CICA (Pronounced See-Ka)

So this is Cica. I'm way excited to have him. He's way good with Candice and Quin. We haven't really introduced Zoee to him just yet. Sarge and Winnie have met him but it will take some time for them to get used to him. Anyways, I start K-9 school at the end of this month, and I will be in school with Cica for pretty much the rest of the year.

Little Baby Zoee Elizabeth

It took her a grand total of 7 minutes to come into this world. She is a cutie.

busy times...

Wow, we've been really bad at keeping this updated! Things are going well, but definitely busy. We are currently undertaking the basement and are hoping to have that finished by summer. Thanks a ton to Niel's dad - who refuses to let us hire it out when he knows he can do it himself - and he's been kind enough to let us pay him in Subway Sandwiches! I'm doing well with the baby (30 weeks) - starting to get to that big uncomfortable stage, but still have awhile to go :( I've been keeping busy though by starting my EMT-Intermediate class, and will be even busier with track season starting in a couple of weeks! Quin is fully recovered from his surgery and loves to keep busy with trains and torchering the dogs. He's not quite getting the fact that he's no longer going to be an only child - the whole sharing attention and toys is going to be veeerrrry interesting! Niel is keeping busy with work and the basement and doing a good job at both. Other than that little update all is well! We hope everyone else is well too!

Sorry we have neglected our blog. Reasons include new fun found on Facebook, busy, lazy, etc. Enjoy this picture of my favorite muppet. It brings me smiles everyday.

Surgery Day...

eating purple popsicle

after

before

First off, thank you everyone for all of your love and concern!!! And for those of you that were wondering, Quin did really well today. We had to be at the hospital at 7:30, with his surgery not being till 8:50. Lots of paper work, and Quin, being an (almost) 2 year old, and hungry and thirsty, did not like this part! Thankfully, daddy found a little red wagon and paraded him up and down the hall way with 'choo, choo' noises :) He even did ok when they took him back with out mommy and daddy. The surgery it's self was really short. The doctor came out with in 20 minutes and said he was done! But then we had to wait for him to come out of recovery before we could see him. I guess he was a little fussy coming out, asking for mommy and daddy, but once we arrived, he just snuggled up in a chair with daddy to watch cartoons - while mommy fed him a popsicle. He did really good coming out. After an hour of checking vitals and making sure he wasn't throwing up, he got to go home. As we were packing everything up, he was already running around the recovery room saying hi to everyone! From there, we went to grandmas where he had some lunch and then finally home! He's been a sleep since 1:30 (thanks to hydrocoden) but seems to be doing well over all! He has his post op next week, so we will keep you posted!

Merry Christmas

A little late, but we hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We were pretty bad at pictures this year - I've come to rely on my dad too much to take them since he is the photographer of the family. Until I get them from him this is what I have :) We tried getting pics of Quin and his cousin Lexi with Santa, but Quin didn't want much to do with it. Hopefully next year he'll warm up to him :)

Update...

So Quin had his Dr. apt today - indeed it is Trigger Thumb, and he is scheduled to have surgery Jan. 6th :( The doc said it's only a simple 1/2 hour surgery, but it's still scary to think that he is going to have to go under!!! And chances are good that this could occur in his other thumb. Keep him in your prayers and we'll keep ya updated.

So sad...

So the bad luck of our Florida trip decided to follow us home and attack Quin as well... First it started off with a stomach virus - he had diarrhea so bad for 2 weeks that it ate his butt raw! I would just let him sit in the kitchen sink in an oatmeal bath and watch Thomas. He didn't want to move! He also stopped eating. We ended up taking him in to the doctor where had had to have blood drawn - mommy had to leave the room while daddy held him :( Thankfully though he was hydrated enough that we didn't have to admit him. But once we got him home it took a turn for the worse - he started to throw up! Then the next day he started coming down with a cold - and he got pink eye! Talk about helpless! After we got a prescription called in and got the pink eye under control he started getting a little better. He finally started to eat again and slowly was on the path to recovery. But it doesn't end there... He's finally over the stomach bug thankfully - and his pink eye is all gone, and his cold didn't get to bad. BUT, last week he kept coming up to me with his hand held out and whining. Looking at his thumb I though oh gross - he's double jointed in his bottom knuckle - didn't think any more of it. But this weekend it kept bothering him and upon further inspection we noticed that his top knuckle was bent - and we couldn't straighten it! I was already at my parents so I went ahead and took him into after hours at Tanner Clinic. The doc checked him out and sent us to x-ray. Thankfully nothing was broken, but he couldn't quite figure it out so he was going to refer us to Primaries to a specialist. He was sent home with a splint on his thumb and was told to leave it on until we could see a specialist. Well that night I was re wrapping it after his bath and heard and felt a loud pop! Gross! But it was straight! So I splinted it straight and put him to bed. Well the next day we took it off for a bath. Went to put it back on and it was bent again. The doctor called Monday to check on him and concluded that it is "Trigger Finger" and that it is something that the orthopedic surgeon at tanner could treat with a "simple" surgery! So now we have an appointment on Thursday to see what exactly is going to happen from here. SO, needless to say, we are eager to get this year over with and have our healthy boy back, and break the bad luck streak we've had for the last month! We'll give ya an update as soon as we know whats going to happen. We hope everyone else is well though and are looking forward to seeing everyone over the holidays!

