David and Gunner

Is it David and Gunner, or David and Goliath???

He looks so huge next to him.

Last week Michelle braught David over for the first time. Every day it seems more and more like a miracle. I feel lucky to be in the same room with him. I feel reverenced and humble to be in his presence. What an honor! And he is so cute.

OK I stole this picture from Michelle's website. But here are her cute boys.

My first ambulance ride.....

Yes, I got a first class ride to the hospital.....

Last Friday we decided at the last minute to make a quick run to the cabin. It was so pretty and rained and hailed on us. Everyone had a great time. But while I was there I overworked myself, we reorganized the kitchen and I made a really yummy breakfast and turkey dinner for everyone, but didn't get much sleep. By the time we made it home late Sunday night I was exhausted and now had a cold.

Adam was working all Monday and Tuesday, and I was trying to run the household and take care of the kids, and I ran my body straight into the ground. I called Adam for help. He picked Maddi up from school, but then told me that the pool was leaking and had to take care of it. I know he was working like crazy, and feeling the stress of the business and many other things, but by this time my body was done.

At 7pm he took me to urgent care but by the time we made it there I was no longer responsive. The last three hours before that I was on a one word basis. Getting Adam to take me to the urgent care sounded something like this, "Mom", "Slippers, White", "Drag ME" Adam filled in the rest.

So when I didn't respond to the Dr. yelling at me, they called 911. I felt my heart panic, because I mentally could hear and could think clearly, I just couldn't get my mind to cooperate with my body. I couldn't walk, talk, open my eyes or stand, I lost all muscle control. I felt pretty lifeless. They got me hooked up on iv and oxygen and put me in the ambulance. At this point I didn't care what they did, I just wanted to be fixed. In the ambulance I remember my hand fell down and I was mad that no one would pick it up and put it back up. But other than that I don't remember anything else until the hospital when I pulled out my oxygen, and I don't know why?

At the hospital my Dad and Adam gave me a blessing and they ran blood work and did x-rays and gave me a breathing treatment and ran my vitals at least 7 times. Everything was normal, small fever, but normal. They concluded with, it must have been something viral treated it like bronchitis and sent me home, where I found sticky things all over my body. I guess that is something they did. So I've been in bed all week. Only getting up to take care of the necessities.

I feel so grateful for Adam and what a wonderful man he is, for the power of the priesthood, for my family who has been so helpful and for my children, my every reason for living. And for my health, I'm getting it back slowly. I'm glad to live in America where, technology, medicines, and freedom of religion are such a privledge.

Gunner's Milestones

I Can Do IT ALL BY MYSELF! I Can Hold a Bottle!!!

I Can SIT UP!
I FOUND MY TOES!!!

Happily Ever After....

The girls long time friend, teacher and dance instructor got married a couple weeks ago. They were so excited to go to the wedding reception and see her in her gorgeous white dress with her handsome prince. They wanted to wear white dresses too.

PEEK A BOO I SEE YOU

Katie thinks it is so fun to hide in my closet. Well she thinks it's fun to hide anywhere really. But this is one of her favortie places. Katie is never lacking in energy! On this particular day she was having so much fun playing with mom and dad that she didn't want to quit.

Gunner

Need I Say More?

DAY 2, 3, 4

Day 2 of Kindergarten. Maddi had a little accident. I was putting Gunner down when they called so I missed the call and the school called Dad at work to let him know. So I got a phone call from Adam, I was so worried that she would be traumatized by the whole event. But when I picked her up she was singing and dancing. She got to wear boy shoes and she thought that was so cool. I asked her if she liked the nurse and she said, "I didn't just like her I LOVED her, but not her face though." So being good looking is important! I asked her if she had any advice for other kindergartner's who have accidents, she said, "Don't worry the nurse will fix it." So not a bad day. I am also letting her be responsible for her homework. She almost forgot to do it until right before the carpool came. Boy did she get it done fast.

I know I am journaling a lot more than usual, but Adam has been working 20hr days for the last month, minus the two campouts he went on. He is missing out on a lot, and I'm trying to keep mostly him up to date on the dalies.

The New Baby!

The picture is not good. But this is our new 22" monitor and keyboard/mouse combo we just picked up. Katie has broken the old mouse so many times, even after many tweaks (tape and glue and pins) to keep it in good condition, it was now unuseable. So I stopped by this fabulous computer store and picked up a great new keyboard/mouse combo. The sales clerk was so wonderful and helpful that I decided to go all out and buy a new monitor as well. The prices were great and the store was neat and friendly. Great place to go if you are in the market. It's called Motherboards & Upgrades and is located at Stapley just North of the US60. Check it out... www.upgradeit.com

1st Day of School

Maddi's first day of KindergartenToday has been braught to you by the letter B and the number 5. Listen for today's Word on the Street, "BORING"

Well I can't believe the day finally came and went. I didn't even cry. I think I was so nervous and proud that I couldn't cry. We'll see how it goes but for now I'm ok. She's the big 5 and starting a new era.
POSING FOR PICTURES: Katie is mad here because she wanted to hold Gunner for the picture.
DROP OFF: Maddi was so funny, she wouldn't eat or drink anything before school. I kept pressuring her, because I didn't want her to go to school hungry. I even offered her water in the car, but she declined. I said Maddi why don't you want to eat or drink anything? To which she responded that she didn't want to have an accident. I told her that they have bathrooms at school. But she wasn't sure that she would make it on time, so she just didn't eat. What a clever child!
AT SCHOOL: Maddi got to pick out 4 folders she could rotate during the year. But today she wanted to take her "Troy" folder because, "otherwise life would be ruined"

PICK UP: When I picked up Maddi from school she was sitting with her friend Sawyer. She told me that her old teacher Miss Briney was back. Last spring went I went to observe the classroom the teacher was going to be Miss Briney. But she got promoted and Miss Bornowski is her new teacher. But she thought Miss Bornowski was Miss Briney. She was really upset after spending the whole afternoon with her and then I dropped the ball that she was Miss Bornowski and not Miss Briney. She said, "I just hate that, that is so BORING"

THE REPORT: Maddi was so proud of herself today. She got to wipe off her own desk. She got to play on the 1st and 2nd grade playground. She thought that all the work she had to do was BORING. But she was so excited for her first homework assingment; draw a picture of herself. As soon as she walked in the door she wanted to start it. She was so mad when I told her to put it back in her folder when she was done, so she could turn it back in the next day. She said, "No mom, this is for just me." I said,"Is it your homework? Your teacher sent a note home saying that if you didn't turn in your homework assignment you would have to sit out for recess." After she complained and called it, "Boring" she finished it and then put it back in her folder. The little symbols in the lower left corner, are the parts she has; legs, hands and smiley face. Everything else is just decoration. She was so glad to be done with it that when she put her name at the top she wrote, "Maddi THE END"

This video is kinda long, and sorry but this is where Maddi wanted to do her homework, and the best chance I had of taking video while she sat still. It's still really cute.