Disneyland

For UEA weekend, my sister took the two older boys to Disneyland. They sure had a good time! Raymond and I wished we could have been there to see there faces. They went to the beach the first day and played in the sand, looked for seashells and chased the waves. The next two days were at Disneyland and California Adventure. They went on almost all of the rides. They decided Tower of Terror had too much terror, but they enjoyed The Haunted Mansion. They loved Indiana Jones and Splash Mountain. They also got to do Jedi training. My sister took them to a Halloween party at Disneyland too. It was fun for them to trick or treat and wear their costumes. A was dressed as Handy Manny (sp?) and got to meet him too!
Aa is already 3 months old. Can you believe it?

Camping, G, etc.

We have had a fun summer. In August my sister Lexi visited with her family so we went to Southern Utah for a fun family reunion. Monday we swam in the Great Salt Lake. It was pretty fun, but we didn't bring swim suits and just swam in our clothes. That was fine until G wanted to take his shirt off. That led to J wanting her's off too. I didn't think that was so bad (she's only two)so took it off her. Next she proceded to remove her shorts and diaper too. She wouldn't put them back on for anything, so she swam in the buff. Luckily the beach wasn't very crowded.
Later in the week we drove down to Bryce Canyon and Zion's National Parks. The kids had so much fun with their cousin! A wasn't so excited about all the hiking by the last day, so we started telling them we were going on a walk instead of a hike. He seemed okay with that. They loved playing in the river and climbing all the rocks. I loved seeing everyone and playing games. I'll post some pictures soon.
School started right after our trip. S and A are enjoying learning new things. G is enjoying preschool. Mommy's enjoying a quieter house.
We had a scare about a week ago. G had another seizure. He is taking seizure medicine now and we are hoping that will control it. Luckily he has only ever had them in night while he's been in bed. It's scary though. Hint: If someone you know has a seizure for the first time, film some of it with your phone or something. We did that and it seemed to help when explaining to nurses and doctors what happened.

J and A's Birthday

Because there is only one day between J and A's birthdays, we had a joint party for them this year with just the family. A was so excited to turn five. On Sunday he told us he was going to kindergarten on Monday since he was five now. We told him he still needed to wait a few more weeks.
J got a baby doll stroller and A got two video games for the Xbox. Now I can't get him to leave it alone. What was I thinking? They also got clothes from Grandma O as well as cards with money from their other grandmas. Sweet!
I made J a rainbow cake and A wanted another Spiderman cake. This makes my third Spiderman creation.

Newbery Books

Since I was little, I've always loved to read. I still do and I hate it when I finish a book and have to decide what to read next. I'm always asking for suggestions. My mother in law one mentioned to me that she was trying to read all the Newbery Award books. The Newbery Award is the longest running award for children's literature. It is voted upon and awarded by the American Library Association to the author of the book making the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The first winner was "The Story of Mankind" by Hendrik Willem von Loon way back in 1922. This is were my Newbery journey will begin. After I finish I will give a review and start another book. If you would like to join me, you can read and give your review as well. The next book will be this year's winner, "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman. Happy reading!
Follow my journey at www.newberyjourney.blogspot.com

24th and stuff

We had a good Pioneer Day. On Thursday we went to the Bountiful parade and the kids enjoyed all the candy they got. Friday we visited the Draper Historical Society museum. I have some ancestors that were involved in developing the area in pioneer days. It was nice to remember my pioneer heritage on pioneer day. Saturday we worked hard fixing up the yard at our Magna house. We've decided to sell it and Raymond has been working hard to get it ready. Later we went to the Olympic Park in Park City. We saw some freestyle ski jumpers and then went on the Alpine slide. Samuel and Gideon got to go down with Raymond and me. Poor Ammon got sick and threw up after we got there so he didn't get a ride. Raymond also went on the zip line. He really enjoyed that.
Raymond has been working with my dad as well as trying to get his own business started. He's also trying to get our house ready to sell. I've been getting used to chasing five kids around. It's been a challenge and I'll be glad when school starts to I can go to the grocery store again.

G Health Scare

After we went to bed on the July 4, I heard a strange noise coming from G in the boy's room. I went to check on him and discovered him covered in throw up and convulsing. I went and got Raymond and my mom. We called the paramedics. He went on for about ten minutes total. He had stopped by the time the paramedics got there. They took him to the hospital where they watched him for a few hours before sending him home.
The next two weeks were filled with testing and doctor's appointments. All of his tests have come in normal. We are grateful for that. Sometimes a child's brain will misfire in an isolated incident and it never happens again. Since his tests have been normal, that is what we think has happened. We think he'll be fine from now on.

Welcome Aaron

We are proud to announce the birth of our fifth child, Aaron Phillip Crane. Aaron was born June 30 at 7:50 in the morning. He weighed 8 lbs 1 oz and was 19 inches long. We are so glad he is here!