I feel so horrible and have for sure gotten myself out of the running for "Mom of the Year." Last weekend Ethan started coughing just very occasionally. By the time I actually decided to make him a doctor's appointment and the time came for him to be seen, the poor boy was miserable. I had been sending him to school despite his cough because my intuition said it was probably just his asthma flaring up. Well, that part was right....but by the time I picked him up from school and got him in the car he couldn't even talk without coughing:( Ethan literally coughed the whole way to the doctor. By the time the doctor listened to him, he was wheezing in both of his lungs and had decreased breath sounds. So, because of my procrastination, Ethan now gets a full course of treatment to help him turn around. He gets oral steroids, antibiotics, stronger inhaled steroids, and Albuterol every 4 hours. Between Ethan and our new puppy I am exhausted! Here's to hoping next week goes a little more smoothly!!

I'm baaack!

I have decided to jump back into the blogging world! It has been well over a year since my last post. It makes me so sad that I haven't taken the opportunity to keep track of all the events of my family. I can't promise that I will be great at this, but I will make a much better effort!

March already?

I really can't figure out where the time is going! I am completely in denial that March is now halfway done and just next month I will have an 11-year old! Next week we do not have Kindrgarten roundup for Ethan and my baby girl is not 15 months old already....or maybe it is all true :(

A friend of mine did a post about how parenting is hard and I thought that was rather appropriate.....then I had a tough week with my boys and I think my post would be titled how parenting is brutal. I love my boys to death, but they are feeling the need to challenge me on everything lately. I had the opportunity to go to the temple with a dear friend this week and it is the ONLY reason I am even half way sane as I write this post! I had many reasons to cancel me going with her, but I am so blessed that I didn't. I know that if we make an effort to do what Heavenly Father has asked us to do, we will be blessed and be able to make it through whatever lies ahead on our journey through life. I love my Heavenly Father and I am so thankful to have Him as my companion in making some really hard decisions and making it through really difficult times. I AM BLESSED!!!

Life...

Again, I'm not doing so well at this blogging thing! The kids do things on a daily basis and the first thought in my mind is that I should write that down! Something lately though just has me so unmotivated...just ask my husband how messy the house is. I think I am rebelling against something! One of these days I'll be good, but I will make no guarantees about when. And one of these days I will even post new pictures of the kids....someday!

What would a post be without an Ethan story?! We were dropping off a loaner car back at the dealership and picking up our van. I was trying to hurry Ethan to get out of the front seat. He looked in the rear view mirror and said, "Yep, I still look handsome!" Now how could I be mad about that? He cracks me up!

Not doing so well....

I used to do so well at keeping up with Ethan's care page, but man, I am really stinking at keeping up with the blog! I think I started slacking off with the care page too after Katelyn was born. Sure, blame it on the kids, right?!

I have another Ethan story for you:

Before I was getting ready to go to work on Friday night, the kids and Weylin were getting ready to head to a birthday party. Here is the conversation between my kids:

Ethan: Bryce, you're not invited to the party.
Bryce: Why not?
Ethan: Because you didn't do the dance.
Bryce: What dance?
Ethan: (picture Ethan dancing and singing) Shake your booty, shake your booty....

Every single day with every single thing Ethan does, it is more and more clear that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree....he is so Weylin's child and there is no denying it!

Family funnies

Bryce's class is spending the week at the local zoo and learning a lot about the animals behind the scenes. He came home yesterday and reported he got to pet a rhino. The funniest part was that he said the rhino was "gentle and cuddley." That's not really what I picture when I think of a rhino!

Today I was dropping Ethan and Katelyn off at daycare. It was still kind of early, right around 8 am, and Ethan was being kind of loud. I quickly shushed him. This is what he said:
Me: Shhhh Ethan!
Ethan: Why? We don't want to scare the eagles?
Me: Um, sure!

I love my kids! They certainly keep life interesting!

A new year...

Hi friends and family! It is a new year and I am attempting to make some life changes! Isn't that what the new year is for? I have always had a hard time keeping up with things....I tend to be a huge, and I mean HUGE, procrastinator and perfectionist. I want things to be "just right" and I deep down know it is crazy! So, after about 9 months, I am going to attempt to keep our blog up to date, and maybe even backlog on some events! Be looking for another post soon!