And He's Off....

Gavin is off to 1st grade.... wow... 1st grade really seems like a big kid to me, even though I can't believe it, I now fully understand that Staples commercial where the song Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year is being sung and the parents are practically doing a cartwheel and the kids are not that excited... this is me! Ha!
Gavin is pretty excited about it though. His school was just built last school year and this is the 1st year it is open. We went and checked around it, and he even has his own locker.... crazy! I had the good ol' tote tray until 7th grade!! Hopefully he has a great day.

On a side note, I have forgotten to update about his surgery, everything went well... he has a long scar on his neck now. The pathology came back that they got everything they needed on the 2nd surgery. So no more surgeries! YAY!!

Now... I'm off to do laundry, Paisley and Bronson are still sleeping, so now is the perfect time :)

The results from the lump!

I forgot to mention this in the last post, but yesterday we went in for the follow up for Gavin's surgery and the results of what it was. The Dr said that it came back as a very rare tumor. They are going to have to do another surgery in which they will remove a centimeter more around the whole incision and they'll send that off to make sure that they got it all.. The next surgery is scheduled for August 13th

Gavin's Surgery

Gavin found a lump on his neck about a year ago... we originally thought it might be a spider bite, and then it still didn't go away so we thought maybe it was a pimple or something but it still didn't go away so earlier this month I made an appointment to have the ENT check it out, he said he thought it was just a cyst and we scheduled the surgery for July 23rd.

I have to tell you this part! Gavin is not anywhere close to a kid who will hold still or let you do anything that he doesn't want to. If he gets scared, he'll start screaming, and kicking and blocking you from doing anything that you're trying to do!!

So back to the surgery... he was going to have to be put to sleep with the IV and then of course get the surgery. I didn't tell Gavin much about it so that I didn't get him scared and have to drag him in to the place. We got to the place and we let him take his blanket, his stuffed frog and a Ben 10 toy.... we were set! We got back for them to give him versed which was supposed to calm him down. Well the lady giving him the medicine, which was just liquid told him it would make him feel goofy... this was what set him off. She went to give it to him and he started screaming and kicking and covering his mouth... she asked if we didn't want to give it to him and I told her that he definately needs it if there were going to get further than here! SO I told Gavin they changed their minds and they just needed to give him tylenol! It worked! Thank goodness! The Dr came in to talk to us before the surgery was done and he wanted to draw on the lump to mark it for surgery, that was a no go for Gavin, so he skipped that part. Then the anesthesiologist came in and asked if Gav would go with him and Gavin said "In a wheelchair" thankfully he went along with it and grabbed the wheelchair to take Gavin.. then everything went well... Here's the pictures from before the surgery!

Swimming with the Kids

Brittany and I went up to Layton to go swimming with Shari and her kids... The kids seemed to have a lot of fun. Paisley really loved it and even Bronson did! Thanks Brittany for coming up and helping me!!

Gavin's Last T-Ball Game

Gavin was in T-Ball this year. He did really well and seemed to like it... most of the time. He was excited to get a trophy after his game!

Dallas turned 32

Dallas didn't want to do anything for his birthday. So we just had a small get together with my parents and Shari and Arthur. We had dinner and then cake and ice cream!

This is the place

This year I took the kids down to this is the place for thier family fun day! We met up with Shari and her kids. It was super hot but there was a lot of shade so that was nice. The kids got to ride a pony, make necklaces, bag puppets and paint pictures and then they played on the playground. Everyone seemed to have a great time!

Catch up...

I haven't been doing so good at blogging lately... here's an attempt to catch up...

Since the last post my Mom finally had her surgery to have her gallbladder taken out! I get all worried with my Mom going in for anything after her scary surgery where everything that could go wrong did go wrong... luckily this surgery seemed to go just as expected. I got to the hospital right before they took her in to the surgery. Dad and I waited in the waiting room and played some card game on his phone! Her surgery lasted about an hour and then she was in recovery for about the same time. I snagged one picture before she went in... I told her SMILE... YOU'D DO IT TO US!!

