Lagoon

On Saturday I took the girls to Lagoon. They have been beggin to go all summer and so I finally caved and took them. My sister and her two girls met us and Matt kept the boys all day. It was actually alot of fun. It had been a long time since I had been. The girls loved the rides. I think the favorite for both of them was the Tidal Wave. Kayla's face was the funnest thing to watch, especially on the Ladybug Ride. She also loved that one. She just would grin from ear to ear. We had a really fun time and they are already talking about going again. Maybe next summer.

Bailey and Kayla on the Ladybug

Waiting in line for yet another ride.

If only they couldn't move!!!

Can I just say that I am exhausted. My 3 little tigers don't stop moving. I put them all down and they instantly head in 3 different directions. Aiden is into pulling himself up to everything and then he justs stands there. He hasn't quite figured out how to move around the furniture. Brock pulls himself up to everything and then he uses all of the furniture to walk around the entire room. That kid is so super busy. Collin is finally army crawling quite fast and now he has finally figuring out how to pull himself up on his knees around everything. They are all at different phases, but they are into everything. Yesterday I gave up trying to get anything done and I decided to sit in the living room with them and read. They instantly come over to me and all want to climb up on me. They are so cute and busy, but I love them all so much.

At night when Paige takes a shower, the boys absolutely love to be in the bathroom. They all climb up and wait at the shower door. It is so funny to watch them. I don't know what it is about bathrooms, but they always make a beeline for the bathroom.

They have finally figured out the beginnings of food. They like fruit puffs and love Baby Mum Mums. They can't get enough of those. I need to graduate to the next level of food for them. I am still trying to get them to take sippy cups and they think the cups are toys. One day they will get it.

Labor Day Weekend

Why does it seem that every long weekend turns out to be super busy and crazy. Maybe it is just me. On Friday we decided to head down to Utah to spend some time with Matt's family. We got the wood floor done in our addition and we had to be out of the house for several days for them to finish it. So we packed up and headed out.

On Saturday we went down to Leamington, Utah, where Matt's dad was raised. He gave us the grand tour of where he grew up and the farm. It was fun to see it all. Matt always talks about it, so it was fun to experience. The kids had a fun time being with cousins as well.

This picture was taken in front of the first home that Matt's grandparents built when they moved to Leamington.

Sunday we went to church with Matt's mom and dad and then we went down to his brother Darren's house for dinner and almost all of the family was there. It was fun to visit and see everyone. We don't get to see everybody very often so that was fun.

On Monday on our way home we stopped in Ogden and took the kids to the Dinosaur Museum. The kids loved it and it was fun to hang out together all day. We were supposed to be able to get back into our house when we got into town on Monday, but they weren't quite done with the floor, so we stayed the night at my mom and dad's.

Tuesday when I finally got home, I had to unpack and clean up from the mess that was in my house. It was all worth it though because I absolutely love the floor and the new addition is so open and big. I am so glad we are almost done. Finish up the electrical, put trim on and get my new table delivered.

Before...........

and After.............

My Grandma Hill passed away on Friday morning, so on Tuesday night, we had her viewing and then her funeral was yesterday. She was such a neat lady and I am really going to miss her. She was ready to go, so in a way it is a good thing. She was 88 years old and I can only hope that I live as long as her.

Today I started canning. I have done 7 quarts of fruit cocktail, 7 quarts of pears and 7 pints of pears. The rest of my fruit should be ready tomorrow, so hopefully I can finish it all up by Saturday. It is sure a lot of work to do, but so worth it when you see the finished product on the shelves.

Back in the Swing

I think we are finally getting back into the swing of things. It is kind of nice having to get up to get Paige ready for school. I like schedules and things just seem to be going good. Paige is liking school. She still has moments in the morning when it is time to go to school. She doesn't want to leave mom and there are tears some mornings. I am hoping after a couple of weeks of school she will get adjusted.

