Kate's Broken Arm

The very beginning of August the kids were playing in the backyard, when Kate fell off the bottom of the steps that lead from the deck to the grass.  She fell right on her arm and I had a gut feeling that it was bad.  I looked at her arms and her left arm looked a little bowed.  She was crying so much and grabbing her forearm where it hurt.  It was a Wednesday night and we knew we needed to take her in for an xray.  Good thing our new health insurance kicked in August 1st.  :)  After the xray, it was determined that it was some sort of a break, but the radiologist would have to read it before her arm was casted.  So, we were sent home with a splint to wear.

Friday morning I got a call saying that yes it was a green stick fracture and it will need to be casted, but it could wait till Monday to make sure the swelling had gone down.  Monday morning we went to the clinic to have a pediatrician cast it.  He kept looking at it and hesitating as her arm was still visibly bowed.  It was making me nervous.  He then decided that he is not going to cast it and we need to go to the orthopedic doctor.  Sigh.  So, we walked over to the orthopedic doctor where they did more xrays, etc.  Apparently this kind of fracture is very rare and he told me it was a plastic fracture, not a green stick fracture.  Then I am told that to fix her arm, she is going to have to be put under general anesthesia so they can set it and cast it.  Another sigh and lots of tears from my little Kate.  Poor thing had really been given a lot to deal with.  So, we scheduled it, and it was done 2 days later.  I just wish they had sent me to the orthopedic doctor the first night.  By the time her arm was finally casted, it had been a full week since the incident with a lot of unnecessary appointments.

Here she is right before she went into the operating room.

Here is her cute smile after it was all over.  She did so great.  She picked out the green color before she went in.  Green continues to be her favorite color.

Bear Lake 2010

Bear Lake is a tradition that happens every year for as long as I can remember.  We always have so much fun being with all of our family, cousins, etc. and having fun.  We can forget about normal day to day life and just hang out.  :)  The lake is so beautiful and it is so wonderful to wake up to every morning.  This year it was a little different since we now live only 2 hours from Bear Lake.  We made several trips back and forth instead of one big vacation.  We were able to spend time with my parents, Heidi, Heather, Eric, Bruce, and their families.  Unfortunately Dan could not spend as much time with us since he just started a new job, but he came up on weekends.  I kept forgetting my camera so I didn't take near as many pictures as I wanted.  I did always have my trusty iPhone camera though.  :)

We spent a lot of time hanging out at the beach.

Here are Sophie and Rose hanging out with their paci's.

One day we took a hike in Logan canyon. 

Lily had a blister and she is always a bit dramatic.  Cute Seth carried her.

Since the cabin was so crowded, my parents booked a condo at the Worldmark resort for Heather and her family.  We all took advantage of the swimming pool though. 

It was so much fun just hanging out!

Fun Art

When we moved into our house, there were a few things that we wanted to do before our furniture arrived. We wanted to put some fresh paint on the walls and new carpet on the ground. So, we scheduled our truck to come about 2 weeks after we moved in. Since we decided to do nothing new to the basement at this time, this is where we lived for 2 weeks in sleeping bags. So, no fridge, no washer/dryer, etc. for 2 weeks. Needless to say, we were out of the house most of the day. I had packed a small tv and a lot of craft stuff though. The kids did a lot of crafts. Here are a few examples.  For some reason I couldn't get these 2 pictures to turn the right way.

Notice how the kids draw pictures of me with sweets and a soda.  What does that say about me?  :)

 

 Boy, were we glad when our truck came. The kids were so excited to have their own beds and toys back, and so was I.  :)

I'm Finally Back

So where have we been for the past 7 months and what in the heck have we been doing.  Well, I will start at the beginning.  Right after Easter, Dan interviewed for and got offered a new job.  A job that would not require travel every single week.  In fact just a day or two of travel here and there.  :) It was a good paying job and we felt like it was the right thing.  The only tricky part-the job was in Utah.  So we were quickly on the hunt for a new home as Dan was to start his new job June 1st.  Then there was the question of whether or not to sell our home in Clovis.  We decided to sell it and it sold in 4 days.  We couldn't believe it. 

I had already planned on being in Utah for Women's Conference the beginning of May before we even knew we were moving. What a wonderful experience that always is. I always love having special time with my mom.

That weekend, Dan flew out and met me so we could begin our mad search. Luckily, Heidi and Heather were willing to watch the kids for us. We couldn't decide on what area to live in Salt Lake. We just didn't want his commute to be more than 20-25 minutes. We ultimately decided on Davis county. This made sense, especially since most of Dan's family lived in this area. We didn't find a house that weekend, but drove back out to Utah with the kids 2 weeks later. Our search continued and we found a home that felt right. It was also in Adam and Lisa's neighborhood which was an added bonus. We closed on the house we bought and our house we sold the same day. It was so crazy how every thing turned out. Before we started packing up the house, I took a few pictures to remember it by. It was our first home and I will always have fond memories. :)

 Sooo, in June we had movers pack up the truck and we were on our way. I was very sad to leave Clovis. We loved our time there and we miss our friends and family a lot. I have lived within 2 miles of Heidi, Eric, and Heather for years and was sad to leave. On our way to Utah, we stopped in Anaheim for 2 nights and enjoyed a fun filled day at Disneyland. It was the first time that the triplets were not in a stroller, but they did awesome. No complaints the whole day.

 

  This is just the beginning of catching up my blog.  More to come soon...

Spring Blossoms

I really wanted to get pictures of the kids with the Spring blossoms this year.  Unfortunately with all the sickness at our house the past 2 weeks, these plans were totally forgotten about.  Today I realized that there were almost no blossoms left anymore.  On a spur of the moment I decided to take the kids and find some blossoms somewhere where I could take a few pictures.  The lighting wasn't the best and Sophie didn't want to cooperate the whole time, but I got a few cute ones.