Cool Desert Nights

I have been a blogger slacker these days and I really don't have any excuse why. I guess life happens. Anyway, the last weekend in June every year here in the Tri-Cities is 'Cool Desert Night's.' People enter their classic cars and drive in a parade down a main street here and the whole city comes to watch it. It's a big three day event. Since Aaron LOVES cars and everything about them we knew we had to go this year. We picked a spot at the corner of the intersection and it was the best spot to see all the cars. Aaron loved every second of it! He even started likening the cars to the characters of the movie "Car's." He said, 'look mom, here comes Doc, Sheriff, and Lizzie.' It was really cute. He really enjoyed one car that blew fire out the tailpipe. The best part was that it was free. Got to love that part. I can't wait until Wyatt gets old enough to enjoy it too.

20 Years.....

Yeah, my first tag. Thanks Barb. Here we go...

20 Years.

20 Years ago...
1. I was 8 years old.

2. I moved from El Paso, Tx to Leeds, Ut.

3. I was annoying my older brothers (mainly Scott) about how 'milk does the body good.'

10 Years ago...
1. I graduated from High School.

2.I was working at Fiesta Family Fun Center in St. George Ut.

3. Moved to Cedar City, Ut to go to Southern Utah University in the Fall.

5 Years ago...
1. Married the love of my life, Charlie, here in Richland, Wa.

2. Finished my LPN year of nursing school, passed the boards, and started my career as a nurse.

3. I was thinking about getting pregnant.

3 Years ago..
1. My first son, Aaron, was 8 months old.

2. I was working as a RN at Kadlec.

3. I was getting ready for my family reunion in Park City, Ut.

1 Year ago...
1. We just found out we were having another boy.

2. I moved to Intermediate Care at Kadlec.

3. I was looking forward to not being pregnant anymore.

So far this year...
1. I had my last baby ever.

2. I have taken me or my kids to some kind of doctor more than I would like to count.

3. We bought a boat and love it.

Yesterday I...

1. Took the family out to eat for lunch with some friends.

2. Attempted to take a nap, but failed.

3. Watched the rain storm with Aaron.

Today I...
1. Had a lazy morning.

2. Watched 'Fool's Gold.'

3. Ate the leftovers from lunch yesterday

Tomorrow I...
1. Will clean my house from top to bottom.

2. Will dog sit Tucker and Melissa's 3 dogs.

3. Will go to the park with Aaron and Wyatt.

In the next year I...
1. Will loose all the baby fat from both boys!!!!!

2. Will be dept free except our house.

3. Will buy land and start building our dream home.

I tag Colleen.

Meet Priscilla

This week we did something completely out of our ordinary. We bought a boat. Charlie has always wanted one, but we could never afford one until now. We picked it up today and spent 4 hours on the river. It was amazing. The boys were really good, even better than I thought. Since I haven't got to name anything I decided to name the boat Priscilla. Charlie didn't like it at first but, it grew on him so I got my way. I am looking forward to a long, hot summer and I hate the heat!!

Big Bro

I just thought this picture was sweet and had to share it. A few days ago I changed the batteries in many of the boys' toys and this one just grabbed their attention. Aaron plopped right down by Wyatt and started playing too. When I caught on to what was happening Aaron already put his arm around Wyatt's shoulder. It was really sweet. It's moments like this that remind me how much I love being a mom.

BFF from birth

My best friend Andrea and I had our babies 8 days apart. Wyatt was born Oct. 24, 2007 and Elijah was born Oct. 16, 2007. Being pregnant at the same time made the whole pregnancy thing so much easier. And it's even more fun to watch them grow up together. Andrea and her family came over on Memorial Day for a few minutes and the boys played together.....more like cried together. It was really funny. ( Wyatt is on the right, if you couldn't tell.)

There's no crying in baseball!!"

"We didn't do it, Mom!!"

Aaron's Surgery

Aaron had his surgery yesterday and did amazing. We had to be at the hospital at 7:00am and they wheeled him back by 8:00. I was a nervous wreck, but managed to stay cool. He was done by 8:30 and the doctor told us that his tonsils were HUGE. Not only were they blocking his throat but they were embedded far into his tissues too. Poor thing. No wonder he couldn't breathe. I got to go into the recovery room to be with him (it's nice when you work at the hospital, people pull strings for you). He woke up pretty sad, but he recovered really well. He was even able to eat (more like inhaled it) a PB & J sandwich (ouch, that makes me hurt just thinking it.) The hospital has pet therapy so he even got a visit from a dog. He really enjoyed that. We were able to go home by 3:00pm. He hasn't slept really well (can"t imagine why) but, we'll get through it. Thanks for all the prayers!! He is a strong boy!

Off he goes.

Right after surgery.

A little help from 'Transformers' toys Barricade and Optimus Prime.

Pet therapy.

Finally going home.

Safety Expo

Every year the Hanford Site puts on a Expo all about safety. The Hanford site is huge on safety. So all the different companies out here get a booth and hand out free stuff. Hanford fire goes one step further and puts on the really intense show about how important it is to put on your set belt. There's this fake car crash and the ambulance and fire engines come and the kids love it. Afterwards they can go down and check out all the firemen gear and trucks. Needless to say Aaron has the time of his life.

Fireman Aaron.

Aaron With Sparky the Fire dog

These two boys are Aaron"s good friends Kason and Jacob .

And once again he fell asleep on the way home.