A date with the kids

So today we were going to shampoo the carpets, but instead we were all lazy most of the day and then took a nap. We felt like crap that we didn't do anything fun with the kids today, so we took them on a date. :) We went to dinner at Gringos, then we went and saw the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. It was fun, the kids were good overrall, of course treats and popcorn always help.
The kids at dinner. Our kids are weird, but they LOVE salsa.

But I think Mady took it a little too far...it kind of made me sick. So we poured most of it into mine...YUCK! I'm surpised she's not sick tonight.

But nope! She definitely wasn't sick, she could still cram the popcorn down at the movies. They were so cute and really liked the movie.


We got home and gave the kids a bath, then Adam played with them and got them all wound up before bed, while I cleaned the kitchen. :) But they loved it

Emergency Room - Part 2

What is it with my kids and not getting sick during the day when the Dr's office is open??? oh well. So Mady is doing better. She still has a horrible, deep cough but we are making progress. Well Sunday we skipped church due to sick kids, we had Adam's sister's and families over for the super bowl. Well Noah started coughing but it wasn't too bad. Everyone left around 8:30 and all of a sudden he sounded horrible, just like Mady did. He had that barking cough, no voice, couldn't cry. I called some of the nurses I worked with to get a 2nd opinion and they thought I should bring him in. So we debated...but he just seemed to get worse. I was also afraid that I wouldn't hear him on the monitor because he couldn't cry. Plus, when Mady was sick she could come running in our room saying she couldn't breathe. Noah can't. So off to the E.R. again! They did a chest x-ray and gave him the steroids just like Mady. They didn't do the breathing treatment with him, they said that was more emergency situations which made me realize how bad Mady was. I told the Dr I felt like maybe we jumped the gun out of fear, but he said he had a lot of respect for croup and how it can get so bad so fast. So he said we did the right thing, and we felt better. So we had a REALLY bad night with Noah, Adam stayed home from work Monday and we were all lazy. It's been a rough week for us, but I'm keeping my hopes up that this is coming to an end.
Well...enough talk about being sick. A funny story about Noah...so Sunday we were all sitting in the kitchen eating super bowl junk, while the kids played and Noah slept. All of a sudden I hear this bang from down the hall. I thought one of the cats was in Noah's room so I walked quietly back there and opened his door just to see two little feet under his door. I looked around the door and Noah says, "Hi mom" I laughed. How the heck? So we put him back in to see how he got out. Sure enough, he hooked his little ankle over the top and shimmied his way down the rail. I couldn't believe it. So we lowered it down the last 2 notches. No luck! he did it again during the night. So we turned his crib around so that the really high part in the back was in the front.

This seemed like a good solution...but NOPE! This is what I found this morning...

He must have thrown everything out, his pillow, blankets, his stuffed puppy....and made himself a bed. So here's my question...Now what?? I'm not ready for him to be in a toddler bed. He's barely a year and a half. But I don't want him to fall and hurt himself. At least he wouldn't sleep on the floor, he could crawl in bed. But ohhh....getting Mady to sleep in a big girl bed was such a process. I'm so not ready. Plus he can't open his door, and we can't leave it open because of the cats. He's such a good sleeper and I don't want to ruin that. So I guess we'll give it a couple days. It's crazy. This kid is nuts. No fear. Well...other then trying to get these kids better... I work the next 2 nights and I'm wishing Adam luck. :) If anyone has advice on kids climbing out of their crib...help! Mady never did. Anyhow... wish us luck!

Emergency Room

So Mady made her 2nd appearance of her life in the Emergency Room. (First time was like 1 1/2 yrs ago when she drank some of Noah's reflux medicine) Dang kids. Well I worked on Thursday night and Adam called me the first time around 1:00 a.m. and told me that Mady was really sick. She wasn't breathing really well. He had her in the shower just to breathe, she was sitting on a little seat because she wouldn't even stand up. She said everything hurt. It sounds bad, but I wasn't sure if Adam was exaggerating. He said she was running a fever and was all red. So I debated, and they told me I could go home and check on her, but Adam said she fell asleep. Well like an 1 1/2 hours later he called again and said she was really scaring him. I told him to give her Motrin, an Albuterol breathing treatment and call me back. He called me back and she was sleeping again. AHHHH! Then about 5:15 he called and said that I had to get home. She couldn't breathe. Her whole chest was caving in just trying to breathe. So I told the Charge nurse and she said to get home to her. I wasn't home for 5 min before I was in the car with her. I listened with my stethoscope and her lungs were clear. She was struggling so much to breathe and still had a fever. She started choking on the mucus in her throat and then started throwing it up and was choking on it. I grabbed her and we left. There is no point in messing around with this and I didn't know what else to do for her. So we got to the E.R. and they said she was definitely in respiratory distress. So they gave her some breathing treatment to break everything up and a steroid shot to decrease the inflammation in her throat and lungs. They did a chest x-ray and that was clear. They just called it Respiratory Distress, Acute Croup and possible Bronchitis. So we went home with 2 prescriptions, put Mady in bed with me and we slept until like 10:30. She still had kind of a rough day yesterday and last night she was really wheezy and sounded crappy, but I think we are making progress. She was really good at the hospital, everyone said she was completely adorable. She kept saying, "I'm sick, so I have to go to the doctor." she was NOT happy about the shot, but couldn't even scream or cry because of her throat and stuff. They did give her Dora stickers which helped. :) I have to admit, there is something EXTREMELY scary about watching your child struggle to breathe. There was that moment driving home where I thought it would be so much cheaper to wait for the dr's office to open. But in the moment I saw her that went out the window and nothing else mattered. The thought never crossed my mind again. I love her so much and just want my healthy little girl back. Other then that, we are all doing good. Just hanging out at home for awhile to get her better! There's lots of crap going around, so I hope everyone else is well!

Getting a breating Treatment while watching cartoons in Mom & Dads bed.

I told her to smile for me today and this is what I got. I guess it says it all. :)


She fell asleep on Adam tonight getting her treatment. She's so worn out.

Happy, Happy Birthday To Me!

I can't believe I am 26. I know it sounds weird, but I feel like I'm on the down hill to 30. crazy, crazy! I don't feel different then when I was 16. But I am happy where I'm at in life. Of course there are lots of things I still want to happen in my life, lots of dreams. But when I went and got Noah out of bed this morning, he grabbed my cheeks, kissed me and then threw his little arms around my neck, gave me a squeeze and said "Hi mommy!"; it sure melts my heart and makes me see whats important. It makes me so greatful for my wonderful, healthy kids. I have a great husband who is willing to do almost anything for our family and loves all of us. What more can I ask for?
So we all had a good day. This morning my friend JaLayn stopped by and brought me this cute sign and a Cocoa Bean Cupcake; MMMmmmmm!!!! so good.

Then Adam took a 1/2 day off and took us all out to lunch. The kids got me a new plant that I wanted. We took Mady to pre-school and then we drove to Rigby to Traditions and picked out my black shelf I wanted. Yea! I've wanted one forever. We came home and had dinner with my mom and Josh. We had steak and shrimp and I made a double layer chocolate peanut butter cake. YUM! I did accidently push the first 2 round cakes off the counter on the floor and wanted to say a lot of potty words. Instead, I nixed the homeade cake and sent Adam for a Devils Food cake. Still worked. Anyhow... we had an awesome night. Thanks to everyone who sent cards or wished me a Happy Birthday!
Mady loving her steak and cauliflower!

Mmmmm! This cake was amazing, even with all the candles! :)

The kids getting ready to help me blow out my candles.

Before I even sat down to eat my cake, this was Noah. He was the first one served, but man he chowed it down. I guess it's like a big Reese's peanut butter cup :)

The after math. So good, but we have tons of cake left. People did not eat enough! Guess I'll have to help out....

Mady's 1st Dance Performance

So Mady looked completely adorable, however......the dance...didn't go so well. She was super excited to get her costume on, I put her hair in a pony tail and did it in ringlets. Their first performance was at an Assisted Living to kind of warm the kids up to the whole thing. Mady was happy to see all the girls, she sat right on the floor with them, but the more people that kept piling in the more she seemed to get quiet. As we were getting the video camera ready I looked at Mady and she was kind of looking around for us, she had HUGE alligator tears in her eyes. So I motioned for her to come over and she just started bawling. Huge scared eyes and tears. I bribed her with ice cream and a stamp and she went to stand out with all the girls, but...she wouldn't move. The music started and all the girls danced around her and she stood there with her hands linked in front of her with this glare on her face. After the other groups danced, she ran to the middle of the floor and said, "My turn!" Figures. We'll see how the next one goes I guess. They sure are cute :)
Trying to muster a smile through her tears :(

This is looking at the back of Mady, with Jada facing me. This is how she stood the entire time.

Mady with her friends!


Other then that I will post a couple of random pictures of the cute kids. Mady started pre-school again and loves it. This was her 1st day of school.

After church, Mady kept complaining of an "owee" under her nose and wouldn't rest until she had a sponge bob bandaid.

When Adam started vaccuuming the other day, we look over and Noah was dragging his toy vaccuum out of the toy room to help. It was so cute. That kid is quick and he has such a fun personality.

Daddy's lil' homie (Noah wants his jacket and shoes on every morning! In fact, he puts them on so often he's learned to put them on all by himself; sometimes anyways.)

Some of my favorite pictures are of my sleeping babies. They are so peaceful. This is Mady waiting for dinner after church. That's what 1:30-4:30 church will do to ya.

This is both of my kids today. After taking Mady to pre-school I set Noah on the couch to get stuff out of the car and found this...awww...so cute.

Mady fell asleep on me rocking in the recliner tonight, hugging her kitty. She's so sweet when she sleeps...and when she's awake. I think. :) Just kidding. She's fun. Me and Adam just had a conversation tonight that one of the best words for her personality is "diva". that's just Mady. We sure love them both!

Quiet kids = Mess

Tonight as we're sitting down (finally), after baths, dinner, clean-up etc...we realize it's very quiet. As most of you know, with a 3 yr old and a 1 1/2 yr old this is SO not normal. And it had been awhile. So Adam went to investigate. When he came back he just walked back in and told me to go into Noah's room. He followed me in there and this is what we found.....

That and a couple of innocent faces.

If you look closely they've ripped the blankets off of his crib and emptied his dresser into it. As we walk in Noah says, "a mess." Yeah, thanks buddy. If you know it's a mess, WHY DO YOU DO IT? I know! because you don't have to clean it up. I couldn't figure out how they got the blankets of the crib to begin with. Anyhow... as we're re-folding everything I look back and....


I was wrong. They can BOTH climb in the crib. naughty kids...And when Noah was done he just climbed his tiny butt out. Sometimes that kids surprises me the way he solves things...he's just fearless.

I shouldn't have been surprised. The other day I set a basket of clean clothes on Mady's bed, went into the kitchen to grab something, came back and they'd emptied the entire basket into her dirty clothes and all over her closet floor. These too are a pair.
Something funny...Mady has always resisted independence. She would rather everyone do everything for her. She still doesn't dress her self (we know she can) but she gets frustrated and just says "I can't do it!", she's always been kind of lazy. :) She wants you to lay her blanket over her, put her shoes on, buckle her car seat etc... So Noah comes along, exact opposite. He doesn't want help from anyone and he'll tell you. "Get off of me!" "Don't touch!" his problem is that he CAN'T do everything. Almost every day he wants his "coat" and "sippers" (slippers) and he'll basically put them on. So they compliment each other. When Mady wants help taking her coat and boots off, we say "No, you can do it honey", she goes to Noah and he'll do it for her. sneaky. So the other day I walk in the bathroom and Mady just got done going potty. I see Noah throw toilet paper in the toilet. ("no way he just wiped her!! ??...) then he starts to pull her panties and pants up.( "You've got to be kidding me!") I kind of had to draw the line there, but they sure are funny. If she can't get our help, she sure can con Noah!

Very Late Christmas Post

Like everyone else, we have been super busy. Adam had a lot of time off over Christmas so we played a lot and I spent very little time on the computer. I also have to admit that I usually blog at night when the kids go to bed, but since we got the new Mario Brothers game for the wii, that is all we have done EVERY night I don't work. 4 people can play at the same time, so me, Adam, and Jamie have been glued to it. That game is super fun! Anyhow... I will try to sum up Christmas so this isn't so long, but just a warning, we have tons of pictures....

So like every year in our house, we spent a couple days baking yummy treats and then took them around to everyone. That is always fun, just to get to see everyone (and to eat a few treats ourselves.)


While we were at Craig and Brigitte's, Santa and Mrs. Clause came by to see the kids...and this was Mady as then walked through the door...pretty much her entire attitude about Santa this year...

Mrs. Clause finally warmed her up a little to a candy bar, but as soon as she got it she was done!


Noah wouldn't even get out of Adams arms. When Santa tried talking to him, he would scream NO! and he would be like shaking from fear! They tried to hand him a candy bar and he just pushed it back at them and screamed, "I don't want it!!!", so that was the end of that.

Christmas Eve day we made cookies for Santa and let all the kids open 1 gift! Yea! New jammies!!!


We alway spend Christmas Eve at Dad and Terri's. This year Jeff made yummy chilli, and of course shrimp!!! Mmmmm...! then we exchanged gifts and played games.


Then we took some tired kids home and Mady left cookies for Santa, (Noah didn't make it, he fell asleep in the car.)

Christmas Morning was tons of fun this year. Both kids were super excited and Mady got the concept of Santa. That morning she told me that she liked santa because he brings her lots of presents. so maybe next year she will do better.

Noah LOVES is 4-wheeler, or "my truck" as he calls it.



After opening presents, Adams Mom and Rick, and his sisters and everyone came over for breakfast and opened gifts. The food was good, especially the 72 servings of hash browns we made. :) (that was an accident.)

We all took a nap and then went to my mom and Johns. Ate...AGAIN! and opened more presents! It was a fun and LONG day. When we got home that night, Mady, Noah, and Kru were all asleep in the car! they were pooped out, but we had an awesome Christmas!