CINNAMON BEARS GONE BAD/COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

We had a scare tonight at Grandma's house. We were all at the dinner table playing games at eating snacks, one being cinnamon bears. Shortly after Cameron was tugging on Travis's shirt then pointing to his mouth. His little face was red and he was panicked. He was choking on a cinnamon bear. Within seconds his little eyes rolled back into his head, at that time I dropped Brinley & was running around the table telling Travis to do the Heimlich. Before I got around to Cameron, the cinnamon bear was on the ground. Travis did the Heimlich twice & fortuantely was successful before anything bad could happen. Thank you Sweetheart for being there for our son. Afterward Cameron didn't let go of his Dad for quite some time. He was pale and sweaty and I was grateful for our blessings. I have to honestly say, outside of a hospital setting without all my equipment things like that are a lot more scary especially when it is my son. Glad tonight Cameron has been out of his room twice and that I can send him back to bed.

TAIYLOR'S LITTLE CRUSH

Troy & Gabriella "High School Muscial"

So...Taiylor was suppose to be cleaning her room and I went to go see how the progress was & instead she rounded up these pictures and was decorating her room. Notice the lovely heart in the middle. She thinks Troy is so cute ever since she saw the show. She is only six...what more is their to come?

Gift from the Kids

Brinley's lovely toes she painted herself Mother's Day Morning.

Taiylor and her sweet gifts.

From Cameron...nothing better than homemade gifts.

Mother's Day Morning the kids and Travis brought me breakfast in bed. While I was eating, little Brinley headed for my bathroom which is normally trouble and a couple minutes later came out with opened blue nailpolish placing it on her lips like lipstick. She also managed to paint her own toes. The only problem was she also painted my carpet...oops. Taiylor and Cameron were so excited to give me their gifts. Aren't they so cute.

Happy Mother's Day

Tera, We just wanted to tell you on this mother's day how much we as a family appreciate you and all that you do for us. We couldn't have asked for a better mother and wife. Thank you for your time that you spend in attempts to make things better for us. Please know that it doesn't go unnoticed. You are truly deserving of everything that you receive. Thank you and we LOVE YOU!!! Travis, Taiylor, Cameron, Brinley and Macy (Dog). We Love You and Happy Mother's Day!

FUN DAYS AT PRESCHOOL

His class went to the Rigby airport for a field trip.


Cameron said he was flying to Mexico. Another little boy was asked where he was flying and he said Walmart. Gotta love kid honesty.

His first bike-a-thon at preschool. Stopping to get gas.

Say cheese...


Ran out of gas and filling again.

Cameron thought the airplane were pretty cool & it was fun to have a day off and to be with him. Travis was able to see the bike-a-thon and he said they had the street blocked with stop signs and gas pumps. Cameron loves to ride his bike and had alot of fun. Isn't he so cute!

Quick Entry

No photos tonight. It has been a long week. I have worked a lot of odd shifts in the ED, had a sick baby, & just one of those I'm having a rough Mom/wife/Tera week. Thank goodness, Brinley now after 4 days, is finally back to herself. Thanks for a good dad for taking care of her while I was at work & for dealing with my mood swings and emotional outbreaks.

Well, I finally opened a facebook account. A lot of fun, but more confusing than the blog thing. It was fun though to find some old friends from school and some relatives I see only at Christmas and RedFish. Until next posting...

TIME FOR PRAYER

Brinley has now learned how to fold her arms and she evan bows her head and closes her eyes.


I promise, I didn't actually snap this shot while we were having prayer. Aren't the so cute and so precious!!!

I went some time ago to a stake enrichment and it was about motherhood and families. One of the talks was about family scripture study and family prayer. We haven't been successful yet on scripture study, but family prayer has been great and the kids love it. When it's time for bed, they are the ones asking to have prayer. Hopefully, I've done something right.

Taiylor's growing up!!

I couldn't post the picture I really wanted because well it may have been "inappriopriate" for the internet; however, I posted a sweet innocent picture of my sweet almost 7 yr old girl. Last night she was getting ready for bed and taking a while when she came out of my room. Dad asked what were you doing and she said, "just getting dressed in your bathroom." I didn't think a thing about it until I went into my bathroom and saw my bra on the floor. I asked her why it was there and she got a big smile on her face. I then said Taiylor were you trying it on? She replied, "Yes, mom over my clothes, I wanted to see what it would look like (as she held out her chest.)" I had to laugh. Oh, how they grow up and get so curious about life and everything that comes with it. Where has all the time gone?

Brinley's New Interest

Taiylor's Sunday Shoes. She is so proud to be in her big sister's shoes!


Cameron's snowboots. She was determined to get them on!


Pictures a little dark, but Cameron's boot on backwards with a SO BIG!!

