While Dad's Away...

Mom and the kids will play and play and play. Jim went to South Carolina for work the end of the week last week so the kids and I had some fun. Thursday was spent at soccer and then dinner with Grandpa and Grandma Davis and cousin Elle. Friday we had Kaden over (see blog below) and then we had movie night. Andrew wanted to watch Cheaper by the Dozen (someone at school was talking about the movie, that's where he got the idea) so we pulled out a blanket, popcorn, and ice cream and sat on the living room floor watching the movie. The kids loved it, especially since they were able to stay up until almost 10. Saturday we went to Orem/Provo area to visit my grandma and then we went and played at Discovery Park. The kids had a lot of fun running and climbing on everything, but their favorite part was the tire swing.


We all had a lot of fun. We then went back to Grandma and Grandpa Davis' house and ate dinner with grandpa. It was a fun weekend, but Dad was really missed.

Backyard Ramp

The other day Andrew's friend Kaden came over to play. They were out back so I went in to switch laundry and start dinner. I went back out back to check on them and found they had built a ramp and were jumping off it with bikes and scooters. Ally even joined in, although she would only ride down the jump. They were having so much fun, I finally had to make them come in when it got too dark for them to see.

Once Upon A Time...

11 years ago today I married the man of my dreams. When I look back over the 11 years I can't believe how quickly the time has gone, it doesn't seem like it's been that long ago that we knelt across the altar and declared our love for Eternity. I can't remember my life without Jim in it. It hasn't always been a fairy tale, but I am amazed that I love him more today than I did when we were first married. Jim is an amazing husband, father and my best friend. Happy Anniversary babe! I love you!

Just the Two of Us

Jim had convention this weekend in Salt Lake so I went up Friday night to go to dinner with him (which was really nice since he will be out of town for our anniversary). Thanks to his fabulous sister, Dorothy and her wonderful husband, Cameron who watched the kids for us, I got to stay overnight with him. My kids didn't miss me one bit, they got to go to Chuck-E-Cheese and be spoiled all night. I think Dorothy and Cameron quickly became their favorite aunt and uncle. Jim and I enjoyed a delicious dinner at PF Changs and were going to go hear Brian Regan (the comedian) after but made the mistake of stopping at their convention store where Jim got pulled into work stuff. Just kidding. It was really fun to see Jim doing what he does and I got to meet and hang out with all the fun people he works with. Saturday morning we woke up and went over to the Salt Palace for the morning session of convention where I got to see and learn a little more about Monavie and see Jim in action again. It's fun for me to see what he does. I mean, I've always known what he does at work, but it's different seeing it all happen. I headed back to Utah County around 11 and got to take Andrew on a mom-son date to the BYU/Wyoming game. It was fun to go to the game with him. I don't get as much one-on-one time with him as I do with Ally so I really enjoyed just being with him. It was a great weekend!! Too bad I didn't think to take my camera with me.

Our First Official Trip to the Emergency Room

Last night we had our first official trip to the emergency room with one of our kids. I am grateful we made it six years before having to experience that one. Yesterday my sister Kelly came over with her kids to hang out for a while. Ally and Elle were downstairs playing when all of a sudden Ally started screaming. I ran downstairs and found her sitting on the tile floor in our kitchenette holding her head. She had been climbing on a folding table I left out from Bunco and fell and hit the back of her head on our tile. I rushed her upstairs and quickly checked her eyes, which looked fine and gave her some Tylenol. She and Elle continued playing and even went outside. A few hours later she started complaining about her head hurting again and wouldn't let me leave her side. I went out to help Kelly get Elle in the car (she wasn't happy about having to go home) when Kelly started yelling that Ally was throwing up. I quickly threw her in the car and headed to the Instacare. I explained to the receptionist what was wrong and she told me to wait right there for a nurse to come look at Ally because they might want me to go to the hospital for a Cat Scan. A few minutes later she came out and said they wanted Ally to go to the hospital because she might have internal injuries. We went to UVRMC and began the wait in Emergency. Thankfully, there weren't a lot of people there and we were lucky enough to get amazing nurses and a fabulous doctor!! The doctor checked Ally very thoroughly and then said she would like a Cat Scan. She explained to me that Ally would have to lay very still or they would have to tape her down. I calmly told her what the doctor wanted her to do and bribed her (of course) with the new Barbie DVD if she did what the doctors wanted her to do. She was AMAZING!!! I couldn't believe it. Either could the technician. I was allowed to stay in the room with her and could hold her hand. When the machine started she got a little nervous because of the noise but quickly settled back down. They got all the pictures they needed the first time. The doctor came in and told me that there was no bleeding or significant bruising on her brain. She had a minor concussion so we were sent home with instructions to wake her up every four to six hours and to come back quickly if anything changed. She is doing just fine now. She is back to her normal self. I am sooooo grateful it was only a minor injury and Jim and I both hope she has learned her lesson about climbing.

It has been over a week since I have been on the computer let alone able to update our blog. Things have been crazy, busy for us. Ally started pre-school.
A few girls from our ward and I are doing a little 'Joy School' type pre-school. We each take a week teaching the kids. Ally really enjoys it (I know this because every day she asks me if she is going to school).


Andrew is still loving soccer.
In his game Tuesday night he scored a goal and had two assists, all of this in the pouring rain. The boys had fun and loved the rain while all the parents froze hoping the game would be canceled. I now consider myself an official soccer Mom, I survived my first bad weather game. We were really lucky last year and had no games with rain. I was so glad I am not coaching this year.


Last Thursday through Sunday Jim and I got to take a trip (thanks to my wonderful parents who were willing to cancel a camping trip to watch our kids for us) to sunny Seattle. Yes, I said sunny. The weather was beautiful. We took the ferry to Bainbridge Island for lunch and walked around the shops. We went shopping and then enjoyed a Mariners/Yankees game, which was a great game, not only because the Mariners won (being Red Sox fans at our house, we cheer for any team that plays the Yankees) but the Mariners pitcher was a rookie and had a no hitter going through the 7th inning. Unfortunately that ended, but it was a fun game.




Then Saturday we did what we went up there to do, went to the BYU/Washington game. What a game! No, we did not like the way it ended, but were very glad BYU won.











All in all, it was a fabulous trip. We missed the kids, but it was very nice to get away just the two of us and recharge our batteries. Especially since Jim is going to be away quite a bit over the next few weeks.