Mckay's Wheelchair!

Mckay broke his leg skiing last weekend! The first few days he was in a lot of pain, but he is doing much better now. Right now his leg has a splint, but they will put a cast on it this week. The doctors won't let him use crutches because they say too many kids this age forget they have a broken leg, put weight on it, and do more damage. So Mckay has a wheelchair for a few weeks until they think he is ready to start walking on it. Mckay has had fun with his wheelchair! He is pretty good at getting around the house and is not so dependent on us as much. We're just happy that he didn't need surgery! We are becoming well known at Primary Children's Hospital with everything Mckay has gone through the past 3 months!

Chocolate Houses!

We made our traditional chocolate houses last night! Here is what we created! A big thanks to my friend, Linda, for providing everything! What a fun Christmas gift! The kids had a lot of fun decorating and eating the candy!

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!

Kaitlyn had a fun 9th Birthday yesterday! We enjoyed helping her eat her birthday donut tower! For dinner, Kaitlyn chose to eat at Italian Village. They have yummy food and great prices! Kaitlyn chose this place so that she could have spaghetti, her favorite food. And yes Kaitlyn is wearing glasses in the picture. She got them today and loves them - which I'm happy about. We found out a few weeks ago that Kaitlyn failed the vision screening test at her school. We were quite surprised, because she has never had a problem before. But it is just one eye that is farsighted. So the eye doctor recommended glasses, especially for school. We think she looks great in them!

Happy Halloween!

This year Kaitlyn was a black cat; Jackson was Thomas the Train, Mckay was an airplane pilot, and Caden was a scientist (not a mad scientist - just a regular one)! The kids had a blast trick or treating and got way too much candy!

In case you didn't hear, Mckay was in the hospital for 3 days a couple of weeks ago for a serious infection. He had a sinus infection that got worse and turned into an abscess below his eye. It was serious enough that the doctors were worried the infection could spread. Thankfully we were able to catch it before it got worse. Mckay was on IV antibiotics for 3 days and then they sent us home with oral antibiotics. Mckay looks much better now that his eye is not swollen shut and discolored. Blood test results show that the infection is going away! We are so thankful for everyone's prayers and concern in behalf of Mckay. He is doing great now and is back to normal!

It's been awhile......

I haven't done so well with blogging the past few months. Ever since Scott got called to be the bishop of our ward in July life has been extra crazy Here's a quick blog to update our family.

Here are some pictures of what I haven't been able to blog:
1. Jackson's 3rd Birthday in August! We have a tradition of having a donut tower for the birthday person's birthday. Then we all help eat it!

2. Most of you know that Scott hates wearing suits. Well now he wears one all the time! If you have never seen Scott in a suit before, now is your chance! Doesn't he look good?!
3. The kids' first day of school! Jackson is now in preschool, Mckay is in Kindergarten, Kaitlyn is in 3rd grade, and Caden is in 5th grade.
4. Caden's 11th Birthday (which is actually today). Happy Birthday Caden!

The kids had their primary program today and they all did great. I think Caden is hoping this will be his last program, but it all depends on when next year's will be. I can't believe Caden will 12 years old next year and in Young Men's! The time goes by so fast!

Moab Trip!

Our family had a fun time in Moab last weekend for Scott's birthday! This was our first time going to Arches National Park. We went on a lot of hikes and saw some cool arches and other rock formations. The kids all did great! Scott took the kids on the Delicate Arch hike while I stayed behind with a grumpy Jackson. It was a challenging hike, but the kids all made it!

Soccer!

Over the past month Caden has enjoyed playing soccer for Murray Recreation. He has been able to play with other boys from his school. Their team, the Gators, has done quite well. They ended up being undefeated. Way to go Gators! We've enjoyed going to the games and cheering for Caden and his friends. I have to admit that I am glad soccer is over for now because it takes over your life for a few weeks! Until next soccer season life will be a little more calm!