Home again

I don't think we will be going to Utah again any time soon. I don't know what it is but lately everytime we are there I get sick. It was such a bummer I ended up wasting 3 whole days of doing fun things. Oh well I think the kids had a good time and the best part was Lori was able to come back to Arizona with us! I was in heaven she is so awesome..here is a quick run down of the week

Monday- we were super lazy and we just hung out at home for most of the day, although we did go on a bike ride and have a picnic at the park. Then we came home and got ready and had dinner at Chipotle and headed to the baseball game. We sat on the lawn and watched the Padres and Rangers play.

Tuesday- needed to do some major grocery shopping so we ran to Sam's and then Fry's and came home and fixed lunches and headed to Scottsdale to do some shopping. It was fun until the very end when Kylie decided that she was done shopping and started screaming at the top of her lungs in the store mind you! I took them out so Lori could enjoy her Urban Outfitters shopping experience peacefully.

Wednesday-We went to the park and mainly just stayed home..then Lori watched my kids while I went to YW activity. We were supposed to go see the temple pageant but ended up playing games outside. It was lots of fun although it's pretty pathetic that I couldn't play soccer for more than 5 minutes without my lungs feeling like they were on fire!! I had a fun time even though my toenail got bent back, and my toes felt like they were broken. (Guess I shouldn't have played in flip flops!) Then when I got home Lori helped me roll chicken rolls for my dinner exchange. We went to bed really late!!

Thursday- We got up and went on a jog...it about killed me but I couldn't let my younger sister beat me (even though she did!) then we had lunch and headed to the pool for a swim. It was really nice the water was the perfect temperature. Then I had to give one of my new beehives her personal progress book and welcome her to our class so we all got in the car and they stayed in the car while I did that and then we headed back to Target to get a few items. I found a new dress and skirt while I was there so it was a pretty succesful trip. We got home made the chicken roll gravy, for the dinner exchange and I got the kids to bed and then rushed off to exchange the meals and then back home to get ready for my trip. Then I waited up for Jason who had been in Vegas for work all week to get home so we could see each other for a minute before bed.



Crazy but fun week...hope Lori had a good time I already miss her!

Utah....again

Not saying that I don't like coming....but we have been here a lot lately. We left late Saturday and managed to run into a terrible snowstorm from Beaver all the way to Santaquin. I was so glad that I didn't have to drive and it just reminded me one of the reasons that I love Arizona...I don't have to drive in snowstorms. We got to my mom's at about 10:00 and the whole family was there eating pizza after Trent's volleyball game. It was so fun to see the kids so excited to see cousins, and aunts and grandma. We were just happy to be out of the car and not driving in snow!

Sunday we slept in (I mean Jason) and then got ready for church and suffered through another Sacrament meeting. The kids were crazy..and it's always during the sacrament. Tanner throws a fit if he can't lay down, and then Kylie doesn't want me she wants her dad and so on. The real kicker was Tanner took a small drink and then managed to spill his water in the water tray in the other cups. So Jason had to take them and dump them out so other people didn't have to drink his spit. And then after the sacrament things always seem to get a little better. Lori came and kept Kylie entertained and Tanner actually fell asleep. I just feel bad for the people behind us...they were probably thinking get those kids under control!! Oh well I try my best it's hard when you have stubborn kids. After church we went to get Jason's car from the rental place and they closed 1/2 an hour earlier. We drove around trying to find him another car but you've got to love Happy Valley everywhere was closed on Sunday. We got back to mom's and had dinner and everyone came over for dessert yummy! Dad was coming home from his Guatamala trip and we were trying to keep mom busy so she wouldn't worry. His plane was delayed and he got home 2 1/2 hours late. He had forgotten his phone charger so he couldn't get ahold of anyone. He finally made it home at midnight.


Monday morning I took Jason to get his rental and then he took off for Rock Springs. Got back to mom's and found out that Kim was having contractions!! Yay we were so excited, while waiting for news from Kim Grandma and Grandpa Wilson came over. They are so cute I love them. Grandpa wanted to talk to Kylie and see Paige, but Paige was such a stinker wouldn't let him hold her. And of course Tanner and Kylie were being silly...and Kylie being the stinker was screaming. What will I do with her?

Kylie and Great Grandpa Wilson

Aiden Hans Sorensen was born a little after 1:00 pm and weighed 8 lbs 4 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. We were excited and headed off to the hospital to let the kids see him through the glass at the nursery.

