Halloween fun...........

These have been staring me in the face all day. Courtney made some Halloween treats for breakfast. How about this cute Unicorn.

This Cute (gay) Pirate. If you are a how I met your mother fan you will get the Gay Pirate reference.

And my Favorite............Swine Flu Buzz...........

Hope you all have a Happy Halloween.

American Fork Canyon

October was also a month of Beautiful Saturdays. The Second and Third Saturday in October we spent having a picnic in the Canyon. The first trip we took the Big Girls did not go with us. We found a simple hike that the "lettles" could easily walk. There was a guide and map that allowed the Children to follow Numbers on the trail and read about each spot.



Derek was very good at spotting the numbers. The only Number he had trouble with it 6 and 9. The kids would run from one number to the next.

Even Leo had a good time hiking and playing in the leaves. He is afraid of Water and the running sound of it.

H1N1 is is the house.......

October has been a long medical month for us. It started conference Sat. with a trip to the instacare. We have had 2 instacare visits 2 er visits 6 trips to the hospital, 5 Doctor visits and Marissa was scheduled for some tests tomorrow but I changed it because Derek has H1N1.

It all started Saturday during conference Marissa was screaming when she went to the bathroom so I took her to the instacare(visit 1). She had a UTI they gave us a prescription and sent us on our way.

Conference Sunday we were getting ready for the Shumway dinner at our house. The kids were playing Hide and seek between sessions of conference and Derek fell. He was hiding in the tub and slipped and hit his face on the toilet cutting his lip. I took him to the instacare(visit 2) but they sent me to the ER(visit 1) because they thought the wound was more than they could handle. The Doctors at the ER were great. They gave me three different options on how to stitch Dereks lip. With kids that young they like to knock them out because they fuss to much. Derek was rather calm and he had 6 different people clean and look at his lip by the time they got around to stitching it. We opted to not knock him out. He did great. Even the Dr sang his praises. We got home just a few minutes before our guests arrived for dinner. We went back to the Er(visit 2) a week later and got the stitches out.

Marissa still was not feeling better a week later so I took her to our DR(visit1). He pulled up our visit to the instacare and they had sent her urine out for a culture. Marissa had a UTI that could only be treated with IV antibiotics. 6 Trips to the Hospital later she was feeling beter.

The next week I was feeling sick and had a pain in my side and back. I went to the Dr.(visit 2) I had a kidney infection. Later that week I was still not feeling well and it was time for Marissa to have a follow up appointment (visits 3-4) I got a Shot and Marissa got scheduled for some kidney tests to see if her infection is because of a kidney issue. Her appointment scheaduled for Oct. 28 at primary Childrens hospital.

Yesterday Derek was sick and we took him to the Dr. (visit5) He tested positive for influenza and his culture is being sent out to see if it is H1N1. The Dr said they have all come back as H1N1 so he most likely has it. He is doing good we just need to make sure he doesn't get dehydrated. He has a high fever in the afternoon and evenings. Mornings are the best for him.

We changed Marissa's Tests to November 6 because I can't leave Derek with anyone. I hope that is the end of our medical problems. They are looking at Marissa's kidneys to see if there are any defects. they are also looking to see if she has reflex into her kidneys. They reflex can be dangerous if not diagnosed but if we know it is easy to watch. So wish us Luck.

Chilies anyone? Anyone? Please........

Davids garden is a little insane. He has planted enough Chilies and Tomatoes to feed a small nation. I have done pretty good at keeping up with the tomatoes. I have canned many jars. The chilies are a different story. You have to grill them then we freeze them. I spent 2 hours Monday grilling them and barley dented them. We picked over three laundry baskets full of chilies. Derek was a good sport when the kids decided to bury him in them.

Marissa gotta love her.........

Marissa is an interesting child. You either love her or hate her. The problem is when Marissa loves you too much. Just ask the new boy on the block. Marissa calls him Shane "Kiss me" Jackson. Her Book of Mormon has I love Shane written on the outside.

Last night she told Nicole that she kissed him.
Nicole said "where did you kiss him?"
Marissa said "at the church party"
Nicole "No where"
Marissa " at the party Friday"
Nicole "what part of his body?"
Marissa "Oh, on his neck while he was running away"

Poor Shane he doesn't have a chance. He only moved in last month and he is painfully shy. He now has the most out going girl chasing him.

Last week as I was getting ready for pack meeting i walked past the toy room and found Leo our 5lb dog on the top bunk. I quickly yelled get that dog down from there. My mistake was not telling her how to get him down. She figured he would love to jump onto the pillows like the rest of the kids. She picked him and tossed him onto the pillows on the floor. Needless to say Leo broke his leg. He is doing well and only slightly limps after almost two weeks.

Have you met my baby?

This is the new addition to our family. The kids are starting to call him Mom's baby. His name is Leo. We looked for weeks online looking for a dog. We were not looking to buy a Yorkie, but when a friend said they knew of a great dog we got excited. We fell in love with him and have not had one regret.

Last week My sister had a baby and when I told Derek Aunt Lolly has a new baby he said "Like Leo?" Nope Lolly has a real Baby. He is almost as cute as Leo.

Another visit to the insta care.

Monday night Dallen was petting a cat and a dog started to attack the cat. Dallen got bitten by the cat. For you information cats have sharp teeth and their mouths are full of bacteria. 80% of all cat bites get infected. You need to clean the wound well then be put on antibiotics.

At 8 pm the cat bite Dallen. By 8:30 David had done an Internet search to find that 3 out of 4 websites said you need to get on Antibiotics within 8 hours. I started to take Dallen to the Highland insta care but of course it closed at 8. I remembered that Alpine pediatrics had after hours so David called to tell them we were coming. I made the mistake of Driving by the temple and going over the speed limit. The police officer was not influenced by my crying son and took his time writing the ticket.

The good news was that Alpine peds was not busy and got us right in. The Dr. was very nice and took good care of Dallen. She even got us to the one pharmacy that was open past 9pm.

We started today with Dallens Birthday party. The party started at 9:30 am we went to a kids movie at the cinamark. It is nice to have it over by noon and still have the whole day ahead of us.

Dallen still has cub camp on Thursday. They are shooting bb guns and bow and arrows, so there is still a chance that we could end up in the insta care again.