Graduation

Louie graduated from preschool on Friday.  All the kids in the class decided they needed to wear best dress to their graduation. Louie looked so cute in his Sunday best.  He cried when he saw us in the crowd and I had to go up and hold his hand through their whole performance.  He learned a ton this year and we are so proud of him!  I can't believe I have sent my last child to preschool.  Next year will be a fun filled year of exciting things.  Louie is going to kindergarten, Isaac is in 3rd grade and Noah will be going to middle school.  I feel like I am morphing into a new phase of my life, and I am not quite sure I am ready for it.  I am glad summer is almost here, we can have a moment before all these changes occur!  It is going to be the best summer ever!

Happy Birthday Jason!

Today is Jason's birthday.  He is 28 today!  Well, according to Louie he is 28 lol.  We continue to let him believe, why not??  It keeps us young.   I am 22, if you were wondering. 

Happy Birthday Jason!!!  We love you tons and hope you have a fabulous day!!

Daily Confession # 4

Cereal works great for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Summer is almost here!

I am trying to come up with some good ideas to keep my kiddies busy this summer.  I was talking to Jen yesterday and she told me about her thoughts.  She had the idea to get popsicle sticks and take one jar for jobs and one for rewards, she thought about doing another jar for ideas when they are bored.  They have to draw out their jobs for the day and when they are done they get to pick a reward.  So I have some ideas and spent some time online yesterday looking for ideas.  I am hoping to get it all organized soon so I am ready for this summer.  I always want a plan and have never had one and I feel like I have wasted many many summers just lounging and doing nothing.  This year is going to be different!  I would love ideas if you have any!

Saturday Fun

So I spent the morning in Ogden at the race, while I was gone my mom came up to get the boys.  There was an Astronomy thing going on at BYU and she wanted to take them to it.  They were gone all day, finally getting home around 5ish.  Louie has had this cough and cold for a couple of days but when I saw him walk in I did a double take, he was really pale and didn't look good at all.  We got the house cleaned up and I got them showered and at 8:30 when the other two boys were in bed I decided I better just take him in to the Instacare.  He sounded like he was having a hard time breathing.  As a mom it is hard sometimes to know what to do.  I have taken them to the doctor and it has just been a virus, or allergies before and so I always question myself.  High deductible plans seem to make you question everything twice.  But I just felt like I needed to take him.  Thank heavens I did!  He was having an allergy induced asthma attack.  I am SO glad I didn't wait until today.  We were a there until 10, he ended up having to get some steroid medicine and 2 nebulizer treatments and he still sounded wheezy.  Luckily he was getting enough oxygen, he was just having to work really hard for it.   He is doing much better today, we are doing nebulizer treatments today, and probably tomorrow and hopefully he will be all better!

Ogden Marathon

So my running buddy Jen rocked her first marathon.  She did it in 4:25.  My neighbor ran for me.  He hadn't been training but has run a few races so he ran it for me.  I really wanted someone to be able to run the race.  He came in about 11:00 am and then I walked up the road a ways thinking I had some time to wait for Jen.  She texted about 5 min later that she was 2 miles out.  I waited for her and almost cried when I saw her coming.  It was a bittersweet moment, I was so proud of her and at the same moment so so sad I wasn't running with her.  I did join her for the next 4 blocks and then left her to come through the finish line. 

I have some mixed emotions about the whole thing but at this point I am glad she had this race, just for her.  I am glad she was able to run her race, at her pace, her way.  In the future when we actually get to do OUR first marathon together, our time will be sadly slower, I am a safe pacer, and slower is better than faster lol.  Hopefully she won't leave me and find a new, faster running partner. 

Congrats Jen!  I couldn't be more proud of you!!  You are an inspiration to me in every way!!  You are a great friend and I couldn't have a better running partner!

Noah's Haircut

So Noah came home from his dad's house a couple weeks ago and his dad had trimmed his hair.  He had just trimmed around the edges.  The problem...Noah has TONS of hair and so you can't trim, it has to be thinned and all that crap.  So then Noah decided to trim his own bangs last Tues.  Well it looked bad, really bad so after school I took him to Sports Clips.  In order to fix the hair it had to be cut....short....Noah likes his hair long so I knew it was going to be a bad day.  As he was getting his haircut in the chair he was trying not to cry and mouthing that he hated me.  After we were all done he got in the car and let loose.  He yelled and told us all he hated us and on and on.  Luke and Isaac were both crying and at some point in his ramblings he told me to shut up.  Well I lost it.  He got a big old loud lecture from his mom.  He had to apologize to his brothers and I promised him he would pay for the way he was acting.  Yes, one of my finer moments.  So we got home and he went on and on about his hair, how he hated it and how I had ruined his life.  Oh, did I mention that was the day I went to the doctor and found out about my foot so I was already feeling pretty good about my day.  After about two hours of him ranting and raving about his hair he calmed down.  Then he said to me.....

I think I like my haircut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have freaking got to be kidding me.  I just had to breathe deep.  And take a few more deep breaths and then laugh.  What else could I do?