Halloween

Yeah it is Halloween. We have done pumpkins and parties. The kids loved the trunk or treat we did at the church last Friday night. This year Toph and Cree are Thing 1 and Thing 2. T.j. is the cat in the hat. Topher has to make sure everyone understands who and what they are and I'm just happy that people listen to him and tell him that he is cute. Hopefully trick or treating will be fun tonight.
Tyler has hurt himself again!!!!!! He got a piece of glass in his foot last week at work!!. It took 8 stitches to get him closed. Hopefully no more accidents for us for awhile. It gets to be really hard when something like this is always happening.

Home

Lately we have just been hanging out. Topher goes to school three days a week. We do dance on Tuesdays and the therapist usually comes once a week. Tyler works everyday and is constantly working on the VW Bus, which more often than not drives me crazy. I swear he is more attached to it than he is to his family, but I'm sure that will eventually wear off. It is nice to slow down, and read books for me. To play with the kids and not feel like so much is sitting on my shoulders. My next big project is to try to get t.j. off the bottle, not sure if or how that will happen without me losing all my hair!!! I'm not sure how hard i will try either, it is kind of nice to have some peace at our house.
We had a problem with t.j.'s prosthetic. Every time we put it on, he would scream(which actually I'm not sure is even abnormal), and it would turn a very dark purple color(which scared me pretty bad). So started the rounds of phone calls. In the end we didn't have to go back down to Shriner's. It was discovered that we were pulling to hard on the tether hooked to the sock he wears. It was making all the blood come to the bottom. Now we push on the prosthetic, and we aren't having any purple, and he only cries half as often.
The newest thing is for the kids to try to help him walk. Which the older two think is great but it usually just makes t.j. scream. Today though he let Creedance help him to the pantry door from the living room. It was so cute to watch. But then he proceeded to go down on his knees screaming and then to fall back and hit his head. Boys!!!!

Nose surgery for Tyler

Last week instead of calming down Tyler had to have his deviated septum fixed!!! We found out last Monday what was wrong and they had him in for surgery on friday. The funny part is we went in because of his nose bleeds, but the surgery does not seem to have stopped those. He does say he can breath now.
Anyway, he has decided to keep the bus and fix it up. Not what i would have picked but he is in love with volkswagens. He puts the engine in tommorow. I just hope it actually runs after we put all this money into it!!!!
Life for me and the kids is full and crazy. Topher likes school and loves his friends there. Creedance loves dance, and they both started gymnastics. Today the were kissing each other and hugging each other during class. All the other moms thought it was cute.
T.j. is just a ball of fire. He has to have what he wants when he wants it. He still has a bottle and don't tell anyone but he takes it to bed with him. I really hope this doesn't make me a bad mom, but he needs to be happy atleast twice a day!!!! He is getting use to his foot and can take 4 or 5 steps. though, when we take it off the bottom of his stump is purple. So i have to call and see what they can do about that.
Well that is what has been going on around here.

Slowing down( I hope!!)

Yesterday Topher started Preschool. I always thought i would be one of those moms that was easy going and wouldn't worry to much when her kids went to school. Well i was just fine until we started toward the preschool. Then i got nervous. I was taking my son somewhere to have someone i didn't know watch him for two hours!!! Was this really a good idea! I got over it quickly though. He had a great time. His teacher is really nice! Everything went fine. I'm happy that we are doing preschool and hope tomorrow i won't even be nervous.
I'm hoping things are ready to calm down a little after this summer. T.j. has his foot, Toph is in school, and Creedance starts dance next week. I'm really hoping for an organized schedule, but won't be to upset if things stay wild like they normally are.
We had a fun weekend up at my parents cabin. We went into west Yellowstone, to church, to feed the fish, to quake lake and even played at the river for awhile The kids love it up there, even if we are making my family crazy. We sold our car. Tyler wanted to sell it and fix up a bus. Not sure if that is going to happen or not. Don't think he has made up his mind.
Oh yah, Rachel is married. The wedding and reception were great. We are having one her in Idaho Falls on Saturday night. I'm sure it will be great to.

