Happy Birthday Mom

We got to celebrate a birthday at our house today, and I am soo grateful to my younger brother Stephen for all the help that he was! I found out Yesterday that I needed to cater a lunch for the mission home today, and already had plans to have all of my family over for a birthday celebration for my mom. Stephen kept me sane in accomplishing these things today!

I had 2 little boys who helped decorate, and were soo excited to give Grandma their gifts. Skyler kept telling me that he won't even tell grandma, not even once that he painted her a picture!We had all of my siblings (except Eric who couldn't make it up from Lethbridge) come over for dinner and cake, and gave Grandma her presents. Ethan was Grandma's boy tonight!We got Grandma some vinyl lettering so that she can finish off her family wall, an Ac/DC inverter so that she can plug stuff in using the car charger, and the boys painted her some beautiful canvases.gotta love the action eating shot!

So blessed!

So we have had sick kids for a week now. Ethan kindly shared his cold with Skyler and Ryley, so it has been a week of me being woken up at least every hour. (This is a LOT, since Ryley sleeps though the night for the most part anyways) I also got a phone call this morning and I need to cater a meal at the mission home tomorrow for 28 people, and I am hosting a big birthday dinner for my mom tomorrow evening, so in my sleep deprived state I headed out to the store today to get grocery's for the mission home.

I got home, hadn't even unpacked the groceries, and Jordan walked in the front door. He told his boss that he had 3 sick kids at home and came home for the afternoon. I was able to get my work done faster, take a nap, and lots of tylenol. My headache is mostly gone, and I feel soo blessed that I married Jordan and that he was thinking of me today!

One Crafty Reveal

So remember the applique necklace onsies from this post? well, I got to give the gift away Yesterday, so I can show you what I did with them.

My friend was having a little girl after 2 boys (so I can feel the excitement) I rolled the onsies to make a bouquet in the basket, and made some coordinating hair clip flowers to use as filers, and then put a coordinating tutu around the basket. I was totally thinking little photo shoot with this one, but it was soo dun to make!

Sick...again

If there is a cold going around, a virus that we have been exposed to, or we look at someone who is sick 6 cars over, Ethan gets it. The poor kid is always sick it seems. I blame part of it on poor nutrition, since he doesn't eat (hey you can offer kids food, but you can't make them eat, and he would rather fast for days at a time, then eat) part of it (especially croup) I blame on him being premature and having an underdeveloped respiratory system - he is at high risk of Asthma at the moment. It is just soo sad. He has been feeling unwell for a few days, and then yesterday he cried for 3 hours and asked to go to the doctors. It turns out he has a double ear infection, so I have been spending a lot of time with him while Jordan has fun with Skyler. Ryley stays with me, and it turns out she kind of likes the jolly jumper!

We tried solid foods

So this is something that I kind of struggle with. When is the right time to introduce solids. When Skyler was a baby they used to say between 4 and 6 months, then for Ethan and Ryley they have said 6 months. Skyler was ready for food, and took to it quite well, but Ethan wasn't, even at 6 months, and he is now 2 1/2 and still struggles with food textures, and introducing new things.

Ryley acts really hungry from 4- about 7:30 when I put her to bed. She is just shy of 5 months, so I decided that we would give it a shot and see how it goes. She had no clue what was going on, and drooled everything back out. But hey, I tried, and we will try again in a month or so.

I want opinions!

Finally Jordan's seminar and defense of his Thesus is scheduled (both in February) and he has applied for Graduation. I am soo proud of him, and excited to put yet another phase of life behind us. But here is my question.

Should he go to convocation?

I totally think he should this will be 7 years of school completed, and a piece of paper that says he has completed his Master's degree, but someone who I thought should have been excited about this and super encouraging took more of a mocking to a second graduation. Personally I think it deserves to be acknowledged, but what do you think?

multi purpose

Ethan was walking around whistling tonight, and upon closer observation he was using my nursing shield. I guess it has multiple purposes.