She loves to put on everybody's shoes. She walks around the house with a huge smile. She is such a blast. Everday she is learning new things and her personality is bursting!!

HAPPY EASTER

Don't they look so cute and innocent in their Easter clothes!!


Grandma Bybee's Easter bags that the kids made for the hunt.


Going on the hunt, fill those bags


Yeah, I got an egg!!


Grandma Horne's hunt. Brinley loved to find the eggs.
She now has a new love...Jelly Beans!


Don't you miss the days on Easter Egg Hunts

Coloring the eggs. Gotta love the mess!

Spoiled from the Easter Bunny

Another spoiled kid from the Easter Bunny.

What a weekend full of play and family time. The kids had a good time on their hunts at Grandma's and home. Every year Easter morning our kids are sent on a scavenger hunt to find the baskets and Taiylor was up at 645 after a late night snooping around for her clues. We had to ask her to go to the playroom until Cameron and Brinley were awake. How fun it was as a kid, all the excitement every Holiday. However, as a parent after all is done it is a lot of fun to experience the excitement with them. Happy Easter & may we all be grateful for the real reason for this Season!

Just like old times

Trainers in learning

Where's the dog?

I vividly remember watching my dad growing up wrestling with all our dogs. Dad came over lastnight to check out Macy and to give Travis some pointers. I have a feeling he will be coming over a lot to help out Travis to teach this dog. Cameron was right there by their side. It seems that Travis's spare moments have been spent with the dog. I am starting to get jealous. I have to compete against a puppy.

Cameron's New Job

We had to get a special shovel for Cameron's Job.
Just his size.

Look at that happy, proud face. Hopefully he will
aspire for bigger & better things when he gets older.

Finally, it's in the bag.

When we got Macy, our dog. Cameron was told he would have to do chores for his hunting dog. I asked him and Taiylor that in addition to feeding & playing with her they would have to clean up his "landmines." Cameron instantly replied "I will pick up the poop, mom." He even said it with a smile. He is so proud to help take care of the dog. One day he and Taiylor were trying to clean up a mess with a metal dustpan & Taiylor stands there for support holding the bag while Cameron does all the work. Cameron yelled at me and said, "I can't get it." Taiylor then replies,"try using the edge of the dustpan." I was in the house just laughing. Cameron then shouted, "I got it, oh it smells bad." After clean-up tonight with dad. Cameron comes into the house holding his back and said his back hurt from bending over to shovel the poop. Dad replied, "It's hard work." Way to go Cameron.

Taiylor's First Basketball Game

Anything for a quick shot in the spotlight!


Our first team huttle. Just giving my team some little
words of wisdom.

Not sure if that was a pass or a shot. Oh, Well.
They were a lot of fun to watch.

Doesn't that look like an intimidating team!!

Even from the back side she is just cute!!

The only way I could figure out how to let Taiylor play ball was to coach the team, so I had control of the practices. I forgot how basic coaching is for 6-7 yr olds. I would say things in practice and they would just stare at me like what are you talking about? Then it dawned on me, I needed to start from the very beginning. It was a lot harder than I thought, but a lot of fun. It's fun to see and experience the excitement with the kids. During the game, Taiylor was jumping all over the place, hoping she was where she was suppose to be. She had a huge smile on her face everytime she had the ball. A couple times she would come to me and say, Mom my side hurts. Is it time for a break yet? After the game, she talked about the other team and there was a pretty aggressive little girl. Taiylor just thought she was mean. She said, "I had to get rid of the ball fast or that girl was going to tackle me." We had a blast & they did great!

OUR NEW DOG

Love at first sight-you'd think it was our daughter


It was a huge suprise for the kids that morning.


Brinley was a little nervous & a blast to watch


The kids love this dog & they are getting along.


Nothing better than a little Father-Son time!!

Our dog is a yellow lab and her name is Miss Lady Macy. We call her Macy. I was quite hesitant and had to lay down a few rules. One being the dog doesn't cross the laundry room and the lawn is to remain clean. It's great chores for our kids and Travis. However, I have to admit that our kids and Travis have had a blast with her and they have been a lot of fun to watch. We suprised the kids yesterday morning when they woke up and got her the night before. They were shocked, especially that mom finally said yes. I have to say though, she is a dang cute puppy. If only they stayed small. The bond I have seen in the last two days has been awesome. I'm sure there will be more adventures to come with Macy.

My morning with mom

My first cinnamon rolls without the bread machine and with the Bosch machine. Mom walked me through them. Growing up my mom use to make these all the time and I loved them. My family isn't much for sweets, but my kids were sure excited when they got home to eat fresh cinnamon rolls. Let me add, they turned out delecious and I have gained at least 5 lbs. The true test comes if I can make them again without mom.