Life is Crazy

I can't believe how much running around we have been doing. Between Redfish, swimming lessons, and trips to Salt Lake, it seems like i just run, run, run.
T.j. officially has his prosthetic. We spent the beginning of last week at Shriner's getting his foot and doing therapy, we ended up coming home early though. Topher had burnt his hand on an iron and i wanted to be home for that. Not to mention i was having horrible headaches and t.j. could not seem to stop crying!!!! He would scream non stop it seemed like for hours and as soon as i calmed him down he would either fall asleep or start crying again. He doesn't really like his prosthetic yet, kind of holds him back from moving around as easy but we are hoping he gets used to it soon.
Toph and Cree took another two weeks of swimming lessons. They loved it!!! They were in the same class as their cousins. Topher has turned into quite the little fish and passed his class that he got bumped up into!! He will be ready for the deep end next summer.
Redfish was wonderful!!!! The only regret was that Tyler didn't get to come with us. The kids loved the beach and would play for hours. I got to waterskii and Topher even knee boarded. I couldn't get any good pic's of him though because of all the smoke from forest fires( that and the fact that he wouldn't let me in the boat, i had to help him start). T.j. loved the canoe, I can't believe the smiles you got from him when you took him out.
So the last couple weeks have been interesting!!!!

Michigan

We decided that since T.j. didn't have to be at Shriner's at the time of Tyler's family reunion that we thought we would go. It was in Michigan and, if you didn't know, is a really long drive, especially with three small children!!!!! The drive to Nauvoo in the first two and a half days was not that bad. T.j. cried, and the kids watched t.v. and played with the new toys i had bought them.
Nauvoo was wonderful!! It was neat to see all of the places there. I loved the temple and the pageant. Even with the kids tired we had a really good time. The next day we went to Cathridge Jail. The kids were not extremely reverent when they were suppose to be but over all they were pretty good. But let's just say the rest of that day driving until 1:30 a.m. did not turn out so well. T.J. screamed straight for about an hour and a half. Tyler spent an hour helping some people with their hitch at a rest stop. Which was great for the kids but made it so we didn't reach our destination until a lot later.
Once at Tyler's brothers house we had a great time. The kids were content almost the whole time. Most of the time i didn't have to take care of anyone, but t.j., since he decided he really did not want anyone but mom and dad to hold him. (And he would not get down and play. ) Everything we did was fun, crafts, museums, carousel rides, popcorn, icees, huge blow up toys, and even old family movies. We just had a great time.
That is until the trip home!!! We decided that we could do it in two days. The first day we would make it half way through Nebraska before we stopped for the night and the all the way home the next day. Well it might have even worked if we hadn't gotten a flat tire, or even if we had a full size spare. But alas we did not!!! So we spent the night on the east side of Nebraska. Had to wait for a Wal-mart to open, and then had to get a new tire. At this point in the trip everyone was tired and grumpy.( The previous night we spent until almost midnight looking for a motel and wal-mart) We did finally make it home at 2 in the morning and Tyler got up and was at work by 8. I'm not sure he will ever take us anywhere again!!!!!

Mom's shouldn't get sick

After spending Wednesday thru Friday evening down in Salt Lake, I came home sick!!! I absolutely hate being sick! But as a mother it is ten times worse. My husband tried to help with the kids and all the other stuff mom's have to do, but he got overwhelmed really fast. He had been taking care of the older two kids in the evenings while i was gone, and tried to keep the house clean. But by the time i got home he was ready for me to take over and all i wanted to do was throw up. Thus, are weekend ended up being long and unpleasant, not to mention all of the crying!!! So i think there should be a rule somewhere that says moms cannot get sick.
My time in Salt Lake was fun though. I drove down with my sis, rachel, and my brother, Dave. Oh yeah, and t.j. ! We stayed in the hotel with my aunt and my mom. The next day my mom and me went to shriner's for t.j.'s appointment. The appointment went well, t.j.'s leg is continuing to heal. We did alot of shopping that day and went swimming in the hotel pool that night. The next day me, mom, and t.j. went and picked up my grandpa and his wife from the airport. We did lunch with them and then me and t.j. headed home. And we all now know what happened when we got there!!!!!!