Saturday events

This Saturday was full to the brim with events. The first event was the monthly Home Depot Kids Clinic. Cody was voted to take the three kids to this. The kids each made a wheelbarrow for me with a beautiful flower inside. They had a blast!



Next I was voted to take them to the annual Teddy Bear Clinic at Portneuf Medical Center. We have been to this event before and it was a big hit. This time, we went with our friends and their stuffed animals. The stuffed animals get admitted to the hospital with a wrist band and the kids get to choose if they want to be a nurse or a doctor. All my kids chose to be nurses (the hats were cooler). The kids got to listen to their animal heart beats (or lack of) and they got casts on each animal.

The last month or so

Alexa and her friend Kamille have discovered dressing up. I went to the DI and kit the jackpot. Now they dont have to use ALL the clothes in Alexa's drawers. These are just a few of the amazing outfits they have put together.

Easter was nice. Unfortunately I slept through most of it including the egg decorating part. When I woke up, I found the kids had apparently decorated their own eggs with little to no help from their dad. They were dyed beautifully but then they got ahold of the glitter glue and made a little dab on each of the eggs. Cody and I thought this looked like a little poop on each one. Mental note: help the kids next year. :)


Okay, Austins birthday was not in April but I forgot to post the photos of his cake and the birthday boy. Austin turned 7 this year. Wow.

Horses

Our neighbor just bought a Clydesdale horse. The girl is MASSIVE. Our neighbor is so sweet with the kids and lets them ride her horses almost anytime. Since the last post was about Mason. Here are a few picture with Austin and Alexa.

Pine Wood Derby 2009

I have been a little slow posting our lives events. Here are a few pictures of Mason's Pine Wood Derby. He and Cody worked really hard on his car. Mason took second place out of the Wolves. He was very proud and we were very proud of him.

Dentist visit

At the recommendation of our kids dentist we began seeing an orthodontist. They have a preventative program designed to correct minor problems with teeth before they become major problems. At our last appointment they took x-rays and determined that Mason needed two teeth pulled and Austin needed four teeth pulled. Austin had not lost any teeth yet and through the x-ray it showed that the roots on his teeth were not dissolving properly. That is why he had not lost any and if they were not pulled then his big teeth would come in sideways.

So today was the big day. I took Alexa to a friends house and took the boys to the dentist. They weren't scared at all. In fact I was more nervous than they were. After an hour of waiting, they came out with smiles on their faces. Their mouths were stuffed with gauze and their lips were numb but they were in good spirits.

When we got home and the numbing medicine started wearing off is when the "fun" began. They didn't know how to react to the sensations. Mason kept whining and telling me that his lip felt fat. Austin just kept screaming and hitting his legs. He was so frustrated and couldn't understand why his mouth felt like that. After a few hours of this "fun" the numbness went away and lucky the pain did not follow. It should be an interesting night. The dentist did give us Tylenol with Codeine in case of pain so that will definitely help them sleep.

More Strep Throat

Alexa recovered quickly from her strange case of strep.

On that note, Mason came home this afternoon from a sleepover at his best friend, Pacen's, house. He came in the front door, threw his blanket down, and has an unpleasant look on his face. I asked him what was wrong and he said he was itchy. (They all had just had haircuts, Thanks Sunshine!) I told him to go take a cool shower and calm down.

Fifteen or so minutes later he came out of the shower. He said that his throat hurt. CRAP! I felt his head and he was burning up. I told him to put his clothes on and off to the urgent care we went.

After 45 minutes in the urgent care, the doctor came in and said "Mason has strep". The doc also listened to his lungs and said that she could hear weezing too. She gave us two presriptions (anitbiotic and steriod inhaler) and off to the pharmacy we went.

We went to the pharmacy and were told 10 minutes. 20 minutes later I could hear the pharmacist on the phone and he was arguing with someone. Then he said "the dose you prescribed for Mason is more than an adult should have." AWESOME! After the doc and pharm. decided what dosage my 8 year old should get, it had been another 45 minutes and Mason was starting to moan.

We got home, gave Mason all his medicine and had him lay down.

Now the best part...

Austin asked me for a drink of water. I got him one and after he drank it he scrunched his face and said "it hurts when I drink". SERIOUSLY?!

Cody piped in and said "Austin I asked you before your mom and Mason left if your throat hurt and you said no." Austin's response while pointing to his throat, "Is this my throat?".

By that time all the clinics were closed and there was no way we were going to the ER for strep. I gave him some pain reliever and a lozenge and hopefully he will make it through the night without pain and we will take him to the urgent care in the morning. Poor kids!

Later that evening...

I was talking with Sunshine, the mother of Pacen. She said that Pacen was now complaining of a sore throat. Needless to say we are going to carpool in the morning to the urgent care.

What a week.

Strep Throat

Alexa came up to me on Monday morning and said"my throat hurts". She had no fever and was running around the house singing. I thought to myself bullcrap. She just doesn't want to go to school. I told her that if she was really sick she should stay home with me and sleep all day. She decided she would rather go to school.