Kayla gets bored sometimes and needs to be entertained. She constantly wants to watch shows or play with friends, so I am trying to get her to find other things to do. The boys are good. Collin is finally moving. He isn't crawling but he army scoots just like Aiden. Brock is cruising around all of the furniture and has discovered the piano. They are constantly getting into things and I am constantly getting them out of things. I don't sit still much anymore because they keep me moving.

This last weekend, Matt's brother Pat and his family came to stay. We had a fun time. On Saturday we took the kids to Bear World. They loved it. You can never get enough of the bears. They were also able to ride on some of the rides and they had a fun time. We also went to the Carosel and the Splash Park. Can I just say that I love the Splash Park. I am going to be sad when it closes this weekend. It will be a long wait until next summer when it opens. We have spent many hours there this summer and enjoyed every single one of them.

Paige, Josh and Kayla being bears
Josh and Kayla were freezing cold

Paige finally went down the yellow slide. Yeah Paige!!!!

Back to School

Yesterday was the official first day of school. Paige was very excited to start 2nd grade. Her teacher this year is Mrs. Gifford. She got the teacher she wanted and she has a lot of friends in her class. I walked her to school yesterday and she could hardly wait to get there. She had a fun day and is excited for the year.

Aiden and Brock can't stand to be inside the gate. If I leave them in the gate they both instantly crawl to the gate and Aiden gets on his knees and usually gets his fingers caught in the holes and Brock stands up to the gate. If they both get to the gate and get shaking it, they tip it over. I am getting really tired of rescuing them from the gate. Brock also loves to stand up behind the high chair. It makes him feel like such a big boy. Collin is finally crawling/scooting a little. He still rolls more, but at least he is trying.

Scentsy

I'm sure most of you out there have heard of Scentsy or have some sort of Scetnsy product in your home. I am now selling Scentsy. If you are interested in ordering products or would like to host a party or an open house, please let me know. The rewards for hosting a party are awesome. They have just come out with their new fall/winter catalog and have about 40 new scents and alot of fun new items. Please call me or email me or leave me a comment on my blog if you have questions or are interested.

Another Exciting Week

Why does it seem that every week has to be so packed full of the unexpected. I like those weeks where everything you do is the same day in and day out.

Tuesday we took the boys in for immunizations. Each boy had 5 shots, totaling 15 shots. It sure made for a whiny afternoon and evening.

On Wednesday morning, around 2:30 a.m. Matt left on a 4 day float trip to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. He was so excited to go and could hardly contain his excitement. Me on the other hand was not to fond of the idea. It made me a little nervous for him to go and float in all of those rapids. But obviously Matt go what he wanted and went on the float trip. He had a fun time. He keeps saying that it was the best trip in Idaho he has every done, but I really think he means it was one of the best trips he has ever done in his lifetime.

So while Matt was off floating the Salmon, I was at home facing the daily battles of the Nielson household. Wednesday, the first day Matt was gone, turned out to be the worst of them all. Brock was really wheezy and started acting like he did last time he ended up in the hospital. Finally after his nap, around 3:00 p.m. he definatley wasn't improving. So I called and took him in to the doctor. When we got there he was very whiny and restless. When they hooked him up to test his oxygen level, his was at 65. Not good. So off to the ER we went. When we got there they got him started with oxygen right away. Then they did several breathing treatments and then after 3 tries, the finally got an IV started. The poor kid. They decided that he was having an asthma attack. I also had noticed that Collin was starting to wheeze as well, so they gave me meds for all boys to try and stop anything that was starting, and around 8 p.m. we were released. I had taken the other 4 kids to my mom's, so I actually ran home and got all of our stuff and we stayed the night at my mom's. Who knew what would happen and I figured I could use a few extra hands.

He is doing so much better and I still give him probably one breathing treatment a day. He justs seems to wheeze alot. I guess that's what happens when you are born with preemie lungs. Hopefully we won't have to make a lot of trips to the ER.

Well only 2 more days until school starts for Paige and 3 more days until Matt starts school. It is sad to think that summer is almost over.