San Diego Trip

We were able to get out of the heat for an entire week and go to San Diego to my grandparents time share. It was probably the funnest trip I've ever been on with my kids. We were all so sad to come home. Luckily, my parents got suckered into a timeshare presentation while we were there and they decided to buy into it! I guess that means we will be going back in a couple of years! Anyway, I don't know how I pulled it off but I convinced Jake to take some family pictures on the beach before we left. Thanks mom for being our photographer. I will post more pictures of the trip when I get them downloaded! One of my absolute favorites!! One to print and blow up for sure!

The waves were gi-normous that night! We were all pretty wet when it was all over.Another one I love~ Anyone know where I can buy an odd-shaped frame?
Grandpa and Grandma getting my children wet during our session!!

Awesome Concert!!

Last night Lisa (my sister) and I went to see the American Idols Live concert in Glendale. It was soooooooo good! Even some of the singers that I didn't care for much on TV (Megan!) I thought sounded amazing at the concert. It was so much fun! The sad thing was that every time Adam's name was mentioned or if his picture came on screen, everyone would cheer soooo loudly for him. Then when Kris would be singing or on the screen, people wouldn't cheer half as loudly. Then, after the concert, someone's car said, "Adam is the REAL idol!" Yeah right!! Kris, we know you're awesome!

Matt Giraud

Matt again
Lil Rounds--she finally sang the right songs for her voice!

Cash at 9 months...

I will post more soon!

Happy Father's Day Jake!

To my husband this father's day...Jake, you are a wonderful father. You have our sweet girl wrapped around your finger. Every day when you are at school, she will ask when you are coming home. She also will bring you into random conversations..."I better take my shoes off when I'm on the couch, my daddy says." "I want some regular milk like my daddy." "I want to put my underwear on like daddy does"...(as she loses her balance and falls over!) In her prayers each night she asks that her Daddy will get a job and that he will sleep good. These are just some of the things that I hear from her on a daily basis. When you are home, she loves to "Beat you up." She is full of laughter and giggles when she's trying to beat you up.

When you were out of town for a few weeks working, Cash would get so excited to hear your voice on the phone. He would clap his hands and grin from ear to ear. Now that you're back, he loves to see you first thing in the morning while you are so kindly letting me sleep in.

Our children are so lucky to have you as their dad. If they grow up to be half the person that you are, I will be so proud! They are already so much like you. I see it more and more each day.

I am also a very lucky girl to have you as my husband. You are so caring and loving to me. You always put me first and think of me even when I don't do the same. When I start to gossip or say something negative, you always put me in my place! I love that you're a good example to the scouts you're over and I love to see you interact with the boys. It shows me how you'll be with our kids when they're older. I love that you care what our house looks like and that you don't just expect me to clean it all every day by myself. You ALWAYS help me and I appreciate it so much! You support me in everything that I do. You never fail to have good business advice for me when I need it. I love your sence of humor and I love that you've been wearing a hat again lately, it reminds me of when we first met and you're sooooo hot!! I love that your mind never stops thinking about ways to take care of our family and to further our lives. I love that you love my family! You are always looking for ways to get them good deals on updating their house and that you do so much work for them and never expect anything in return. I love watching you with your own mother and seeing how much love and respect you have for her. You never leave the dinner table to go watch sports with the guys while us women clean up, but you stay and help us and your mom until the job is done. I love that since I don't like to cook big breakfasts, you cook something from time to time. I love how driven you are and how good you are at talking to people. I love that you make me feel safe and secure even when our lives are changing in a crazy whirlwind. You have a plan and you won't stop until you have acheived and succeeded in that plan.

I could go on and on about all of the things that I love about you but I don't want you to get a big head!! Just know that I love you and I love the father that you are and I am excited to watch our kids grow up and learn all that they can from you! Happy Father's Day!

Cash is 6 months old!

Wow! Time sure flies! I can't believe my little guy is already 6 months old! He's trying so hard to crawl right now. He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks for a bit and then decides to plop down and just scoot where he wants to go. I started him on baby food this week. He really likes it. He caught on really quickly and opens his mouth wide for more...he's been grabbing at our food for so long but now he finally gets to taste his own. He also got his first tooth. I was sitting at church today and he started to suck on my hand and I felt something sharp, I looked in his mouth and there was a little tooth poking out! I can't believe I didn't know it was coming...it didn't seem to bother him! This is random but does anyone need a fridge/freezer for their garage? Let me know...it's free for the taking!
He loves this "flying" position

Sickness, sickness, sickness!

I know it's been forever since I last posted. Things have been crazy busy for us. A few weeks ago, I started feeling dizzy. I just figured it would go away and it wasn't too annoying so oh well. Also Joslyn started crying every time she went to the bathroom and complained that her bum hurt. It took me a couple days to realize that she didn't really mean her bum but she meant her "potty" was hurting. At that point I figured she had a urinary tract infection. It was a Saturday and so I figured I'd wait to take her in until Monday so she could see her regular Doctor. She has had one before so I figured they'd want to schedule more tests. Anyway, It happened to be mine and Jake's anniversary and we were leaving the kids with the Grandparents so we could go out. My mom called during the date and told us Joslyn wasn't doing well...that she was feeling feverish and was crying a ton and really miserable. We went and picked her up and took her to the after hours pediatrician. After 2 1/2 hours, she was finally seen. They said her urine sample showed signs of infection so they put her on an antibiotic. The next night (sunday) I started to get so dizzy that I was afraid to pick up the baby because everything was spinning around me. My mom came out early the next morning to help me with the kids and drive me to the Dr. He said that the inner linning in my nose was swollen and my ears weren't infected but they were out of whack somehow. He told me to take Claritin and he prescribed some nasal spray. I felt better in a day or two.

That wasn't the end of the sicknesses unfortunately. Joslyn started to feel sick last Sunday night with a cold, cough and she started puking on Tuesday so I took her in. The Dr. said she had an ear infection and he put her on the BRAT diet to help the vomiting. I also had them test her urine again because she was still complaining when she went to the bathroom. By Wednesday, she was feeling extremely sick. Her temperature went up to 104.7! She had a blessing and we were giving her tons of medicine and cool baths to cool her down. She felt so much better on Thursday but Cash started coughing and got a runny nose! Figures!

Cash was lucky enough to never get a fever but his voice got so hoarse that he could barely cry! It was so sad to listen to him try to talk or cry. I ended up taking him in on Friday so we wouldn't have to deal with the after hours care on Saturday night. He had an ear infection and the Doctor heard signs of Croop when he'd cry. They ended up giving him a steroid shot to prevent him from having breathing troubles. He is finally starting to feel better now! That had to be the longest week in the world though! It's so hard when Joslyn is sick and wants me to hold her all the time and then Cash will need something. Joslyn would start crying every time I had to take care of Cash and leave her laying on the couch. Oh the joys!

Back to Joslyn's urine test...she did have another UTI so she now has to get an ultra sound and another test where they'll go inside and make sure everything is working right. They put her on a preventive antibiotic every night so she won't get another infection. The worst part is, her V opening (woman part) is closed shut and needs to open to do the tests. I am putting a hormone creme on her that should do the trick but if it doesn't, they will have to open it for her which sounds so awful to me! Keep her in your prayers so she won't have to go through that!

Picture update