Fun with Grandma Nancy

The day everyone went to Lagoon and me to the E.R. Jace and Tate got to be spoiled by Grandma Nancy. She pulled out all the fun stuff with no stops. They loved spending the day with Grandma and getting her complete and full attention.


They loved playing with the water guns and pretending restaurant with

her.

Lagoon and the swine flu

The one major thing we planned to do on this trip was to go to Lagoon. We all were so excited to go and to do it with cousins. It was Kiegan and Jonah's first time at a "real" amusement park. It was suppose to be so much fun...... The day before I woke up with my throat on fire and my uvula was so huge I could barely swallow and talk. I took some medicine and it seemed to help for a little while. Unfortunately that night was horrible. So bad that I admit I was in tears and just wanted to go home. I haven't been that sick since high school....seriously. I had to choose not to go to Lagoon with everyone. I was so bummed out. Mom was already planning on staying home with Jace, Tate, and Belle, so she had me to take care of also. I forgot how nice it is to have my mom take care of me. Wendi's church and all activities including girls camp had been cancelled because of so many out breaks of the swine flu. I think she said there was 15 cases just in her church/stake. So of course we were all worried when I had all the same symptoms. I was so miserable and couldn't take it anymore that I drove myself to the E.R. The minute I told the guy my symptoms he slapped a mask on me and banished me to a corner. I sat there all by myself, everybody else on the other side of the room, no masks. I felt pretty cool. I think they were pretty concerned because they whisked me right in. They immediately tested me for strep and the swine flu. Not a test I suggest to anyone. It was horrible. They put this "swab" up your nose as far as they can and scrape it around. They don't tell you before that the "swab" part isn't really a swab it is a pointy, scratchy part that feels like they are trying to pop your brain with. Horrible!!! After what felt like forever sitting there by myself they came in and gave me a huge shot and told me I only had a bad case of Strep. UGH! I haven't had strep since before I got my tonsils out in high school. I had forgotten how completely miserable you get with it and for a good week. I was so thankful for the good pain medicine the doctor perscribed. While I was at the E.R. the heavens above decided to pour like crazy as well as thunder. A huge storm that washed my family out of Lagoon. They were able to be there for 4 hours and had a blast, but sad they had to cut it short. I of course forgot to send the camera so no pictures of Lagoon, darn it!

More Cousin Pictures

Nicole, Raven, and Me. I love my sister-in-laws.

Belle with her Aunties

Love this picture of Claire and Belle

Sweet baby feet.

We have a picture of the babies feet when Calder was only a week old and his feet were already bigger than Belle's when she was 5 months. So we had to get a recent one. So sweet!

Cousins

We were so lucky to be in town at the same time that Nicole and Claire were visiting to. Raven was so nice to host all of us and our crazy kids (my crazy kids). We had lunch and then went to the park where we thought we were going to die in the hot dry desert. When we couldn't take it any longer we went back to Raven's and hung out for a bit more. The visit was way way to short but so so nice to see everyone. Kiegan and Claire took off just like they hadn't ever been separated. We miss all of them all ready. :(

Kiegan, Belle, Claire, and Calder


Claire, Belle, and Amelie

The boys with Calder

Buddies

I feel so lucky that my kids have such great cousins on both sides of the family. It's even better that they all get along so well. Mason was Belle's other best friend this trip. It was so sweet to see him play with her and love on her. She loves to be held by Mason. I love this picture of them together because you can see how much they really like each other.

I think this trip was especially fun for Tate. He is finally at the stage where he can really just play, no holding back, no being shy, totally himself. He really bonded with Jace and Josh this summer. It will be so fun to see them grow up together.

Tate & Jace

Tate & Josh