Try as he might, the candle simply would not blow out. I think his bottom lip was in the way. Hehe. It was still so cute! Emily eventually helped before the cake caught fire.
Happy Birthday Buddy! We sure love you!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Handy Little Manny!
We decided to go with a tool set for Gavin's birthday. He loves it. His first thought was to use the drill on his hair. (He thought it was a hairdryer.) Luckily his hair is so short it didn't get tangled in the bit. Brian showed him how to use it and now a hairdryer will never be as good as a DRILL. He LOVES the hat too. 
Try as he might, the candle simply would not blow out. I think his bottom lip was in the way. Hehe. It was still so cute! Emily eventually helped before the cake caught fire.
Happy Birthday Buddy! We sure love you!
Try as he might, the candle simply would not blow out. I think his bottom lip was in the way. Hehe. It was still so cute! Emily eventually helped before the cake caught fire.Happy Birthday Buddy! We sure love you!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Meet Spike!
I love birthdays! I start planning birthdays months in advance. I love to pick out a fun cake to decorate and start deciding on gifts. I mean, it is only once a year. It is one of the only times that you get to buy what you "want" and not what you "need". This year for Gavin's birthday I decided to do "Spike". He turned out so cute and Gavin just loves him. He keeps asking me to pick him up and show him. Then he points at the cake and says, "Cake". Followed by giggles. I decided to make it a day early because if I am going to put that much work into something, I want to admire it for at least a day before it is demolished. Happy Birthday little Gavin! (I am sure I will have more pictures to post tomorrow of all the fun!)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A Day in the Life of a Mom!
So...where to begin? Let's just start with first thing this morning...
Brian and I both wake up to Gavin crying and Emily yelling that she needs dad to "snap" a "wingner" (earwig). So, after taking care of the earwig situation, Brian realizes that Gavin is soaked head to toe. He had filled his diaper beyond its capacity and soaked himself and his bed in the process.
The rest of the morning was fairly uneventful until after I dropped Emily off at preschool. I needed to run a quick errand to Walmart. Gavin has reached the age where he can get out of the cart, but he can't walk beside me because he just runs away. So, I bring suckers in my purse to "persuade" him into the cart. I get there....no suckers. So, while Gavin is screaming in the cart, I run to the back of the store and get a package of suckers, open it, and hand one to him. Everyone on the isle is looking at me and probably thinking, "She is just reinforcing a bad behavior." Yes, I am well aware. All is well again and I go about my shopping. It just so happens that he finishes his sucker right as we are about to leave. He notices a package of cookies in the cart and starts screaming again. (For the record, this is not like him and I am not normally one to give in.) So, I get to the check out and he is hysterical, so yes, I opened the cookies and gave him one. I already know...bad, bad. Of course, to top it off, my credit card magnet strip was worn out so they had to punch it in by hand. No quick checkout for me. Yeah, I was a little flustered.
We get home and Gavin is still just as whiny as ever. He insists on watching TV. We don't normally watch TV while Emily is at school. He normally enjoys the time just playing in his room. This is when I start to wonder if he is feeling alright because he just doesn't normally act this way. So, I try and talk him into playing in his room. I even went in there with him and started playing. He goes into a complete meltdown again. This time I was not giving up. After a little while he started wheezing and coughing. The cough soon turned to a bark. He was so upset that he had actually caused himself to have asthma. The only way to calm him down is to put on a movie, rock him, and give him a breathing treatment. So, yet again, he got his way. By the end of the movie he had about 5 more cookies. As you can see, I had given up.
Oh no, it is not over yet...
We go and pick up Emily from preschool. When we get home I usually put Gavin down for his nap. After he had been in there for about an hour, he was still AWAKE. It was now too late for a nap, so I got him up. He actually did pretty good considering he didn't have a nap.
It gets better...
Then came bath time. I put Gavin in the tub. Emily was in there watching him so that I could change my clothes. All of a sudden she comes running in laughing and tell me urgently, "You have to come and see what is in the tub." I will give you one guess....poop. Not just a little. No, A LOT. Not only that, he had a spoon and was scooping it up. Then, I hear Emily behind me start to cough and I look back and she is actually dry heaving. Seeing Gavin playing in his poop was just a little too much for her.
Needless to say... my kids went to bed at 6:30 pm. Emily was an angel today. As for Gavin and I... let's just say that tomorrow is another day! :)
Brian and I both wake up to Gavin crying and Emily yelling that she needs dad to "snap" a "wingner" (earwig). So, after taking care of the earwig situation, Brian realizes that Gavin is soaked head to toe. He had filled his diaper beyond its capacity and soaked himself and his bed in the process.