After school she said again that her throat hurt. I told her that I would take her to the doctor but if they told me that there was nothing wrong with her then she would stay in her room for the rest of the day. She said okay and off to the doctor we went.

When we got to the doctor she was playing on the toys and acting totally fine. The nurse called us back and then swabbed her throat. The nurse said she couldn't see anything and I told the nurse I thought Alexa was faking. The nurse left to run the swabs.

Two minutes later the nurse came in and said it was "very positive". CRAP! I felt like the biggest jack in the whole world! Alexa asked me if she was still in trouble.

Worlds Worst Mother Award goes to ME! I felt so bad.

Last night after getting her antibiotics, she spiked a fever and just kept moaning. I snuggled with her and tried to comfort her, still feeling like a total jerk.

Lesson learned!

Mason...

Mason had his first pack meeting this last week. He loved it!

Mason also turned the big 8. Can't believe he is that old. We had a small party for him with cake and ice cream. He will be baptized in the next two months.

What a month

This has been a crazy month, so sorry for not updating in while. Work has been busy, go figure. We have two girls that have been on vacation for the last two weeks so alot of overtime has been earned.

Holidays+drunks=busy Andrea

It doesn't help that it has snowed almost 2 feet the last two weeks. The kids love the snow, Cody loves the snow and Andrea does not like the snow. As some of you may remember many, many, many years ago I totalled my first car in a snow storm. Luckily without serious injury to me, the car was another story. Something about hitting a bus bench, telephone pole, 7-11 sign, a few shrubs...

Since that night I have been scared to death of driving in the snow. Needless to say, I have not been driving alot. Thank goodness for no school and Cody being home.

Cody has been working steady except for the last week. He has been home playing with the kids and letting me sleep. Thank you sweety!

The kids must have been good this year because Santa brought everything that they wanted and some. Mason and Alexa got a Nintendo DS, Austin got an AT-ET Walker (starwars ship) and they all got many other presents.

FYI-Moon Sand is very messy! We went through playdough so fast that "Santa" thought let's get Moon Sand. What a joke! Within minutes all the colors were blended into gray. Bad purchase.

I am thankful that my husband got me a Shark sweeper vac for Christmas. That thing sucks up sand and everything else. I also got the Shark steam mop. Love it!!

We haven't made it out to see family yet, due to the weather and work schedule, but hope to be able to soon. My dad, Marnae and Logan came up on Christmas Eve to see us. That was great! The kids love seeing them and so do I.

I am still working on learning PhotoShop in all my spare time, which is very limited. Pictures will be posted shortly.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and continue with a Happy New Year!

Finally...

It finally snowed. After purchasing the snow boots (see previous posting) for $105.00, and having them sit by the front door for 2 months, it finally snowed. The kids were so excited to finally be able to wear their sweet new boots and they looked stylish in them!

Christmas Party

Here is a photo from my company Christmas party.

Don't we look happy!

Thanksgiving 2008

This Thanksgiving we went to my mom's house in Bluffdale, Utah. Here are a few photos. I am still learning Photoshop Elements, so be patient.

Alexa outfit vs. Mom outfit

Can you tell the difference?

Anyone know what kind of spider this is?

We have a lot of these in our house. Don't know what they are.

How much??!!??

Seriously! All three kids needed new snow boots this year and since the weatherman said,"there is a 50% chance of snow for the next week", chances are it will. Parents out there know that when the snow starts, the boots disappear. But $105.00 for three pairs of snow boots!?!?!?

Halloween

Mason-a werewolf
Austin-a "bobble-head" clone trooper
Alexa-a mermaid

This year we went to the mall for trunk or treat. They had the trunk or treat inside the mall and most the the stores had someone standing, in costume, at their door handing out candy. The police and their carswere there in the middle of the mall, lights shining. My kids got a little bit spoiled by the officers. Thanks guys!

After that we went to a few friends houses and came home to eat dinner. Okay, we didn't eat a lot of dinner due to all the candy WE ingested.

All in all it was a very nice Halloween!

Crazy Hair Day @School

Alexa and her best-friend Tierra.
Mason
Austin

School photos 2008-2009

Austin's Award

I received an email about two weeks ago from Austin's teacher, Mrs. Burrell. She wrote that an awards assembly was coming up and she had chosen Austin out of all of her students to receive the "Good Work" award. She explained that Austin is always willing to help her, plays well with others and is excited about learning. Here is a photo of Austin and his award. He is very proud and so are his parents!

Have you done any of these?

I got this off of my cousins blog. Just copy and paste this to your blog and highlight or Bold the ones that you HAVE done.

1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run . 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke . 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business . 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check . 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar 72. Pieced a quilt. 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job . 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. Broken a bone . 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House . 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. Had chickenpox 89. Saved someone’s life 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee .