The crazy month of May.............cont'd

May 19th (Tuesday)
--Why do babies poop at the worst possible times? Being on time is really not one of my greatest characteristics, but I swear the gods are against me most of the time too. Even if I am about to be on time, crap happens (ha ha). Logan had a blow out, totally late for my meeting, sweating by the time I get to the meeting, don't realize until half way through the meeting that Logan has a fever. Great!
--Give Logan medicine he sleeps for like 5 hours, feels a little better I think.
--Take Bay to her soccer game. Ryan stays home with Loggy. The team Bailey plays are huge and undefeated, over the past few seasons they have throttled us Bay says"mom those girls look like 5th graders" I agree. Tigers play AWESOME. They kept up with them. Bay played like an all-star, she was all over the field. At the end of the 3rd quarter it was 4-4. Tigers got tired......4th quarter was a blow out. Still so proud of them they played great.
--Loggy's fever is back. More medicine.

Notice the other girl in the photo, I am sure she is a sweet girl, but I may need to look at her birth certificate, Bailey isn't the tallest girl in the world but some major size difference!!

May 20th (Wednesday)
-- Loggy's fever is 103....yuck. He sleeps all day. I alternate Tylenol and Ibuprofen......still 103. Its so sad when you know they don't feel well and can't do anything. He doesn't want me out of his sight. Just clings on my leg when he is awake. Fever lowers a bit. Need to run a quick errand for his b-day. I just hold him the whole time so he won't spread his germs or pick up any others.
--Make cupcakes for the Tigers last game. Take Bailey and her friend Gavin to the game, Ryan stays home again. Bailey played great again. Tigers win!! Soccer is done!!!!

Go Girl

--Fever back up to 103. Call Dr. Nurse tells me to go to the ER if it reaches 105. More medicine...........finally at 3:30 a.m. the fever breaks YEA.

Hopefully he is on the mend, tomorrow is his BIRTHDAY!

The crazy month of May.............cont'd

May 11th (Monday)
--I volunteered in Bailey's class today for one of the last times. I cannot believe the school year is almost over. It really has flown by. It has been fun to watch these kids grow over this past year. 3rd grade seems like such a big step, I hope Bailey is ready. I am so glad I am able to be in the classroom and be a part of her day. I love seeing her in her environment.

May 12th(Tuesday)
--Ellie had to get her kindergarten shots today. She new it was coming and she told me that she wasn't going to cry. She asked me throughout the morning, "is it time for my shots yet" She had a good check up. She only gained 2 pounds last year, so now that Logan is on whole milk, Ellie is too. They had her put on a little gown so she could listen to her heart and check everything out. They gave her the shots in her legs, 4 of them. She held my hands and squeezed them tight. After the second one her face got kind of red and she looked like she was going to cry, but she didn't. She was very brave!! She earned her one special treat at the store afterward. She also had a nasty infection in her big toe. We had to soak it, and all of that good stuff, but a bucket of water and Logan is a bad combination unless your outside. So poor Ell had to stand in the bucket up on the table. The toe is finally getting a little better. Thank heavens for antibiotics because this time of year, keeping her feet clean is pretty much impossible.

Ellie's 5 Year Stats are: Weight 34 pounds----Height: 40 Inches


May 13th (Wednesday)
--A couple of friends of mine from the gym started a weight loss boot camp. It is a great program and has really helped people loss some weight. They decided to add the nutrition component to the boot camp and asked me to be their guest speaker. It was fun to wear that hat again. It has been awhile, but I really enjoy doing it. Plus a little extra cash is always nice too.

May 14th (Thursday)
--I went to lunch with a friend of mine from college. We hadn't seen each other since our freshman year, but our kids ended up being in the same dance class. Crazy. Anyway it has been fun chatting with her every Thursday and enjoyed catching up more and letting the kids play.
--Donated blood. I am always a sucker for this I don't know why. I don't really enjoy it but I don't totally hate it either. I think it was for an Eagle scout project or something. Ellie has been pretty disturbed about the whole thing and keeps wondering when I will get the blood back. Hopefully never!
--Bailey's makeup soccer game from the rainy day a few weeks ago. Tigers won! Good game.

May 15th (Friday)
--Spent time at the office with Ryan trying to figure everything out. Lots to do.... so decided we needed lunch at Bajio :)
--Tried to get a swing set for like the 50th time, still didn't get one. Getting frustrated!
--Soccer game for this week was tonight. Didn't win, still a great game. The kids really don't care which I think is great. Kids played outside until it was dark. Summer is on its way.

May 16th (Saturday)
--Did a long run for the first time in a long time. Training for the Sawtooth Relay. Didn't die, yea!
--Ryan finally built some garden boxes, they don't have any dirt yet, but hey its a start.
--Went golfing for date night with Dave and Kami. I was a little worried about it, because I stink. It ended up being really fun. It was the perfect night to be outside. I can see why the game is addicting and humbling. When you hit a good shot you want to keep playing and are then quickly humbled. Hopefully I can better as the years go on.

May 17th (Sunday)
--My cousin got back from his mission this week and it was his homecoming today. We didn't make it so I fed the missionaries in his honor :) Most of my cousins on my moms side are girls so to have a missionary from our family has been exciting. He went to Milwaukee and spoke Hmong, I never even knew there was such a language .

May 18th (Monday)
--Went to Costco again. Logan is loving the whole milk. Been going through it like its our job.
--Tried to get a swing set again. Did NOT get one. May have a lead on a different one though, hopefully we can get it this week.
--Soccer tournament started tonight. It was dang hot!! 95 degrees at game time, Vegas was only 97 today, so I figure I can say it was dang hot. Bailey's face is still red. Tigers won. 2 games to go.

May 10th Happy Mothers Day

Mothers Day is always a great to reflect on the wonderful people around you. Most of the people that I enjoy in my life are mothers and they are all excellent ones. I truly love the calling of mother, I am so grateful that I am able to be the mother of these great kids. I hope everyone had a great day and a little bit of pampering was involved!

Mothers Day 2009

The Crazy Month of May..........cont'd

May 9th

-Saturday greeted us with Bailey's soccer game, Bailey's piano recital, and the Elders Quorum Pine Wood Derby. The soccer game was pretty intense, the game was really close and the other team was pretty relentless. Bailey thought it was a blast, I thought it was a little too intense for 8 year olds, but what do I know?? I am not even sure if we won or not, I prefer it that way I guess.GO TIGERS

Logan's favorite thing to do at the soccer game is run after any ball that he can see. I end up apologizing to a lot of kids after he steals their ball.

Ellie just looking cute in her new birthday outfit from Papa and Dee.
She loves it and has already worn in quite a few times.

After the soccer game Bailey had her very first piano recital. It was at the home of a family in our ward. There are a couple of high school girls that teach the kids piano with the help and monitor of their moms. They have been doing a really good job. Bailey is coming right along. She played two songs. "Catch a Falling Star" which her teacher Shayla played a duet with her on and "Come to the Parade" she had them both memorized and looked so grown up playing up there. We were very proud of her.

We don't even have a piano, Bailey has been playing on my sisters old key board that she got in junior high. It is working out great for now, but we are hoping to get a "real" piano soon.

After the recital I think we had worn my mom and dad out so they hit the road :) My sunglasses broke in the midst of the all the craziness, and I know I am weird but whatever, I absolutely cannot be without sunglasses. We decided to stop at Costco. Ryan and the kids shopped around for mothers day, while I sat in the food court by myself drinking a Diet Coke. Yeah I probably looked a little strange, but after that week, sitting alone with a Diet Coke for a few minutes felt lovely!! Besides I love Costco and I love Diet Coke, so a win-win.

On we went to the Pinewood Derby, which we did not enter because Ryan didn't have time to make a car, but the ended up needing a judge so Ryan was their guy. The kids really loved watching the cars race. Coming from a family of all girls this was my first Derby experience, and look forward to Logan doing them in the future.

Saturday complete!

The Crazy Month of May..........cont'd

May 8th

-Today Bailey's class at school did a Mother's Day presentation for all of the moms. The kids had all written notes about why they love their moms and read them to us. It was really cute some of the kids were so shy but they still got up and read in front of everyone. They also decorated their seats for us to sit and wrote notes to us at their desks, made us crate paper flowers, and wrote little messages to us on the white board. Bailey's message said "You Rock Mom" her new favorite statement. Then the kids served us cookies and juice. A very fun mom moment.The letter Bailey wrote and read in front of the class
Bailey's desk that she decorated for me

I'm pretty sure I remembered to put makeup on that morning, but this picture does not reflect that in any way. Very crazy day, but spending this moment with Bay was awesome.

-We had also had the Primary Talent Show last Friday. It was really cute and the perfect place for all of the kids to showcase some of their amazing talents. Ellie said she wanted to sing a song with her sister, but Bailey did not want anything to do with that. As a compromise we decided that Bailey would play a song on the piano while Ellie sang. Ellie really wanted If the Savior Stood Beside Me, but since Bay has only been playing the piano since January we again made a compromise and decided on

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

They both did a great job. They started and ended at the same time with no mistakes so I count that as a great success.The Twinkle Twinkle Stars in action

My parents also came to town this weekend and we kept them hoppin the entire time. At least they got a lot of those "my grand kids are great moments" They were able to come to the talent show and afterward they wanted to take Ellie to dinner for her birthday. Without hesitation she chose the Olive Garden. She loves that place, it was fun to watch her get so excited knowing that the dinner was just for her. They sang their birthday to her and everything.

Birthday girl enjoying some good food and music in her honor
"thanks grandma and pops"

May 7th Happy Birthday Ellie

Our little Ellie turned 5 on May 7th. She was very excited for her birthday this year. She has been counting down for about a month. She was super excited when we turned the calender to May and she could see the big 5 that I had drawn on her day. It was an off year for an official friend birthday party, but there were plenty of other fun things to be had. She loved getting presents it that mail that whole week too. She picked out a Strawberry Shortcake theme this year. On her birthday she had dance class, and then she helped me make her cake. Later we met dad for a little pizza and then off to the long awaited Build a Bear. She had so much fun, she was a little shy and wasn't sure at first but at the end she had her new "Rainbow Bear" looking very hip. Afterward we came home for cake and ice cream with some of her friends on our street. She had a very great day. The next day she really wanted to go to McDonald's AGAIN with one of her favorite little friends from school, so we did that too. What a lucky little lady she is.Excited Ellie on her birthday morning

Her new birthday outfit. Ellie absolutely loves wearing skirts, she asks me to wear one everyday. It was an easy decision when I went to buy her something for her b-day
I knew it had to be a skirt.
I found a picture of Strawberry Shortcake's hat for a b-day cake on the Internet. I showed Ellie and she loved it and wanted me to make her one. While I was putting it together, she came over and looked at it, there wasn't any frosting on it or anything. She said "that doesn't look like her hat at all" I told her that I wasn't done so she just walked away. When I was finally finished, she came over and looked at it again and just started hugging me, she said "there isn't one bit of ugly on it" It was really funny. She kept hugging me and kissing me and telling me how much she loved it. Totally worth the hours it took!

I love Build a Bear they totally cater to the kids and to fun days like birthdays. Ellie knew that she wanted the rainbow bear the second we walked in.

Stuffing the bear

Giving it a bath

The finished product. Meet Rainbow Bear!!
It took awhile to pick her out an outfit. But finally we found the perfect one. Purple is Ellie's favorite color, so it made sense to go with this fabulous ensemble.

The rest of her loot. She really loves Webkinz and Pet Shops right now too. She is excited to play them both with Bailey.

Ellie and her cute friend Brinley enjoying some good food and company.

I hope you love that bear and cake as much as we LOVE you!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIE JO JO!!

Things we love about Ellie: her laugh is contagious and she is always doing silly things that make us all laugh. She loves her big sister and her little brother. She loves to play outside. She would spend the entire day out there if she could. I love that she came into this world with that strawberry hair, bright blue eyes and those kissable cheeks. She is the best snuggler and loves to give me hugs and kisses. She loves to learn and ask questions. It is never a dull conversation with Ellie. Some topics of discussion include, coffee, bert (beer), Satan, heaven, Jesus, the sky, the sun, the moon, would I rather eat grass or dirt, would I rather eat road or sidewalk, and why? She may not look a thing like me, but she does share my love of food. She will eat just about anything, and loves the sweet stuff just like me. She agrees that mint and chocolate are the perfect combination. What an amazing 5 years it has been with her. I am so happy to be her mom.

The Crazy Month of May..........

I have decided I am going to write something about everyday this month because it is just so crazy. I am not writing it to say "ah look how busy" or anything like that. I personally don't believe in the "I'm too busy" I think you can be as busy as you want to be.......but that there is just a ton of stuff going on this month and I don't want to forget it. We will see how good I actually do at keeping up with the postings. I first have to start with the end of April with Bailey's field trip........

April 29th

-Logan and I go with Bailey's class and the entire 2nd grade on a field trip to the Discovery Center. It is a great place. I love all of the fun scientific things they have to do there. Bailey hasn't let me forget that I wasn't able to go on her field trip last year because I was at the hospital in labor with Logan, so I had to make it up to her this year. I was happy to be able to go. They went to the park after for a picnic lunch. It was a fun to spend the day with her and her friends.Bailey lying on a bed of nails

Bailey and I after our picnic lunch in the park

April 30th

-Ryan leaves for the 2nd weekend in a row. Heads for the east coast to Charlotte NC. He went to check out some dental equipment. Which they did for about 5 hours. The remainder of the time was spent golfing and attending the golf tournament. He loved the tournament, being that close to all of the players and seeing how good they really are. He could have reached out and touched Tiger Woods he was so close. The kids think that is pretty cool and they spend a lot of time watching golf that Sat. trying to find him on the TV.
May 1st

-Kids and I "get a redbox" as the girls say. We have popcorn and hang out while dad is gone. They actually were pretty good while he was gone.

Bailey says to me "mom I know why he have all been sniffling a lot and been kind of plugged up, its because people have been going to Mexico and then coming back to the United States and getting us sick."
I say "Bay we don't have swine flu"
she says "yeah that is it, that's what he have"
Me "no really we don't have the swine flu, probably just allergies"
Bay "well maybe we just have it a little, like probably a centimeter"
Me "probably not" (trying not to laugh)

May 2nd

-It rains all day, actually pours all day, Bailey's game gets cancelled. Decide to take kids to McDonald's to play. It grosses me out the whole time, but kids are so happy. They tell me thank you like 50 times. I let them get Happy Meals and ice cream cones they were pretty excited. Logan learns that fries are really good!

May 3rd

- 3 hours of church by myself never seemed so long with Logan. I was sweating, he was sweating. I was ready to go home. I got a new calling that I am very excited about, totally wonderful people that I will be working with. Primary is a great place to be.

Loggy looks cute for church, even though he is a total terror

-Ryan comes home, kids are very excited. Logan actually runs to him. So cute. Ryan brought the girls stuffed Tar Heels, they love them. We already have a strong liking for the Tar Heel state.

May 4th
-Bailey has been practicing for a play after school for about 6 weeks. They did a version of Cinderella. She had the part of one of the mice. She really loved learning the songs and had a little speaking part. She wasn't able to do the part because a girl was standing in front of the microphone when it was her turn and she wasn't sure what to do. She did a really great job though. She new all of the songs really well. I could actually here her singing. I think she really enjoyed being in a play and I am sure she will want to do it again.



May 5th and 6th
-The calm before the storm.