Another one bites the dust

We were not even here for a month before this happened...

You can tell by the look in his eyes that he was less than thrilled about the start to his day. 

It was about two weeks after we moved here.  It was a lovely Saturday morning and we had a fun day planned for the kids.  Avila beach, Pismo beach and the Avila Barn.  I was upstairs showering, Troy was working in the garage and the kids were downstairs playing.  I heard some crying and figured if it was serious enough one of the boys would run up and tell me.  Sure enough! Sebastien came into the bathroom crying, and said he hit his head.  When I opened up the shower door to take a peek, I was not expecting anything.  Instead I saw blood running down his face, smeared all over his hands and a very panicked little boy.  I jumped out of the shower, threw a towel over me then grabbed him to try and calm him down.  He just kept saying, "I don't want to get stitches!"

Troy headed off to the ER, as I was not in any position to go (remember, I had just jumped out of the shower, conditioner still in my hair and not even dressed). 

The medicine is kicking in and he was finally up to "cracking" a smile. 

The result: NO STITCHES.  I had one very happy little boy.  They glued this one together and said we could continue with our plans for the day but to be careful at the beach.  Let's hope we can make it at least a year before we have to do this again! 

Bowling Mishap

Before we left Wyoming, we wanted to take the boys bowling for lunch with one of their friends.  We had just ordered lunch, got shoes on and the lane set up.  We bowled two frames and our food had just been brought out when I heard a loud thud, followed by a familiar cry.  I turned around and wouldn't you know it, was one of mine.  Manti had tripped, fell and smacked his chin on the bowling ball.  The ball went rolling two lanes over from where we were bowling and blood was pouring out of his chin.  Nice!! I ran over and picked him up, Troy cleaned up the blood and we headed off to the ER.  I felt so bad, not only for my boy, but because I then had to call our friends Mom and tell her what happened and asked her to watch my two other kids.  So much for a break....sorry Amanda!

Manti was really funny because he was more upset that the ball went down the wrong alley than his chin!!

He was such a trooper at the hospital and handled everything really well.  He cried for a minute when they were stitching him up but it was just because he was scared.   He settled right down and after 3 stitches, we were out of there!  

(about to get stitched up)

It was quite the battle wound but he is pretty proud of his scar now! 

*On a side note, the ER was great!! They brought him a special pillow and crochet blanket to take home. They wanted to make sure he had a good experience and wouldn't be afraid of the doctors and nurses.  It is now his pillow he has to have in his bed every night! Good job nurses!!

Our Move

We arrived in California the evening of July 31st.  It was a good drive with a few interesting accidents, rain storms and dust storms.  Troy had the boys in one car and Emmers and I were in the other.  I am not sure what all went on in the boys car but I do know that there was a lot of silence in mine. Yay! Emree took a couple naps and I tried to call and catch up with family. 

For the first three nights we stayed in a hotel on base.  It was great. We had three bedrooms, dining room, full kitchen, two bathrooms and a family room.  There was plenty of room for the kids to play and stay entertained.  On the 2nd of August, we got to walk through our house.  We drove up to this.....

yes, this is OUR NEW HOME!! We love it.  The layout is a little weird but we are making it work.  We will have to sell a few things that won't fit but change is good.  

The kids are very excited about this....

Our backyard.  It is HUGE! It doesn't "look" great yet but we are working on it and the better it gets the more the kids want to play out there.  It is nice having a privacy fence and plenty of room for the kids to run around.  They use a lot of energy out there and I don't care one bit! :) 

On the 3rd of August when we came to the house to start getting things settled this was outside....

actually, there was not just one, not even two but THREE trucks!! It is a little insane that it took three trucks to deliver all of our household goods but hey, at least we DID NOT have to unload them.  

For our first military move, it went okay.  There were a few mishaps with the moving companies but it was okay.  One of the things I was not thrilled about was the fact that the movers stacked EVERYTHING in our garage and didn't bring anything inside!! So after they left we got to haul all the boxes upstairs.  Normally that's fine, I don't mind working...but that was THEIR JOB.  That's what the military pays for!! The next time I will be more out spoken and make sure we don't end up finishing their job. 

All in all, the move went well.  We are staying busy, getting settled and having fun in between.  Thanks to all of our family and friends for your continuous support.  

We've made it!!

I have realized that I am NEVER going to get caught up with past events so I will just start with current events and hopefully sometime finish stuff from the past year....this will be a short one, just enough to let you know that we are alive and well.  :-}

June was a busy month trying to get things organized to pack, July was busy spending lots of time with family and friends and August has been busy trying to get settled in our new home.  I still cannot believe that Cheyenne is not our home anymore.  I didn't think I would miss it but I really do!  I miss my friends, our ward and the convenience of having everything close.  It will take time to get use to everything but we will make the best of it.

3 Crazy Kids

The kids have been coming up with some of the funniest things and I don't want to forget them.  I just love listening to them play together and cherish these moments.

Sebastien:

He has learned The Star Spangled Banner and would love to perform it at a baseball/football/basketball game. I have showed him some You Tube videos of other kids who have done that and he thinks it would be so cool!

In a public bathroom:
S: Mom, did you see that big poop?
M: Um, yes. Are you done?
S: Can you measure it? Please?
There are NO words.....boys are just gross.

STARTED KINDERGARTEN!! (I still can't believe it)

Manti:

"Mom, that food made my tummy say YU-MMY!"

Has "pet tigers" that go EVERYWHERE with us. (Most kids have imaginary friends, but not Manti).

Is fascinated with burping.

Started PRESCHOOL!!

Very imaginative

Emree:

Loves to sing. Some of her favorites are; Come thou Fount, I Am a Child of God, The Star Spangled Banner and Happy Birthday.

Things she says:

Ah, man!!
What the heck?
Grabs the phone, brings it to me and says Hello MeAnn.
Pretty Mommy...(she knows how to make her Momma feel good)
Nama Poo Poo (thank you Sebastien and Manti)

Still does NOT like nursery.

Likes to count