4th of July

I know I'm about three months behind here....but I have to get this documented. This is more for me than anyone else.

We had a blast for the 4th of July this year. We spent the weekend in good old Star Valley. We had floor to floor relatives staying at my parent's house just like our family reunions when I was a kid. Now My cousins' and I have our own kids and we're trying to keep the tradition alive. We didn't do much but spend time together as a family. There was a lot of food, late night card games, horseshoes in the backyard and lots of relaxation while the kids ran around. The holiday wouldn't be complete without a small town parade where candy is still thrown from the floats. My 96 yr. old Grandpa was the Grand Marshall and rode the route perched on the back of my mom's convertible. A day at the pool and dinner at the drive-in wrapped up the festivities and people started to trickle back to their homes. The most important thing to me is making memories for my kids like the ones I have from my childhood.

Tonsils

My heart nearly broke when I came into the recovery room and saw my Evie. She had her tonsils out yesterday due to recurring tonsillitis.


The first thing she said to me was "I want my Daddy and some ice cream." After all I was the one who'd brought her here and done this terrible and painful thing to her.
Now we just have to survive the next few days of recovery. Poor little sweetheart! I love you Evie!

1st Day of Preschool

Everyone else was putting first day of school photos on their blogs and I didn't want to feel left out! My cute little Evie started preschool on Sept. 11th. I was pretty emotional about the whole thing but of course she could care less. I didn't even get a hug goodbye when I dropped her off. She was already too busy playing to worry about me. We go to Ogden High 4 days a week for two hours and it's just the right amount of time. I really like the fact that the high school kids organize, plan and teach the class which makes it a double learning opportunity. Evie is such a social butterfly and was getting too bored at home....I knew it was the right time to send her to school. I miss her already!

Spring Flower pot desserts

I made these adorable little flower pot desserts for my brothers birthday back in June. I'm just getting around to posting about them. They were so fun to make and a big hit at my brothers party. I got the idea from an awesome website called "The Pioneer Woman." She gives detailed instructions on how to make these little treats. They're pretty easy! Here's the link if you want to check them out.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/04/springy-flower-pot-desserts-a-blast-from-my-past/

Cousin's

This is my cute little nephew Max. I was tickling him to get this adorable smile that he makes.


I'm so thankful my kids have at least one cousin around to play with. I have such fond memories of reunions and get-togethers with my cousins. I want my kids to have those same memories. I wish more of their cousins lived closer.

Memories!

This looked fun. Feel free to participate, or don't.

1. Add a comment on my blog. Leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Addison's 2nd Birthday!

Yes I'm three months behind on blogging but I'm back now so all is well. I've been playing a little too much Mario Kart.....I know it's lame but also strangely addictive.

April 2oth was little Addison's 2nd birthday. I found this adorable bug wrapping paper and her party theme was born.

These were my favorite cakes to make so far. I think they are adorable and I love working with fondant. I want to have another bug party just so I can make them.
Uncle Cory brought the ladybug pinata in the background as well as silly string which was fun for us but scary to the babies. I didn't get any photos of them breaking it just video which I'll have to add later.
We had a little get together with Marks family as well as Kristin and her girls. It's always fun when the kids get to see their twin cousins.
My parents were participating via webcam. My dad had just had a total knee replacement and couldn't travel.
Evie really wanted to help open presents. She didn't understand why Addy got to open them.

I had to get after her when she literally starting ripping paper. As you can tell she wasn't happy about that. Typical Evie look.

Her nice little sister let her open a present. Ahhhhh sisterly love!

Addy got some fun presents that even I want to play. A sit & spin (I had one when I was a kid). A bubble lawn mower because she loves bubbles. Some books and music. A princess patio table and chairs complete with umbrella. And a new suitcase she can take to Gma. Rosie's.

The kids had a fun time and I got to plan a party. I think birthday's are the best and I don't mind going the extra mile for them. After all, your celebrating that person's introduction into the world. What could be more special? (Maybe I'm just trying to sell cakes....)

Happy Birthday Booga Boo!

Allergies maybe!

Poor little Addison was so sick over the weekend she had a high fever for 4 days straight and I almost had to take her to the ER when it hit 104. Luckily the motrin kicked in and her fever broke a few hours later. Of course this all happened while Mark was on his yearly backpacking trip with the boys. A couple of hours after the fever broke she started breaking out in spots. I called the Dr. office and they said that was normal after a high fever breaks. Welllllll several hours later she was writhing in pain and the spots had turned into a rash over her entire body. We went straight to the Dr. and they immediately gave her Benedryl for an allergic reaction to the antibiotic I'd been giving her. I've never dealt with any kind of an allergic reaction with my kids and I feel bad that I didn't realize it earlier. I guess it's all trial and error at first. Now I know, no Omnicef for Addy!




The rash was even worse in person. The photos don't really do it justice.