Friday, May 31, 2013

Last day of school

We had a great year at school.  The kids lucked out and got fabulous teachers, made some great friends and did very well academically.  The last week of school is always hectic but we managed to get everything done went to their award presentations, dance festival, and they made it to an hour or so on the last day of school.  We then headed to Taylor's High School graduation.  It was a great day and I am grateful for my kids just wish they would stop getting so old so quickly!










Thursday, May 16, 2013

Broken Bones

I thought we might have a nice quiet spring break this year (last year Tanner was miserable from an allergic reaction to his antibiotic) and we did for 1 day.  We had some friends over to play and the kids were so excited.  We took turns on the trampoline letting the little kids have a turn and the big kids have their turn.  It was all going great until I heard Cameron cry.   It wasn't the normal cry it was his really hurt cry.  He kept saying Kylie pushed me off.  I couldn't console him, I felt his arm and it didn't feel right.  But I wanted another opinion so I waited for Jason to get off the phone after he inspected Cam's arm we both decided we better take him to the doctor.  We went in and were told that we needed to go to the hospital to get an x-ray.  Cameron got a splint on his arm and off we went to American Fork Hospital and got x-ray's.  The technicians did a great job and were so good with Cameron.  They had to get creative to get the shots that were needed and then they showed Cameron his pictures.  I could see from the one picture that his arm was clearly broken.  We just had to wait for the official read from the radiologist.

Cameron did such a great job we stopped at Sonic and grabbed a slush and headed home.  We got the call and he officially broke his arm.   We got the cast on Friday April 5th.   He did so well with it for a while, and now likes to use it as his weapon.  We went to get it off May 3rd, but he wasn't moving it and cried when the Dr.  pushed on it, so it went back on for 2 more weeks.  It comes off tomorrow, no more weapon for Cameron!



















I was April 11th and I was preparing  for our trip to Hawaii.  Enjoying shopping with a friend for the afternoon it was so nice no kids and shopping with a good friend and then my phone rang.  I don't usually answer numbers that I don't recognize but I did and it was Paige's teacher.  She told me that Paige had gotten hurt/fell off the slide before school had even started.  It took her a while to tell her teacher what was wrong, but wasn't moving her arm and it was swollen so I should come pick her up.  Being a little selfish I tried to get Jason to go get her but he wouldn't answer his phone, so I went and picked her up from school.  Being the good mom I am I looked at her arm at the spot that Cameron had hurt his arm and it wasn't swollen at all, so I told her she was fine gave her some Tylenol, and had her elevate her arm.  Stuck on a movie and went back shopping.  (Jason was home)  Well I finished shopping and picked up the other kids and headed home.  When I got back home I examined her arm more thoroughly and discovered that her wrist was really swollen.  She wasn't moving it and I thought maybe I will just watch it and if she is still not moving it tomorrow take her in.  We had to the nursery to look at plants for the yard, and then I headed to my monthly GNO, and enjoyed myself.  To my surprise when I got home Paige was in my bed.  She couldn't sleep and was in pain tossing and turning.  I felt terrible and really should have done more.  I took her in to the Dr office in the morning, and sure enough she had a buckle fracture of both bones.  We had to wait for the swelling to go down and she got her cast on the following Wednesday.  The thing that has been the hardest for her is missing gymnastics.  She just got her cast off yesterday the 15th and is in heaven!














Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mothers Day

So grateful for my mom and my sisters, sister in laws, and mother in law, and all the great woman in my life.    Love them and their examples to me, glad to have them as my best friends.

I had a great mothers day.  Our stake decided that we mothers needed to go on a diet so we got to fast.  No  breakfast in bed for this mom.  But I was showered with gifts from my cute kids.  It was fun for them to give me such thoughtful cute gifts.  (thanks to their school teachers!)  We went to church, and then afterwards headed over to my moms for dinner.   Once again we had the best dinner and it was so fun to celebrate a fun day with some of my favorite people.



Friday, May 10, 2013

Paige is finished with kindergarten!

Can't believe my little Paige is now finished with kindergarten.  We started the year a little rocky, and I wondered if I really should have sent her to school, or waited another year.  But she has come so far in a year.  She is always amazing me, and I know that she will continue to do so.  




We started with a cute little program with all the kids singing songs and having speaking parts.  Paige's teacher was wise and Paige was the purple sash twirler.  She was the best twirler in kindergarten.  She has gotten over her fear of performing in public as she sang and twirled her sash. It was a proud mommy moment.  

 After the program was over we headed to her classroom where they got a hat and a kindergarten certificate.    







 Perfect timing because dad was in town!  Paige was so happy to have her dad there with her.


And a picture of Paige and mom.  I sure love this girl!  Off to 1st grade she goes (and no more of this 3 hour stuff :-)