Well.......

What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails
That's what little boys are made of !"
What are little girls made of?
"Sugar and spice and all things nice
That's what little girls are made of!"

And don't I know it!  This nursery rhyme has never been so true to it's word then when I had my two boys!  I get the snips and snails, the puppy dog tails, the balls, the sports, cars, rough housing, dare devil acts,  wrestling (different than rough housing), and so on and so forth.  I've gotten used to the noise, the mud and dirt, the holes in the knees, and even the smells that come with boys!  I love it!  That is what I have gotten used to in my life!  I, being the only girl in my house, have gotten used to a lot!!!!

Well, now it is 100% undeniably official!  We are about to add some sugar and spice!  I'm not gonna lie, as excited as I am, I am scared to DEATH!!!  I know how to wrestle and make mud pies.  I can do a mean faux hawk or spike, but ponytails and braids?!?!  I don't know how to do my own hair!!!  Blue, green, and brown to pink, purple, and sparkles! 

My three boys  and I are beyond elated!!!!!!!  So let the shopping begin (me for clothes and decorations and Jon for guns).  Hooray for girls and estrogen because we get a lot more of it in July :) 

Cutest Brothers EVER!!!!

It's that time again!  Time for my boys to get their pictures taken.  I love having this done even though it means that they are getting older every time.  We had Everett's 2 year pictures taken and Wellyn's 5 year (gasp).  I went to my same old girls whom I absolutely love love love!!!!  Jen and Jamie at J&J Photography. 

Here are the preview pictures:  I can't wait for the rest!!!

Oh be still my heart!!!!  I know I'm partial, but those two boys are some dang good lookin boys!!!  Watch out ladies!!!!

Growing Up

Since we have a new addition coming soon, we needed to consolidate rooms and toys.  We always knew that eventually the boys would share a room and to their sheer excitement, it is time!

We have searched for months for a good set of bunk beds for a great price and that looked good.  Surprisingly, RC Willey had nothing that looked good (in our price range), and neither did any other furniture store that we looked at. 

While shopping at Costco one day, we found this baby.  The exact price we were looking to pay and just our luck, the best looking ones that we had found anywhere.  Even the more expensive ones at RCWilley didn't look as good.  The boys were beside themselves with excitement! 

The first night they went right to sleep, but woke before 6 AM (not ok)!  It went that way for almost a week until they got the hang of it.  Then came a week of normal sleep and then this last week has been the week of staying up late.  They play until they literally drop, and then get up at normal times.  We are all tired but I'm feeling like it's about to go back to normal (fingers crossed).

I remember how fun my bunk bed was growing up and I love that these two have enjoyed their's as well.  Oh they are growing up so fast!!!

Oh January

January is usually a relatively boring month.  It follows the almost 2 1/2 months of holidays and then it just comes in the dead of winter.  Nothing really to look forward too!  We have Everett's birthday at the beginning of the month and then nothing.

This year there hasn't even been much snow to enjoy, just coldness.  Poor Wells got a sled for Christmas but hasn't been able to enjoy it:)

A few Sundays ago we decided we were going to go sledding.  It had snowed a little the day before so we figured if we drove up by Snowbasin, there would be a lot of snow.  When we got up there, there was absolutely no snow!  Crazy!!!  We drove around for a while and decided to go to Rohmer Park just to see.  To our surprise there was a little snow, just enough to sled on.  The boys had a blast!!! 

It looks like a lot more snow than there really was!  There were several grass patches that we sled over but it was still slick enough to work.  Unfortunately that has been about the only time we have been able to go sledding this month.  At least the boys got one good day:)  Silly Utah weather!

Wellyn's Ears

There is almost nothing worse in my mind than a child who ignores their parents.  We all did it, in fact, I'm pretty sure I perfected it!  So as can be figured, Wellyn got my talent for being absolutely amazing at ignoring Jon and myself!  We'd start out by saying his name or giving him an instruction of some sort.  The second time was a little louder and more cross, followed by the third time.  The fourth time is when we'd yell and get in his face and force him to do what we asked!  He always has acted slightly hurt and pissed off that we would treat him this way, but then again, weren't we justified?

I am a little slow, I won't deny it.  For some reason I never put two and two together.  He would ignore us but he also had to have the television turned WAY up high!  That was another point of contention!

Finally my smart husband decided to start testing Wellyn's ears.  He would stand behind Wells and whisper something.  Wells thought this was a pretty funny game but he never heard Jon until Jon repeated it three or four times and got quite loud.

A few weeks ago I finally took him into an Audiologist to have a hearing test done.  Not much to my surprise (but at the same time shocking) he failed every test.  When they tested his ears, the sounds made it through the eardrum and then stopped.  They checked the back of his ears by vibrating sounds off his skull which proved that he had perfect hearing back there.  So in the middle ear, sound was stopping and he wasn't hearing us.  Cue tears from his horribly mean mom!

Wells has never heard us!  The first time he ever heard us was when we were in his face yelling at him.  No wonder why he seemed hurt!

We met with the specialist last week who said that all he need was tubes (phew) and problem should be solved.  Last Thursday we took Wells in to get said tubes put in, and he was so excited!

He couldn't wait to have a surgery:)

Here he is showing me his hospital bracelet!

 Getting hospital slippers!

 The exciting wagon ride back to the OR!  He is beyond excited!

 The surgery literally took ten minutes.   The ENT came out and explained to me that Wellyn didn't have liquid behind his ear drums but a thick paste.  Wells' ears were the worst ears the DR. had ever seen!
When he came our of his anesthesia, they took me back to him.  Apparently, they offered to bring him out in a wheelchair but since we have so many at home, that wasn't very fun.  He had them roll him out in a hospital bed (way more fun).  This was how I found him:)

 We spent a half an hour eating popsicles in the recovery room and then we were sent home.

