (like she was dying) as we left and almost all the way back to 13th... Poor people on TRAX.  

Shovels and Staples

Monday nights I have a meeting and the kids love it because they get to spend time with their dad. I usually come home and Reese is in bed and Jac is going down. This Monday though I walked in the house and Jac runs up to me and says: "Mom, I hit Reese with a shovel!" And just to make sure I heard him right I said "What?" Again, " I hit Reese with a shovel." Then I heard jeremy from the other room call my name. So I go in there expecting to see a red mark or a bump... You see Jac as a plastic shovel he got for his birthday that he plays with. My mind breifly thought of the little metal gardening shovel with the serrated teeth on one side and the pointy tip, that he was playing with earlier that day, but I remembered putting that up. When I went in Reese was just sitting on Jer's lap and watching a movie, she turned and smiled. Okay, so it wasn't that bad. Then Jeremy told me what happened.
They were all outside and playing on the swing set and Jac had the little gardening shovel (crap). Well, apparently he didn't want to play with it anymore and so (like the extremist that he is) he threw it behind him to get rid of it. Well, Reese just happened to be there. Jeremy said Jac was really upset and scared that he had hit his sister. He said that Reese was easily calmed and didn't even cry when he cleaned up the blood (which he said there wasn't a lot of).
So I picked her up and looked at her face and then I saw just behind her right ear there was a small hole that was oozing blood. When I asked why he didn't call me, he said that it wasn't that serious... Well I don't know about daddies, but when a mommies baby has a half inch hole in their head that is bleeding that is serious. Serious enough to be called out of a meeting.
So I scooped her up and we went to the ER. She was perfectly fine the whole time. They did need to shave her head :( , but The only time she cried was when they numbed the area with a shot and when they actually put the staples in (they did one and the Doc didn't like how it went in so they took it out and put two more in). Everyone was pretty amazed that she immediately stopped crying when I picked her up. They kept telling her what a tough little girl she was. When we got home she went right to sleep. Around 2am she did wake up and I think all the stress and trauma cought up with her and she had quite the screaming session, but Jer' gave her a blessing and she soon fell back to sleep.
She has been doing great ever since. We can't wash her hair yet though and we keep a double antibiotic on it so she has some pretty greasy hair, but she is all smiles.
Thanks for all your love and concern.



On another note, we got a puppy. He is a Boarder Collie mix. We named him Sawyer (yes it's a LOST name) and he is a really sweet little guy. He is almost house trained, we have had 3 or 4 accidents, but for the most part he goes to the door. Maya doesn't like him to much so we need to keep him in the house till he gets a little bigger.

Just A Little Thought

Somethings happened recently that have really made me stop and think about how the Lord is really mindful of our situation... I don't want to sound vague, but I don't want to say a lot right now either because I am not quite sure about some stuff. I just want to put it out there that I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who knows what we need sometimes even before we do. I know that sometimes in this life we are given difficult situations and put in circumstances that we never dreamed of, but I know that if we are patient and if we strive to do the best we can that all will be made right. Not necessarily in the way we think it should be, but it will be okay. I think the important thing for me to remember is that sometimes there are reasons for things that I can't comprehend and if I will follow Him and put my trust in Him then I will be okay. But I can't expect the Lord to give me what I want if I am not willing to do what he asks.

Texas and MK

Last Monday I left with some ladies around 9pm. We were headed to Texas and I really had no idea what to expect. I knew I was going to a seminar for Mary Kay, but I was not expecting what I got. We had a 20 HOUR drive to Dallas. This was a great drive, I had so much fun getting to know the 4 other ladies I was with. When we got there it was about 6pm Texas time the next day and we were able to relax in the pool and spa for awhile. We also played a little "Hands up Stands up". Lots of fun, but I was forbidden to post any pictures :) Dallas was humid and hot, luckily our hotel was only 2 blocks away from the convention center. I absolutely loved what I learned in those few days. I am really excited and very thankful to be working with a company that was not only founded on the Golden Rule, but preaches that we run our business that way. They open their meetings with a prayer and are are so quick to remember that it is through God that our blessings come. WOW. I was blown away by the "Go Give" attitude that everyone shared and the positive attitudes of everyone I met. I hope this doesn't sound like a recruitment blog, I just honestly didn't expect a company to be this awesome. during the time that we were there they raised over 40 million dollars to fund against domestic violence and research in women's cancers and that was just one seminar. There are 4 more after we left. Also the potential that I saw to be able to move up in Mary Kay was awesome and it is up to me where and how high I want to go. Yay!
Anyway, I had a blast and have set some goals for this coming year. click on the collage above and see what I am working towards now. Hello Mustang :) but of course I will take the Pink Caddy if I hit that!
There is a cute pic of Jer and the kids in there too. I took that right before I left so that I could look at it all week. love, love, love them and am so thankful for their support.

Turning 3 and 2 parties in 1!

Saturday Jac turned 3. He is growing up so fast! I love this little boy so much. He is such a big helper and loves to play with his sister. He is loves super heros, Thomas the Train, Buzz and Woody. He loves to be read to and even knows parts of the books and tells us what it says. Being outside and playing with his cars is one of his favorite activities. He gives the biggest hugs and the best kisses. Happy Birthday Love!

We had Jac and Reese's party on the same day. We had rented a bounce house, but typical to Enoch/Cedar weather it was windy. To windy to put it up. So we brought some kites and let the kids fly kites and play on the play ground. I was sad that the wind was so bad. I don't think the kids noticed, but I could tell it wasn't as enjoyable for the adults.
We had a great party. Lots of family and friends, and really that was the best part. I felt kind of bad though that I didn't get to visit with everyone. Some just had to leave early. It really was a great day and I want to thank everyone who came and helped us celebrate! And a big thank you to my friends husband for taking pictures, or we wouldn't have any!