It has been a while

So summer is almost here and we are getting very anxious and busy. Brayden has started t-ball and Ryan and his friend Adam are coaching. Talk about chaos. Oh my goodness. Brayden is playing with three of his friends, Christian, Teegan, and Ripley. It is very hard for the kids not to do a huge dog pile every time the ball is hit. I think it is hilarious but there are a few parents that do not think this is too funny.

Jase is getting so big and is trying to figure out how to get around. Tonight he started to put one leg in front of the other, however, he cannot figure out how to move his hands at the same time. So he ends up with his face on the floor. Jase got crupe (spelling?) about 1 1/2 weeks ago and he has had a cough and runny nose since then. That little guy has been so sick this winter, I cannot wait for it to get warm and for him not to be sick anymore. And hopefully he does not have allergies cause I really do not want to deal with that. Jase has also got his two bottom teeth. He is learning to play with his toys and is having so much fun. There are a few nights when he sleeps through the night, but he will usually get up once a night.

Both boys also had their check-ups at the doctor and I am happy to report that Jase is smaller than Brayden. Brayden weight is still at 95% and Jase is at 65%. YAY!! Both boys are healthy and doing well. We are looking forward to Brayden leaving the three year old stage behind. Every day he is asking if it is his birthday yet. I think I am going to be hearing it all week.

Every time we get the chance we take Jase outside. He loves it. But he is not in love with wearing a hat.

Brayden is giving his dad the "I really annoyed with you dad" look. It is classic.

Daddy and Jase at Baby Mason's 1st birthday party.

Jase is very happy that Aunt Pauli is holding him.

Daycares are good for something

So after the weekend trip to Price Jase had some chest congestion that continuously got worse in Price. I talked to our doctor's office a couple of times and then on Monday I made an appointment for Jase to come see our doctor. So we hopped in the car and went straight to the doctor. Sure enough he has RSV. Here is a quick look at our week.


Monday: diagnosed RSV, sent home to do breathing treatments

Tuesday: Stay home with Jase from work, no daycare

Wednesday: Cry all morning with dad, take him back to DR. Has ear infection and do a deep suction. A deep suction is where they put a tube down Jase's nose and get mucous out.

Wednesday night: Back at DR. for another deep suction. This DR. was very concerned and thought about putting Jase in hospital, however, since his pulse oxygen level was up he sent us home.

Thursday: Back to DR. for another deep suction.

Friday: Jase continues to cry and won't eat. Take him back to DR. do another deep suction. DR. says he is looking really good. She looks in his mouth and says I think that he is also teething.

Saturday: Things go well.

Sunday: Back for another deep suction because he will not eat again.

I think that he has finally turned the corner and he is starting to eat, which is a good sign, since he was averaging about 7 oz a day. A very sad week without our happy little Jase around.

Here is a cute picture of Brayden being a good big brother and trying to feed his brother.

Weekend at Papa's

So last weekend we went to Price and went to the museum with my sisters, some of their kids, and the Tatton family. Well those that were cool enough to come. I think Brayden was a little disappointed because I think he thought there would be real dinosaurs not just their bones. Here are some pictures of the good times that were had.

Don't touch anything!!!!

So this weekend Brayden really needed some one-on-one time with mom. I looked to see if there were any movies that would be good to take him to. The only thing that was at the main theater was Coraline, which looked kind of dark. So I found at the Taylorsville theater they had the Tale of Despereax. I talked to a couple of people that said that it was really good, but some of the reviews said it was also a little dark. Well I decided I would take him anyways. So me and Brayden headed to Taylorsville. Oh my goodness. This theater was exactly like the Crown Theater in Price, Sorry everyone. It was yucky!!!! I was looking for a seat, but how do you pick between gross and grosser. Brayden was so scared and every noise we heard he would say, "what was that?" It was a sad little theater. I could only find 3 good things about the theater.
1. The bathrooms were clean.
2. They had Dr. Pepper (can never find this at the theater and Mr. Pibb is not the same)
3 They have a little bag of popcorn for $1.50. Yes $1.50. I asked for a small bag of popcorn and he said "do you want our small or our value popcorn." I said, "well what is the difference?" He said "our small is $5.25 and our value is $1.50," which was only a little bit smaller. Hook me up with the $1.50. Then you put your own salt and butter on it. So needless to say I am retaining a lot of water today and feel like crap.

About one hour into the movie Brayden said, "Mom lets go home." I told him that the movie was almost over and asked him if he wanted to finish the movie. He said, "No, lets just go home." So I am not sure when we will make it back to T-Ville for a movie. It is really hard to have to sanitize all of our clothes after the movie.

