Visiting Whiting Family

After visiting my grandparents in Eastern Washington (Quincy) I went with my dad and Sharon to visit my brother, Wade and his family in Madras, OR. Yes, I was all over the place but that's not really anything new for me. Almost as soon as we crossed over to Oregon my dad got pulled over for speeding. He lucked out big time and didn't get a ticket. He definitely was going fast enough over the speed limit that we were all sure that he was going to get a ticket.

Easton was feeling carsick so I made sure to give him part of a travel motion sickness pill which definitely helped him. I should have gone with my gut and forced Blair to take part of one too but it can be a huge struggle sometimes so I decided against it since she wasn't complaining. I paid for it big time right before we got to my brothers. Luckily for all of us it happened only about 10 minutes from my brother's place. And actually Dyer threw up first. Thankfully it wasn't very much. My sister in law, Mykle, was a lifesaver. By the time I got Blair's car seat out of my dad's car and her mess cleaned up out of the car, Mykle already had her in the bath and all cleaned up. Then by the time I got Blair out of the bathtub and into her pjs, Mykle already had her car seat cover and clothes in the wash and her seat cleaned. Thanks a million Mykle!



Blair all cleaned up!



Blair and Easton with Grandma Sharon.



Fish Papa reading to Kannon and Easton

Since my kids slept in the car on the way to Wade and Mykle's they really didn't want to go to bed and were basically a nightmare. I broke down in tears because nothing seemed to be going right, my kids were behaving horribly, and I was so tired from lack of sleep. My dad came to the rescue and got all my kids asleep for me. It was definitely nice to get a little break!



In the morning Easton and Kannon watched cartoons together.



Uncle Wade gave all the kids rides in the wagon.



Random but I thought it was funny that I think every picture that I have of Blair so far for this trip she is wearing the same exact outfit (minus her pjs)! I swear she had other clothes than just that outfit. At first she kept messing up her other clothes with her bowel movement issues and this was the only outfit she had that stayed clean. She did manage to puke on that outfit but then Mykle washed that outfit and since the other outfits were still dirty this was the only clean one she had for a while...

Thanks to Mykle I have all the pictures above. She was sweet to send them to me.


Emery and her cousin, Jarom, (on the other side) are only a week or so apart so they celebrated their 1st birthday together. It was the hungry Caterpillar theme. It was very cute and I wish that I would have taken more pictures of the party but unfortunately I didn't. Before the party started I had to run into town and buy more pull ups because Blair went through way more than I had planned on using. It was a good thing I bought some when I did because as soon as I got back Mykle had Blair back in the bathtub cleaning her up. She got poop all over her herself, her clothes and she even managed to get poop on Mykle's parent's rug. GROSS!!! I didn't think to bring extra clothes for Blair but luckily Mykle's mom managed to find some clothes that would work for Blair. I should have taken a picture of Blair in her new outfit.



Emery eating her cake. She loved it! And that might be an understatement. To be honest though she actually scarfed the whole cupcake down. It was pretty impressive if I do say so myself. I've never seen anything like it before! That's my kind of girl!



Fish Papa with Blair and Dyer.



Emery all ready for church.



Kannon dressed and ready to go.



All the cousins before we left to go back to Washington.



On our way back it started snowing really hard in the mountains. It's a good thing we left when we did because we might not have made it back if we would have left an hour later.

Visiting Grandpa and Grandma Flynn

One of the main reasons for my trip up to Washington this time around was to see my grandparents. They are getting older and the last time I saw them was a couple months after Blair was born so it has been a while. They hadn't met Dyer yet so I thought I would make a trip up there to see them. My dad, Sharon, my sister and her kids all came up with us. It was crazy with six little ones running around but I'm glad we got up there and saw my grandparents.



My kids for the most part were horrible. Easton had a cough that actually started the day we left California. Because he wasn't feeling well he was miserable and made everyone around him miserable. He was tired and very cranky. Every time I gave him a time out my sweet grandma would try her best to make everything okay for him. She offered him a cookie one of the times because he was crying and another time she gave him toys to play with after I sent him to his room to take a nap. I guess Grandma's are allowed to spoil their grandkids : ).

Blair wouldn't stop punching Ashlyn in the face which was a little weird since last time they were together they played really well. I can thank cousin, Aiden, for teaching Blair that nice little trick! Blair also must not have been feeling very well on the other end because I was changing her diaper way too many times a day and they were disgusting! Potty training was a disaster on this trip so I basically didn't push it all that much.

