4th of July 2011

For the 4th of July we went to our neighborhood parade. It is such a blast the kids love to see people they know walking in the parade and getting so many treats. We went with the Orgills and had such a fun time.

Stella Update

Tangled Recital

Poor Addie was sick the day of her recital. She hadn't been feeling well the day before so I kept asking her if she wanted to go. She kept saying yes. Once we got there she didn't really want to dance. She decided to get on the stage. She made it through the first song and through part of her second number. Towards the middle she looked at me and said she wanted to get off. I tried to convince her to stay on cause it was almost over. She dance for a bit more and looked at me again. She came right into my lap at sat there until the number was over. We didn't stay for the final number where all the girls get on the stage. She slept for hours once we got home.

Addie Turned 4!

While Kyler was in the hospital Addie turned 4! I can't believe she's getting so big. I still remember the first time I held her in my arms. Now that is getting a little harder to do. Lucky for us she had decided against a birthday party. She decided she wanted an American Girl doll instead. She went to church with our friends while we stayed with Kyler at the hospital. I was so sad to be away from her for so long on her special day. After church she came back up and we had balloons, a cake, and presents. She was way excited about the pretend candles on her cake. Since we couldn't light a fire in the hospital we pretended and she was more than fine with that. She said she loved her birthday in the hospital because of her pretend candles and getting to go to the playroom to play.

Kyler's Accident

On May 24th Kyler collided with his friend's cousin while they were playing football. His teeth went into Kyler's cheek. Kyler got 12 stitches. The doctor was pretty doom and gloom about it being a mouth that caused the accident. For good reason as it turned out. Kyler's face got infected and he spent four night in the hospital. He was such a tough kid through the whole process. We were so proud of him. They gave him i.v. antibiotics and then after 2 days had to put a drain in his face. Depending on which cycle of meds Kyler was on, he wanted to be in the playroom. Primary Children's hospital is an amazing facility. It was a humbling experience to be there. To see so many kids struggling made me grateful that we were there for something so small.

Addie's Preschool Program

In May Addie had an end of year program at her preschool. It was so cute to see the kids up on the stage singing songs they had learned through the year. They each got to decorate a life size poster of themselves and they were all displayed. Addie's turned out so cute we hung it on her bedroom door.

May Zoo Trip

Easter 2011