The rest of the morning was fairly uneventful until after I dropped Emily off at preschool. I needed to run a quick errand to Walmart. Gavin has reached the age where he can get out of the cart, but he can't walk beside me because he just runs away. So, I bring suckers in my purse to "persuade" him into the cart. I get there....no suckers. So, while Gavin is screaming in the cart, I run to the back of the store and get a package of suckers, open it, and hand one to him. Everyone on the isle is looking at me and probably thinking, "She is just reinforcing a bad behavior." Yes, I am well aware. All is well again and I go about my shopping. It just so happens that he finishes his sucker right as we are about to leave. He notices a package of cookies in the cart and starts screaming again. (For the record, this is not like him and I am not normally one to give in.) So, I get to the check out and he is hysterical, so yes, I opened the cookies and gave him one. I already know...bad, bad. Of course, to top it off, my credit card magnet strip was worn out so they had to punch it in by hand. No quick checkout for me. Yeah, I was a little flustered.
We get home and Gavin is still just as whiny as ever. He insists on watching TV. We don't normally watch TV while Emily is at school. He normally enjoys the time just playing in his room. This is when I start to wonder if he is feeling alright because he just doesn't normally act this way. So, I try and talk him into playing in his room. I even went in there with him and started playing. He goes into a complete meltdown again. This time I was not giving up. After a little while he started wheezing and coughing. The cough soon turned to a bark. He was so upset that he had actually caused himself to have asthma. The only way to calm him down is to put on a movie, rock him, and give him a breathing treatment. So, yet again, he got his way. By the end of the movie he had about 5 more cookies. As you can see, I had given up.
Oh no, it is not over yet...
We go and pick up Emily from preschool. When we get home I usually put Gavin down for his nap. After he had been in there for about an hour, he was still AWAKE. It was now too late for a nap, so I got him up. He actually did pretty good considering he didn't have a nap.
It gets better...
Then came bath time. I put Gavin in the tub. Emily was in there watching him so that I could change my clothes. All of a sudden she comes running in laughing and tell me urgently, "You have to come and see what is in the tub." I will give you one guess....poop. Not just a little. No, A LOT. Not only that, he had a spoon and was scooping it up. Then, I hear Emily behind me start to cough and I look back and she is actually dry heaving. Seeing Gavin playing in his poop was just a little too much for her.
Needless to say... my kids went to bed at 6:30 pm. Emily was an angel today. As for Gavin and I... let's just say that tomorrow is another day! :)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wedding Day!
Just for the record....Gavin was sick before we left for home. He ended up throwing up all over Aubrie about three days before the wedding. She totally deserved it, by the way. She will never be able to make up for the time that she threw up over the edge of the bunk bed onto me...lasagna no less. Anyway, she and my mom both ended up being up all night the night before the wedding with the flu. I don't think she deserved to have the flu on her wedding day, just to have the experience of being thrown up on. Somehow, they both made it through the day, and looked beautiful in the process!
Yes, Gavin cried almost the whole time. Shocking, I know.
The little flower girls!
Uh oh! 
And last but not least....the cake that Aubrie has wanted since she was a little girl! Yes, my mom made it. 
Congratulations Aubrie and Blake. It is about time!
Yes, Gavin cried almost the whole time. Shocking, I know.
The little flower girls!
Uh oh! 
And last but not least....the cake that Aubrie has wanted since she was a little girl! Yes, my mom made it. 
Congratulations Aubrie and Blake. It is about time!
Wedding Preparations!
The bride, packing up her room. I had to make sure that she stayed in there and did it. (No really, I did). Emily would come and get me if she came out. I am pretty sure that it still looks like this though!
Grandma making the wedding cake!
Grandpa putting together the seesaw. Well, that really isn't a wedding preparation. It was for the grand kids!
Grandma making the wedding cake!
Grandpa putting together the seesaw. Well, that really isn't a wedding preparation. It was for the grand kids!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A Few Pounds Lighter!
