March Sum Up

Welp. Here I am again playing catch up!

So here’s another big, huge post about what’s been happening…

Towards the end of February, my brother, Jesse had a major snowboarding accident…he shattered his knee and broke his leg.   They couldn’t do reconstructive surgery right away because of the swelling.  So instead, they drilled a 20 lbs. bar into his thigh and shin bones to stabilize his leg until they could do the surgery (a week later!)… gaaaaggggg it still gives me the willies!There was lots of time spent in the hospital, but the boys kept us entertained…After they did the surgery, we got Jesse home by making a bed in the back of my van for him.

—Bad Mom Moment—  I had to rearrange the kids car seats when I removed the middle seat section to go get Jesse.  And I may or may not have forgotten to lock Ty’s carseat into place…The first turn I made out of my neighborhood, this happened… So of course, I pulled over, took this picture, AND THEN fixed it…nice, tight, and secure.

Scared him silly.

Jesse is in physical therapy now, he has a long way to go, but is doing 100 times better!

The boys have been helping decorate

Ellie’s hair looks like this every night after taking her hair out…

Ty has been practicing his name a lot… sometimes that ‘s’ just gets the best of him.

We got a package with a whole lot of bubble wrap in it…nothing better than that.

Ty loves to watch Easton do his homework, but really, who wants to sit in a chair?Not this boy.

Ty started Itty Bitty Ball.  He was pretty timid and shy, but he always came home completely thrilled and still hasn’t stopped talking about it.  The best part was the sucker after every game.

The last day, they whipped out the parachute.  I mean, who doesn’t love the parachute?!  Ty was all smiles.But he may have just been smiling because they gave him a grocery bag to hold his certificate and treats in… He came running up to me, “Mommy!  They gave me this bag!!!!”  Ty does love a good bag.Ty and his new neighbor friend, Brandon.

Ellie has become a little tornado of destruction everywhere she goes.  But her favorite place is the kitchen.This was all done while I was making dinner…and all of the stuff in this picture doesn’t even go in those drawer…she completely swapped all of this from other cupboards.  Lovely.

And then our friend, Claudia, got our family tickets to Disney On Ice!The kids LOVED it…It’s possible I loved it more.

Now, my dear little Ellie.  She loves to eat.  There isn’t too much that she won’t eat, and eat a LOT of.Food makes her happy.

But she has learned that it takes far too long to use a spoon, or even her hand to get the food to her mouth…This is the most efficient way.

Easton wrote this cute letter at school for St. Patrick’s Day.  I love it.And then, there’s this girl.  Katie.  She is in our carpool.  Easton talks about her a lot.  Easton says “maybe I have a little tiny crush on her”.  But I think it’s a pretty big crush when you dedicate your final animal research book to her AND her family…

Easton got to have a sleepover with his cousin, and so,  to compensate, we took Ty for a ride on the Sheels Ferris Wheel…he’s never been happier.And last, but not least… I know it’s completely unrealistic, and maybe a little revealing… But I just couldn’t help myself!  Come on!  It’s a yellow polka dot bikini! But, it will be the only bikini I will allow…ever.

That’s all for now…anyone who is still reading this, I commend you!

Get excited… the Easter and Conference post is coming tomorrow.

My Brother is a Married Man

On May 1st, my favorite brother got married to the cutest of the cutest girls, Sami!  Wahoo!  It was a long time coming, and we are all so thrilled for them!  What a great day…minus the awful, most incredibly painful heals I’ve ever worn in my life…seriously, I wear heals often, and I’ve never experienced pain like that. Other than my shoes, spectacular day!

First was the dinner the night before.  Great food. Great company.  Sami’s sisters had made this cute little marriage prep gift, and they did a little speech with it.  During their speech, my mom felt like we should do something for Jesse, summoned Lauren and I to the front, which just basically ended in a cry fest.  Bleh.   Once everyone was leaving the boys started running around the place.  These glass windows were their favorite.  Unbeknownst to Easton, there were some of these giant glass windows next to the doorway.  Thinking it was just open, he ran full speed into one of these glass walls, and literally bounced back three feet.  Scared him silly.  It was one of those times where I was trying to comfort him, while holding back my laughter at the same time….I’m not very good at that.  And I’m pretty sure I could have won $100,000 on Funniest Home Videos had I been filming it.  Bummer.

On to the wedding day.  If my smile looks off or forced in anyway…It’s those shoes, they don’t look that bad, but they are deceiving…Ouch. I’ll tell you what, Ouch.My cute boys.  Can you tell Ty is thrilled to be in a pink bowtie?  Because he is.The beautiful Sanders Sisters.Us girl cousins with our super great Grandpa John.  (I will again attribute my awkward stance and death grip on Lauren’s arm to my shoes.)The Happy Couple

And then my boys invade…Just want to quickly point out the strong hold my mom has on Jesse…It’s hard for her to let go of him.  He is after all, the favorite. :) heheOnce he got his pink bowtie AND a pink flower, this boy’s happiness couldn’t be hidden.Easton was just happy there was food.And Ellie just slept the night away.

Congrats you two!! We are so, so happy and excited for you!  Love you guys!