Broken Legs Are No Fun!

Last night Collin was playing in the kitchen as I went to sit down in the living room with Brody, and I heard "that cry" that I had never heard. The cry of extreme pain. I ran around the corner to the kitchen and saw Collin lying on a blanket on his back. As I picked him up he was saying ouchie, and I thought he had re injured his foot that he fractured last Saturday (under the pillow in the picture). He then started grabbing at his right leg, and I noticed a HUGE bump on his shin. Thankfully, my fab mother-in-law was available (Jeff was working, unable to answer my frantic calls), and came down to watch the other kiddos while me and Collin took a trip to the emergency room. We ended up splinting it for the drive with a blanket and duct tape. We are in the middle of moving, and all key broken bone, splint items are already moved!

The doctors and nurses were great! They made a special point to get him a ball (which he loves), and bubbles! He ended up with a broken tibia, and we will have it casted next week. Jeff said I could get him a pink cast, but I think Collin would hold it against me when he gets older :)

The hospital took great care of us to ensure he was a comfortable as possible. Jeff ended up getting off work and making it to the hospital as we were being discharged.

I think I handled my first broken (rush to the emergency room) bone pretty well! I only cried on the way home for a few seconds! Everything was happening way to fast to freak out.

I will definantely post again after he gets his cast next week!

Let the dancing begin...

We have had Jayden in gymnastics, and just recently decided to see what other talents she has, so on Tuesday she started dance class. Isn't she adorable? I took her to the store with me and she got to pick out her dance outfit, of course pink. She did so good! They will be learning tap, ballet, and hip hop. They will also be having recitals, I can hardly wait!

Summer Days

Wow! Its been a long time since I have sat down to blog, or actually just sat down! We have been crazy busy and blessed with 3 wonderful kids! Brody (left) is now 4 and a half months old, Jayden (middle) almost 4, and Collin (right) is 17 months old. We have been having a great summer! We went to Moab the end of April with my family, which was a blast! We have also been swimming up at Jeff's sister Janelle's pool and enjoying the summer air! We also had a great 4th of July at the parade, a picnic in the canyon, and my favorite part of the 4th, walking around the Provo arts and crafts booths!

I recently told my work that I am now ready to go part time! Yes, part time! Hooray! That means more blogging time for you, and more kid/parent time for me! Jeff and I are both extremely excited for this to start soon! In order to work part time, we will be selling our home we are currently living in. We decided it was worth the trade for me to be home with the kids. I am planning on it happening soon so we still have some summer days to play!

We hope that all is going well for each and every one of you, and I look forward to more blogging time!

Mom and Me at the Zoo

Happy Mothers Day to all you moms out there! Today we went to "Mom and Me at the Zoo" We had a blast! We got face painting done, made crafts and of course loved seeing the animals! I got a butterfly painted on my arm and it is now sunburned into my arm! It is pretty funny! The kids had a blast!

Brody at One Month

For christmas my fabulous mother in law Karen got me a digital scrapbooking program. I love downloading cute kits, but haven't had the time to make anything yet, until now! Here is my first try at digital scrapbooking! I hope you like his birth announcement! We chose the middle name Vernon after my grandpa. He is an amazing person! He has personally done so much for me and our family all my life. He is a very humble person with a strong spirit that you can feel with him in your presence. We feel honored that we can name Brody after him! We are so happy to have Brody in our lives! What a blessing for us to have 3 completly healthy kids! Collin's favorite thing to do is to give him kisses on the head (supervised of course :), and Jayden loves to be helpful with getting things to change his diaper, and hold him. She is a very protective older sister, and I love that she loves him so much! While we are talking about things we are thankful for, I need to say that I am so thankful for Jeff in my life! I am so greatful that he is worthy to have the preisthood to bless my life, and our kids! The power of the preisthood is truly amazing, and spirit that comes with it is undeniable. It is amazing what a comfort it brings. I am so happy to have the gospel in my life!

Once there was a Snowman...

I am still finding it hard to believe how much it snowed overnight! Jeff and Jayden went out this morning and built this snowman! Her name is Daisy the Duck (could you tell she loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) :) Jayden is pretty convinced "summer is not going to come afterall"!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Hope you all had a great day! We had so much fun as a family coloring easter eggs! We all had a blast! Who knew boiled eggs could be so much fun!