We Elfed Ourselves

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

So we were so entertained by Cari's last post we just had to go waste time ourselves. Quin can't seem to get enough of the dances. We highly recommend going elfing yourself as well. Tis the season.

Orlando Hell

A little fun on the Expedition to Everest

The one picture of us and the globe and my head are chopped

Me and Stitch

Us, Sully, and Mike

Our car (we actually liked)

Other than ........ Being treated like terrorists at the airport, broken down airplanes, 6 hour layovers, rental car reservations that aren't there, 50 degree highs and 32 degree lows in Florida, getting lost everywhere, Candice being sick, Me getting sick and yacking 3 times, me getting hiccups for 48 hours straight (No joke), the money making machine that is Disney, Me running a Toll Booth and probably getting a $100 fine or warrant for my arrest, not qualifying to sit through a Time Share presentation to score discount tickets at the Hilton Grand our resort, it being to cold to enjoy the beach, or the awesome pools at the resort, getting lost again, rides breaking down at the parks, being told that we can have a late check-out, and then being told there are no late check-outs, it being 80 degrees on the day we leave, no Air Conditioning on the flight home.........Florida was ok.

Random Quin Pictures Candice Wanted Posted

Quin in the Bathroom Sink

Quin On a Tractor

Quin and his Friends

Late Halloween

Niel's Creepy Alien Pumpkin

The Neighborhood Pumpkin Carving Contest (Candice carved the spider)

Our Little Monkey Loving the idea of Halloween (Free Candy!)

Reaping the Evening's Reward

If you are feeling down, hit play

Somedays, when you're just feeling down, a good laugh can always cheer you up. Sunday wasn't the best of days for me as I handled a gnarly fatal accident up Echo Canyon. I found this on my phone and I figured I would share it with everyone as it somehow cheered me up. If you're morbidly curious about the crash here is a link. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=4644684

So, guess what....

Well if you haven't heard the news, Quin is gonna be a big brother! According to the doctor, even thought it's still early to tell, there's a good chance he's gonna have a sister! Had an appointment today, and all is well. We are due May 3rd, 2009! Guess we are going to have to finish that basement now...

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Don't Bug Me While I'm Watching Curious George

So our little dude is growing up. We know not to bug him when he is in trance mode watching George. Quin's vocabulary includes Ball (his favorite word), Apple, please, thank you, NO!, ma ma, da da, Sarge (Its really seege), cheese, o's (Cheerios), Shoes, Juice, Cookie (Cookie includes chips, crackers, and any treat). He is also now Mr. Train Freak. He knows where all the trains are and he definitely lets us know (choo choo! choo choo!) The train phase has begun. We have to thank Carrie for the Thomas the Tank Blanket that we broke out for Quin about a month ago after he learned how to spot the trains.

Yet another Trip To the Zoo

Couldn't get enough of the slide...that he was afraid of at first

Wasn't quit sure what to make of the Carousel

Leaving the train behind and Quin's way of quiet protesting

So we have to get all we can out of our yearly pass to the Zoo. We went last week and the weather was perfect. We love living in Morgan. We left for the zoo at 8:30 in the morning on a Tuesday. We took the quicker scenic route through East Canyon. Not only were we able to see the changing leaves, but we passed a whopping 6 cars on the way to the Zoo. Not bad for leaving during the morning commute. Any hoo, enjoy the zoo. . . . in all its glory.

Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde

So as Quin grows and learns and discovers new things throughout the day, we just don't know who we will be facing. He can be Mr. Curious and fun, or he can be Mr. Terror and grief. You can decide for yourself who he is in the video.

NFL or Ballet West?