Cooties: Continued

Its Mother's Day! So, I am being hugely lazy! I am gonna sneak to sacrament with the older kids to listen to them sing, then I have to trade Nate so he can go for Young Men's. Eli's eyes are still disgusting. Today its in the other eye, which hopefully won't get as nasty since we've been treating it from the start. Have you ever heard of pink eye making your eyelids bleed? Yeah...poor kid. Last night after pinning him to put his meds in he was just crying so sad, and he said, 'mommy, you mean.' Stinking broke my heart! I had to go get the expensive meds today so hopefully we see some quick results or we have to make a trip to the ophthamologist tomorrow. Maybe we can sneak Nate into the same appointment-save myself a trip!!!

Drastic times....

call for drastic measures! I'm a huge germ phobe....its just a fact. But Eli has pink eye, which is DISGUSTING! I stayed home all day today, but I am a woman in dEsPERaTe need of an out tonight. So, since its Friday, I've got the serious itch to go to play ball in Vaughn...so how do I do that with a kiddo that has cooties? HEehheeEEE! This is my game plan! Its not contagious if you don't touch it....so, I'm covering it up! He actually prefers this(shocker) because he hates the fact he can't open it easily. I took him to the doc, got new eye drops(mine expired in 2006) and I think we're good to go. I'll just change the bandaid every time I put in drops and it should save me the yuck of everyone else getting it too! Yeah for me!!! Its just an added bonus that it makes me laugh my bum off!!!

"Fire powa!" Its from a commercial, apparently. But its cute! Dollar store shades...such a dude.

Kolbe's new glasses got here today. I think he looks very handsome. Very Bradley! But, very oLdER!!! That I don't love!

And, last but not least....the divas! Thank heavens for the dollar store. It has Kenna off my back about getting the sunglasses the eye doc said she needed. Plus, I don't think I'll have to sell her if she loses them!

Can I just say its been a rough week for the eyes at our house? What's the deal? Nate still doesn't know what's going on with his eyes...more doc appointments to come. But, after 15 minutes modeling glasses today, I think I'm opting for contacts! And cooties to boot! Bring it on!

Global Warming and Goggles

These are the 'sunglasses' that the eye doc gave Kenna today. She has worn them FAITHFULLY, because the doc said we should. She even wore them to bed, in case the sun was to bright! She is such a worry wart!!! But, she's hysterical!

I left my camera unattended and this is what I found~

Avery lost in the snow. She is usually a big wanny in the snow but with it being so warm out she loved it!

Apparently all the politicians need to make a visit to Montana...because, where is the global warming they are crying about?

This is after the snow started to actually melt and pack down a bit. There was probably 4 feet on our deck, and it stood probably 7 feet deep where our patio table is. It wasn't cold so it was perfect for playing!

Nate opened the patio door and pitched Eli out. He totally got stuck, and only when he cried did Nate dig him out. I had to go back and look for his missing boot!

4-EYES!!!

SO, AFTER TWO FUN FILLED HOURS AT THE EYE DOCTOR WITH ALL FOUR KIDS, KOLBE, KENNA AND MYSELF HAD EXAMS. KENNA HAS BEEN STOKED ABOUT THE APPT SINCE WE TOLD HER LAST WEEK. SHE WAS PRAYING FOR GLASSES! dORk!!! SO, DOESN'T IT JUST MAKE SENSE THAT THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTED GLASSES IS THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T GET THEM? YEP, KOLBE AND ME ARE OFFICIALLY GONNA BE 'FOUR-EYES'! KOLBE'S LITTLE FRAMES ARE SUPER CUTE, THEY HAVE A BLUE(I THINK) FRAME ON TOP AND NOTHING ON BOTTOM. I AM STILL TOO BLIND FROM BEING DIALATED TO HAVE PICKED ANYTHING FOR MYSELF! NATE HAD HIS APPT ON SATURDAY AND HE STILL HAS TO GO BACK TO GET DIALATED TO FIND OUT JUST HOW BAD HIS EYES ARE...HE TOO NEEDS GLASSES. THE DOC SAID I COULD PROBABLY WEAR CONTACTS, WHICH I'M SERIOUSLY OPTING FOR! NATE CAN'T(DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHY) AND KOLBE CAN WEAR THEM AS SOON AS WE FIX HIS EYES. YOU SEE, MY FAMILY HAS THIS HEREDITARY THING...ITS A LITTLE FREAKY...THAT WE SLEEP WITH OUR EYES CRACKED OPEN. APPARENTLY ITS SUPER BAD FOR YOUR EYES...AND ALL OF MY CHILDREN DO IT. THE BOYS ARE THE WORST!!! THEY HAVE TO PUT THIS STUFF IN THEIR EYES MORNING AND NIGHT FOR 2 WEEKS, THEN EVERY NIGHT BEFORE BED INDEFINITELY! NICE HUH? SO AS SOON AS KOLBE'S EYES ARE NOT SO DRIED OUT, WE CAN DO CONTACTS. I THINK HE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE OLDER/MORE RESPONSIBLE FIRST. THE WORST PART WAS WHEN THE DOC SAID, KIND OF MIFFED....'HMMMM, I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE HE HASN'T BEEN COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES.' WELL, TRUTH BE TOLD HE HAS. BUT HE IS A FAKER DELUXE LATELY TRYING TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL SO I WAS IGNORING HIM! NICE RIGHT? SO, TOMORROW WE'LL FIND OUT HOW BAD NATE'S EYES ARE AND PICK OUT HIS NEW SPECS! THANK HEAVENS WE OPTED FOR VISION INSURANCE THIS YEAR!

