Halloween!

Yeah! Halloween! Okay, so I have to brag a little bit here-- I have the cutest kids ever! Aren't they adorable? It's too bad that Kira spent the entire ward party screaming and crying because she was scared. But they still look cute!

Talking again!

Yeah! Kamber finally decided to talk to us again. It is very exciting! I love to hear her little voice and the things she has to say.

The ER

We had our very first E.R. experience this week. Kamber woke up in the night with croup. She was coughing and couldn't breath. Brandon kind of freaked out because he had just finished learning about croup in his class and it can be fatal if you are not careful. But it all worked out okay. And she seems to be fine now. I will just be very happy when we finally are over all this sickness! We have all passed around sicknesses for the last month.

Venting

Okay, I need to vent, just for a moment. In the primary I am over the nursery. Of course this is not the best calling in the world, especially since we have rather large nurseries. But I can not believe how whiny all my nursery leaders are!!! Every time I see them, "I'm going to talk to the bishop-- I need to be released. I have been in for 6 months now. . ." Like somehow there is a set time when you are in a calling. Do they think we just have people waiting in the wings to take over the day they decide they don't want the calling anymore? Don't they realize that the primary president has to call new people, then the bishopric has to talk to them and then they have to sustain them before they can take over? We are talking a minimum of 3 weeks from the time they decide they don't want their calling anymore. I mean, come on people!!!! Ahhhhh! Okay, I am done now.

Stubborn!!!

Okay, so Kamber is about the most stubborn person I have ever met! She was sick last week and so, with a sore throat, medicine and a fever, she didn't talk much, if at all. Well, since she has gotten better, she has decided it is a fun game to not talk to Mom or Dad at all. So, for the last week, she has not spoken one word to Brandon or I. I keep trying to bribe her. . . I won't give you any milk unless you ask Mommy. . . or, if you want to go to the park with me and Kira, you have to say please. . .that type of thing, but to no avail. She refuses to speak one word to me! What amazing willpower! Oh my, I can just picture life in about 10 years! Heaven help us!

Book Review

For any of you out there that enjoy reading Pride and Prejudice, there is a new set of books out from the perspective of Fitzwilliam Darcy that are really good! It is a set of three books, An Assembly Such as This, These Three Remain, and Duty and Desire. They are by Pamela Aidan. I am really enjoying them. I hope they end as good as they have begun!

Growing Up

So, you know that your little one is growing up when they use the bathroom in the middle of the night all by themselves. I am not sure why, but everytime I hear Bug do this, I am just amazed. The fact that she realizes she needs to go potty in the middle of the night, gets herself up and goes into the bathroom is just. . . wow! What a great little kid! And a big one!

Double Sick!

Okay, so I jinxed myself with that last post! The next morning Kira and I came down with Kamber's sickness. Apparently she had some type of illness before she got the ear infection. Oh, yuck! It was a terrible sickness and I am so very glad it is over, or at least almost. Hopefully we can keep healthy for the next little while!

Sick!

This week Kamber came down with her first ear infection. She is so good when she is sick! She never complains. And she is so lovey-dovey when she has a fever. She can hardly move, but she will still try very hard to smile at you. I hate trying to decide whether or not to take my kids to the doctor. It always stresses me out. I suppose I should just go, especially since our insurance will cover it, but it is always a hassle. And I am not really for just giving them medicine everytime they sneeze. Anyway, it has been an interesting week. One good thing about ear infections is that they are not contagious, so I only have one sick kid to deal with. Yahoo!

Brandon AKA Cranky

Okay, so this one is the hardest for me. First of all, I do not have a current picture other than the bike picture shown below. Brandon does not do well in front of a camera. And yes, Lacey, he is very thin, although VERY muscular. I have offered to exchange metabolisms with him for some time now, but for some reason he does not seem to want mine! Brandon has 1 year and 1 month left of PA school. In one month he starts his rotations. The first is in a little podunk town called Yerrington about 6 hours away. He is excited about this because it will only be him with the doctor and he will learn lots. I am not sure how I feel about losing my husband for 3 months (yes, three!) and also my car (and yes, we only have one!). I guess we see it as a sacrifice for the betterment of our family. Plus it will limit my ability to spend the money that we don't have. So, I guess there are hidden blessings, right? Brandon studies endlessly. He is not really like Evan, he really studies all day, every day (and night). The only exception is for his bike rides and church. He does very well in his classes because of his diligence. And it works for our family because he does study at home, so he is available when needed. (And don't tell him I said this, but it is easier on me when he is busy so I don't have to hear his opinion on everything I do wrong! ;0) ) Brandon loves his little girls with all his heart! Sometimes I am almost jealous! He is a little high strung and doesn't always smile, unless he is playing with his girls. He teaches in the Elders Quorum and does his hometeaching regularly. I am glad he is ours!

A child's perspective on nudity-

Just a cute little joke that made me smile!

Our family was driving in the car when we noticed that there was a girl standing up in the convertible in front of us and she was stark naked! Still trying to recover from the shock, we heard our five-year-old pipe up from the backseat "Hey Mom, she's not wearing her seatbelt!"