Fun times with Kate

Cousin Kate came from California to visit. Madison had never seen snow falling from the sky before! The girls got all dressed up and made their first snowman!

 We also went on the Polar Express and rode to the north pole. The girls absolutely loved it and we definitely want to go again!

 We also hiked around the Arches National Park.

 After Arches we went bowling. This was a first for all the girls. Afterward Maddyn asked if we could go again sometime soon.

 Zoey blow drying her hair.

Yo Gabba Gabba Party

For a whole month Maddyn would wake up and ask us if it was her birthday. The day finally came and she had a party. Maddyn invited some friends over for her Yo Gabba Gabba party. We played pin the food on Brobee's tummy, hit DJ lances pinata boombox and had yummy cupcakes. Maddyn got a swing set for her birthday. She was so excited to have her friends over.

Maddyn turns 4

So it has been almost a year and my kids have changed so much. I will try to catch up. Here is the interview of Maddyn for her 4th birthday.

How Old are you? I dont know

Who is your best friend? Titan

What is your favorite thing to do? Play with my toys

What is your favorite color? Purple

What is your favorite food? grapes

What do you like to do with your family? eat dinner with them

What is your favorite toy? dora kitchen

What do you want to be when you grow up? i dont know

what makes you happy? my minnie mouse

what makes you sad? i dont know

what is your favorite tv show? strawberry shortcake?

what is your favorite book? bed time book

what do you love to learn about? butterfly's

what was the best part of your birthday? Yo gabba gabba party

where do you like to go? Titan's house

who is your teacher? Ms. Lana and Ms. Turk

what is your favorite treat? m&M

What do think about before you go to sleep? my family

If you could meet someone famous who would it be? Titan

What was your favorite birthday present? Mice

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St. George

For Trevor's spring break this year we went to St. George and met my family there. Everyone was able to go. It was so fun to have us all together. We went to Bryce Canyon, Zions, and shopped. The boys had a full day of golfing at great resorts. We stayed at a resort that had a bunch of pools and play grounds. Maddyn had a blast playing with Kate.

Maddyn turns 3!

Maddyn turned 3 in March! She is getting so big. She is so helpful when she wants to be. We had some family over for dinner and she opened presents. She is really getting this present thing down. She tore through all of them. She LOVES her sister and is always telling her "you in big trouble zobug stop that" She loves to carry Zoey around. She has not appreciated the cold weather because she is an outside girl. She still sleeps with Minnie and Juice everynight. Her best friend is Titan and they play everyday.

Nanny mcphee?

(disregard the chips in her mouth)

So Buggy is finally getting teeth. She had 2 on the bottom forever, but now 4 are coming in on top. One is coming in quicker than the rest. See any resemblance?

SInce the last post...

At the beginning of February, Zoey was hospitalized for RSV. She only had to be in there for 24 hours. Maddyn loved coming to see her and play in her big crib with her. Zoey was such a trooper. She had an IV in her arm and she couldn't sleep because it would beep everytime she bent her arm. They finally took it out at 1:00 am so we both could sleep. After they gave her some fluids she perked right up and she was great from that time on.

Last week, I went up with Zoey to get her tear ducts poked. Her right eye doesn't drain the tears so her eye is always wet around it. We had an appointment on Wednesday so I went up on Monday and did some work stuff. When we got to the doctor on Wednesday, he said we were at the wrong doctor and had to make another appointment. They called us in an appointment that afternoon to the Moran eye center. We waited there for 3 hours to see a doctor. By that time I knew I was not going to make it home that night. The doctor told us he could do the surgery on Friday but they would have to put her to sleep. I called Trevor and he drove up the next day. Zoey could not eat for 12 hours before the surgery and of course they were late doing the surgery so she was starving. She was in and out of the surgery in 10 minutes! She did so well in recovery. All she wanted to do was eat but they wouldnt let her have more than 4 ounces because they didnt want her to throw up. It was so sad. As soon as we left, I let her have a huge bottle! She will have a tube in her eye for 6-8 months. You can barely see it in the corner of her eye. They say it will probably fall out before we need to have it taken out. So two hospitalizations in one month is going to be a pretty penny I am sure!

Maddyn and Zoey have been playing so well together. Maddyn loves to put all of her toys in Zobugs bed and then play there with her for hours. My favorite part of this picture is Maddyn got the hymn book and put it in front of her piano so she could play just like Grammy :)

Maddyn also found some markers and decided to color hers and Zobugs hair. She is no longer able to touch the markers. She also has a new obsession with bandaids. She loves to put them everywhere. We now have to hide the bandaids.

I also got super into biking. I got a road bike for my birthday this year. I havnt been able to ride it outside much but I got a trainer and have been riding to videos. It is so much fun. I can't wait to ride this summer!

Projects

I have totally got in this craft kick. It started with making curtains for the kitchen (the red ones). I stole this idea from this fabulous website . There is no sewing involved. Then I got some fabric to make my own headboard. The curtain pattern in the bedroom I made up. I need to put something above the headboard any ideas? When I was up north I bought a pattern for an apron. I found some cute fabric and whipped one up. The pattern is so cute and easy I want to make more. Then I saw this easy pattern for a valnce that sticks out like 4" from the window. I made one for Zobug that matches her blanket and some for the living room. I plan on making curtains for my therapy office and the guest room. I have made the front room into my therapy office. I decided to paint it a very soothing color of green. I textured the one wall with tissue paper and it turned out pretty cute. I also recovered some cushions on a chair to match.