Just Journaling

So I just need to catch up on the moments with my kids...

Aubrey- I am relishing in the last few months that you are my baby. I have always felt bad when we have another baby that my current baby will feel displaced, but I think you will maybe like being a big sister. You are definetely my most sassy baby! You hate sitting still and your scream is ear splitting. You are in that stage where you are loving to help throw things away and are trying to attempt at putting things in the hamper. I really do love this stage your in. You are just starting to sleep through the night, which is not uncommon for my kids. You love your dad, mom, stef, and that is just about it. You are not social at all, you are content with our little life and that is it. You think you can communicate anything to us and your facial expressions get quite funny and then you start to throw your arms around...it makes me giggle!
Carson- I know you think you are bigger than you are, and I just want to reassure you it is okay to stay little! You are definetly the one child who still adores me, don't get me wrong you love daddy, but you have never quite fully made the switch. I love who you are becoming. You are still into everything but I can handle that quite a bit better than the occassional sassing. You are so excited to start Preschool and anytime I ask you where you learned something you assure me that it was at Preschool. You are excited for your birthday, but you are already convinced that you are 3, so I don't quite know how old you think are turning...just remember that it is always okay to be mommy's little boy!
Addison- You do anything and everything you can to be my little social butterfly, and I know you got that from your dad. You are definetely a daddy's girl, and we both love it, but especially daddy. You are starting to turn into a little mommy. You mimic a lot of things that I do, including wanting to do the housework. You helped my clean the bathroom last Saturday for the first time and I was a little grossed out that you wanted to do it, but the mirrors looked excellent. You have never been one to change your cloths a million times a day or be picky about your hair, I always tell dad that you are the perfect balance.
Jackson- I don't know why we are having a hard time right now, but for some reason we are. I just tell myself it is because you are home all day and you are just not used to it, though I love having you here. You are such a great example to our family. I worry that you are growing up to fast and learning to many facts about life. I love that you love to read and learn. I think it is still so amazing when we drive around and you just read signs like you have always know what they have said. You also think you need to grow up faster than you need to, just remember you will always be my first baby!

Addi's Pie Mishap!

So a couple of weeks ago we bought 3 Flats of Strawberries. After 24 pints of jam and whatever other Strawberry concotion we could come up with Jack asked for Strawberry Pies, so I put 2 together for family home evening. So after our activity Addi ran to the kitchen to get out the pies and she pulled the one off of a high shelf, well it didn't quite make it out. After many tears and a little TLC from her dad, she posed for a few pictures and enjoyed her piece of pie! (Bear with my pics...I think I need a new camera)

Sick Aubrey

So it is really rainy and yucky today so I am just taking a minute to catch up on my journaling/blogging. Back in May Aubrey got really sick, they said it was gastroenteritus...but I feel differently. She had not been feeling herself for probably 10-12 days and then she started not being able to keep a thing down. I had been in contact with the Pedatric Nurses who were just giving me some suggestions and just to hang in there. Well one evening Jack and I had gone out and when we came home, she looked aweful! I probably hadn't really realized it because it went down hill so slow, and it took me being away from her to really realize it. So I scheduled an appt for the next morning and took her in. Her hydration levels were dangerously low, but the Dr. said we could try IV's for 24 hrs. but if she wasn't showing a major difference we would hospitalize her. Well 24 hours turned into 4 days (how many ever hours that is) but we managed to deal with it without the hospital, except for some blood tests there. We had been through this before with Addi when she was little so I really knew what to expect, but it is still SO HARD to see your baby so sick. The pics are on day 3 I think so she is looking lots better in them. She really is a sassy little firecracker, so that being said she did better with being hooked up to the IV than I thought she would!

Zane's Graduation

We finally made it! I say "we" because it was a we effort. We are in baby/little kid mode so going into teenager mode was a HUGE change! I was really surprised and delighted to see how well he did here in Idaho. We love having him around and the kids can not stand that he is now home (WI) for 6 weeks! We are excited about the progress he has made and the decision to go on a mission...he still doesn't turn 19 until May. He did not want to walk for graduation but I told him he didn't have a choice...this was MY thing. (you know how many miles I put on my car back and forthe to school?) Graduation was supposed to be outside, but was changed to indoors at the last minute, so we did not have great seats, and it was so HOT! Anyways here are just a few snapshots of the event!!!