Crap Happen's

The stomach flu came to visit us last week. It started with Braxton on Wednesday night. He started throwing up around 11:00 PM and threw up every 1/2 hour until 5:00 AM. It hit Jennica on Saturday. David got sick Saturday night and didn't fair too much better than Braxton did. And finally Baylee threw up Sunday night and missed school on Monday.


Even though I have been thrown up on plus cleaned everything up I still haven't got the flu. It has been such a blessing that I have been able to take care of everyone else. We've had a few casualties though. Our old trusty couch took a big beating. I tried to protect it with all the towells but it still got hit. At one point David and I decided to get a new couch and then about an hour later one of the twins spilled a cup of apple juice that Baylee left in the family room all over trusty blue. It made me rethink it. I know once we get a new couch there will be rules that will have to be enforced where now they are just rules but no one pays much attention. So, I'm deciding. Meanwhile, I have been scrubbing down the old blue couch and trying to sanitize it.

Sugar n Spice Photography

We got the rest of our pictures from our good friend Jen Fossum who does Sugar n Spice Photography. I loved the way they turned out. Just wanted to share. Sorry there were so many posts but Blogger wouldn't let me do it any other way. Or I am a nerd and just don't know how. Anyway, here they are. . . . .

Baylee

Baylee

Braxton

Braxton

Jennica

Jennica

Jennica & more. . . .

Baylee and Jennica in their skirts

Gardner Village - shop - crackle - dine

Baylee and the witch


Braxton and the witch


Jennica loved the witch so much that we couldn't get a picture of her face. She was alway's looking at the witches.


Jennica sitting with the pumkins. One of the only photo's where we could see her face.


Baylee, Brooke, Brielle, and Braxton in front of the candy store witch. Her sign reads will do spell's for chocolate.

The witches at Gardner Village

Braxton, witchy poo, Brooke, Baylee, Jennica, Brielle, Sierra


Baylee, Jennica and Braxton sitting in a wagon full of pumpkins.


One of the witches flying above us riding her bike.

Pumkinland

This is a few of us. We were taking pictures as we waited for Camille and Teara to come with their kids. We had lots of fun.

Brielle, Baylee, and Brooke


Baylee and Brooke welcoming us into the house made of straw. The three little pigs would have been proud of this house. I don't think that big bad wolf could blow it down. Cool.


A few cousins



Jennica had a cold but was a trooper. Her voice is deep as it is - but with a scratchy voice it was very comical. She had a good time though.

Halloween Pasts

Halloween 2005 "Our twins first Halloween" I remember that this is how I carried the twins at the same time. One in the carrier and the other in my arm. It was hard but doable. Don't think I would want to do it again though. Luckily both babies were pretty agreeable.


Baylee's four going on five in this photo. She is surrounded by her cute cousins.


Sierra, Jennica, and Brielle last year at Gardner Village.


Brielle, Corbin, and Braxton at Gardner Village last year.


The gang last year at Gardner Village (Baylee was in the first grade and was in school.)

Sugar n Spice Photography

Our friend Jen Fossum started Sugar n Spice photography this year. I thought she was pretty good and so was the price. So we gave it a whirl. This is the only picture I could blow up on her blog to copy and paste. There's more on her blog sugar n spice photography (thumbnail to the side of my blog). I'm really happy with them. I think Baylee looks gorgeous in this picture. Thanks Jen!

Witches this year

Jennica trying on her little witch costume

She loves it because it is sparkly. Baylee has a matching one which makes Jennica really happy.

Jennica giving us her very best witchy, scary look.

Luckily it fits great.

Braxton will be in his cowboy outfit even though he's going to be a pirate this year.

The Twins go to Hee Haws for Preschool

No, the chicken is not real. I thought it was for a minute too.

Braxton listening to the instructions with his preschool group.

Jennica petting a cow.

This slide was awesome. Braxton cried when we moved onto the next activitiy. Jennica on the other hand went down once and didn't want anymore.

We had a fun time. We thought the weather wouldn't last but it did. I got a few cute pictures of William Taylor (which I will post on my picture blog so Wendy can copy them.)

Stories from the past

I've really enjoyed reading my sister Camille's stories on her blog lately. They've made me laugh and has actually been quite entertaining for me. Well, I found my friend Lori's family blog where she and her sisters reminisce about all the fun times they had growing up. I really liked the idea so I'm going to share two of my favorite growing up stories. And sisters you can do the same thing but the rules are: Nice please.