A quickie...

Can I just say that I am so thankful for my husband? This has been an interesting year...to say the least. But, Nate and I have always been very solid. From day one, we've been blessed to have very few struggles. Having said that, I can't express enough how much more I love him. He is such a constant in my life. I never question his loyalty, his faith, or his devotion to our sweet family. He does what's necessary for our family, and then does more, to ensure we are all spoiled with unnecessary wants!!!I love him for his patience. I love him for his friendship. I love the times we laugh. I love his hair in the sink(not really....but I'd miss it if I didn't have him!) I love where we are. We have a blessed life. I realize that not all is perfect in our lives. But I am endlessly thankful for the gospel. Knowing it comes first in both our lives makes our marriage so much stronger. He puts so much energy into every aspect of his life, and I love him for that. I have enjoyed watching him fall in love with each of his young men at church, and its painful for him to see them grow up and move on!

He's working ridiculous hours at work right now because he's short handed. We've really missed having him home for lunch, and missed the 'fun dad' that comes home with energy to play! But it too makes me so grateful for what I know as 'normal'. I am so thankful for Nate!

The big show

Peek a boo-

And there she is! Can't ever get a good pic of eveyone...but here we are!

My brother Jon was trying to force a 'smile' out of Avery for a pic with the flowers he and Jen had brought the girls. Of course, Avery thought I'd left her again when it was done because due to the sheer mass of people, it takes time to get backstage. So, she was in tears, AGAIN, and didn't feel real celebatory afterwards! What a goof. Seriously, I don't understand her phobia of me leaving her lately. I just don't get it!

Congrats after the big dance with grandma Pitcher.

Jen and Kenna! What a beautiful pic of two beautiful ladies! I love my sister Jen so much....and appreciate that she goes out of her way to make Kenna feel fabulous!

Auntie Jen makes the day! When Kenna saw Auntie Jen coming down the hall she bolted and gave her the hugest hug! Kenna has always been SUPER fond of Jen...they've got this 'girlfriend' thing going, and I LOVE IT!!! Thanks Jen for making her feel so special and loved! Jen brought the most beautiful flowers, which are now the most beautiful bouquet on my table! Should be nice next week when it SNOWS the WHOLE next week!

Dang it, didn't notice Lindsey's eyes until posting this either! Huge thanks to these guys! Kenna and Avery thought it was so fun that so many people came to watch. They felt pretty important! I love Lins and Syd....its been fun to see them grow up, as they were WAY smaller than my girls when I first started babysitting my little cousins!

This is my dad, his brother Terrell, his wife Nancy, and my mom. The other little girl is my sister Cami's oldest, Raygon. We turned in quite a showing last night. My uncle Tom and his wife Gaye, my two cousins Lyns and Syd, my brother Jon and his wife, my sister Cami, her 4 daughters and her friend Jessie, and Kenna's two little friends Taylor and Brianna, and Nate's parents, filled two entire rows of the auditorium to watch the big event!

Agghghghhhh! I didn't notice Avery's face til posting this! Oh well...These are Nate's parents. They decided to make the trip for the big night after all! We were so excited, because the girls were beside themselves when they thought that they couldn't make it! Thanks for the effort!!!

I know I'm prejudiced, but these girls are absolutely beauitiful! Its fun to see them grow up and change, from one year to the next. Their personalities are night and day, but each are tender in their own way. I love my two angels!

Whewwwww......as much as I love seeing this big performance, can I just say I'm so stinking glad its done? The girls did great-Avery's class gets all the 'oooh's and ahhhh's' because they are all tiny and darling. Kenna's class got lots of laugh and applause when they shook their bums to 'aye carumba'! Yeah....another year has come, and gone. That's a little sad when I put it that way...

MORE Eli....

Nate didn't open the store today because he had to close it...so we were lazily snuggling in bed this morning with Eli and he's incredibly ticklish. Nate was tracing his back and just rubbed right along the line of his jammie pants. Eli said(you'll have to insert your own attitude here, and if you've spent 4 minutes with him, it won't be hard) "DAD, get yo HAnds off my bAcK!" I started laughing and he said, "I serious.....its D'GusTing!" I couldn't stop laughing...what does he know about disgusting!

Then he says, 'hey mom....want to hear my evil yaugh?' Sure...lets hear it...so he bellows back and does the most hilarious, 'WAAA WAAA WAAA......WAAA WAAA WAA!" Okay, I have no idea where he gets this. I vaguely remember a movie having something to do with evil laugh...scary what they pull from things.