Decemeber

On December 14th I picked up Brad from work and we headed up to Temple Square. We met my family at Crown Burger and had some dinner. It was raining/ snowing so we bundled up and walked to Temple Square. I was fun to look at the lights. Beckett kept pointing at the trees and saying "lights."  We didn't stay very long because it was starting to rain more and the twins weren't very happy.

On the 15th it was snowing so Brad decided not to go into work for the morning (it was Saturday). So he took the kids outside to play in the snow. Ryker was so excited to play out in the snow with his new Spiderman hat. Sophie didn't like the cold and cried most of the time. Beckett was just happy to be there.

Later on that night, Brad took me on a date with the Malouf's. We went to dinner at a yummy Italian restaurant. I still dream about the bread and tomatoes! We then headed to Jordan Commons to see The Hobbit. We saw it in 3D on the IMAX which was pretty fun. I love having friends that we can go out with and I love going with my husband.

I don't remember the exact day but I was in the bathroom getting ready and decided to check on the kids (they were too quiet). I found them in their bathroom covered head to toe in Vicks Vapor rub! Ryker had a ton in his hair and all over his body. Beckett had some in his hair too. The whole bottle was gone! It took 3 days and many washes to get all of the grease out of Ryker's hair.

The 21st was Brad's work party. Went and ate dinner and chatted with people from his work. They had a few games and an ugly sweater contest. After eating, we left and headed over to Walmart to finish Christmas shopping. It was fun to get out just the two of us. Cindy and Steve watched the kids while we went.

The 22nd was my family party. We went to Brett and Shauna's house. We all chatted and ate dinner, the food was really yummy. Santa decided to stop by and say hi. Ryker was excited to tell Santa that he wanted Spiderman slippers. They had a cousin gift exchange and all of the kids were excited about their presents. We had to leave right after that because all of our kids were tired and crying.

On the 23rd We went to Cindy and Steve's for Ashtyn's birthday. She received a make up set from my parents and went right to work making Grandpa "beautiful." He was such a good sport he even let her do his nails.

On the 28th we went with the Malouf's to Scheels.  It was fun to walk around and see all of the gear and fishes. Brad, Ryker, Lindsay, and Micheal rode the Ferris Wheel while I watched the kids. We ate at Noodles after. It was a good fun family night.

 Ryker and Brad

 Lindsay and Micheal

 Lily

Here are some random church pictures.

We had a very fun busy few days.

December Thus Far

The first week of December we made a few trips to the doctors. First I took Ryker in because he was complaining his stomach and throat hurt so I thought he had strep. He ended up being fine. However that weekend He got an ear infection so we headed to the doctor again and got some antibiotics. The next week Beckett woke up with a huge blister on his lip. I talked to the nurse and she said it would be best to have it checked out. We went in and the doctor said it was from him bumping it on something. However, she was worried about his breathing since he was wheezing. So we did a breathing treatment while we were there.

  Beckett at the doctor

While we were gone Ryker went potty all by himself! I had put underwear on him to have another try at potty training and he went all by himself. He went upstairs and went then came and told my mom he had gone! For the rest of the week he would go all alone no reminding or asking if he needed to go. He had a couple accidents but he did awesome!

 His reward for going on the potty

We also got to go on the Polar Express train. It was so fun to ride the train and see Santa. Then we rode the train and saw pictures of Christ's life. It was a good reminder of what Christmas is really about.

  Sophie climbed up on Grandma's table and got her cookies

  On Sunday the 9th after sacrament Brad brought me and the twins home for their nap. We had been inside for less than 5 minutes and Beckett fell over and hit his head on the stair railing. He split his head open so we took him to the ER. We had to stop at the church and get Ryker than we headed to the hospital. Beckett did not like having the wash cloth held to his head. Luckily Cindy came and got Ryker and Sophie from the hospital. After checking in we had to wait for the numbing stuff to start working. Beckett had calmed down by then and was pretty happy. The doctor came in and wrapped him up so he couldn't move then started to stitch him up. I had to hold his leg while they did it. The first stitch wasn't to bad but by the second the doctor realized the numbing stuff wasn't working so he had to give him shots to numb him more. Beckett and so angry and sad, it was really hard to have my baby in pain. He ended up getting 5 stitches. :(

On Tuesday the 11th Ryker was playing and slipped and bonked his head in the same spot as Beckett. I don't know if he hit his head on the floor or the railing because I had my back to him. So I packed up all kids and headed for the doctors after hours office. Brad had to meet me there because he was still at work. My mom and Jessica came and watched the twins while we were back in the room. Luckily Ryker's could be super glued. Ryker did a good job, he was happy when the nurse gave him two suckers.

Needless to say we have been to the doctor way to many times this month and I hope we are done for awhile.

Last night we decided to go check out the new Outlets by us. It was a little cold but it was fun to get out. Ryker loved the big Christmas tree.

Here are a few extra pictures

 Realized I was putting the wrong clothes on him

 Ryker's photo bomb

Bath time

 Getting ready for church

 Breaking Dawn with Mom, Lindsay, Me, and Cindy

Thanksgiving

We went to Brad's parents for Thanksgiving this year. I got to cook half of the meal and it was really fun. I was pretty busy on Thanksgiving and a few days before. I made some banana cream pies and ended up making one for my Mom, Cindy and Amy. It was fun to make them. On Thanksgiving I made green beans, some appetizers, sweet potatoes and rolls. I was really bummed about my rolls my first batch didn't turn out so as we were getting ready to leave I made another batch.
    Dinner was tasty, everything turned out great. After dinner we went to go and see Wreck it Ralph with Brad's brothers and Ryker. It was a cute movie and it was fun to see Ryker's reaction.
    After the movie we picked up the twins and headed up to Park City. We were going to go to the Outlets to do some Black Friday shopping but I was to tired so we just went to bed.
    They next day we headed to the outlets and got some shopping done. The rest of the weekend we just relaxed, hung out and went swimming. One of the afternoons we got Wendy's on the way back to the condo, Sophie was so sleepy she fell asleep eating, she was still eating her chicken nuggets with he eyes closed! It was so funny.
 We headed home Saturday night and on Sunday we put up our tree. It was a really fun weekend. I loved having Brad around to help out with the kids.

 Dinner at a pizza place

 Ryker being silly

 Ryker, Kyler and Kason

    Sophie decided to use her breakfast as hair gel.

Potty Training Help!

So I HATE potty training. I hate it so much I would pay someone to potty train my kids. I have been trying on and off for over a year to potty train Ryker. I have done everything! I have set timers and when the timer goes off we sit on the toilet, nope. I have treats for when he goes, I have a huge toy he can play with when he goes. We got underwear that he likes,  we talk about where pee and poo goes. He has only gone to the bathroom once on the toilet, he normally goes shortly after I let him get off. I don't make a big deal about his accidents, we talk about where pee and poo goes and leave it at that. I let him play games or watch movies while he tries to go, still no success. I have dyed the water blue so it turns green when he goes. I have put cheerios in the toilet and told him to hit the Cheerios. I know it is not an issue of controlling when he goes because he can hold it all day.(I know because he did this the other day) I have no idea what to do! I am lost and very very frustrated. I know they are supposed to do it at their own time but he is 3. He shows all the signs of being ready, so now what? Please help! I am losing my mind.