A girls night getaway...and Cody too

So my cute next door neighbor Janece invited us up to her parents house in Woodland Hills. We had a girls sleepover...now I know this seems weird. Cash thought I was weird but girls need this!! We need some time to bond and chat and laugh. It was so so so much fun. We went to dinner at the pizza and pasta factory. I have never been before and it was so yummy. It started to snow so we decided we better start heading down there. I forgot diapers...luckily my girls understood and we stopped on the way to get some. Cody screamed in the car...lil stinker but my girls just helped me to stay calm while driving through STAR WARS!! Haha It was snowing so hard. We made it safe and sound. Let me just tell you, Janece's parents house was like a resort. It was beautiful. My dream mtn home. It was completely surrounded by big trees and so peaceful and quiet. It has a large rap around deck with a priceless view. I loved it! When you first walk in, you see beautiful wooden beams on the ceiling and hardwood floors. It was SO nice!! Anyway, we stayed up late laughing and talking and eating yummy snacks. There was a hot tub with twinkling lights. I was the only one who dared jump into the snow...which was hard snow ouchie. I did not know. Hahahaha. Janece even made each of us our own warm rice bag, with our initals sewn on to each of them. We warmed them up in the morning to keep our toes toasty! Cody slept better then he has in months. (he needed a getaway too) I had the back bedroom so he would not wake the others and he did great. Janece's mom made us a delicious breakfast the next morning. I so needed this night. Thank you to my momma for taking the other kids. It was so fun, and I cannot wait to do it again. I love my neighbors!! YA YA!!

Random posting

DO WE HAVE A PLUMBER IN THE HOUSE? So I went upstairs the other morning to take a quick shower and when I arrived back down stairs to my surprise this is what I found.(the older kids had helped her get a bowl of cereal) Well is it any surprise..it is Cambree we are talking about. She loves to take off her clothes now...diaper and all. I remember all my kids doing that! Ahh the fun age of 2. Now if only I had the energy and motivation to get her potty trained...I really need to! Oh Cambree!!! How you make us laugh and give me gray hairs...ahhh or perhaps pull out my hairs. I love her Cody asleep Okay this is HUGE...STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING!! CODY IS SLEEPING! hahaha. He was doing tummy time the other day and got tired. He never sleeps for us so I had to capture the moment on camera. Kylee can do a back walk over...well sort of Her poor little head


She loves loves doing gymnastics. I am so happy she loves it. I love watching her confidence soar as she learns new tricks.

Too much...too little

WOW So much is happening and I have too little time to post it. Let start from the beginning Kylee had her first Gymnastics performance. She has been going to Jolley's Gymnastics in Draper since August. She can already do Cartwheels which most people have seen, she does them everywhere now. She can even do them with one arm. She can do an archup kickover, she is working on her back walk over and she can do round offs now. Her splits are almost to the ground. It amazes me what she has accomplished in just a few short months. This place is the best. Kylee has found her niche. She loves it and she is so good at it.
This video is of the older girls a few classes above Kylee, They had them come in and show us...WOW this was just a tiny part of their routine. These are 2nd and 3rd graders. They came out doing Back tucks back handsprings, ariels...wow! If Kylee sticks with it, she will be doing some amazing things by the time she is 8~!
Cody is getting very big. He has just started giggling.
I just took him for his 4 month check up on 12/31/09 he is now 15lbs..wow! he is growing big. He unfortunately has another ear infection..poor little guy. Still no teeth even though I can see they are coming.





We just love this little man. I cannot imagine our family without him now. Even though he still sleeps terribly...he is such a sweetie and ooooh just so so cute. He is always smiling and of course already talking up a storm with his little sounds.

Cambree...well she is just Cambree. She has asthma...officially diagnosed now. Even though we already pretty much knew she had it. We are testing her for allergies hopefully in the next year. We can maybe find out more of what she is allergic to. She is really starting to love Cody, although she still likes to be the baby! I have to remind her daily that she is still my baby girl

Carter is well Carter...haha. He is growing too fast too. Every day he reads more and more. Pretty much can read anything now and can do math...he just amazes me with how much he can retain in his brain. I don't know how I would get through some days without his help. He is such a big help around here!
He is such a crackup. He loves being a goofball and loves loves his baby brother and making him laugh



Christmas eve the kids all got new jammies!


Christmas was fun this year! Santa came!! Carter got a scooter and a transformer, Kylee got a HUGE doll house (for both girls to share), Cambree got a tricyle, Cody got a new toy. They were all spoiled.



I am so grateful for 2009 and all the blessings we have been given. I am grateful for Christmas time and the chance we get to give and reflect on our Savior and redeemer Jesus Christ. I love the nativity and getting the chance to really explain to the kids about Jesus Birth! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy New year.
For new years..yea...we went to bed at 9pm. Hehehe. May the new year bring us some extra sleep!

Family Pictures

My sister in law took these pictures for us and she did SO amazing. I am really happy with how they turned out. Keep in mind we now have 4 kids under the age of 6. Check out more of her work at www.shadesofhazel.blogspot.com. She just started her business and she has a real talent. She is so good with kids! Thanks Corey!

Finally another update

Disney on Ice!!




