"I'n up here"

We had TONS of fun while in SG for Thanksgiving. We helped Nan & Papa put up the Christmas decorations. Max went outside to help with the outdoor lights, Papa was on the roof while Nan was holding the lights. All of a sudden my Dad (Papa) turns and says oh no! Then my mom (Nan) hears "I'n up here". My parents forgot to take the ladder down and Max quietly climbed the ladder, then onto the roof to find Papa.

We can laugh about it because he didn't get hurt (thank goodness) he is a quick little bugger.
*More of all the weekend fun will follow (eventually).

Love The Back Seat Giggles...

As we started on our way to Park City, our Max asked for a request..."Donkey Momma? Should we listen to the donkey Momma?"  Clu didn't quite understand but I had loaded the Morman Tab with Brian Stokes Mitchell CD Album, "Ring Christmas Bells" a few days earlier.  He has enjoyed listening to the wonderful Christmas songs but has kept me busy keeping the music on track #4 "The Friendly Beasts".  I love listening to it too and because of the wonderful sounds that come from the back seat.  I'll have to record Max's little giggles when this song is playing.  I hope you enjoy his "Donkey song".

GRATEFUL!

I heard this song today and cried (pregnancy hormones don't help). I thought of all that I have been given and how blessed I am. The quick reflection that it gave, helped me refocus my thoughts and remember that... I have SO much to be grateful for and shouldn't be complaining. We are so lucky to have our little Max and this little one join our family (soon) and are truly GRATEFUL at this time in our lives!

I guess this song is very fitting as Thanksgiving is just a week away.

P.S. Clu and I saw this performace in person; it was amazing! He is an excellent performer and is definitely a "last" leading man.

Still Cooking

I have had a lot of questions about the baby and this is the easiest/fastest way to let everyone know.
About a week ago "baby sister" (as Max calls her) thought she might want to come early, at about 30 weeks. I had been sick with what we thought was a stomach bug for over 5 days and couldn't shake it . I received IV fluids two days in a row hoping that would help, but it just kept getting worse. Finally the doctor said that I needed to go to the hospital. When I got there I had no idea I had gone into labor, I was so sick with stomach problems. No one cared the real reason I was there because they were concerned about the baby and her almost early arrival. It was pretty scary for awhile and they were preparing to move me to another hospital that delivers babies younger than 32 weeks (there are only two in the SL Valley). After a couple of hours they were able to stop the contractions and work on finding what was causing the pain, sickness and pre-term labor. They ran a million tests and decided that it was my previous stomach problems acting up again. They gave the baby a shot in case she does come early. After two days in the hospital they sent me home with some drugs (they don't advise surgery right now) and to be on bedrest. Our amazing families and friends have come to the rescue and been SO helpful. The baby is doing well and is still cooking in the oven, where we hope to keep her for a couple more weeks.

Thank you to everyone! We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends.

Trimming the Tree

I am SO glad that we put the Christmas decorations up early! With the events from this past week, I don't know if we would have even had time the rest of the season to put them up and prepare for everything else. Needless to say Max was thrilled with all the decorations and loved helping to decorate the tree. It melts my heart to watch his excitement about the whole thing. For days after he would hear a noise and think that it was Santa.
Here are some of the highlights decorating the tree:

Not sure where this "cheese" came from but he was happy to help with the tree

The boys decorating the tree. I didn't get to help, but I did get to watch. They are such good sports!

Max's section, I am not sure how he looped all those decorations together but it was pretty funny and cool.

The best part, the star at the top of the tree

For your viewing pleasure, Max singing and decorating the tree:

Dear Santa,

If you didn't know, Clu is a HUGE Christmas fan and has quickly instilled that in Max. They sing Christmas songs year round and Max will sing some of them by himself. I am sure that you won't be surprised to know that we have already written letters to Santa and the elves have come to pick them up. Max was pretty excited when Ginger the Elf left him a "Go Utes" shirt in exchange for his letter.
Today we put up our Christmas decorations. Max was into every box and decoration which made it more exciting and take triple the normal amount of time. He loved finding the Little People Nativity . It was a real treat to get explain all the pieces to him this year. He has had this since his first Christmas and it never disappoints.
He really wanted to help daddy put the lights on the tree but was not thrilled when he realized how long it was taking.
With Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, so is Baby Sister... let's hope we are ready. Today Max and I were reading Christmas stories on the couch and he was sick of being poked by her (she was moving around in my tummy) and so he started poking her back. He thought it was pretty funny that she was responding to him. Big trouble might be in store with these two.

Halloween 2010

It rained pretty hard on Halloween and Max is not a huge treat fan, so this Halloween he trick-or-treated to G&G Snow's and to Nana Deb's. He was thrilled with the candy that he got (and hasn't even eaten it all).  

He loved his costume and wanted to wear it day after day.

 

 I think his favorite part was spending the afternoon with G&G Snow and playing with all the toys.