Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Sickness Sickness Go Away!
I am being held hostage by sickness. Its very frustrating and disgusting. On Sunday Abby vomited before church. We didn't think much of it because she has randomly puked before. She was acting normal afterward, so off to church we went. Mistake. Right during the sacrament, while its very quite just as the bread tray reaches our pew, I see Abby start to wretch. Then BAM old faithful hits! Thankfully my friend had just returned a play bag of Abby's and I was able to catch most of it in that. But there was some leakage and whatnot on the floor and pew. You should have seen the missionaries faces who were sitting behind us...it was classic. Not only that, but just as she is doing that Briggs grabs a handful of bread out of the tray. Such the opportunist.
Seth took the kids home since Abby looked like a ghost, Briggs had vomit on him and I needed to stay since I have a new calling in the primary presidency. Seth said the puking continued as well as business from the south end. He gave Abby a shower and just as he set her on the bed, wouldn't you know, Briggs pukes all over her.
Needless to say it did not get better from there. On several occasions Abby was using the potty as mom caught vomit in a bowl. Briggs had several diaper explosions and the house turned into a cesspool. I could have used a bio hazard suit to say the least. We have done massive amounts of laundry and scrubbing with no end in site.
Monday it continued...then throw no sleep on top of that. In the evening they both got fevers and I really begin to worry because they were not keeping anything in them. Tuesday comes and again we have no sleep. But lots of fun in the laundry room and bathroom. The fevers continue and my worry is growing. It has now been 48 hours where they haven't eaten anything and have drank very little. They are lethargic and grumpy as well as super thirsty.
Around noon I call Seth and request back up. Unsure of what to do. My babies are dry heaving and pooping their guts out. :( I want to take them to the doctor but I am not sure if the doc can even do anything if its a stomach virus. By 9 pm as things have worsened and the kids are glassy eyed I called care now. They had a 2 and a half hour wait. Thus CARE EVENTUALLY wasn't going to do.
So when both kids puke at midnight we decided that we would be the first ones in the door at Care Now in the morning. Thankfully we were the first ones in the door and were seen pretty quickly. Diagnosis? Strep throat and Ear infections. Who would have thought? However it is my suspicion that they had a really bad stomach virus which weakened their immune system thus making them more susceptible to the others.
Now they have had meds on board for close to 24 hours. They are both still pretty sick but its slowing down. School has been missed, all my clothes and sheets now have lovely aromas and my house needs dipped in Lysol. The unfortunate thing is I woke up feeling rather queasy...time will tell how that goes.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Temple Square
While in Utah we were able to visit Temple Square. I have always wanted to see it during Christmas and it was beautiful. We decided to wait until after Christmas in hopes that it wouldn't be as crowded however that was not the case. There were a ton of people there making it hard to do what we wanted. Nonetheless we had a good chilly time. I was glad to take the kids because I really wanted them to see it. The weather really wasn't bad and all the kids did really well except Brigham. He couldn't decided what he wanted. I would have loved to spent more time there with less people but I am thankful for the time we got. Its definitely a testimony builder. How can it not be? Most of my pictures here didn't turn out but maybe I can steal some of Codee's soon.




Monday, January 17, 2011
Yes there's more.
Its been busy around here thus the reason for still posting about Christmas. Even though this post is massive... I still have more I want to post. I just look at it as keeping up the Christmas Spirit. We had a great time opening presents together. All the kids made out like bandits. It was a lot of fun. It was funny because Abby was hesitant to go and open her presents she was afraid that Santa was actually going to be down stairs. When we convinced her he wasn't she was more than happy to go down and reek havoc.

After all the fun of opening presents the kids wanted to go and play with their toys. Well, mostly Abby. She wanted to ride the bike that Santa brought her. I was really impressed by her. She did awesome. She is getting so big I cannot believe it. I seriously almost cried watching her. Which I do a lot of these days. I just cannot comprehend how big she is getting and it makes me sad yet so proud.


After all the fun of opening presents the kids wanted to go and play with their toys. Well, mostly Abby. She wanted to ride the bike that Santa brought her. I was really impressed by her. She did awesome. She is getting so big I cannot believe it. I seriously almost cried watching her. Which I do a lot of these days. I just cannot comprehend how big she is getting and it makes me sad yet so proud.

Sunday, January 9, 2011
Ginger Bread Houses
On Christmas Eve we went to my cousin Tiffany's house where we had a wonderful dinner, fun visiting and made ginger bread house with the kids. My Aunt Kelly made all the houses out of graham crackers and the kids loved it. They all lined up in the basement ready to go upstairs and make their creations. Abby is so much like her mother, I think more frosting and candy went into her mouth than on to her house. It was lots of fun to watch all the kids decorate.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Having fun
Here are a few random pics from our first few days there. It was lots of fun and we got to see so much family
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Over the Holidays....
This year we took a road trip to Utah for the holidays. When you are in a car for 18-22 hours things are bound to happen. Plus we decided to drive it straight through which can get a bit tricky. However, we borrowed a Van and some DVD players and honestly the trip went really well. We left about 4pm on Wednesday and at 4:05 Abby was already asking "Are we there yet?" But despite that the kids did great. They watched movies and ate. They had naps and since we were able to recline the seats they were able to sleep far better than the last attempt to Utah. Aside from a massive puke by Brigham and some diaper issues it was pretty smooth sailing. Seth was amazing and drove all the way to Moab, UT where I took over. We ended up making it to my sisters house about 9AM Thursday.
The trip home was a bit more interesting since we were more exhausted from not sleeping well and I was sick. The weather wasn't as cooperative either thus it took a little longer. We had a flat tire (thankfully we were in a small town) Abby took her turn at puking all over everything and Brigham's diaper exploded...even with all of that the trip isn't even comparable to the trip in Feb.
I have lots of pics to post over the next while...so enjoy.
The trip home was a bit more interesting since we were more exhausted from not sleeping well and I was sick. The weather wasn't as cooperative either thus it took a little longer. We had a flat tire (thankfully we were in a small town) Abby took her turn at puking all over everything and Brigham's diaper exploded...even with all of that the trip isn't even comparable to the trip in Feb.
I have lots of pics to post over the next while...so enjoy.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
7 Years!
Another anniversary has arrived and I cannot believe it. Its been a crazy ride. Lots of ups and downs, life changes and two kids. But we made it. We are still alive and kicking. Pulling up our boot straps for the eternity to come. Isn't it grand that families are forever, we can love and pester each other for all time. I love you Seth! Thank you for being a wonderful husband and father. You are my rock and you give me so much strength and comfort.
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