Thief!

So tired he just got himself in sleepy time position and just went to sleep on the floor. 

You sure can find some interesting things int he dryer when you have a 1 and 2 year old in your house.

Of all the floor and couch space this is where Olivia thought best to get comfy to watch the movie. Thankfully Zoey was feeling nice too because she let her stay that way. Zoey usually has a very large bubble so moments like this are always sweet.

Aiden loves to sit and play on Olivia's bed. I suppose for a while it was because it was one of the few things he could actually climb onto.

This girl loves her some flamin' hot munchie mix. She is also a big fan of spicy salsa. Love it!

Snow!

It may not be exciting to many people but for us long time Tucson/Marana folks some snow is pretty exciting. I was bummed that the big kids were at school but happy to hear they got special recess time to go out and play while it was snowing.

Goodbye Cast!

So excited to be saying goodbye to the lovely pink cast. It served us well and did it's job. It made for less work and fun for Zoey and more work and less fun for Mom. The cast came off and they did one more xray and everything looks great. We thought the cast would come off and we would be good to go. They put a soft cast on though and wrapped her arm in an ace bandage. Her activity was still restricted and the soft cast was to be worn for at least 2 more weeks as a reminder that it still needed to be treated with care. So we didn't walk away done with it all like we thought, and with another appointment in 4 weeks.

 Waiting to have her final x-ray. I think this made number 5 total.

The pins sticking out of her arm. Weird!

 Dr. Valencia came in and gently pulled them out. Zoey said she hardly felt it. There was more blood than I thought there would have been though.

 This is poor Zoey looking sad because she was. She was really disappointed that she still had activity restrictions. I believe she also looked unhappy because that night or the next day she got a stomach bug.

She wore her soft cast for exactly 2 weeks and then she was done with it. She started back with normal activity and at the 4 week mark we went back for the last appointment with Dr. Valencia. He had her do a bunch of things with her arms and he said her mobility in her left arm was perfect and he didn't expect there to be any problems. Finally! We are done with it all and so happy to be cast and restriction free. No doubt Dr. Valencia is on our radar now though in case any of the kids ever deal with any bone problems. He was fantastic.

Home Stretch

After 4 1/2 weeks it's the last night with a cast. We had to take pictures of all the signatures because there is no way in this world this mom is keeping the cast.

 How many kids get their cast signed by missionaries? This girl did by two of the most awesome missionaries, Elder Eddy and Elder Stringer.

Jay is the one who signed her cast with "GET WELL SOON!". I believe he signed it the night before it was coming off too. Silly Dad!

This girl cracks me up. A diaper, boots, comfy chair, and a book. What more could a 2 year old need?!

 Why use a blanket when you have a nice, big, comfy night shirt? I swear I offered him a blanket like 3 times, I really did, I am not that mean a mom.

Livi Bear's First Build-A-Bear

If I recall correctly, the funniest thing about the experience if that she picked a really cute gingham heart and was not so happy a few hours later when she realized it was all sewed up in her bear. She wanted that heart.

Aiden's Number 1 Party

Pictures of our cute boy and all the festivities to celebrate 1 whole, awesome year with our sweet boy.

 Grilled hot dogs, homemade chili beans and a little soda.

 I guess presents make him sad.

 M&Ms make him happy though.

 His oh so adorable piggy bank.

 Could he look any less interested?

 He about melted down when he got put back in the high chair. M&Ms helped keep him happy while I dealt with his cake.

 Interest in the fire on his cake.

 Grabs interesting fire from cake.

 The tears after several people screamed because they thought he was going to burn himself. Poor kid!

 He ended up doing some good damage to his little cake.

 Tryin' out the new musical turtle toy.

 Playin' with the new big legos.

 Happy Birthday Aiden. We are so happy and grateful you are part of our family. We love you so very much!