Hilarious!

I don't have any photos of this, but it is seriously hilarious. We just discovered tonight that every time Alain burps, Ty laughs hysterically!! It is the cutest thing ever, and it just goes to show what kind of boys I have (all 4 of them ;)).

3 Months Already!!

I can't believe Ty is already 3 months old. Sometimes it seems like he just barely was born, and other times it seems as though I've had him forever ;)
Here are some things about Ty:
-he loves to laugh and smile
-he shrieks like a banshee when he's happy
-bath time is a kickfest of joy
-out of the three he's the only one who finds his thumb and sucks on it
-already he likes to be entertained by the boys and is content to just sit and watch them
-he hates (and has always hated) lying on his back
-I'm guessing, but I'm pretty sure he weighs about 15 lbs.
-some of his nicknames are Mousie (Cole started this one on his own), Chunkers, Bubsy, Ty Guy, and Chunky Monkey
-he is still as feisty as ever
-he has not made sleeping through the night a priority yet; I still get woken up every 3 hours like clockwork
-even sleeping during the day is not his priority (lucky me!)
-after months of loving the swing, and sleeping well in it, he now hates it!?!
-he loves to, and I let him, sleep on my chest (this was not the case with the other two)
-he is definitely the baby of the family because he is soooo spoiled (already)
-everyone loves him!
There's probably a gazillion other things that I could think of to say about our little Ty Guy, but I won't bore you all! We love him and are so grateful and thankful that Heavenly Father entrusted him to us. We love you, Ty!

I told you he was chunky!

That adorable smile :)

Ty and the enabler ;)

Clark County Museum

This year is the 100th Anniversary of Clark County. Luckily for us, the Clark County Museum was open this Saturday for free with lots of extra things the kids could enjoy. I was looking forward to taking the family since I had spent a full day at the Museum with one of my master's classes and had really enjoyed it. Everyone had a good time, and Alain and I were excited to have a day of free fun!!

They had numerous cars from the 1920s out on display. This is the car that the kids picked as their "favorite."

They were taught how washing was done before washing machines. They did a great job, and I might be able to put them to work out back!

Probably the most fun they had was making their own rope. Who would've thought it was done like this?

And, of course, we could hardly get away from the ever-popular train. The boys were also able to go sit in one of the trains they have at the Museum. They thought it was "awesome"!!

Father and Sons

Everyone was sooo excited to go to the Father and Sons this year. This was Cole's first year, so he was super excited!! He even had picked out two books that Dad HAD to read to him in the tent at night (per his instructions). However, I don't know who was more excited, Alain or the boys! They had a lot of fun, and were disgustingly dirty and smelly when they came back. I can't wait until all of the boys can go and I get a weekend to myself!!!

Here they are leaving on their excursion.

I had to include this one because Cole was so proud of it. He couldn't stop talking about how he peed in the bushes.The boys at night in the tent!!

Getting ready to come home.

Stones

Alain said I have to include this little episode that happened. We were at church and my back started hurting. For those of you who know me, this is not unusual. However, every position I put myself in did not help the pain. I went to the bathroom, again not unusual, and there was blood. I was ticked because I knew that it was a kidney infection. I was teaching YW that day, so I was setting up for my class, but the pain came on like lightning. I went to go tell Alain that I was going to the ER and he had to take care of the kids. Bro. Williams saw me in the hall, and I must have looked really bad because he asked if I needed a blessing. Alain saw how bad I was, and after someone told him he had to come with me, he decided to bless me with his presence. (Sorry for telling you to shut up, hon!!) After we left the church we went to the closest ER and it was packed. I was literally rocking back and forth keeled over in pain and they wouldn't take me back. So I made Alain fly to the other nearest ER, and by then I felt like I was going to die (and I am pretty good at dealing with pain). I barely made it into the ER and the lady at the front desk started yelling for a wheelchair. Needless to say, we found out I did not have a kidney infection, like I had thought, but I was passing a kidney stone. To tell the rest of the story would take up way too much room, so all I will say is that I ended up having surgery that Tuesday, and now I only have about 20 more of those episodes to go. (No, my doctor wouldn't blast the stones that are still in my kidneys!) Wish me luck!!

Pump It Up

Cole has always wanted to jump in the big contraptions that are set up at birthday parties or, this year, Cub Scout Day Camp. He has never been able to, and is always REALLY upset. Luckily, my friend invited us to a place here in LV called Pump It Up where they have a day set up so that you can use their facilities even if you're not having a party. Cole had a blast!! We're going to definitely do it again! He got so comfortable going down the big slide that he started going head first. That's our Cole!

Here he is climbing up the stairs.

And here he is coming down.

