So Consumed!!

We apologize for not keeping up on the blogging! We really do have SO many things going on around us! I am multi-multi tasking just to get this blog in.

Let's start with our Favorite past time....

"Pictures courtesy of Aunt Melissa"

Or Should I say....Our only past time! Kasey really loves his baseball!! We spend 6 days a week involved in baseball!! He is an Amazing Pitcher for a 10 year old! Our first game I had a funny experience in the bleachers. I am the type of Mom that just sits and watches and lets the coaches (Jeff is one of them) do the critiquing! It is amazing to me how competitive the PARENTS are with this sport. Well, Kasey came in to pitch the third inning (after having pitched the first two) and one of the mothers got upset! See, in AAA they have a rule that 12 year old's can only pitch 2 innings. She got all worked up that the umpire was letting him continue pitching...then she was told he was only 10. So funny to be the mother of this awesome 10 year old..I just bit my tongue!! I must say I am one of the proudest mothers on this team...despite the fact that they are Yankees! I told Kasey I would cheer for him and his teammates individually but never for the Yankees!! When he is playing in the Major League Professionals and gets drafted to the Yankees...I might make a slight adjustment! BUT...not until!!

Almost two weeks ago we managed to find a couple hours to get our Garden done!! We are so proud..as this is our first Garden Ever!! We Planted... 1 plant of Celebrity Tomatoes, 4 Roma Tomatoes, 1 cucumber, 1 squash, lots of peas (of coarse) and a row of beets!! We will be adding zucchini to it this weekend!! We will keep you updated on it's progress!!

This is how the whole garden area looked before.....



This is what it looked like all tilled and ready for planting...



Doc LOVES gardening...hehe more like he just loves to lay in the middle of it!!



Even Kylie helped us out!!



Like I said...He loves to lay in the middle of it!! He wouldn't budge while we were out there!!



As much as I love the thought of having a garden...and will be thrilled to enjoy the "fruits of our labor"...I Love the company of my Doc even more!!

Well...it's time to go finish making signs for my store...We are going 24 hours starting tomorrow!!! I am so nervous to make it successful...but I know I can do it!!

This will be a scroller...at least 3 posts!

We will start with....

Our New House

So, last month we were going out to visit my parents and noticed a house for rent right around the corner from their house. More curious than anything...we called to inquire details. I think when the lady said the amount ($400 less than we were paying at the time) we were sold!!! So, we schedule a time to go see the place! Here is what we saw....




How could we resist living 1/2 a block from my parents, a full half court basketball court, a gorgeous view from the master bedroom window and the best feature...$400 less than we were paying!!! Our lease for the old house was not technically up until May 1st....we managed to get out of it (long story). So we moved right in!! It was really hard to move away from my sister...but saving money seemed necessary!

We absolutely LOVE our new home!! We have already had our first family basketball game!!!
And the best part.....We are saving $400 per month!!!

Baseball Season!!

YEAH!! We love Baseball season!! Kasey had baseball tryouts last weekend, he was #28 on the roster...he will be playing in the AAA league this year!! We haven't heard what team he will be on but he is playing for Taylorsville this year! Opening day is April 4th!! We are soo excited! Hopefully you can come watch him play!!

Funny Kid Momment!!

I am sure you can imagine that Kylie who is 12 and blonde, can be somewhat...Blonde! The other night we were sitting in the family room watching "Sum of all Fears". A picture of the map showing Israel popped up on the screen..she took this opportunity to sound all smart and says.."hey we live by there"! We said "umm no not so much"! She said..."well...we live by Nephi and Lehi"! Oh how we love her!! We laughed hysterically!!!

Birthdays!!

So our kids talked us into having their birthday "parties" one week after we moved! They had a 3 day weekend so we had Kylie's on Thursday and Kasey's on Friday. Kylie took 2 of her friends to see the movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic". Jeff was their private driver for the night..he was even dressed up like a limo driver and used his company vehicle for it! After the movie he went out to get the car for us girls and when we walked out he was standing at the side of the vehicle "at ease" just like he does for his real customers. Then as the girls got closer, he opened the door for them and closed it when they were in! We took the girls back to our house where they had a great time chatting and playing! They stayed up ALL night long!!! Then Friday night we took Kasey and 3 of his friends swimming. Then we took 2 of them to our house for a sleepover! It was a crazy yet super fun weekend!!

Happy Valentines Day!!

What a Great Day! Jeff and I have never really been huge on Valentines Day! Last Year I spent it in the hospital, so this year we decided to celebrate our family!! Jeff had to work on Saturday so we went out the Wednesday prior.

I was really excited to show my kids how much I LOVE them!! Jeff was actually excited with me...so much that we spent two days looking for the perfect gifts for them! We just had to have matching necklaces for the girls!! Finally, we found them....at Walmart! Jeff picked out necklaces that said Daddy's Girl and I picked out earrings..hearts and music notes! I packaged them nicely in little red gift bags! Kasey was of coarse a little more difficult...as boys are not really into the frilly things. So we got him his favorite candy...Licorice!

The night before Valentine's I waited patiently...and not so patiently for the kids to go to bed. I cut out a bunch of little hearts and wrote cutesy words on them. Then I taped them to their bedroom doors! With one big one that had their name on it! I put a few little hearts on the piano and set their little gift bags on the piano for them!

Jeff had a little break in between rides that night...so we made the kids a candlelight dinner! It was so fun!! I got a crazy idea as we sat there eating...I had each family member say one thing they loved about each other!! It was sooo neat!! My kids really are soo gooey!! They even included Doc!! We all decided we love Kennadies "Bug Hugs" and laughs! We love how beautiful Kylie is and how she always tells each of us she loves us! We love how Kasey always makes us laugh and tells us he loves us! We love Docs fat rolls and how he waits by the door for us to come home.

This little conversation sure made the rest of the night peaceful and happy! Kylie and Kasey watched a movie QUIETLY together and Bug climbed in our bed with us to watch a movie! It was one of the best Valentines we have ever had!!

What not to do....

So, often times parents panic when they see their child choking on something! Unfortunately, my parents weren't here to panic and beat the heck out of my back! Twice in the last month I have choked on my food! And, as it turns out...you are supposed to cough ALL of it out of your windpipe and lungs! A couple days ago I started getting a really bad chest pain! It would worsen when I laughed, took a deep breath or coughed. I went to the doctor today after heeding to my husbands insistance! The doctor ordered an x-ray...and wouldn't you know it...

A pocket of fluid has built up in my left lung....most likely caused by a crumb or piece of food stuck in there!!! So, for the next 3 or 4 days I get to take Ibuprofen to see if the inflammation around it will allow me to hack it back up! If it is still painful, I get to have a CT Scan to help them decide if I will need to have it sucked up through a tube down my throat!!

As if that wasn't enough....my loving doctor says to me "my son had this happen when he was 2 years old". How freaking embarrasing!!