Slowing down

I feel like things might finally slow down, although life in general seems to be so quickly passing.

The boys are in swimming lessons last week and this week. They love it. I love to watch them "swim" through the water. They are so excited with everything they learn.

Tevan repeatedly says, "I am so glad I am five." He loves to be five and feels so grown up. We still have issues with his eating habits, but he seems so much older lately. Daeson went to a friends house this afternoon and Tev said, "But if Daeson leaves I will be alone and that means I will be lonely." I told him he could hang out with me and he folded his arms across his chest and said, "Fine! I will just have to be lonely then!" Gosh, I didn't know I was so fun to hang out with! We ended up reading several stories and he liked it.

Daeson is sassy as ever and smart as a whip. He loves to play and has dying for me to let him have friends over. I decided I am not the cool neighborhood mom. I am the do-your-chores-first-and-then-we-will-see-if-you-can-play-mom. Usually it takes them a couple hours to clean their room so they miss out on a lot of play time. I am not sure how their room gets so messy...it's cleaned everyday!

Troy is done with his super-duper-harder-than-ever-Anatomy and Physiology class. He did great and we are all so happy it is over. He is in a theater class and a medical ethics class right now. They seem a breeze compared to last semester and the last summer class. He is working for his brother for a couple of months throwing ice...or stocking the ice coolers. Today was his first day. I think he will do great.

Kaebryn is growing like a weed and continues to eat EVERYTHING! She has been sick, once again. It started last week. She is now getting better and has a runny nose. She started this all about 8 days ago. Yuck! I feel super bad that our little neighbor boy and friend caught it. They were sharing germs through toys! Yucky. But she is doing much better. She is so close to walking and chatters about everything. She loves to cuddle! I love to cuddle her back!

Me? I have stayed plenty busy. I am not exactly sure what I have been doing, but I feel like I have done a lot this summer. I got most of my weeds pulled in the front yard...sunburning my back in the process. Troy said I look like I have a tramp stamp. It is flaming red and it is very sore. I weeded for two hours the other night and my jeans kept slipping down around my hips. I am paying for it every time I move! Tonight I got most of my plants in the garden. I will finish tomorrow morning. I started working out at the gym and I love it. I use a Cybex machine...a type of elliptical. I burned 463 calories in 20 minutes the other day. Love it! Thursday we took the kids to the Drive0In theater. We saw Madagascar 3 and Men in Black 3. They were good...or what I saw, Troy and Daeson were the only ones who made it through both movies. Saturday we went to the Relay for Life cancer walk. It was a lot of fun. Our booth was cupcake making. It didn't go as well as we thought, but it was fun to do. Troy had the kids while I ran the booth.

Saturday I had a yard sale in the morning and in the afternoon, we went to the zoo with the Grover cousins. It was a lot of fun and the kids had a blast. Ryker and Sadie, our SLC cousins, were here. They are so cute. Sunday I made cinnamon rolls and we delivered them. And, ate them! I should not have made a double batch! After getting back from Troy's parents, we had some of our friends over for s'mores. It was fun to roast them!

Today we had swim, went to the nursery to get our plants, visited a local produce store and cleaned the house and did laundry. Tonight I attempted to get all the plants planted, but it got dark awfully early! I have a few more to go. There is a man in our ward who is determined to get me a garden going. He taught me to roto-till and get the soil ready. Nothing that I planted grew so I kinda let it all go to weed. He came over to check on it and was surprised to see it all weedy. I sprayed and he came once again with his tiller. Tonight when I went back to plant, he had already raked and dug trenches for me! He is a sweet man and I would not have planted anything without him! I am grateful.

Well, it is really late and I have to get to bed. I needed to update though. I still need to catch-up on my birthday, my family reunion, father's day and so much more! One day I might get caught up!

Tevan turns 5!

Tevan. Oh Tevan. Anyone who knows Tevan knows that he can be quite a handful, but is so fun and lovable at the same time! I cannot believe he turned 5!

We went to swimming lessons this morning and when Troy got home from school, he opened his Wii learning adventure game. I decorated his door and when he woke up, he was greated with streamers and a sign. I love this little man...

I decorated his cake and about 1:00 we went to McDonald's for a kids meal. Troy didn't feel very well, but I pushed the Pepto and we headed to the CIRCUS! I didn't quite know what to expect, but we had a blast! We rode an elephant, saw tiger tricks, saw 4 men riding bikes in an iron sphere, watched jugglers throw fire and swords into the air, saw some quick-change magic and much, much more. The kids got their faces painted...Daeson was a pirate and Tevan was death. The kids loved it and I was so happy it was a "good" circus.

After the circus we met my mom, dad, Jesse, and Jaden at Sizzler for dinner and cake. His cake was 8 inch round strawberry flavored and buttercream icing with Super Mario Bro colorflow characters. Tevan had a great time. He kept singing, "Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me!"

Upon arrival at home, we showered and got the circus off of us and we went on a walk around the block. Then came home to veg on the couch until the kids fell asleep.