Cub Scout Day Camp

This year at Cub Scout Day Camp Logan had a ton of fun. It's always a great time at Camp, but this year was made a ton more fun by Dad being the M.C. and doing so dressed as a pirate. Alain received lots of compliments on his pirate attire (hat, earring, goatee and eye patch) and on what a great job he did. Hopefully Logan will realize how special he is that he gets to have his dad at Scout Camp. These pictures are from the annual egg drop they do. It was a lot of fun!

Dad and son with a picture of the contraption the egg was in.

His contraption made it through the fall!

And so did the egg!!!

The Week from HELL!!!

Besides all of the stress with Ty being so sick last week, we got another added pleasure on Friday. I went into Logan's closet (which is connected to the garage) and noticed that his floor was wet. Now, it wasn't just a little damp like something spilled, but it was SOAKING wet!! I asked him why he didn't tell us his floor was so wet and he said it was because he didn't really notice. How could he "not really notice"?!? I also asked him how long it had been like that and he said, "Oh, a couple of days, maybe." I couldn't handle it, so I told Alain what had just transpired, and he automatically thought of the water heater. Sure enough, it had cracked and leaked all over the garage and Logan's closet. However, while getting that fixed we also realized that the thingy that brings water into the house was clogged. This was worked on ALL day Saturday by Alain, Jake (his brother), a friend and both our boys. 48 hours later and $1000 later it was fixed. I hope my wonderful husband learned that plumbing is best left the the professionals (love you hon :)), but I really do appreciate his best efforts at trying to save us some money. And just so you all are informed, that wasn't all that ruined our Saturday. I have to give a shout-out to our friend Joe and the fact that he has a "Stupid People Suck" blog, because I surely felt like starting one Saturday morning. ;)

This is what it looked like after the new heater was installed. I was too ticked the night before to take a picture of all the damage. It was WAY worse!This is Logan's closet after I convinced Alain that if we didn't rip up the carpet there would be mold there because it would never dry completely. Love you hon! Thanks Jake!This is what Alain and Jake did most of the day Saturday (like from 9 am-11 pm). They tried so hard!You can't really see it, but I couldn't resist getting a pic of Alain's plumber's crack. I think he was channeling some plumber skills ;)

Sickness...Yuck!!

Both Cole and Ty are sick. This has been ongoing for Cole since Ty was born 6 1/2 weeks ago. I thought it was just allergies, but when
Ty's stuffy nose just did not get any better and a cough developed on Sunday, I decided it was time to take them to the doctor. So, yesterday I arrived thinking it was going to be no big deal and we'd be home within the hour. Our regular pediatrician was on vacation, so we saw someone who we've never seen before. If our pediatrician ever moves, I will be up a creek without a paddle. I've always known she's awesome, but this other doctor just proved it. She literally freaked me out, and I told her so!! I learned that if Ty develops a fever of 100.4 we have to rush him to a hospital to get a spinal tap along with numerous other tests. Fevers in babies this young is very serious, and she kept repeatedly telling me that---nice :) (Hence the freaking out part of the visit. The constant repitition of her telling me I HAD to take his temperature rectally as often as possible prompted me to go to Target and get one of those ear thermometers that claim to be more accurate than oral or rectal temperatures.) Two hours later and two breathing treatments later we were able to leave the office with both Cole and Ty having to be on nebulizer treatments (sp?). So, lovingly, mommy has been giving them their treatments every 4 hours. Needless to say, last night was rough!! With Ty still feeding every two hours and then both boys having treatments every four hours with only one machine between the two, it was fun. Luckily, my friend Rachel called today and found out our situation. She has an extra machine and let me borrow it. Hopefully this will make for a little easier of a night. Ty received a blessing last night (thanks Uncle Jake) and luckily he hasn't had a fever so far. I just hope the boys will be better soon, especially little Ty.
Here's Ty receiving his treatment.

Logan is 9!!!

This post is making me feel really, really old!! My baby boy turned 9 yesterday. Since we only have parties every other year, this year was Logan's turn for a family party. He was lucky because he got to celebrate it for two days. One day with his grandparents and aunt and uncle, and the next on his actual birthday with his immediate family.
Logan really is a joy to have in our lives. He makes our days full of laughter and surprises. Right now he enjoys playing tennis, airplanes, trains, and reading. He is also doing well in school, and making his parents proud. Logan, we love you and thank you for the sweet spirit you are and bring to our family. Thanks for always having something to say ;)
Nana was asked by Logan to make an airplane cake, and this is what she came up with. Logan LOVED it!! Uncle Jake helped Nana plan the "Logan Tower" by drawing it to scale. Those darn architects!!
They were very, very excited with the cake. Logan picked Cheeburger Cheeburger to eat at for his birthday. This is the dessert they surprised him with. It was super yummy!!