Carter, Kylie, Brevin, Hunter and Tanner playing Simon says with Taylor waiting to see baby Aiden

Tuesday we started off the day excercising. Amy, Mom and I did aerobics. Then Tanner and Kylie had a hair cut. A much needed one I might add Tanner's hair was so long. Then we went shopping at the mall had lunch first then off to Baby Gap. I got Paige a cute Easter dress not the one I really wanted (couldn't fork out the money for a baby dress!)...and then a hair bow to match. Andrea had a dress for Kylie that was Kenzie's and they match. So cute and Kylie loves it (added bonus since she is getting picky about her clothes lately!) It was a fun day with the cousins.


Today started a little too early for me. Kylie ran and got into bed with me at about 1:30 and I couldn't back asleep. My stomach was upset so I ended up sleeping on the floor next to the toilet for most of the rest of the night. It was no fun!! I hate getting sick and especially when I want to go and see my new nephew!! Today we did a lot of nothing. I was able to talk to my friend on the phone and to talk to my long lost cousin too. It was the highlight of my day!! I am just hopeing to go to bed tonight and not have to make anymore trips to the bathroom!!


The kids have had a hard time falling asleep, and then staying asleep I went to check on them and found this. I was in heaven I had a bed to myself for 1 whole night!

Thursday and Friday were not too enjoyable for me I was sick and not feeling too well. It was so nice that my sisters and dad took the kids to the park for a picnic lunch on Friday. It was a nice break for them and me. Thanks Andrea, Amy and Dad!! And the best part of the whole day was when Jason got back from Rock Springs we were super excited to see him.

Saturday I was feeling much better and Jason and I were able to go to the temple. It was so nice and very much needed. Afterwards we all went out to dinner. We tried to go to Red Robin so Lori, Mom and Dad could come before Trent's volleyball game but the wait was 2 1/2 hours for 10 people so we decided to do something different. I was sad that not everyone could be there but we went to Ruby River steakhouse instead. We had to bring our kids and I was very pleased at how well they were behaving. We had a good time visiting with Andrea and Steve, and Amy and Mike.

Lynzee and Paige

Sunday we went to church and left to come back home. Of course Lori came with us yay!!

Tanner

We were able to celebrate Tanner's 4th birthday February 17th. I can't believe he is getting so old. He is such a good boy and I am amazed at how quickly he is learning things. He is so good at sports, and loves his sisters and Paige especially adores him. He helps me when I ask and is a good listener. He loves cars and monster trucks he told me that for his party he wanted a blue monster truck cake wanted blue hats, plates, pinata, etc. I had a hard time with some of the requests but we tried to accomodate a few of then at least. I feel so blessed to be Tanner's mom and to have such a great boy!

He was one busy birthday boy and got to have 3 different parties one with just his family, one with friends and one with cousins.

Hope you had a great 4th birthday.....love you tons!!

The life of a mother.....

I don't know what it is but I feel like my kids have been sick non stop since Christmas...when I say sick they have a runny nose, cough etc. We did have a round of the throw ups but luckily that was just with 1 child! I had to clarify myself because Jason and I have different definitions of sick. We have just had fevers, pink eye and yes Kylie and Paige had their first ear infections. I think that's pretty good a 2 1/2 year old and her first ear infection. The pink eye was the worst though and I was really sad Saturday afternoon when Paige's eye started getting all mattery. But it is a good thing we have medicines that take care of it all! Now we will cross our fingers that no one else gets sick so we can go see our new nephew in Utah. (Hopefully he will decide that it's his time to make his grand entrance!) We will be making another stop in Provo for a week, Jason has another trip to Rock Springs so we decided to tag along this time. Don't know why we are leaving this fabulous weather to head back to the cold of Utah again...but we will survive for just a week.



Hopefully we will be bringing back my youngest sister for a visit. She is going to Utah State and has spring break and wanted to come and see us...I would love it since none of my sisters have been down to see us since we've moved in to our new house.


Lori and Kim

And I just got a call from Kim and she said that Trent just got a job in Dallas TX. I'm so happy for them although I wish they were moving here (Trent was supposed to interview here in Scottsdale, but guess he got a better deal!) I'm happy for them and hope it goes well. I won't be the only black sheep! (the only daughter that lives outside of Utah)

Trent and Kim

Happy Valentines Day!