The girls and I had the chance to go to Disney on Ice. I bought cheap tickets but they did not know the difference. It was a fun fun night. This was Cambree's first trip and she was so amazed! I had them wear their little princess dresses. When I asked Cambree her favorite part she said "TINKERBELL!" Kylee loved Cinderella she said but I think her favorite was the $10 Cotton candy (ridiculous) haha but they had so much fun it was worth it

AnOtHeR Allergy AttAcK!!
My poor Cambree lynn. She has always been a mystery. What makes her barf? What makes her get sick all the time? Well we seem to now know that she definitely is allergic to certain foods. Poor girl is going to have to get some tests done. The other night I made snicker doodles with the kids. We do know that Cambree is allergic to eggs. Which the doctor assures me she will hopefully outgrow. Whether or not this reaction was to the eggs or the cinnamon I do not know. I let each of the girls lick the beaters and Carter gets the spoon. Shortly after Cambree licked the beater she was crying saying she was hurting. She kept rubbing her eyes. Within min she looked like this! I put her in the tub.


She doesn't even look like the same kid! Her eyes got so swollen she could barely see out of them. The scary thing is she always gets really lethargic and sleepy. Allergies are a nightmare!! I just cannot believe she has to go through this! I know there are worse things in life but it is so sad. After I got her out of the bath. She was sitting next to me and said "it hurting mommy, it hurting" and yep...she vomited everywhere! So at this point I would say the reason she always threw up so much as a baby is allergies. I think she has learned to try and control the barfing but it makes me sad to think how bad her tummy must hurt sometimes. Ahhhh the mystery that is Cambree Lynn!

Remembering

I remember Carter always being messy
I remember when Carter was a busy busy two year old
I remember Carter always wanting to be like his daddy
I remember thinking having two kids would be hard
I remember bringing Kylee home.
I remember Carter making her cry
I remember Carter sometimes hating his picture taken
There are so so many memories, this could go on forever but who am I kidding, I have no time anymore! So these are a few memories from the pics I have looked back on this week.

Wow how times flies...I just had to post these pics. I have so much to blog about these days and so little time. I remember when I just had two tiny ones at home and now I have been blessed with 4 wonderful little spirits in my life. Ahhh I love them all so much...I cannot believe how fast they grow!!

Happy Halloween..."oink oink"

sorry I am a little behind. We had a crazy last week!





Here are the kids at the pumpkin patch. It was dark already at 7pm. Kylee as you can see forgot her shoes AGAIN! Yikes! I had to take a picture because it was sort of funny. To teach her a lesson I decided we would not run home to get her shoes but make her walk in the patch without them. As you can see it was cold, but she dared not complain. We made our trip short and sweet
















Here we are carving the pumpkins. Carter carved his this year all by himself. I never got a pic of them a lit up...darn!


































































Here are the cute kiddies on Halloween in their costumes. This year Carter wanted to be a vampire. I was excited that he wanted to be something other then a Transformer. Kylee this year was silvermist...she really likes fairies and Cambree was Snow White. I was well...a cat ballerina..haha. Cody was well a cutie!

Then...Dun Dun dun this week my kids have all been sick with the flu. Carter got sick first started Sunday night. I kept him home from school all week. His teacher called and said there was one confirmed case of the Swine flu in his classroom so we figure this is what we have been dealing with all week. All 3 kids got it within 24 hours of eachother. Knock on wood, Cash, Cody and I have all been okay. I pray every day for Cody to stay healthy.
Here are some pics of the sick kids. It has really hit Cambree the hardest. We have had to rush her in for some breathing treatments for her asthma. Luckily they are all feeling much better now. We were stuck inside our house all week. We have read a ton of books and watched a lot of movies.




Last but not least some of you have heard. In the midst of her illness Cambree ate...Skittles, a small crunch bar and some M&M's. Halloween bucket! I know (good mom award to me) but she had been so sick. Anyway she broke out in hives within a few min of eating a few of those. We are not sure why. It was very scary. It started with her face and lips she then broke out in hives all over her entire body. She kept crying saying " Mommy I hurting" I was so frightened. Luckily Cash had taken the day off to help me take care of the sick kids. He remains calm. I was ready to call 911. I called the dr. they said to give her Benadryl. It worked within an hour the hives went down. It spread on and off the next day as the (whatever she ate) left her body. So the dr said this is a good indication that she has a severe food allergy. This could explain her poor growth and vomiting. So once she is well we have to schedule her to see an allergist.
Here are some sad pics I took of her before she really ballooned up and I got panicked.

















































Now we have a few of these on hand....scary

The dr said we have to carry these in case of another allergic reaction. He said her throat can easily become swollen and close off. Goodness alive I hope I never have to give her this giant shot in her tiny leg, I would freak. Hopefully now we can get to the bottom of what makes her so sick. Can I just tell you this week...being a mom is so scary! I love my kids so much it hurts. To see them all suffer and to sit and feel so helpless is the hardest thing in the world. I worry constantly about each one of them. I am so grateful to have my heavenly father to lean on when I am so scared. I am so glad we seem to seem to be getting over this awful virus. I am the hand washing Nazi now. I hope I can keep these kids healthy the rest of this winter. *Sigh*