Pumpkins on Parade

Every year the boys' school has a fun night for the family called Pumpkins on Parade.  All the kids get to show off their pumpkins.  This year the boys' carved their pumpkins (normally we paint them).  But they carved them a little too early so Dallin's totally collapsed.  So, Dallin cut out some dinosaur footprints and said his pumpkin had been stepped on by a dinosaur.  Matthew made his into an alien.  After seeing all the pumpkins, they got to eat cookies.  It is a fun little night.

Brecken's Tonsils are OUT!

Yeah!  It was not a fun day (or 3) at all, but I am so HAPPY that his tonsils (and adenoids) are out!  In a few days, Brecken will be happy about it as well.  I can already tell he is feeling better!  The first night he was home, he slept for 15 hours!  I think he was making up for NOT sleeping in the hospital (or the last 2 months).  He laughs and dances and plays - but gets tired pretty fast and is VERY CUDDLY (which is NOT normal).  But there is hope.  He is eating yogurt, oatmeal, and applesauce really well.  I just hope in a few days I can get him to expand to new foods - like mac-n-cheese!  For now, I have a CONSTANT COMPANION - he is always right next to me - it is cute but hard with the twins (luckily, they are good babies).  And for the next week, we are confined to the house with no visitors - doctors orders.  There is so much going around (flu, swine flu, strep, etc) and it would be really bad if he got sick, so, we will stay home (not really anything new for us these days).  I am just so happy the surgery is over and it went well and my little Brecken can swallow again!

Halloween Parade!

Yesterday at the boys' school, they had a Halloween Parade (as I'm sure most elementary schools did).  It is always fun to go and see all the cute kids in their costumes!  This year, the boys were all so excited about their costumes.  They were:

Harry Potter - Dallin

Ninja - Matthew

Mario - Gavin

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Here is a YUMMY and very EASY recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip bread that I got from my friend Carol (thanks Carol)!  I don't like pumpkin but I love these!  One batch makes about 8 of the mini loaves (which is one mini loaf pan).  I put each one in a sandwich bag (the kind with the fold top) along with some candy corn, closed each bag, and tied with ribbon.  I sent Ed to work with a whole basket full (shown in picture) for Halloween today - and apparently they are very popular!

Pre-Surgery Brecken

My poor little Brecken has had a rough couple of months - hopefully, that is all coming to an end.  Here are some pictures of him from the last few weeks - he has watched a lot of TV (but we have been in survival mode) so a lot of the pictures aren't very exciting, but that has been his life for awhile.  He still likes to dance and use his sippy cup as a pacifier.  And luckily, he is a pretty happy boy (he has gotten over his not so fun screaming phase)!

Already Full of Personality

Here are some pictures of the twins that I just had to scrapbook and share (sorry - there are a lot and a lot more to come).  I just can't resist these two!  

FYI - Brecken, after being awake for 14 hours, has FINALLY gone to sleep.  Poor little guy has had a rough day but is doing GREAT!  I just hope tonight goes well - and hopefully he will give me a little space on his hospital bed to sleep.  I will scrapbook/blog his hospital visit later, after it is over.  But for now, he is being TOUGH!

Out of Surgery

My little guy is out of surgery and doing GREAT!  It is going to be a long day but luckily, he LOVES to watch movies!  It is a great day to be stuck inside - it is SNOWING and freezing outside!

In Surgery Now

This was Brecken this morning - poor little guy had no idea what was going to happen to him today.  We didn't have to be at the hospital until 9:15 (so late when a little guy can't eat or drink) so we kept him up in our room until we left.  He is in surgery right now.  I am glad he will finally get to feel better (well, at least on the road to feeling better).  Hopefully I will post more later today - if he is sleeping that is.  I sure hope he sleeps.  I think it is going to be a long day and night (he has to stay overnight because he is under 3).

Corn Belly's 2009

One of our family traditions (I guess you can call it that) is going to Corn Belly's at Thanksgiving Point every Fall.  We left the little 3 at home and took the big 3.  It ended up being a cold and windy afternoon - but that didn't stop the boys from having a great time!

I LOVE these Babies!

The twins are growing up so quickly!  They have such fun personalities.  I love that when they see me, they smile and laugh!  I bought this bumbo chair a few weeks ago (some of my cousins have them) and it is GREAT!  It is a tight squeeze for my "little" Cameron - but they love sitting up and seeing what is going on.  And aren't Kesley's bows great!  Ed is still getting use to them - and laughs because as he says, the bows are bigger than her head.  I think they are so cute just like she is.  I do feel bad that there is nothing I can do to "dress" Cameron up with - Gavin says I should just put bows on Cameron (I don't think Ed would go for that).  With or without bows, they are adorable!

The Witches are Brewing

Every year for Fall Break (well at least for the last 3 years), we go to Gardner's Village to see the witches.  This year, we went with my friends Carol and Donna and their girls (both of them have 3 girls).  It was a BEAUTIFUL fall day!  The weather was great.  We were some of the first ones there so it wasn't crowded - so it was easy to find all the witches and take pictures.  Usually, you can get a pumpkin or bat, etc. painted on your face but they weren't doing that the day we went - my boys were very sad.  But, they each got a donut so they got over their disappointment.  Brecken stayed home with Ed (who took work off to play with the boys - they played when we got home) - he gets his tonsils out in 6 days (it was 12 days when we went) so he can't get sick - he needs them out.  Poor little guy is so tired!  Anyway, Gardner's Village was a lot of fun.  I am not thrilled with my pages but they are done - I think I am just too tired to make anything fabulous these days.

Matthew's Halloween Picture

The boys were playing in the basement and I called Matthew up to help me with the twins for a minute.  When he came up I asked him what they were doing.  He said they were coloring.  Then he said,

"I drew a haunted house.  There are 22 dead people.  All their hearts fell out and there is blood everywhere.  It is really cool."

Okay, I might be wrong but I don't think that is something that a girl (or at least most girls) would say or draw.