Easter Weekend Extravaganza!

We spent Easter weekend at Lake Mead this year. We had a great time with all the friends who came down to boat, motorcycle and just hang out. On Saturday the wind blew all day long. The kids and I stayed in the motorhome most of the day. Thank goodness we had plenty of room to play in there and we could watch t.v. too. The Easter Bunny was able to find us and Dane enjoyed a little easter egg hunt. All went well until us and the Shupe's decided to head to Sand Hollow in St. George Sunday and spend the night there. The motorhome got stuck in the soft sand and it took an hour and a half to get it out with help from fellow campers. And Jared ruined his tailgate while trying to take his fifth wheel trailer off the truck. We should have just stayed at Lake Mead! All-in-all it was a fun little get-away.

8 Things About Dane and Ian

Dane and Ian were tagged by friends Taylin and Finley. It is fun to do a tag about the boys. It really made me stop and think.

DANE
1- He is such a happy kid. In fact, his first word was Happy.
2- His enthusiasm for life is awesome.
3- His dad is his hero. I have never seen a boy idolize his father like Dane does.
4- He has turned into a great little skiier this winter. He loves going off the jumps and going fast.
5- Dane loves to cuddle with his mom and dad.
6- Dane has a special relationship with his Grandma Sherrie. They have always been close and have so much fun together.
7- Dane is a great big brother. He loves all the funny things Ian does. Dane can't wait to teach Ian how to do all the things a big brother can do.
8- Dane has a magnetic personality and is liked by everyone. He is known as "the peacemaker" at preschool.

Ian
1- Ian never stops smiling. Even when he is tired or sick.
2- He is a great eater. The only food he doesn't like are peas.
3- He is always on the go. As soon as you're not watching he is off to get into mischief.
4- Bathtime is Ian's favorite. He loves to splash and kick. His new thing is to stand up in the tub by himself. It freaks me out that he might fall and hit his head.
5- Ian is a cuddly baby. It is so hard to not hold him during nap time.
6- He wants to walk so bad and practices standing up without holding on to anything. When he does it he holds his hands in the air and smiles like "look at me". I wonder if he will beat Dane and take his first steps before 11 months.
7- Ian is good to "go with the flow". He has been on two big vacations that required long travel times and he did great.
8- Ian loves his big brother and thinks it's great when Dane acts silly for him.

I love my boys so much. It was fun to think about all the things that make them wonderful and unique.
We tag Lola, Abbey, Maren, Ella L. & Caleb

For those who asked...

I will now bore you with the medical reasoning of why I had to have surgery on my wrist. For those who are interested, read on.

The picture above shows the normal anatomy of the hand. In Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) the carpal ligament tightens from being overused. This causes pressure on the median nerve. The pressure on the nerve causes pain, numbness/tingling in the fingers and/or thumb. Some people are just predisposed to having CTS but it can also be caused by repetative motions of the hand. Also, pregnancy can make CTS worse. This is what happened in my case.

Surgery is done to cut the carpal ligament and release the pressure on the median nerve.

My surgery went well. Although the numbness that I had been experiencing in my thumb since November is still there. I hope that doesn't mean it will always be numb. Now I have this brace on my hand that I can't take off for a week. I am not in much pain but it is very annoying having only one good hand. Here are a list of things that are very difficult to do with one hand:

- doing up the button on my jeans

- typing

- changing a poopy diaper

- removing childproof lid on Lortab bottle

- putting pajamas on a 10 month old

- showering trying not to get one hand wet

- unscrewing anything

Luckily I have had great help the last couple of days. My mother-in-law, Janene, has been awesome. Without her help my children would not have been fed or bathed, the laundry and dishes would have piled up. And, to top it off, she had time to do the sewing I have been putting off for a year. She rocks! Thanks Neener's, I love you!

Also, thanks to my bro Adam for renting me a movie, fixing me dinner, and changing Ian's diaper. Love you!

Dustin has also been helpful. I am enjoying that he has to get up with Ian once a night.

I am going to end this post now. My pointer finger is tired of typing. I hope you all learned something new.

A Great Little Get-Away!

A great time was had by all in St. George and Vegas this past weekend. One of my oldest friends, Natalie, and I organized the little get-away. It was fun to meet and get to know better her friends Jessica, Shauni, and Tiffany. Angie came with me as my sidekick and enjoyed herself too (except for the 3 times we had to pull over so she could puke). This is not from over drinking but from being pregnant. She learned her lesson to not mix banana's and diet Coke while sitting shot gun. Poor Ang! Tiffany brought some great reading materials that sparked many in depth converstations. Thanks Tiff! We got pedicures, did a lot of shopping, saw La Reve (awesome!) and ate, ate, ate. Nat and I did a little gambling. We both lost a little money (me $10, her I won't say) but we did get free breakfast for sitting at one Blackjack table for 4 hours. It was a great adventure. Can't wait for the next Girl's Get-Away!
(Picture from L to R: Natalie, Me, Jessica, Shauni, Tiffany, Angie)

Happy Birthday Mom!

This past weekend was my mom's birthday(don't worry mom I won't say how young you are). We have started a great bday tradition for her of spending a weekend up at Solitude Mountain Resort. It was so fun to be together as a family (minus Cannon). We took turns watching the two babies so everyone got a chance to ski. Dane especially loved the little terrain park and got really good at going off the jumps. I got a great video of him but can't get it to work.


What a great birthday weekend! I love you Mom!