The day started off a little rough...Tanner woke up with a yucky eye so off to the doctor we went. It seems like something always happens when I have something fun for me to do! Oh well I still got to say goodbye to a friend that is moving to the east side. It was fun although I would have liked to stay and visit longer! Then it was off to Target for the prescription, and then home to clean up our messy house. It was no fun and I wasn't in the best mood....until my sweet husband brought home 2 dozen roses. He always gets me flowers for Valentines Day but not usually roses so that was a great surprise I love them!! The kids got the movie the Aristocats and Jason got some new clothes and he gets to get a bike. I would have gotten him one, but figured he would have fun picking out his own so we went looking at the new Sport Chalet by our house it was fun but instead of a bike we ended up getting Tanner's birthday present. I haven't seen Jason have so much fun in a long time! He was like a kid in a candy store he was so excited about the bike and Tanner's birthday present.

We finally went and got dinner at a new pizza place. It was pretty good the kids were starving and therefore not acting the best but we made it through! Paige was so cute she was laughing so hard a Jason. She did it for about 10 minutes she is turning out to be a pretty big daddy's girl!

Dentist

Last week Tanner told me he wanted to go to the dentist. So I got both he and Kylie appointments. Yesterday morning bright and early we made a trip to the dentist office. I took them to a pediatric dentist and the office was amazing! The kids felt so safe and fun there right when we got in they were off to play video games. Tanner did so well he had xrays and then got his teeth cleaned. It was great I was so proud of him, Kylie......well she will be a work in progress. She cried and fought it the whole time, and the only thing the dentist did was count her teeth. Oh well hopefully next time it will be better!

Yesterday afternoon we were playing in Tanner's room and I looked outside and it started hailing. It was cool we had thunder, lightning and hail. I was just glad I didn't get caught in it! The kids loved watching it out the front window and had to have the window open!

This past week...

Well we have done okay...now just one more week to go. Jason left for Wyoming early Monday morning and got there without any trouble this time. (Last week he left and they flew around for 4 hours trying to land in Salt Lake but couldn't due to the weather and then flew back to Phoenix only to get back on a plane and head back to Salt Lake...sounds like fun!) I think I was in denial all day Monday and didn't really want to think I would be alone for 2 weeks with 3 sick kids. Plus I had a nasty cold that always makes life interesting. The kids really started not doing so hot on Wednesday when of course I had YW's and I was in charge of the treats. I ended up going late and was just going to drop of the apples and dip, but had to sit in the room because the boys were stealing all the apples!! That made me so mad that they were eating them without any permission. Who do they think they are?!? Well the kids had fun running around (thanks ibuprofren), and I had fun visiting with the girls and the leaders! Thursday we didn't do too much, we went outside and Tanner wanted to play basketball, and then we went out front and rode bicycles. We just needed some fresh air and needed to get out of the house. Friday morning there was a "sprinkle" for one of my friends that is having a baby. I was so looking forward to going but Tanner woke up coughing and saying his tummy hurt. Which I thought was maybe his lungs. I was really worried due to the fact he was hoarse and his cough was pretty tight. So needless to say we didn't go, sad I needed the socialization. I felt bad Jason called and I brokedown. Gratefully it was only for about 5 minutes then I was okay. So I thought we would do something fun and we went and picked up a pizza and then had a picnic on the living room floor. The kids loved it, Tanner said that was so cool mom. That made my day! I got the kids to bed and then layed on the floor to watch Lost, but fell asleep. Guess all my late nights are catching up to me!

Saturday I figured I would get up and excercise so it would be 3 times this week, but ended up talking to my mom for an hour and then decided that it would be better to watch the funeral of President Hinckley.

I have all the love, honor and respect for him. What a great man he was a great example and great leader I will truly miss him but know he is extremely happy that he can be with his wife again.

After the funeral I made a fort for Tanner and Kylie and they watched a movie while I got ready for the day. We took a walk and Tanner rode his bike while I pulled Kylie and Paige in the wagon. Kylie will stay in the wagon 1/2 of the time and then gets out and wants me to hold her. Well I can't hold her and so she starts crying and ends up crying the rest of the way home. I 'm sure it's a sight me walking really fast ( have to keep up with Tanner) pulling a wagon, holding hands with a screaming child. No wonder I get so many comments like you have your hands full!