The kid didn't even skip a step.  He got home and insisted that he go to school, which he did!  It has been a night and day difference!  He is slightly quieter when speaking, the television is now turned way down, and his primary teacher told me on Sunday that he actually raised his hands and answered questions (never happened).  He is so proud of himself that he can hear!  He says he has "power ears" now.  The game with Dad is also a lot more fun.  Whenever Jon whispers a word behind him, Wells gets it 100%. 
Now hopefully the ignoring thing will stop, although I know it won't!  But at least I know he's ignoring me and won't feel so guilty punishing him:)  HOORAY!

Can It Be True????

 My little man is 2!!!!!!!

Holy cow!  Seriously, where did the last two years go?!?!  It literally seems like just a couple of months ago when we were driving back to the hospital to have this little man delivered.
He has been the awesomest, most amazing addition to our family and we have been SOOO happy to have him!
He made the transition from one to two so easy!  I heard horror stories and had major nightmares but it wasn't hard at all!  He even slept when he was supposed to be getting up to eat.  He was the only baby that I knew of that his parents had to set an alarm clock to wake him up and eat until he was old enough to sleep through the night.  He loves to just sit back and watch, which makes it perfect to deal with his older brother somethimes:)  He is ALWAYS smiling!  99% of the time he is even in a good mood, what gives?!?!  We don't deserve him!!!

Happy birthday sweety, we love you so so much! 

Oh I just love him!!!

2011

It's that time again for our yearly recap of the last year.  Here's hoping I actually remember what happened in 2011:)

January was a slow but great month.  Everett turned one (which was crazy fast) and we partied hard!  I was slightly disappointed because like every parent, I love seeing a one year old dive into their cake.  Everett, at both parties, would have nothing to do with the cake.  It was too messy, luckily Wells made sure I got it from one kid:)

February was yet another slow month.  My little brother Jon returned from his mission in Brazil.  Both boys were so excited to see him, as was I. 

March is always a party at our house.  Wells turned four this year, oh lauzi, and just like Everett's birthday, we partied!  The end of March found us in St. George for our yearly vacation with the Price's.  We love all of the swimming, playing, hiking, and good times that we have down there.

April found us in Moab!  Woohoo!  Seriously one of my favorite trips of the year!  Jeeping is a new love and definitely a yearly tradition for us.  We even celebrated Easter in Moab.  The boys loved having Easter egg hunts in the campground!

May was a long awaited month.  I ran my first marathon, not very happy with it, but I did it.  At least I can say I have one under my belt:)  We also took the boys back to St. George and then down to Vegas for their first time, probably won't repeat Vegas with them ever again!  Oh well, you live and learn!  Jon also turned 32 which lead to yet more partying ( us Price's like to party).  Wellyn started playing t-ball which he isn't a big fan of.  At least his cousin Cora is on the same team and they play together. 

June was another slow month but it doesn't matter when the weather finally starts to get warm.  Jon and I ran the Wasatch Back together with my family, and we loved it.  I was even only slightly mad that I had to run in snow:)

Oh July!  We love the fourth, we love Yellowstone, and it's my birthday!  Three of the many reasons why July is my favorite month!  We spent a week in Yellowstone at a cabin with my family.  There was a little more drama than usual but we still pulled off a great week.  We saw all of the animals that we wanted to see and then some....good trips!  There were also lots of fireworks during the month of  July-yet another favorite!  July was also, as fun as it was, our month from hell.  The Accord broke, the lawn mower broke, the shower broke, and so on and so forth.  So glad that's all over:)

August is August!  Dog days of summer but due to the crazy wet and cold winter and spring, it wasn't too bad this year.  We spent a lot of it by our little blow up pool or at friend's pools.  We also bought our first truck!  We took it camping in Rockport with friend's and all over the place.  Jon is one happy man!  Wellyn started soccer this month and loves it so much more than t-ball!  Go buddy!

September found Jon running his second marathon.  Not his best one but as I learned in May, you win some you lose some.  At least he ran it:)  My brother-in-law Cris and brother Danny ran it with him.  Wellyn started his second year of preschool at Appleseed Academy.  Everett also had his first visit to the emergency room when he cut his head open, he was a champ but we still felt bad:)

Oh October!  October was crazy busy and we felt like we had no time to celebrate Halloween.  Jon and I got to go to Rome for a little over a week.  It was a dream the entire time and absolutely amazing!  My mom and mother-in-law watched the boys while we were gone and could have actually cared less that we were gone.  My little brother Joe also left on his mission to Bulgaria.  Soon after we got back and Joe left,  my mom fell and broke her foot-poor lady but at least she didn't have the boys or a missionary!

November was a sad month.  My sister Becky and her family moved to Mongolia of all places.  The will be there until about the same time in 2013 and then hopefully move back.  We miss them fiercely but at least we have Skype!  Wells also walked his first turky trot with me on Thanksgiving.  I was sick and couldn't run it so he walked it with me-go Wells!  We had a happy Thanksgiving with family and then finished out the month in Park City.  Wells learned how to ski and Everett got to swim, perfect!

December is always a fabulous month.  We stay busy with parties, Christmas activities, and all sorts of fun.  We had an awesome and a very merry Christmas!  Jon also bought himself his first camper!  We can't wait for April's trip to Moab so that we can use our new little house on wheels!

This year was a fabulous one, we stayed busy for the most part and had great experiences.  Thanks to everyone that made 2011 a success and a party:)  We can't wait for 2012 and to see what new experiences we get to have this year.  More marathons for Jon and in July a new addition  to our family, yep that's my announcement.  Baby number three will join us summer 2012-woohoo!
Yay 2011 and so excited for 2012!