I also missed writing about the 4th of July! I love this holiday! It's one of my favorites next to Christmas! I got Paisley a cute outfit and I made my 1st ever bows and even made a cute bracelet!! They turned out cute! We went to Murray park as always and Aunt Debbie and Uncle Buddy were able to come up from Arizona, so that was nice! Oh, ya the morning of the 4th my cousin Marshall got baptized so we went to that too! It was a great day! Here are some pictures.

Dr Visits

We took Bronson in again for his therapy, we were told that his neck is tightening up again, and he has weak chest and trunk muscles so I was given several exercises to do with Mr Bronson. The therapist and also the Dr said that he should be rolling around by now, but isn't. So we have to work on that!
Paisley and Bronson also had their well child check ups. Paisley is doing good. She's been having fevers for no reason, so the Dr said to keep watching them and if they aren't gone on Monday to bring her in to get checked for a UTI. As far as everything else goes...
She is in the 44th percentile for her weight and in her height she is in the 80th percentile. So she's growing good! She had to get 1 shot and she was NOT happy about it!
Bronson is in the 31st percentile for his weight and in the 77th percentile for his height. He had to get 3 shots and actually didn't cry a whole lot. What a trooper!!

Yakety Yack Don't Talk Back

For this one you take your Ipod & put it on shuffle. Then just go down the line & fill in the answers as the songs pop up... =0)

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
Nothing I Can Do (Jo Dee Messina)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
To Make You Feel My Love (Wedding Songs)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
You Ain't Foolin' Nobody (Vince Gill)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Somebody's Somebody (Sherrie Austin)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
You'll be in my Heart (Tarzan soundtrack)

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
You Are (Jimmy Wayne)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
What a wonderful World (Louie Armstrong)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Remember When (Alan Jackson) HA.. .seriously!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
The Sweetest Thing (U2)

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Workin' it Out (Daryle Singletary) "No one said this was going to be easy... that's why they call it Workin' it Out!" Ha ha! Too funny!~

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Leader of the Band (Dan Fogelberg)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Angel Eyes (Jim Brickman) Does this count as a song... I mean there are no words.. :)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Best of Intentions (Travis Tritt) Is this a good or bad thing?

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
It's Time You learned about Goodbye (Alan Jackson) HHHHAAAAA HHHHAAA HAAAA That's fantastic!!

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Story of A Lonely Guy (Blink 182) I can't even understand this song... This would be another ones of Dallas'

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Still Waiting (Mark Wills) Awww.... sad....

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Heart of Innocence (Jessica Simpson)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Homeless (Michael Mclean)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses (Kathy Mattea)

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Only Yesterday (The Carpenters)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
This Gift (98 Degrees)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Yakety Yack Don't Talk Back (The Coasters)

If you decide to do this on your blog, leave me a comment so I can come laugh at your answers! :)

Bronson's Helmet

Yesterday I took Bronson in to get his helmet. He cried for the first little while after he got it fitted, then he fell asleep. He gets 5 days to "adjust" into it, and then he'll have to be wearing the helmet 23 hours a day. Here are a some pictures of him wearing it!

Chirstmas in June?????

Brittany and I took the kids to the Disneys Christmas Carol train tour all the way out in Ogden..... it sounded MUCH funner on paper than actually being there. (I'm still sorry Brittany) When we got there, we were informed of the 2 1/2 hour wait... we contemplated leaving.. but then several people (freaking liars) came out and were saying it was totally worth the wait (LIES LIES LIES) it was seriously not worth it at all... .We got there they had a couple of pictures and then screens showing how the movie was made and ... THE END.. it was stupid... UGH... Anyways here's the pictures from our trip!!

Poor Dallas

1- He has been sick... he was confirmed a PIG and has been secluded in our room, so that me and the kids didn't get it

2- He has a wife who take pictures of him sick, stuffing his nose trying to look like the pig....

Thankfully he is feeling better now and has emerged from his dungeon!!!