Story #1. Of course these are Camille stories because they are definitely the funniest and the most entertaining. If you have been reading her blog lately you will see there is hardly any dull minutes in her life. She creates excitement.

Okay, so it is 1985ish. I had my drivers license and my little sister Camille did not (she was not happy about that situation). So she drove our little bright yellow Dotson 210 up and down our long circular driveway. Well, I needed the car. My friend Heather Dees and I flagged her down and explained to her that we needed to go somewhere for reals not just up and down the driveway. She replied, "Sorry the car's busy - I'm using it". Away she drove up and down, again and again. After awhile I flagged her down again and she stopped to listen to our request and hurried away again, so the third time she came really close to me and I pretended that she ran over my foot. I started screaming and I threw myself on the lawn in pretend pain. She jumped out of the car in a frenzy - boy was she upset that she ran over my foot. As soon as she was wailing over me - my friend and I dashed for the car and sped away. I can't remember her being mad at me when I got back but I'm sure she was.

Story #2. Camille finally got her drivers license and had been driving for some time. She came home one day in the Dotson with a bunch of dirt on top of it. My Dad noticed the dirt on top of the car right away. He confronted Camille about the dirt and asked her why it was on top of the car. She told him in a very flippant manner, "Oh I ran into a mountain, but don't worry Dad I didn't hurt the car." Dad very indignant said, "Oh yeah, what about that broken tail light." Camille quick as can be replied that it had been broken before she took the car and ran it into a mountain. My Dad kept drilling her about the tail light being broken before she hit the mountain - like he kinda didn't believe her. Camille kept saying she was positive that the tail light was broken before she ran into the mountain. Finally my Dad said, "Camille there is no broken tail light." Oops.

Knee Surgery

David had knee surgery today. We thought he would be getting a new ACL ligament that was torn. But, when the doctor got in there he found a lot of arthritis and a bone spur that actually ripped into the ACL slowly. So instead of a new ligament he cleaned things up and we will be looking forward to a full on knee replacement in a few years. He needs to make that cartilage (what little of it he has) to last as long as possible for now. That means no jogging, running, or basketball (it requires running). Meanwhile, David is recovering well and should be up and about a lot faster than we had anticipated.

Tagged by Corianne

I usually don't do tags. But, Corianne talked to me on the phone about it so I guess I will......

8 TV shows I love to watch (I usually don't watch any TV except for the Biggest loser - although, I wish I could always watch Good things Utah & Studio 5 there always fun shows but come on when I'm too busy.)

1. The Biggest Loser
2. 6:00 news
3. Good things Utah
4. Studio 5
5. Disney Cars. It's a movie but we watch that first race where McQeen ties the race with his tongue almost every day. After the race is over the kids lose interest.
6. Arthur (I actually like this cartoon) I know pathetic
7. That's it
8. That's it.


8 things that I did yesterday

1. Got Baylee ready for school
2. Got the twins and myself ready for the day
3. Called my Young Women to remind them about YW at my house.
4. Made really good zucchini bread with my beautiful Young Women
5. Got Baylee off to gymnastics
6. Did tons of laundry got almost everything washed including my kids bedding
7. Cleaned toilets
8. Mopped my kitchen floor

8 favorite places to eat
1. Cafe Rio (Chicken salad, yum)
2. Olive Garden
3. Maccaroni Grill
4. Magelbeys
5. The Pie
6. Subway
7. Los Hermonos
8. The Great Steak

8 things I am looking forward to
1. The Holiday's (so much fun and lots of parties)
2. To remove the fly stip above my kitchen sink
3. My husband cleaning the garage
4. When I lose 40 pounds
5. Getting rid of all these kitties
7. My husband fixing the icemaker
8. Baylee's baptism

8 things on my wish list
1. A new and remodeled laundry/mud room
2. A garden that actually produces vegetables.
3. Kids that actually put their toys away when their done
4. A husband who actually talks about his feelings.
5. A chocolate weight lose program
6. A dinner that actually tastes good to both my kids and husband
7. To not burn the beans again (my house smells nasty today because of this one)
8. To have a cook

8 people I tag 1. Camille 2. Lori 3. Dezi 4. Sarah 5. Wendy 6. Kristen
Okay, I only tagged 6 people - and no pressure. I usually don't do these so only if you want to. k.