Girl's Night Out!!

Sometimes Mommies just need a night out. Yesterday was one of those days. I met up with a bunch of my really good girlfriends and we spent the night laughing and goofing around. The waiter was probably annoyed because we stayed there for about 2 1/2 hours. OH WELL! We needed it!



Thanks to my hubby who fed the children and put them to bed AND the house looked great when I got home! I couldn't ask for more....love ya!

School is in session!!!!

Princess was excited to get back to school today. She is going into 2nd grade and growing up so fast.

I love to look at my children's faces when they have so much hope, anticipation and wonder. New experiences just help their Spirits grow so fast. I didn't cry this year, which was an improvement. Next year when G-man goes into Kindergarten I will make up for it :)

It's 11 am and I've already scrubbed the bathrooms, mopped the kitchen, and started dinner in the crockpot..

G-MAN....minus tonsils

G-man is breathing easy this evening. His tonsils and adnoids are LONG GONE! He was diagnosed with sleep apnea about a month ago. I always thought that he was just a really tired boy. He plays hard but whenever we would get in the car or sit to watch a movie, he was out!!

He went in for surgery this morning at 9:30 am. He was so brave!



He took his stuffed wolf to comfort him and didn't even cry when they wheeled him away. He did have a blood pressure scare during the surgery. It went really low...once he came out of anesthesia, it regulated. He was not a happy camper in the recovery room but then got something special in his IV and then he was so LOOPY (but not in pain).



Tonight he is acting like his normal self (with Tylenol w/ codeine) and I'm just going to keep that up every 4 hours...he is such a trooper. His tonsils on a scale of 1 - 5 (1 being smallest, 5 biggest) were a 4+ so I am SO grateful that we decided to get them out. Thanks for all the well wishes.

I have the best family and friends in the world! I am thankful.

My good friend Heidi...

After reading my pitiful blog entry about loving us from afar because of our sickies, my good friend Heidi braved the sickness and ignored my "oh, you don't need to" requests" and showed up on my door step with a pot of delicious homemade soup with veggies from her garden and really yummy sourdough bread and a sandwich. WOW.



Some people just serve and don't care anything for themselves. She had, I'm sure, a million other things she could/should've been doing. But she decided to drive 20 minutes and feed our sad little selves.

Heidi, you are the best and I'm thankful to associate with you and learn from your example. I only hope I can be as gracious and pass on the favor when I'm needed.

DON'T come and visit!!

WE ARE CONTAGIOUS!! Ben woke up this morning after a restless night looking like he had been mauled by a truck. He doesn't miss work often so I know he feels rotten. He has the classic white spots on the throat, swollen glands and tonsils, and chills and fever. Strep throat. YUCK! He started antibiotics this afternoon.

Ikey has been really cranky the last 2 days with a fever. I thought for sure he had an ear infection brewing. I hauled him over to the doctor's office today. Dr. K says, "Looks like we have a pretty bad case of Hand, foot and mouth disease"...I looked at him like an idiot. I've never heard of it. (Apparently, it's bad ulcer sores at the back of the throat, fever and rash prevalent in toddlers). It is a virus so no cure, just pain meds and lots more cranky. Ikey didn't like the diagnosis either. Dr. K put the throat stick way too far down his throat and Ikey threw up on him. Good fun being a children's doctor!

Here's the clincher. G-man is going to have surgery in 2 days, which means that he CAN NOT get sick :( He was already exposed before any symptoms were present. Let's hope he doesn't come down with symptoms before Thursday or else the surgery is a no go. The worst thing in the world would be recovering from surgery and fighting other illnesses. Poor baby!

So, we are a pretty sorry bunch! Love us from afar!

Busy July...

We have been really busy having some summer fun! The 4th was a blast! Unfortunately we ran out of juice with our camera so I don't have pictures. I love summer because it seems so much more laid back; which is good for my OCD self :)

My sister Becca and my Mom and Dad went to the American Idols Live concert. If ya'll know me I am a closet American Idol LOVER! It was a really fun time. Plus I got to have a night away from the kids...which helps my insanity.

Me and my sister...totally yelling and screaming (making fun of the girls around us that were crying and screaming for David Archuletta)



This was a cute shot of Ikey trying to keep up with Princess and G-man. I got a new bike and bike trailer so he is my little riding pal. Yesterday he climbed on the trike and started rolling down our driveway! He is only 14 months old!! Crazy nut is going to die before his second birthday!!

Benny the ELF!!

Isn't Ben such a happy elf?



there, that's better!!!!!!!!



He was SOOOOO glad to be in the parade (insert sarcasm here). He loved hopping through the streets in a felt, overly hot elf suit stealing everyone's candy! I think he is the cutest little elf I've ever seen! Our church asked if he would be a spectacle on this years ward float and he agreed after a little coaxing. His nightmares became real when people started pointing and laughing. I think they were laughing with him. He thinks they were laughing at him!
He was a bit embarrased, so I'll end my post here. The kids thought Daddy was hilarious....he was a trooper and played along.