Christmas Kick Off!

My mom started a tradition where we have a kids slumber party a couple weeks before Christmas and watch Polar Express.We now look forward to Polar Express Night because it really makes it feel like Christmas time! There are lots of treats including hot chocolate and popcorn, pizza and pop, pajamas and a toy to open and they got pillow animals to sleep on. My mom sure does know how to throw a party!

Kaden, Cameron, Kayler, Desi, Devan and Cohen
(Can you see why I ruled out C, K and D names for Ryder?)

The boys all got Transformers! Cohen LOVED his Bumble Bee Robot!

Good Friends

In November my friend Stephanie came to visit from Logan. We have been friends since 6th grade and love that we still keep in touch. When we get together it seems as though no time has past at all!

In December Jen, Jessica and I had a much needed girls night. We had cheesecake, chips and salsa, hot chocolate and best of all, time to ourselves to sit and talk!
I love girls nights!

Merry Christmas

Cousins!

Cohen has been having lots of fun spending time with his Green cousins when we have our weekly play date! Stephanie, Mike and their four boys are out here temporarily and we have fun meeting at Michelle for play time and lunch with her girls!
Cookie time with Cohen, Jada and Jimmy.

Thanksgiving in Moab

Scott, the boys and I took our first little family trip down to Moab for Thanksgiving! I hadn't been in two years which was a long time to me since my family use to go visit twice a year growing up. We got to stay with my grandparents and had such a great week spending time together and with all the other relatives in town. We had our annual massive Thanksgiving Feast there at a church and a lot of the group was there this year!

My Grandparents adored Ryder and loved and cuddled him tons!
They are so wonderful, I feel so lucky to have them!
Cohen was too busy running around, having fun and being a little monkey to have time for pics

Ryder's ER trip

Ryder had a temp of 102 (along with a few other symptoms) late one night, when I called the on call nurse to ask how much Tylenol to give him she told us to take him to the emergency room since he was less than 2 months old. They did a urine sample, suctioned his nose, ran fluids through an IV, took blood and did an X Ray. They also wanted to do a spinal tap, but I told them I didn't want to unless we needed to after all the other tests. He was such a brave little guy and hardly cried! We were there most of the night and everything was coming back clear. They had given him Tylenol and his fever was coming down so they ended up sending us home! They were overly cautious since he was so little and it was a nerve racking night, but I was thankful everything was just fine and the little unknown virus was gone within a day or two!

Hopefully we don't have to visit the ER again anytime soon!

Playhouse UnDeR cOnStRuCtIoN!

Scott and Cohen have been working on building a big fort/workshop/playhouse in our backyard!

Here are the footings...

The floor...

Just like dad!
Framed...Doors and windows cut!

More to come!