Poor little man

The night before Sue went in for surgery, Ethan was jumping on the couch, and fell onto the coffee table. We just thought he bumped his neck, and like good parents, sent him to bed. The next morning, he was complaining of his shoulder hurting, so I took him to the Instacare. And guess what? He has a broken clavacle. And now that Ethan knows that is the right term, he tells people that he "has broken clavacle-that means collarbone". He will be in a sling for about 4 weeks, but so far, it hasn't bothered him too much. Except when Lauren pokes him and asks "Does that hurt?"

Sue in the hospital

I won't post a picture, because I know Sue would be mad, but after a month in and out of the hospital, she finally had a surgery to remove a blockage from her small intestine. The surgery was a success(an eight and a half hour surgery), and she is recovering. Considering all my mother-in-law has been through, she is doing so well. It's going to be a slow recovery, but worth it in the long run. We are glad she made it through okay. Soon she will be back on solid foods, and out of the hospital. we love you, Sue!

Trick or Treat

For Halloween this year, The girls dressed as witches and Ethan was a Jedi (with a light saber). We had a really fun day, first at the school parade, which cousins Morgan and Justin came to, and then trick or treating all over. We went to go visit Grandma Sue in the hospital, then we went to Jeff's work, then to Grandma Maynard's with all the cousins, then to Grandma Silcox's, then home to our neighborhood. It was raining a little, but a little precipitation can't stop us!!

my Halloween wreath

I had a great idea to make a wreath for my front door. When I thought of the idea, I had a cute, fun wreath in mind, but it kind of turned out not so friendly. Good thing it was a Halloween wreath. Except that I was really busy the week after Halloween and I didn't take things down until the following Friday. So maybe my house wasn't so welcoming. At least I didn't get any solicitors!

Yay for 30!

I am now thirty! It feels exactly the same as 29. Weird! Special thanks to Brynn for taking this picture.

out of commission

my motherboard is broken. and no, that's not code for something else. So that is why there has been no posting lately. But rest assured, as soon as my laptop is fixed, i will be back, so check back!

boys and their toys

Jeff and one of his airplanes. Sadly, this one is no longer with us, but will always hold a special place in our hearts. We go up to the "airport" (an unfinished raod by our house) and watch Jeff fly around with his rc airplanes.

Which witch is which?

Yesterday we went to Gardner Village with our friends Courtnie, Ashlynn and Colby. Here's a picture of Brynnlee, Ashlynn, Ethan and Lauren, with favorite witch hats!

25 more days of my twenties

Let the countdown begin!! My birthday is on the 25th of October and I will be 30!! I can't wait! My friend asked me if I was sad, and I definately am not. This may sound cheesy, but I am ready for a new chapter of my life. In my twenties, I got married, had my kids, bought my first house, and I feel like I did a lot of growing. So I can hardly wait to see what my thirties hold. Bring it on!

Updates

It's been a while so here is what we have been up to:
ethan started preschool. He loves it! He also had a birthday, so my baby is now 4. It is such a great time. We are just at the stage where our kids can go on (almost) all the rides at Disneyland. So we are probably going to go in October. YEAH DISNEYLAND!!
Lauren is still loving Kindergarten. She loves learning to read, and is very good at memorizing the easy readers that her teacher sends home, so she repeats them back to me, and calls it reading.
Brynnlee is rocking the second grade. She has lots of friends and recently started collecting Pokemon cards. I am clueless to this phenomenon. I just don't get Pokemon.
Jeff and I are the same, just doing our thing, waiting for January. I think I am going to look for a countdown clock until we go on our cruise. I can hardly wait!!