Dyer was a sleeping disaster! He was constantly up all night the two nights we were there so that meant I didn't get any sleep what so ever. I was exhausted! Looking back now it had to have been him teething since he is still working on his top four teeth.

Even though my kids were horrible it was still nice to see some extended family on my dad's side that I hadn't seen in quite some time.

Brief Visit with Child Family

On my way up to see my family in Washington I stopped in Eugene, OR to meet up with my sister, Jacqui and her family. We met at a pizza place that has a play area for the kids. After 8 hours of driving it was nice to take a break for a while before driving another 2 hours to my mom's. I finally got to meet my newest niece, Adisyn. She's a cute pudgy little thing!



Adisyn

I had my sister take pictures for me with my camera. I probably should have taken some myself since all the ones with Adisyn and Dyer are pretty blurry.



Dyer and Adisyn

Dyer is very grabby and most of the time all he wanted to do was grab the bow off of Adisyn's headband.



Me and Dyer. I look horrible but in my defense I was driving for 8 hours before this with three children all by myself. My sister told me to make the picture black and white so that you can't tell that I'm not wearing any makeup. I admit it helps a little but not nearly as much as I was hoping.




Play area.




Kaidyn, Ashlyn and Easton pretending to play video games.



Blair loved this ride! I loved it because it didn't require any money. It worked with a flip of a switch. It was great!



Cousins playing in the ball pit!

After our visit I drove another 2 hours to my mom's. She didn't have any idea (or so she says) that I was coming so we surprised her. I got all the kids out of the car and put them on her door step. I called her phone and asked her if she got her package. Of course she didn't know what I was talking about so I told her maybe it was on her doorstep and that she should go take a look for it. She guessed that we were on her doorstep before she even opened the door but she was still excited that three of her grandkids were on her porch.

That same night Dyer started creeping forward! This video was actually two days after because the ones I took that night were way to dark to tell what was going on.

Church, Picnic, and Volcano

I made matching ties for Easton and Dyer and I also made some booties for Dyer to wear to match his tie. I was trying to get a picture of just Dyer at first but Blair wouldn't have it. She wanted in on the picture too!



And because Blair wanted in on the picture Easton wanted in as well. Dyer kept trying to look down over the couch so I thought it would be safer to put them all on the floor.




I told them to get in nice and tight and pretend they loved each other. This is what I got! Easton and his poses just cracks me up! I think he secretly thinks he's a model.



I felt a little bad for Dyer so I made Easton and Blair give him his space.



After a while the kids decided they needed a picture with Daddy too! I guess I'm not important enough because I wasn't invited. Oh well I would have been the odd ball out anyways because I was the only one who didn't wear blue that day.



Easton wanted to go to the park and have a picnic this particular day but unfortunately it was really windy and a little cold so I convinced him to have a picnic on the kitchen floor.



Blair and Easton



Cute little Blair. Before I forget I've been meaning to write this down about Blair. The last month or so Blair has gotten My Little Pony fruit snacks as one of her many options for going potty. At first She was mainly getting these particular fruit snacks because they were the ones on sale but to be honest now she gets them because I love what she calls them. She refers to them as "Pony Pony poot nacks". I'm chuckling as I write it! I just love it!

Another funny thing is Blair has been asking a million questions recently (okay that's not funny and actually it is starting to become really annoying...("who is him? What's this? What's that? etc., etc., etc.,) Well, the other day she was pointing to her nipples and asking what they were. I told her they were boobies so now she walks around pointing to them and calling them her bum bums!



I can't believe this little guy will be in kindergarten this fall. I register him this week! It is crazy how fast they grow up.

Last week while I was at mutual Nathan and the kids were watching Disney music videos. After a while Nathan put on Michael Jackson Thriller. Well, Nathan forgot how scary that music video is and how Michael turns into a werewolf. I swear it has seriously scared Easton for life. He was freaking out when I got home because he was worried that I was out after dark and that a werewolf was going to get me. Every night since then once it starts getting dark he wants to know where daddy is and when he is getting home. He goes into a panic mode and wants me to call Nathan and have him come home. Hopefully over time it will go away. I know Nathan feels horrible.

So DAD if you are reading this you might not want to bring out your scary werewolf mask the next time we see you because it will most likely frighten my kids to death.

Also just recently Easton's newest thing to say is "ay, ay, ay!"



One with me and the kids (minus Dyer who was sleeping).



Dyer finally woke up and decided to join the party!


The kids and I have been doing some fun science experiments. The Volcano erupting was definitely a big hit!



Easton and Blair with the Volcano we made out of sand. Yes, we are all still in our pjs.



