Monkey Feet at the Dr.'s Office

The night before Ryllie's birthday she told me her throat was sore. When I looked down her throat I could see redness and white spots. Oh Crap! Not strep throat! We were leaving the next morning to go down for our annual Halloween weekend in St. George and sick bugs weren't allowed to come. So, to be sure I drove her to the insta care. While waiting for the strep test to be done, my kids were a little out of control! I was getting so frustrated and angry at their behavior, but then Maddux (who had been sitting behind the chair) walked out with dr. gloves on her feet and I couldn't help but burst out laughing. They just look so hysterical on her feet, so we started calling her monkey feet. The good news is that the strep test came out negative, so a little Tylenol and Advil did the trick. Just a waste of a copay and time I guess, but better safe

than sorry!

Deck from Heck Chili Party Post

Thanks to everyone who came and enjoyed the 14 different kinds of chili that were brought! Thanks to everyone who brought chili and who helped out with the kids activities. And I think a record or something was broke when 10 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts were gone in 5 minutes flat! We really enjoyed the company, the food, the weather, and are thinking this may have to become an annual Halloween time tradition! Mary A. & Mitsy O. were the big chili winners! And a huge thank you to Janet B. who ended up helping out at the fish pond for probably a good hour! You are the best!

HSM3

Ryllie's birthday party was so much fun! All of her friends are such sweet kids, and were all very well behaved at the movie. Ryllie's friend Hailey's birthday is the day before hers so we had a combined birthday party and had 20 little girls at the movie to see HSM3. I loved the movie, it was so cute! And I must admit, I even had a smidgen of a tear in my eye at a couple of parts. All girls love the "fairy tale" relationship of Troy & Gabriella and Troy is a stud and pretty hot too! I'm starting to sound a little obsessive, hmmm. My friends Christie and Rhonda (Hailey's mom) came with me, and Rhonda and I wore HSM t-shirts for the occasion. Yes, it's true, I am a super cool mom. Okay seriously now, I do want to say thank you to my friends for helping me out though during the party. So thank you Christie & April & Rhonda!

Can't Sleep

Why can't I sleep tonight? I'll tell you why, because I am way too excited about going to see HSM3 tomorrow!

Happy Birthday Super Cy!

Cy definitely enjoyed every minute of his birthday today. He had his friends Nate, Jaren, & Matthew over to play and they even brought him some sweet birthday gifts. Nate brought him Diego squirt toys, and Jaren brought him a Curious George Monkey and some books. A big thank you to Nate's & Jaren's moms. They are sure sweet to think of him. Tonight we had the Hansen clan over to celebrate Ryllie & Cy's birthdays. We will be in St. George with my side of the family on Ryllie's. Mike & Lori gave Cy the Incredible Hulk boxing gloves and EVERYONE had fun boxing with eachother. Noelle gave Cy a little foam shooter gun and Uncle Brady took over with that one beaning anyone he could catch off guard. Ryllie got a ToysRus gift card from Mike & Lori, and Noelle gave her HSM jammies, and Brady & Allison gave her a bead set. Both kids are way excited about their gifts. And even though my brownie cake looks gross, it was DELICIOUS! Not to brag or anything.

3 years ago today, I was having the hardest delivery of my life. Poor Cy was ginormous and got stuck. The Dr. had to put the "vacuum" on his head to try to get him out. The epidural was excrutiatingly painful, I felt like I was being electricuted. The nurses & Dr. were about to panic mode when his heart beat stopped and I was pushing with all my might. A nurse literally climbed right on top of me and dug on my lower stomach and somehow dislodged his shoulder. They ran him to the NICU and Casey followed and I was left wondering how he was and what he looked like for nearly 8 hours. He weighed in at 9lbs 12 oz, and was big and beautiful. His white blood count was high and his lungs were struggling a little so he was left in the NICU for 3 days. I couldn't leave him! I was instantly so in love with my precious little boy. They discharged me from the hospital, but not him, and I had no room to go to but did not want to leave his side, so my sore, exhausted body sat in a lounge rocker in the NICU's nursery ALL NIGHT LONG! It was probably one of the most exhausting nights of my life, but my little boy was all worth it. On the 3rd day he was able to go home with a biliblanket for his jaundice. But wait! We couldn't leave the hospital without naming him. Casey & I fought tooth & nail about what to name him. He wanted Salem and I liked the names Asher or Ryder. Cy was a name that Casey had mentioned once (after Cy Young, a baseball player). We decided that was the only name that both of us liked and so we named our cute baby Cy Michael after Casey's dad. This handsome kid means the world to me. I love him so much. I love that he still gives me kisses and tells me he "wuvs" me. I will miss that tremendously when he gets too old and too cool to do that. In the

meantime I will enjoy all the kisses I can get.

Cuckoo is a "BEARY" fun grandma!

For the past couple of years every time we go to the mall and pass a Build-A-Bear workshop my girls ask if we can go there, and the answer is always the same. No. I would always say, "Maybe for your birthday, remind me when it's almost your birthday". Well, Cuckoo must have picked up on it because this year for all her grandkids birthdays she is taking them to Build-A-Bear and spending too much money on them. Ryllie and Cy went tonight and had so much fun. Cuckoo even brought Maddux and Hadlie a miniature stuffed toy so that they wouldn't feel left out. She is a wonderful grandma and loves her grandkids so much. We are grateful for her and love her!

Cy's last day of terrible two's

I think he must have sensed that it was his last day of being 2 because he was a rotten terd all day today! Can you believe it? My sweet, handsome, awesome boyfriend Cy being a terd? I actually thought of a few other words to describe his behavior today... but I only thought them and didn't say them. He threw toys off the balcony (a huge no no at my house for fear that it might hit Casey's 52 inch TV), he jumped on the couches with his friend Nate, he drew on Hadlie, he hid in the office behind the big chair from mom cause he knew he was in trouble, he pee'd his pants, he blamed others for things he did, and he sassed and talked back too! Cy is normally so good natured and he really tries hard to be a good boy and obey the rules, but like I said, he must have sensed that this was his last day of terrible twos. Tomorrow is his birthday and he is going to be a changed boy. :) I was having one of those days too with having too many places and errands I had to run, and not enough time to do it, so when he pee'd his pants in the car, I went a little postal on my poor son. Screaming at him and giving him a good spank. The rest of the way home he sobbed as he sat in his pee pee pants, and by the time we got home I was teary eyed as well for losing my temper at him. I got him out of the car and just held him and told him sorry and told him I loved him, and held him some more, pee pee pants and all. I felt so bad for making him so sad just because I was flustered and stressed. Sometimes I'm a mean mom, and I know that it's just life sometimes, but these little moments really put me back in check on where my priorities really should be. I made a huge deal out of something small. Anyway, after we made up, Cuckoo came over to take him and Ryllie on their birthday outing and when they got back it was scripture time, and Cy decided to be naughty again, talking and goofing around through scriptures. I think our talk earlier went really well. How about you?