New Fireplace

We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our new fireplace. I don't know how we ever got along without it. I should have listened to Jared in the first place and put it in from the beginning. We have definitely saved money on our heating bill. We keep the fire going all the time and it heats the whole house. My hubby did an awesome job on it. Thanks babe.

Update on Emma

So, I have taken Emma to her pediatrician, dentist, audiologist and we really couldn't pin point why she has been having speech problems. I ended up taking her to a pediatric ENT(ear, nose, throat) and she was awesome. Her ears look great, but right off she said she was tongue tied and needed to have her lower frenulum clipped. Finally. I thought that was the problem all along. I guess you have to follow your motherly instict. The nurses at the hospital when she was born thought she was tongue tied and I think she just learned to work around it. Anyway, she is having the procedure done this Thursday. I am really nervous for her. She is going to be on some medication to try and help her relax, but I know it is still going to be a fight. She is now going to have to try and learn all over again with her new tongue. I talked to the speech therapist today and her first session is next Tuesday. She will start going once a week and we will see how it goes. She is my little baby and I feel so bad for her. She also sucks her thumb and rubs her silky blanket while sucking. The pediatrician and speech therapist have told me that she needs to stop sucking her thumb to help with her progress. It is going to break her heart and mine, but I know it needs to happen. Today I emptied all the drawers of sippy cups, (I know I am a little late doing it) and Emma was so sad. I guess since she is my youngest baby I have babied her more. Anyway, we are on our way towards progress.

Very bad blogger

I can't believe I don't have any pictures from Christmas 2008. My camera broke and I went without for a few months. Jared got me a new camera for Christmas but I didn't even get it opened up and working for a few days after. So, I have been very bad about updating. I know I should have been journaling anyway but oh well. Heres to another new start. It seems like I can't seem to stay up to date on this blogging thing. Maybe we have a boring life.

Anyway, life has been good. My little miss Emma turned 3 January 26. I can't believe my youngest is three. Very weird. She is a sweetheart. She brings a lot of joy into our family. She was so excited about her birthday this year. I tried to make it special for her. I attempted making a fun cake for her. It turned out ok being the first one I have done.

Papa and Kristin, Tyler and Holli, Becky, Vance and Melissa and kids, Great Grandpa and Grandma Myers, Jamie and kids, and Jackie, Jeff and Lizette all came over to celebrate the special event.

Thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving was hosted at our house this year. It was great fun. Spencer,Jamie and kids, Josh and Kalin, Aunt Abby, Aunt Jackie, Jeff and Lizette and our family were here. Jamie made a wonderful turkey and I made a ham. I Our friends do a fire pit every year the night before Thanksgiving and you can put in a ham or turkey. The ham turned out wonderful. It just fell off the bone. Yummy.<I attempted to make homemade rolls and as you can see they were a total flop. I needed my mom here to make her signature rolls.
Jamie made the AWESOME TURKEY. Jared finished our wood stove night before Thanksgiving so we had that going and the oven on, so needless to say it was very warm in our house. We had a great time visiting and playing games. Jamie brought the famous Thanksgiving bingo which was a hit. The kids had a lot of fun playing that.

We were very grateful to have so many of our family together for this special day.


The guys and Kalin went out to shoot guns while we waited for the final preparations for dinner. Spencer got a new gun, so everyone got to shoot it. Jared also got a new pistol that they all shot. Trenton and David had a good time.


Spencer and Josh jumped on the tramp with the kids which they absolutely LOVED. They are just big kids themselves that's why the little kids love them so much.

I am still working on adding more pics from Thanksgiving.

Convincing myself to update

I am trying to get the energy to update my blog. I am sooooo behind. Life has been so busy lately . My camera broke again so I need a new one, so no new pics lately. We are anxiously awaiting Christmas. I am telling myself I am going to post soon!

Great Grandpa and Emma

Great Grandpa was over and Emma climbed up on his lap with her "bebe" and cuddled. Way cute. She calls him nama because she gets confused with saying Grandpa. I think he kinda likes cuddling with her.

An update on Emma's doctors appointment. Her tongue is fine. The doctor wants to check her hearing and have her go to a speech therapist.

Monday!

I have had an interesting weekend and Monday. Actually I am very frustrated right now. I guess I have calmed down a bit since I got home. For starters I woke up late. I woke up at 7:15 and had to get everyone out the door by 8:00!. I got everyone dressed, fed, back packs packed and out we went. We got buckled in the car and I backed up only to hear CRUNCH and the kids yelling, "Mom, you ran into dad's truck." What a great way to start the day. I got out to assess the damage. Durango: broken taillight, Chevy: huge dent in the side of truck. Now, this is the third time I have damaged the Durango. I think I need to just park it and stay home. I was too upset to call Jared and tell him so I just waited for his call at work. It finally came, and I felt really bad. He didn't yell at me, he just said he knew it was an accident.

My day at work was crazy and I couldn't wait to get home. When I got home Jared reminded me that I needed to be more careful when I drive. He said he was concerned for mine and the kids safety. So, I guess he is right, I do need to pay more attention and be careful.

I am frustrated because my living room is torn apart still and I am hosting Thanksgiving at our house for the first time I want my house to be nice and cozy. Saturday I was helping Jared with the fireplace remodel and I fell on a pile of wood and bruised up my arm and leg.



Yesterday after church Trenton decided to trim his hair, twice. So I had to finish it up. He kept looking in the mirror saying, " Everyone is going to think I am weird now. Just call me weird head now." I really had to keep from laughing. Poor little guy. I am hoping he learned a lesson from it though.


I bought the DVD Old Yeller for the kids and they have been watching it quite a bit. Trenton decided that Danner needed to come inside (yes,I can't believe I let him in either.) Trent preceded to get him a plate of dog food and water and a special blanket to sleep on. He said it was just too cold for him outside. This is what I found in the kitchen.




One more funny thing. Jared's dad (Papa) shot a little deer and Trenton asked him if he could have the horns. He asked Jared,"Dad, what do you think I should do with my horns, should I tape them to my hat, tape them to my motorcycle, hang them in my room or throw them away." So funny. I am raising a redneck for sure.


I take Emma to the doctor tomorrow. She is almost three and still has difficulty talking. I think she may be tongue tied. So, we are going to get that checked out tomorrow.

I really hope tomorrow is a better day.