Pink Eye

Ammon woke us up on Sunday morning by saying,"Mom, I don't know why but I can't open my eye" We all stayed home to recover from our various illnesses and to keep Ammon away from everyone. Pink eye and a sinus infection. yuk!!

Ammon's Lost his 1st Tooth!!!

"U" vs BYU

Justin and Ammon ready for the big game!

Mock Disaster

Paige participated in a "Mock Disaster" today at one of the local Hospitals. This picture is of her arm. Neither the girl doing the makeup or Paige were sure if the fibula was in the arm or leg so the chose the arm...try again...it's supposed to be the leg!!

Halloween

Toph, Justin, and Ammon getting ready for Halloween! They love cutting up the pumpkin and making a mess.

Dog Bite

Toph jumped the neighbors fence to retrieve a shoe and as he was jumping back up and over the fence their black lab "came out of nowhere and bit me!" He didn't even know that they had a black lab. (They also have a shih tzu) 10 days later the same dog bit the neighbor next door on the calf---no picture but it was BAD!!!! The dog was in quarantine but I don't know what else is going on.

B-Day

Well my B-Day came and went and what a crazy day it was!!! Daycare, kids, and a school Book Fair! My favorite part was going out to Dinner with my hubby!!! We went to Outback Steak house and it was so nice to have some "alone" time.
I bought a new game called "Ticket to Ride" with my B-Day money from my parents and my in-laws, and we love it. I've even won 3 times now!!! I beat Kerm and my brother Boyd, so of course it's now my favorite!!!

Thank you

Thank you Penny!! I LOVE my B-Day present. I've wanted one for so long but my life is soo crazy and I hadn't taken the time to make me one. So again, thank you!!

New Family Member

This is a picture of our newest "family" member. Her name is Suki and she was born on July 30, 2008. She is a Shih Tzu and soo cute!! We all love her and she even sleeps with Toph.

SCHOOL

I was looking forward to school starting....now why was that?? Early mornings, daycare, homework, school plays...5 kids going 5 different directions---IS IT SUMMER YET??

Kerm's 40th

We had a SURPRISE party for Kermit's 40th B-Day and it worked! He had no idea; the kids seemed to enjoy themselves, but why not with all the different versions of SUGAR they had to choose from!!!

Trek Update

We survived!!! The 2 girls did a good job and had a good experience. I worked hard as part of the food committee but I was glad that I got to go as well. We visited Independence Rock, Dan Jones Cove, Martin's Cove, the girls helped with the women's pull, and notice Bekah's hand...she broke it in cheerleading.

TREK

Tomorrow Paige, Bekah and I leave at 5am for a pioneer trek!! Wish us luck!!!

It's Official !!!

It's official---Paige can now DRIVE!!! It's just her permit but she's so excited she's been telling everyone in a high pitched voice and she can hardly stand still! Watch out--we have a new driver on the road.

July 4th

Toph trying to write his name on the street with a sparkler

Paige enjoying the fireworks outside of grandmas house

Ammon enjoying the pool at Grandmas--he's pretty good with those squirt guns!!!

THE END!!!

Camping

During our annual camping trip we blew out a tire on a rock, went fishing, enjoyed smores and FROZE at night!!! It was the coldest its ever been up there--36 degrees!!!

NEW JOB!!!

Kerm has a new job!! He'll be taking a week off and his start date is July 14, 2008!! We're soo excited!! He gets to wear jeans to work every day and has to have steel toed boots as well. He's excited to work in the new office because there is a huge window and he'll be able to watch them digging and hauling out stuff, and when they blast he'll be able to feel it in his office!! (That's a little scary to me but not Kerm!)

Windows and Rocks

Toph was throwing rocks and one hit the side window of the van shattering it into thousands of pieces! He came in and told us right away so we helped him clean up the glass and didn't even yell! We did tell him that he has to pay for it...what an expensive lesson for him to learn. Too bad we never told him not to throw rocks!!! Here are the before and after pics.

BRACES ON!!!

Paige gets her braces!!

BRACES OFF!!!

Bekah is so excited to get rid of her Braces!
Smile pretty.

Kerm

Kerm has been following the South Beach Diet and has lost 20 lbs!!! He is down 2 pant and shirt sizes. Last visit to the heart Dr. showed that his total cholesterol is down 20 points!! He walks 2 miles every day at lunch and is feeling better every day.