Well, it's done! I had my surgery last week and I no longer have a gigantic cyst growing on my spleen. It was probably the scariest thing I have ever done. Even more so then labor. (You are awake during labor.) I was shaking so hard when we got there. It was almost like I was shivering. The good news is that I only passed out once! If you know me, then you understand that this is pretty good. I warned them that they better give me a sedative before the IV, but they didn't believe me. After I got the IV and was revived, things went smoothly. The best part about it is that they were able to preserve the spleen! That was always the hope, but you never know what will happen once they open you up! Also, they were able to do it entirely laproscopically. Meaning, no large cuts! Yippee! I have 5 - 1/2" stab marks on my belly. There were actually only suppose to be three, but apparently this "thing" was so big that they actually had to go in on the right side of my stomach as well to get the liver out of the way. All in all, I am truly blessed. I was only in the hospital for 3 days instead of the 4 that was planned for. I has been fairly pain free! (I have no problem taking pain medicine on schedule. Hehe.) I am still sleeping most of the day like a newborn, but I guess that is just part of the recovery process...or because of the pain medicine. Brian has been great and has taken on the responsibilities here at home. My kids are going to be very sad when they are stuck with me again. Thanks for all of your prayers and help. I appreciate it all!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
8 Years Today!
Time flies when your having fun! Unfortunately, I don't have any wedding pictures to post. We lost the negatives and were never able to have any of them enlarged. The proofs are still at my parents house with a hope that one day we will have negatives made. Here are a couple of our engagement photos...
Here is a brief history for you....
Brian and I grew up together in Utah. We have known each other since the third grade. However, it wasn't until High School senior year that sparks started to fly. Brian's mom signed him up for a sports sewing class to fill an elective credit. I ended up transferring into the sewing class from my anatomy class because I kept passing out. I have a hard time talking about bones, muscles, tendons, etc. (This is very ironic because my degree is in sewing and Brian's, as you know, is getting his M.D.) Anyway, I had already taken all the sewing possible, so I was just in there to sew for fun and help the teacher. Brian apparently needed a lot of help because I spent most of my time helping him. Come to find out, he was playing dumb to get my attention. I was starting to think that he had problems. Who has to stick a pin in for someone? or push the pedal because the machine was going to fast? Really? Of course, I didn't realize it at the time. I was a little slow.
On with the story....
We didn't actually start dating until after graduation. Of course, it was "LOVE". About a month later, I went off to attend Ricks College. They had an excellent sewing program there. Brian and I would take turns going back and forth visiting each other and paying the phone bills. Okay, he paid the phone bills, or was it his dad? Hehe. Yep, there wasn't unlimited calling then. Nope, we didn't have cell phones either. Calling cards. I think it was 5 cents a minute. The phone bills were around $90.00. Again, it was "LOVE". About four months later Brian left for his mission to Sendai, Japan. I waited and dated. What can I say, no one quite matched up. We faithfully wrote each other every week.
Two years later....
I am not going to say that it was all roses when he got home because it wasn't. Somehow it all worked out and we were married 6 months later in Provo, LDS Temple. Brian proposed to me in Rock Canyon Park which is the canyon located directly behind the temple.
I will forever be grateful for my wonderful husband and the love and support he gives. I am glad that he chose me to be with for eternity. I can't imagine it any other way!
Here is a brief history for you....Brian and I grew up together in Utah. We have known each other since the third grade. However, it wasn't until High School senior year that sparks started to fly. Brian's mom signed him up for a sports sewing class to fill an elective credit. I ended up transferring into the sewing class from my anatomy class because I kept passing out. I have a hard time talking about bones, muscles, tendons, etc. (This is very ironic because my degree is in sewing and Brian's, as you know, is getting his M.D.) Anyway, I had already taken all the sewing possible, so I was just in there to sew for fun and help the teacher. Brian apparently needed a lot of help because I spent most of my time helping him. Come to find out, he was playing dumb to get my attention. I was starting to think that he had problems. Who has to stick a pin in for someone? or push the pedal because the machine was going to fast? Really? Of course, I didn't realize it at the time. I was a little slow.
On with the story....
We didn't actually start dating until after graduation. Of course, it was "LOVE". About a month later, I went off to attend Ricks College. They had an excellent sewing program there. Brian and I would take turns going back and forth visiting each other and paying the phone bills. Okay, he paid the phone bills, or was it his dad? Hehe. Yep, there wasn't unlimited calling then. Nope, we didn't have cell phones either. Calling cards. I think it was 5 cents a minute. The phone bills were around $90.00. Again, it was "LOVE". About four months later Brian left for his mission to Sendai, Japan. I waited and dated. What can I say, no one quite matched up. We faithfully wrote each other every week.
Two years later....
I am not going to say that it was all roses when he got home because it wasn't. Somehow it all worked out and we were married 6 months later in Provo, LDS Temple. Brian proposed to me in Rock Canyon Park which is the canyon located directly behind the temple.
I will forever be grateful for my wonderful husband and the love and support he gives. I am glad that he chose me to be with for eternity. I can't imagine it any other way!Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Preschool Grad!
