My Blessings.

Today was the funeral of that little boy up in Willard that accidentally inhaled a couple of drops of paint thinner. My sisters (Nicole and Natalie) and I were asked to sing at this sweet little boys funeral. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do. My heart just went out to the parents. He was only 14 months old... It made me really sit back and think about my wonderful blessings.
I am the luckiest mom alive to have two beautiful little boys who fill my life with such joy and laughter. I don't know what I would do without them... I am also grateful for my sweet husband and the knowledge that, heaven forbid, I were ever to lose one of my children I would be able to see them again and be with them forever.
It really put things in perspective for me today, how blessed I truly am...

Bumps, Bruises, and Shots.... OH MY!!!!

What a day!!!! It was a day that I should have stayed in bed and hid from the world :) The two boys and I decided that we needed a couple of things from wally-world. So I pack up the boys in the car and head down the road. I put them in a cart and got the items I needed. Isaac kept standing up in the cart I kept telling him he was going to fall and get hurt. As I strongly tell him to sit down he finally obeys and slams his mouth into the edge of the cart. (I think that's how you spell cart... maybe it's with a k.) Anyway... Isaac managed to rip the little piece of skin that connects the lip to the gum and really messed up his tooth. He was hysterical!!! Sobbing and crying all the way out to the car... Here is a pic of him with a blood blister on his lip. Then we had to take Logan to get his shots. He didn't do so well with his first shots and I knew he would struggle with these ones. He got 2 in his left leg and 1 in his rignt. Sure enough. He took about an hour nap and he's been screaming all afternoon... Isaac was able to pull a smile out of him while I was taking pictures.
Anyway... He's a big boy he weighs 16.1 pounds and 24 1/2 inches long. He's 75 percentile for weight and 35 percentile for height! I love my chunky baby boys :) Even when they are screaming at me all day. (Eric, when are you coming home from work?!?!)

Piano... By the wayside?

So today I thought I would get on and practice the piano. I had fed little Logan and Isaac was content to just sit and play with his trucks. I put Logan on the floor to do tummy time right next to me and I started to learn a new piece. This is something I haven 't done for an extremely long time! I miss it and I feel like I need to keep my technique so I don't lose everything I have worked for. I started to play and immediately my sweet 2 1/2 year old was sitting on my bench with me playing right where I needed to be and Logan started screaming. I plugged the binky in his mouth and scooted Isaac over to my teaching chair. Then Isaac wanted to sit in my lap while I practiced. I loved that he wanted to be with me but I didn't get anything done... So I turned off the piano light and went and played with my sons. I guess there is a season for all things...

Busy Weekend

We had such a great weekend!!!! For Kelly's birthday, we all went to their house for a barbeque. Well their back yard is Hill Air Force Base so we got a great show without having to fight the crowds... and there was shade! We ate so good and watched the boys play. Every time a plane would go by, Isaac would be either super excited or cry cuz the noise was so loud. I was sad though because we couldn't stay for the thunderbirds.
Sunday we gathered back at Nicole and Kelly's house and church to bless baby Jace. It was raining outside so we couldn't play out there but we still had an awesome brunch. Thanx Nicole and Kelly for providing the parties this weekend! It was a blast!

The Potty Experiment...

So, on Friday, I look at my dear sweet husband and say "I have a hair cut, good luck with the potty training." (I was a little more diplomatic than that but that's the general idea.) On my way back to Ogden I get a phone call from Eric saying "You need to come home right now!!!! We have an emergency!" I asked him what it was and he wouldn't tell me. After much prying, I was able to get the reason out of him. My darling little boy was wearing the Dora the explorer toilet seat around the top of his head and when Eric turned his back, Isaac had somehow managed to pull it down around his neck. Eric tried and tried but couldn't get it back over his head. He eventually had to unscrew the plastic ring and cut the rest of it off. Isaac was so sad about this and he was also mad at dad for taking these pics. It was pretty awesome!
Potty training has gone pretty smooth thanks to my wonderful husband. He has been very patient with Isaac and has spent endless hours on our bathroom floor. And Isaac has seemed to be ok with the whole idea. By Sunday, we were accident free. But he also had been holding his bowel movements... aka poo poo :) He wanted to wear big boy pants in his nap. So we told him he had to go potty first... He wanted his Giraffe while he sat there and he looked at us and told us to close the door. When we asked him what he was doing he replied "I'm paying the puter" (Playing the computer) This is what dad does when he needs to go poo poo... So Isaac is following close in dad's footsteps.