Now I remember why I hate this movie.

So this weekend I was trying to watch a movie for Brayden to watch. I was looking at our On Demand feature and HBO had The Land Before Time. So I thought, hey dinosaurs, Brayden will like this. Oh my gosh. Not a good show. I hate shows where the characters parent(s) die. The movie just kills me. I am surprised that Brayden did not see me crying. It was hard enough trying to explain to him where Little Foot's mother was. Another movie I hate is Bridge to Terebithia. Before I had kids I did not mind these kinds of movies very much, by now, I don't need to be depressed. And I am also the first to admit that I am turning into a baby just like my grandma Margaret.

I want a corndog with sprinkles please.....

So Brayden is a very picky eater, but then there are nights like last night when he says he wants a corndog and cheetos, with ranch to dip the corndog in (yuck). But then he also says that he wants sprinkles. What a weirdo.

This weekend we went to Price for Alycia's birthday. On Sunday we went sledding at good ol' pioneer park. Brayden had so much fun with his cousins. There was only one time that he got hurt, but he only cried for a minute. But he had so much fun with his cousins.

Brayden also showed off his guitar hero skills to the family.

Jase is getting so big. Tonight he rolled over all the way and got stuck. The second time he rolled 3/4 and rolled back.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas and everything in-between

So I am really horrible at this posting thing. Our computer is in out basement and it is freezing so I never want to come down here. But I thought I would brave the freezing cold to update everyone.

For Thanksgiving we went to St. George with the Olson clan, which was a lot of fun. We then went to Las Vegas. Me and Ryan took Brayden to the strip and watched the volcano and water show. But I think the most shocking thing I saw on the strip was this...........

Do they really need to be on the ENTIRE side of the casino. I don't think so.

After Ryan went back to Utah me and my mom took Brayden and Jase to the Secret Garden and also to the aquarium.

They had a baby dolphin which was so active and so cute, but apparantly I did not take pictures only video of the baby dolphin.

Mom even got up with Jase one night so I could sleep through the night and she paid for it the next day. But don't get me wrong Jase is a great sleeper, someone is just not use to having to get up in the middle of the night.


Mom had little cots at her house, which Brayden thought were so cool and he wanted to share with his brother.

Me and the boys then flew home. Both were very good on the plane, however, Brayden does not think it is important to wear his seatbelt when we land. What a rebel.


Me and the boys went Price at the first of December and we went to the good Ol' Helper Light Parade. Brayden thought it was so cool.


Robby and Allison came up one weekend to do Christmas shopping and Brayden and Alycia had fun playing in the snow.

That night me and Allison went to a movie and came home to a house full of passed out kids and husbands.

Brayden had his Christmas program at school. I was so excited for him to sing his songs. We got there and not one word came out of his mouth, nothing. The only thing I got from him was dirty looks. But then Santa came and he was able to tell him that he wanted a skateboard and a tractor that he can put a key in (like his cousin Cooper's). He would get none of these from Santa, but it does not hurt to ask.

On Christmas Eve we went bowling with Ryan's side of the family and then went to Pauli's house for dinner. We were finally able to leave Pauli's house after some bribing of Brayden because Aunt Pauli asked Brayden to sleep over and he was all for it, which is really weird for Brayden, he never wants to stay anywhere without mom or dad. He does love his Uncle Steve though. He did not quite understand that Santa was coming that night. We got home and I was trying to find the pajamas that Brayden was going to open that night. I went under the tree and there was no present. After my swift detective skills kicked in it took me no time at all to determine who my main suspect was. Brayden finally came forward with the evidence. The boys looked so cute in their pajamas. Brayden had also tried to open many other presents, but only cut holes in them to see if there was anything worth opening.

The boys were spoiled for Christmas and Brayden was quick to point out what Santa did not bring him, but he was very excited with his presents and just "loves" his golf clubs that Papa Don gave him. He asked numerous times a day if he can go golfing. I don't think he remembers anything else that he got for Christmas. Santa did bring Guitar Hero, which Brayden thinks that he is really good at.

This year has been good to us and we were so excited to add Jase to the family. Brayden is a very good big brother and me and Ryan are so lucky to have two healthy boys. Jase is getting more interactive every day and he is full of smiles. He loves to chew on our hands and his hands are soon going to be raw from him chewing on them so much. Brayden is getting smarter and smarter every day and we cannot wait for summertime when he is able to play outside. He is very excited for t-ball and soccer to start. Hopefully next year I will do better with the posting so that it is not so long.

On a side-note. I apologize for my pictures and the redeye. My new camera is on the way so hopefully that is a thing of the past.

Happy New Year Everyone.