I am a little late on this post, but better late then never. Right? Preschool graduation was a fairly eventful day. Let's just say that if I could do it again, I would find a babysitter for Gavin. First, the kids did demonstrations of all the gymnastics that they learned that year. Emily attends a preschool that also involves learning some gymnastics. When they were done, they were each presented with a medal (Olympic style). Afterward, they had a little luncheon with their class. We are proud of her and all she has accomplished this year!
Gavin, at preschool graduation, managed to lay in apple juice (as seen below in his shirt) while dragging himself along the floor below the bleachers. Every time I turned around, somehow I would always found him in areas of the gym that had big signs that said, "Keep children off, DANGER." Yep, it was fun! Notice that no one was sitting by us in the bleachers. :) He's almost 2. What more can I say?
Gavin, at preschool graduation, managed to lay in apple juice (as seen below in his shirt) while dragging himself along the floor below the bleachers. Every time I turned around, somehow I would always found him in areas of the gym that had big signs that said, "Keep children off, DANGER." Yep, it was fun! Notice that no one was sitting by us in the bleachers. :) He's almost 2. What more can I say?
Thursday, May 13, 2010
What's up with us lately?
Push-ups: It is just too tempting to get on daddy's back when he is doing push-ups. Good thing daddy is super buff and can continue without even noticing!
Dancing: This little girl would dance all day long. As you can see she loves to pose for the camera!
Pedicures: Yep, I finally had my first pedicure! Loved it!
Fevers: Poor kid had a fever for a couple days. He did enjoy laying there and watching "Winnie the Pooh".
Cleaning: How young is too young?
Preschool: Lovin' every minute of it.
Last but not least....
Playing: What a mess! They sure had fun making it though. (Not as much fun cleaning it up.)
Dancing: This little girl would dance all day long. As you can see she loves to pose for the camera!
Pedicures: Yep, I finally had my first pedicure! Loved it!
Fevers: Poor kid had a fever for a couple days. He did enjoy laying there and watching "Winnie the Pooh".
Cleaning: How young is too young?
Preschool: Lovin' every minute of it.
Last but not least....Playing: What a mess! They sure had fun making it though. (Not as much fun cleaning it up.)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Preschool Photos!
Emily has absolutely loved preschool this year! Every morning she asks, "Is today a preschool day?" She has wonderful teachers and has made a lot of new friends. I can't believe that the school year is almost over. Luckily, she has another year of preschool to look forward too!
She has grown so much this year. My little-big girl!
She has grown so much this year. My little-big girl!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
My Little Wii Fit!
In my pathetic attempt at trying to be more active, I decided to use my birthday money to purchase a Wii Fit. It is so much fun, but to be perfectly honest, Emily plays it so much more then I do. She will play it for about 2 hours before she is tired. She absolutely loves it. It is amazing to me how quickly she picked up on how to play it. Her favorite exercise is the Kung Fu. I get such a kick out of watching her. Embarrassingly enough, she is in first place for many of the exercises. Especially the balance ones. I do have to say though that I am the pro at Hula Hoop, and Brian has mastered juggling. With the way she is playing though, I wouldn't be surprised if she surpasses us soon.
Kung Fu Emily! Hilarious!
Kung Fu Emily! Hilarious!Beauty and the Beast!
I took Emily to see Beauty and the Beast on Broadway this last weekend. It is probably one of my very favorite Broadways. It is right up there with Phantom of the Opera. She didn't quite know what to expect, but once it started she was thoroughly enthralled. At one point she turned to me and said, "When is it my turn to go up there to dance and sing". Thanks grandma for the tickets and opportunity to go. WE LOVED IT!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Dr. Dad to the Rescue!
Anyone who has even had or watched a child knows that they take a lot of falls. You just hope every time they do, that they don't get hurt. I know that my children have miraculously avoided many head and other injuries. Unfortunately, this wasn't one of those times. Emily, while throwing a temper tantrum, fell back and hit her head on the door hinge. Yep, you guessed it, stitches! The first thing I did was call Brian to see if he could look at it and tell me if she really needed stitches or if it could just be sealed shut. So, we drove down to the school on Brian's lunch break, and he took a look at it in the parking lot. Yep, definitely needs stitches. Brian got it all cleaned and then super glued it shut until he could get it stitched up later. I love having a doctor at home who knows how to do these things. He saved me hours at the Emergency Room. Emily was so brave. Of course she couldn't feel anything because he numbed her up pretty good. My kitchen table became the operating table, and I became the assistant. If you know me very well, this wasn't easy for me to assist with. I was worried that Brian was going to have another patient, but I pulled through. Emily was so brave. Dr. Dad did a fantastic job! She now has a total of 5 stitches in her head.
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