Gotta love those new work cars!

Today Nathan picked up his new car and we said bye to the old Ford 500. He actually ordered the Ford Freestyle again. This is the same car he had for a short time until he totalled it last summer. It's always fun to get a new car, even if it's a company car. We went for a little drive tonight to check it out. I love the smell of a new car!

Where should you be right now?

Wow, that last post is not a pretty one. I'm a little embarrassed about that. As you can tell I was and still am a little drugged up. In response to Nathan saying he felt like he needed to stay home from church and help me (or watch ESPN), well it looks like he got his way. Kaden was actually sick when he woke up with stuff coming out both ends and so Nathan of course thought it would be best for him to stay home and help. The funny thing is that Kaden somehow snapped out of his sickness by the time church started. Oh well good male bonding time.

Of course it was sports they were watching, soccer non the less!

Doom's Day... 3 days later

It has been three days since the big event and I finally won out. Here is the blog that is well overdue, the one with the tonsillectomy photos. On Thursday morning Amy underwent the knife at about 10am the surgery went quick and the tonsils look gross.


Dr. Skedros said that when he grabbed hold of them all sorts of junk oozed out, yuk.

She has been a trooper and as you have noticed is well enough to resume her blogging activities. She has not stopped talking since the surgery, which may be why she continues to have pain. I think she has taken every horror story about tonsils that she has ever heard and is applying it to her situation. That's why I have tried to convince her that I have heard she will do better if I can stay home and watch ESPN all day long on Sundays for at least two months.
Way to be Amy, you are amazing. We love you!

Sleep out with Dad and Dexter!

OK so I guess I went into with drawls the past few days when I didn't post. I'm making up for it now. You'd think I would be sleeping at this hour but I have to just post our last event of the day. I am however a little woozy from my pain meds so I'm not sure if I even make sense anymore.
I guess to continue with the theme of today in spending time with dad day, Nathan and the kids decided to have a sleep out on the deck. (However this decision might have been made to avoid having to wake up in the middle of the night to help me take my meds.) They got their sleeping bags and mats all set up and couldn't wait until it was time for bed. When they went out Dexter had already made himself at home on their beds. He was so excited to have someone sleeping out with him. We decided to bring up his bed which worked until Kaden got up for something. When he went back to lay down he found Dexter sleeping in his spot. Oh how we love Dexter he is just part of the family! Eventually everyone settled down and hopefully they will sleep through the night out there.

Day with dad

Today Nathan took the kids for the day so I could rest. (It was so nice.) They went to lunch and to the Gateway to run through the fountains. I wish I could have been there but it's good for the kids to have days with just dad, they get enough of me. I sent him with the camera, here's a few shots. I'm not quite sure why Abbi and Kaden insist on wearing goggles during all water activities, kinda funny!
Thanks for the restful day!

This is where I take my nap everyday!

The other day Ellie wanted her toenails painted, she is my adorable little girly girl. So after painting them I sat her on the counter and started drying them with the hairdryer. As she was sitting there she started getting extremely tired. Her head was nodding and she began to slouch. I tried to hold her up but she told me she was so tired and proceeded to lay herself down on the counter. It did not take her long and she was out cold. How could I resist this photo op.

Go Utes!

So this post is a little late seeing as how this fun event happened one week ago, but it was so funny I just had to put this one in. I have also slacked this week due to our internet being down for a couple of days and my tonsils being yanked yesterday. Hopefully my tonsil pictures will not make it in (Nathan is trying to win that battle right now).
OK so on with my cute little story. Last week the kids and I made a quick trip up to the University of Utah bookstore in search of a specific baseball hat Nathan had been wanting. (The hat was part of his father's day gift.) While I was searching through the hats trying to find the right one the kids found ways to entertain themselves. After finding the hat and ignoring my kids for a few minutes, I turned to find them dressed up in crazy red wigs and running around with pom poms cheering Go Utes! (The store is kind of small and they were kind of loud, and yes there were other people in the store but I didn't care I snapped a few pictures anyways.) This however wasn't the last of the dress ups, while I was looking at one of the clothing racks the kids managed to dress up again in beanies and earmuffs. Seriously where do they come up with their ideas?


We had a very eventful trip to the store and of course we couldn't leave without buying the red wig. Thanks for always making me laugh, I love you Abbi, Kaden, and Ellie!

Something so small...can hurt so big!

Unfortunately when you run around on an old wood deck your bound to receive a sliver or two. Sunday night Kaden got a sliver in the bottom of his foot, and lets just say we all knew it. We tried to take it out twice that night and finally gave up. Today after soaking his foot in water for a while we tried again. Wow it was not easy. There were four adults to one of him and he gave it a good fight. We even tried letting him take it out on his own. After holding him in a position in which it was impossible for him to move we finally got it out.

Dang I felt bad for him! The funny thing is that we've had to do this before. It wasn't half this bad. Way to be tough Kaden!

Fun in the Sun!

Today the kids went out to play and not too long after being out, they came running back in the house wanting to run through the sprinklers. I thought this was a fine thing for them to do. (Little did I know that it would end up being much much more than just setting up the sprinklers for the kids to play in.) They put their swimsuits on and headed back out. They ran through the sprinklers for a bit and then decided it would be fun to play with water guns.
We then began the filling up of the water guns. They had fun running around spraying each other and even grandpa who was working in the backyard. After filling them up about four times they decided they wanted water balloons.
What a great idea! So I began filling up water balloons. I think I filled balloons for over a half an hour. It probably only took two or three minutes before the balloons were gone. Wow! What next? Finally we decided to dry off and relax a little.

Ya gotta love summer days and the attention span of kids. I wouldn't trade being able to stay home with my kids for anything.

What a Dad!

It's often said that a girl will marry someone just like her dad, it's funny but there are times when I think I did. Thank you dad for having the best sense of humor and making our home such a fun place to be. You are so enjoyable to be around and also one of the most sensitive and caring people I know. There has never been a time in my life when you weren't there for me. The support has never ended and continues on with my children. You are the hardest worker I know and you just don't stop. I love you dad more than you can imagine, and I am so thankful to have you as mine.

These qualities that I love so much in my own father I see in my husband. Nathan thank you for making our home such a fun place to be. You have a great sense of humor, yet you are sensitive, and caring. The kids have a wonderful father in you but yet a friend. Thank you for the time you spend with them. Helping with homework, coaching a game, reading a story, taking them skiing, going on walks and so many more...but most of all for the love you show them. You are such a hard worker, always striving for the best. You never quit and your determination shows through in our kids. I am so thankful for the father you are to our children and the husband you are to me.

I Love You!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

Summer Buzz

We decided to buzz Kaden's hair tonight. He was way excited to have his hair buzzed off. I was excited to have no maintenance hair for him. Not that his hair is hard however...I love boys! He did come close to having a mo hawk left in. If Nathan would have had his way he'd be going to church tomorrow with a sweet mo hawk. Kaden declined, wanting the buzz. Little side note: have the water bottle handy for those that wish to rinse out the hair from their mouth!

Skate or Die!

It seems as though the past few weekends we have done nothing but go go go. This weekend we finally stayed home. (When your trying to save money it really helps to do this.) I thought it would be fun for the kids to make their own pizzas for dinner on Friday... I didn't however account for the resistance Kaden would give me to begin with. He had fallen asleep and wanted nothing to do with our little family activity, until he eventually snapped out of it.



After dinner we went on a walk (a very common thing for us to do) and then ended the night with some competitive skateboard riding. Ok so not so competitive, it kind of consisted of Nathan showing off his riding skills and the rest of us just trying to stay on the board.