Last week I took Tevan in for his well-child check. He didn't get shots, but a good look-over. He is 35 lbs (12%) and 40 inches (7%). He is so small and everyone thinks he is only 3. However, he is growing and on his own curve. He doesn't like to eat meat very much and when he eats anything he would rather be playing.

His favorite food is cheeseburgers (???, I was shocked at that answer!)

His favorite friend is Celest.

His favorite color is black.

His favorite thing to do is play video games.

His favorite treat is s'mores, buthe loves any treats!

He dislikes onions, ketchup or anything else that looks flavorful!

1. Tevan loves me. He gives me kisses and hugs all.the.time.

2. Tevan likes to play with his big brother and rarely likes to play with his baby Sister. She is too hard to keep track of!

3. Tevan is in a size 4, barely.

4. Tevan sleeps well and only wakes up when he has to pee or has a bloody nose.

5. Tevan has the cutest voice and says things very different from what you would expect they would sound like.

6. Tevan doesn't like to listen.

7. Tevan is OBSESSED with video games and loves to play them.

8. Tevan does not like to try new foods at all. There are times he is asked to take one bite and he sits in the chair and cries for literally hours and will not try it.

9. Tevan has a crush on Alexis, the 10 year old neighbor!

10. Tevan likes Pokemon, Bakugon, Beyblades, sword fighting, and bug catching.

11. Tevan is very determined and strong willed.

12. Tevan like to dish it out, but does not like it when others do it to him and he often cries very loudly!

13. Tevan is always singing about something. He likes to make up songs.

14. Tevan hates band-aids.

15. Tevan likes to read and tries to sound things out.

16. Tevan does not like to color.

17. Tevan can write his name.

18. Tevan likes to pick everything: movies, games, foods...

19. Tevan likes to use his imagination. He comes up with some pretty crazy things!

20. Tevan is affectionate. He either likes you and shows his love, or he shuns you. lol

21. Tevan loves to sleep in my bed and I often find him on the very edge in the morning. He loves the nights Troy works all night because then he sleeps with me all night.

I do love this little man. He is so funny at times and I laugh daily with the things he comes up with. He is a trial for sure, but a cute one. He is very handsome and has a super cute smile. I am blessed to have him in our family. What a kid!

Kaebryn Joy turns a year!

Today Kaebryn turns one! I cannot believe how quickly the year has gone. I love this baby with all my heart and she brings such happiness to our family. She is so sweet and loving, and growing so quickly.

Kaebryn:

1. Loves puppies. Any animal really, but puppies are her fave.

2. Loves her ba-ba...or bottle. She is drinking whole milk and made the switch very well. Troy had been giving her sips of milk here and there, and I think it helped.

3. Her brothers. She loves them so much and says, "Daes". She loves going into their room and playing with all their stuff! It's quite funny to see her light-up when she knows she isn't supposed to be doing something.

4. Her vocabulary includes...bear, puppy, mom, dad, Daes, ba-ba, book, num-num, bye-bye, more, and Mama for Grandma.

5. She will let me know she is hungry by smacking her lips together.

6. She gives kisses to others, but bites me. She bites so hard in the last three days, I have had 4 skin-breakings! Those baby teeth hurt!

7. She has six chompers.

8. She is in 18 mo clothes and size 4 shoe.

9. She like to pick out her clothes she wants to wear. I take her to her closet, and she grabs the one she wants.

10. She loves to eat everything! And I mean everything! Nothing is safe around here...dirt, carpet strings, toilet paper, hair from my head, Pokemon cards, books, toys, sheetrock....the list goes on!

11. She loves to wave and does a Miss America wave.

12. She loves to give high-fives.

13. She loves to eat. She is a good little eater and likes most things.

14. She crawls and cruises furniture and loves to get into things this way. If she can reach it...

15. She pulls my dish towels off the oven everytime they are there. She likes to have it on the floor.

16. She plays peek-a-boo with anything she can find...her clothes, towels, washcloths, and blankets.

17. She loves to bath and play in the water.

18. She loves to swim.

19. She loves her backpack. If she sees us grab it, she gets so excited. She loves outside.

20. She loves to help me mow the lawn...I put her in the pack, and away we go. She loooves this.

21. She likes to be held if only for a second. She climbs in my lap and snuggles in.

22. She loves to be up and busy.

23. She loves her daddy. Her daddy has taught her to drink from a straw most recently.

24. She loves pat-a-cake. If she cries, this is our go-to.

25. She is so fun and lovey. We love this baby.

We are so grateful to have Kb in our lives! We all adore her and think the world of her. I am so glad she is thriving and doing so well. She is a sweet heart and so precious!

*The picture is from the other night, she is still sleeping, but I will get one of her to put on today.

update

Kaebryn has pneumonia and we got an iv in her foot last night for dehydration. She is on a zpack and has to use the nebulizer. We are hoping she gets better soon.