Bye Jared

We said good bye to Jared a few days ago. We tried to get him to stay longer, but he had things to get back to. So in the cold, at a very early hour I took him to the airport. We were all sad to see him go, but I think Dayton and his friends took it the hardest. Jared and Dayton were good buddies, wrestling or playing guns at some point every day. They even walked to Burger King one day for lunch. And the neighborhood kids always seemed to trap him into some game they made up. The day he left one of the little boys came over and asked, "hey, where is that big boy"?

Camrie, who was a little shy at first hardly left Jared alone. She would crawl over and pull the plug on his computer, or start pushing any button she could reach. But her favorite thing to do was try to get his food or drink. He learned real fast that anything on the ground was hers.

We tried to keep him entertained while he was here, and although there was a lot of down time he did get out some. He and Kyle played basketball, tennis, we went out to eat,(Cafe Rio our favorite place), and he and Kyle went to a Jazz game. We tried to take him sledding in the mountains, but there was no snow, so we went for a nice drive through them.

We are so glad he came to see us and hope he comes again soon. But next time Dayton wants you to bring presents for him like grandma does!

Oh Christmas Tree

I forgot to add these... The day after Thanksgiving we decorated the outside of our house and then did the inside. Well, I did the inside, but we all did the tree. Dayton has been really fun with Christmas this year. He has gotten into everything, (the lights, candy, Christmas movies, Santa, reindeer...), and it started with the tree. He loved putting the ornaments on and made sure every single one we have made it on the tree. If you look close you will see that there is nothing on the bottom two feet of the tree. That was in preparation of Camrie. She has been much better then we thought with it, but anything she can reach is pulled off. But so far so good on her pulling the tree over.

Outside Christmas Lights

We spent last weekend getting ready for Christmas. I could not wait any longer so I started on the inside Thanksgiving night. Friday, Kyle and Jared climbed up on the roof in the cold to put the lights up. This went much smoother than last year with a ladder and Jared's help.
I wanted to show how high they were. This was not even the highest spot, but you get the idea.

Dayton was a great assistant when he was around. He spent most of the day playing with his friends in the backyard and sneaking popsicles out of the freezer when mom was not looking.

Camrie was lots of help too. She would have been on the roof if her mom would have let her. She loves being in on the action.

This was about half way done until we decided to do the whole roof. They were such good sports. I told them what I wanted and they did it. You can't see me but I was a good gofer, running in and out to get what they needed.

Dayton was a great ladder holder. He thought this was a great job and took it very seriously. He kept trying to sneak up there, telling me that he would take them them the next set of lights. Good try buddy!

Not Already

Today I had to do something I never had to do before. I had to try to find the number for poison control. I was putting away the dishes and Camrie was playing on the dishwasher, like she always seems to do when it is open, when I found her with white hands and a white face. I screamed and grabbed the dish soap. I read what to do and followed their directions, except I called my mom instead of poison control which I figured would be faster. The dishes were clean so there was not much for her to eat and by her face I knew she did not like it. So all is well, but this is the first scare she has given me, and now I am going to look up the number for poison control.

She was not happy with me for throwing water in her face and mouth.

Happy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was quiet and relaxing. We are used to lots of family around, but this year was a little different. Thankfully Jared was here so we had some family to eat our Turkey with. I really doubt that I would have made all that food for just us, but who knows I do love Thanksgiving leftovers. So I made all the traditional food for just us and we had a really nice time. Kyle and Jared even ate at the table, with the game on in the background, with the kids and I, so I consider that a success. It was my first time making a Turkey, and after lots of phone calls to the moms it turned out pretty good. We had a good day with food and football.


I am not the biggest fan of pie, but it is tradition, so I asked the guys what they wanted and they asked for Apple. So I bought one that looked good. A few hours after the turkey had settled and naps were over we ate our pie and ice cream. The ice cream was good, but the pie not so much. We ate it, but nobody had seconds and next year I'm making brownies.

Dreaded Dentist

Kyle and I kicked off our Thanksgiving holiday with a long over due trip to the dentist. I knew I had a few cavities from a previous appointment but had not gotten them filled because I was pregnant, yes almost a year ago. Kyle was looking forward to it less then me because he knew he had a bad tooth. Anyway, we went last Tuesday. Kyle went right before me so when I got there he was checking out. I noticed he had quite the goody bag and found out that he had to buy a special tooth brush, and on top of that he had to have a root canal the next day. I walked in hoping I would have a better experience then him. No wonder he was dreading it so bad.
I had just what I expected, several cavities that I completely blame on Camrie because I have not had a cavity since middle school. I got home and was talking to Jared asking him if he heard about Kyle and he said, "yeah his root canal, six cavities, and two wisdom teeth need to be pulled".
It seem Kyle forgot to tell me a few things. Now I really know why he was dreading it so bad. But he had his root canal last week, so 1 down and 2 to go.