TAGGED

Tagged by Penny; ok here goes:

What is the last song you listened to? Theme song from the movie "Cars"

What is the last song you sang? Closing hymn in Relief Society---um can't remember what it was!

What song frequently gets stuck in your head? strange but "Jack & Dianne" lately is on every time I get in the car, so i'm always singing the words!!(to myself)

How do you listen to music most often (pod, radio, etc)? Radio in the car.

American Idol: fantastic show or overrated? Depends on the season. The last time we really watched it was with Clay & Rueben.

Kerm's Latest

Kerm had his endoscopy yesterday. It went really well and Kerm didn't even know it had been done (they sedate you); he has a sore throat (to be expected) but no other side effects. The test showed a number of problems (small we hope) so the Dr. did several biopsies and ordered a blood test. Now we hurry up and wait again for the test results.

Ammon

What a handsome boy!! I can't believe how big he's getting.

New Calling

I(Tracey) was released today from being the Cub Master. It was a relief and yet so sad; I've been in the Cub Scouting program for just over 5 years and was feeling a little burned out.
I am now the 16/17 year old Sunday School teacher and I'm really excited!!!! Bekah is in my class and she's excited too, so that's a good sign.

Kerm Update

Good News!! Kerm's heart has no blockages and no plaque!!!!
Bad News!! He now has to have an endoscopy(tiny camera down his throat into his stomach)
He can now exercise and it's a relief to learn that he has a healthy heart, now if we can just figure out what's causing the pain(chest pain) then we'll be good.

Cheerleader

Bekah made the competition cheer team at her school. The competition team doesn't cheer at the games but only at competitions. She's very excited about it!
Congratulations Bekah we're proud of you.

New TV

I WON!!
I won a new 26" flat screen t.v.!! My chiropractor had a drawing for all their patients that referred new clients and I won!! It's so exciting! It's all set up in our bedroom and we love it!!
Thank you.

Kerm's Update

The cardiologist said that although Kerm's stress test was abnormal it was inconclusive. He ordered a cardiac ct and more lab work and we go back to him on April 24.
Kerm had the cardiac ct and lab work on Tuesday and they had to give him some nitro to make sure that all of his blood vessels were open and then they gave him some iodine dye and that made him sick. He spent Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday in bed with a massive headache (from the nitro) and feeling nauseous (from the iodine dye).

Stress Test

OK, so Kerm went in for a stress test today and when it was over the doctor's comment was, "The ultrasound was normal but the stress test was abnormal." and that means?... his response..., "We'll send the results to your Dr. and he'll go over them with you." Kerm's appointment with the Cardiologist is on April 9th , so I guess the abnormality isn't too bad. I guess that's good news. Sometimes Dr.s can be so frustrating!! I wish he would've given us a more detailed report. I guess we'll find out more in April.

Grandpa Ammon

We were eating samples at Sam's Club the other day and Ammon wouldn't throw away his toothpick. He had it in his mouth and said that he had to keep it so he could be like Grandpa. After that we had to call him Grandpa or he wouldn't answer us.

Heart Attack???

When you think that your spouse is having a heart attack it is sooo scary!! We spent 6 hours yesterday at the ER (after a ride in the ambulance) with Kerm hooked up to alot of machines and getting tons of tests done. The prognosis...??? Everything was normal. huh? His blood pressure was 178 over 98---that's high---chest pains that stopped after they gave him some nitroglycerin---and yet every test result was normal. He has to take it easy, have a stress test and some other tests run at his normal Dr.'s office and then we'll see.
Ironically enough the day before we were talking about our need to get in shape and change our diet---no more procastinating---green vegies here we come!! (He's ok for now)

Tom Sawyer

I went to rent a copy of the movie "Tom Sawyer" for my son, and the teenager behind the counter asked me, "Is that the name of a movie or the name of an actor?" Huh? Doesn't everyone know about Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn? I really can't be that old!!!!

Hello!

Here's the latest picture of our family.
I can't believe that these beautiful children belong to us!
Notice Justin's "smile" or is that teenage attitude?! He's 13 and a true teen. I think his hair is about as long as mine!

I can't believe that I'm actually doing this "blog"ging thing.


Thank you Penny for the inspiration and help!