winter fun

Had to just throw these pictures on the blog- while we were visiting slc this winter the boys got all bundled up (since we really don't get snow in St. George they were so excited) and went out to play. Loved that my mom joined in on the snowball fight!

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Christmas 2012

I literally have 4 pictures of Christmas...... that's right 4! I went to go blog about our Christmas and I was shocked- who am I? It all started mid December with croup- Cohen had croup and passed it on to me- we were both sick until right before Christmas. Then we started to get better. Christmas Eve and Christmas morning we spent with our little family and it was so different to not be with all our family and yet such a good bonding time with each other- we loved it! Christmas was perfect and my parents even came down that day and stayed with us for the week. We had a nice big ham dinner and spent time together. That night as I was going to bed I felt like my whole room was spinning and thought it was just because I was tired- the next day we went out to lunch and I was so dizzy and nauseated that I couldn't even eat. That night I went to an instacare and was diagnosed with labrynthitis which is a inner ear inflammation- doesn't sound bad but if you have ever had ear problems (which I never have) then you will know it's horrible. You feel so dizzy which makes you nauseous, unfocused, tired and gives you anxiety because it is such a weird sensation. The doctor told me it was because I had just had a virus and that it would take about a week to go away. I couldn't even fathom feeling like that for a week and it has now been 7 weeks.  I also have had 3 other viruses, and a sinus infection on top of all that. I have had weeks where I have been bed ridden and couch ridden and could barely get up to make lunch and help the kids go to the bathroom. We were lucky to be able to go to Disneyland and it was wonderful but I was only able to go on a handful of rides because I can't do anything that spins. I have been so discouraged and blessed at the same time. I have never been so sick in my life and it has been a struggle every day since mid December. My kids have also been sick- which totally stresses me out! Now that I am done whining, I would also like to focus on the blessings. About six weeks ago I couldn't even get out of bed- I was so sick. My sweet mom packed up her stuff and came straight down and stayed with the kids for a week- it was such a blessing! Steve has been the best and most patient husband ever and comes home and takes care of everything. Last week my ward brought in dinners for a whole week- that was just so generous. There have been lots of daily tears and uplifting moments for me and I pray that we can stay healthy for awhile and start getting back to normal life. The last 2 days I finally don't feel sick anymore and the dizziness is slightly improving to where it's not as hard to drive and I don't have to sit on the couch all day. 

 Anyway..... back to Christmas. This is Cohen calling Grandma and Grandpa Brough on Christmas

 They got spoiled and so did Steve and I

 I am so glad I at least got one picture of my parents and the grandkids while they were here. I felt like the worst host because I was so sick but they were so nice and patient with me. This is when they were playing dominos together, they also went grocery shopping for me and stocked us up at Costco. We watched lots of movies and it was so nice to have them around. I love this time of year and am so grateful that I have my adorable little guys to share it with- it was so fun!

New bedroom Furniture

So I think I am the worst blogger ever- but in my defense I have been out of commission for 9 weeks now and finally slowly starting to get back to normal. We have lots to unpack still in our new house but finally got the new furniture for our room- still no pictures of or drapes so it's still a work in progress.

I have to say the green, yellow and cream color scheme brightens up the room- it's so cheerful!

Cohen's Thanksgiving Feast

Cohen's cute little school had a really fun feast for Thanksgiving! All the younger kids dressed up like indians and the older kids dressed up like pilgrims! They had a huge feast- turkey, ham, pies the whole bit. The boys had lots of fun here are some pics!

After the feast Cohen and all the kids performed some cute songs- Cohen didn't know most of the words since he had only been attending there for a week- but he was adorable all the same!

Halloween 2012

Steve had taken some really cute pictures of the  boys in their costumes but I don't have his camera/ wouldn't even known how to turn his camera on- let's be honest here! 

The pumpkin toss- Carson loved this game

The fishing game

The hayride that our darling little neighbor helped them go on

This smile is hilarious- would you know there is a whole donut in his mouth. He just finished one of those donut games where you eat the donut off the string and he literally ate the whole thing in one bite and was so proud of himself!

We had such a fun night starting out with a neighborhood potluck with breadsticks and soup and ended with trick or treating which both boys really loved this year!

The Wildlife Museum

So much has happened in our life recently and where I wasn't a great blogger then I am definitely worse now- haha! So we moved to St. George Utah towards the end of October for Steve's job! One of the first things we had to do was go to the Wildlife Museum ( which is the reason Cohen was okay moving here). My sweet mom came and stayed for the week and unpacked and organized my whole kitchen..... need I say lifesaver. Anyways, she was so nice to buy us an annual pass so we can "go whenever we want to"says Cohen. They have a really fun kids club for Saturdays that he has been going to and they learn about a new animal each week- he LOVES it! Here are a few pictures of the first visit we made....

 They give the kids all binoculars to borrow to look at the animals- they love it!

 I love this kids smile

 After you tour the museum which is a huge room filled with different habitats and taxidermy animals from all over the world then they get to go into the play area where they can dress up and play on this fort thing- I just loved both of these pictures, such funny kids!

The Cheetas

 Cohen was begging us to play soccer this fall- and since he really didn't like it last spring we were wondering how he was going to do. So we signed him up and he loved it! He would run and actually kicked the ball a couple of times! And not only that but Steve ended up being the coach- he was so great with the kids and everyone loved his easy going style of coaching- these kids are only 3 and 4 years old (it was amazing how intense some of the other coaches were).

Some of the highlights..... so their team was the Cheetahs and if any of you know Cohen he is really, REALLY into animals. There may have been some instances when Cohen would take the Cheetah thing to heart. There was a team... the zebras and my sweet Cohen may or may not have been roaring and trying trying to claw them.... oops..... who's child is that? Also did you know Cheetahs make a chirping noise instead of a roar like most big cats..... well Cohen does- I can't tell you haw many looks parents gave me as my son was high pitched chirping as he was running down the field- duh, Cheetahs chirp people!

Also this is a coed team and seeing as I have 2 boys and no girls I totally got a kick out of the little girls holding hands and skipping down the field- haha so cute! It was a great soccer season and I am so glad Cohen liked it this time- maybe there will be more soccer in our future!