Dyer was there too! He enjoyed trying to put every rock/stick he could find into his mouth before I could take it away. Easton wanted in the picture too!



Yes, you guessed it Blair needed in on the action too!



Volcano erupting

Video of the volcano erupting:

Valentines Day, Potty Training and Stitches

I am getting behind on my blogging so unfortunately I'm combining posts. Like I said earlier Nathan and Easton were sick on Valentines day so it was a pretty laid back day but it was nice to have Handsome home. He even fixed my vacuum so it is working like it's new again!

Easton and Blair got their gifts of bubbles and candy (of course). Everyone had a blast with the bubbles. Easton and Blair enjoyed blowing them and Dyer and Dexter loved going after and popping the bubbles. It was definitely a win/win for everyone!



Easton blowing bubbles. Notice he is in his pjs because he's sick.



Blair blowing bubbles.



Dyer checking out the bubbles.

Video of Dyer and Dexter going after the bubbles. Of course the video is way too dark...still need to figure out if/how to fix that.



Blair finally pooped in the toilet so she go her pretty, pretty princess game! Too bad she really hasn't done it since...I'm wondering if she is holding out in hopes that she will get something just as good as her game...I hate potty training!!! Actually it hasn't been too bad but I still hate potty training.



Daddy being a good sport and playing princesses with Blair.


Nathan got stitches (I think last Friday 17th?) He had fun coming up with stories of how he had to get stitches. I think his favorite was: he came home with a dozen roses for Valentines Day and I punched him in the face and said, "I'm a TWO DOZEN kind of girl!"



Seriously though he got hit in the face playing basketball. Not as fun of a story. I should have punched him on the other side of his face (to even it out of course) when he got home from work that same day because he didn't bother telling me he got stitches until I saw the stitches when he got home. Come on who does that? I've already given him crap about it. He claims he didn't want to worry me...Slightly sweet but if there is a next time Handsome, please inform me sooner. Thanks!

We celebrated Valentine's day late but it was well worth it. I got cake ball truffles, two dozen roses (and no it wasn't because I said, "I'm a two dozen kind of girl!")I think I actually said, "Wow, that's a lot of roses!" Anyways, we went to the temple and then ate out at Cheesecake Factory! My favorite! Thanks Handsome! Happy 7 1/2 anniversary as well (yep valentine's day is our 1/2 anniversary)! I love you!

Sick

Can I just say how much I hate being sick and watching my family be sick. It is honestly one of the worst things ever! It definitely makes you thankful for your health.

Blair threw up once on the 8th (Wednesday). I thought it was a little strange but didn't think much of it. About 1am I woke up with a stomach ache. I laid in bed for a while trying to get back to sleep but couldn't. I decided to take some pepto bismol to hopefully calm my tummy. Unfortunately that didn't work and started puking my guts out about every 15-20 minutes for 2+ hours straight. It was horrible. Luckily Nathan gave me a blessing and I only threw up once more Thursday morning and then it was finally over. I was exhausted all day Thursday and slept as much as I could. I only got out of bed to get the kids something to eat and that took all the energy I had to do that. The TV was a great babysitter that day for Easton and Blair : ) Luckily for me Dyer took two really long naps that day and was willing to play on my bed next to me. Unfortunately for Dyer he was the next one to get sick...

Dyer woke up around 11pm Friday night thrashing about. Nathan and I ran to his room just as he started screaming. We went in and he had puke covering his face, pjs, and bedding. I'm guessing he threw up and couldn't breath and that was why he was thrashing about. It was so sad to see Dyer puking. He was so tired and would almost be asleep but then get woken up because he had to puke. He slept in our room that night in his pack n play but I didn't get much sleep that night because I was so worried that he would suffocate on his puke. Nathan gave Dyer a blessing too and Dyer was back to his normal self in the morning.

We went to church on Sunday and Nathan went to take Blair to the restroom right before the 3rd hour. After taking her to the bathroom Blair didn't want to go back to Nursery she just wanted to stay with Nathan. That should have been a sign that Blair wasn't feeling very well because she loves nursery but I know I wouldn't have thought anything of it since she already threw up on Wednesday. Well, sure enough Blair threw up all over her dress and the gym floor. She even got a little on Nathan. Nathan handed Dyer off to someone else and went to clean Blair up while a bunch of guys cleaned up the floor (hopefully none of them got sick). While Nathan was gone apparently Dyer had a blow out and some people were trying to find me but didn't know where to find me. Eventually Nathan came to tell me that he was taking Blair home. He actually had to take everyone home because I had a meeting after church. Poor Blair was walking around church in only her underwear and my nursing cap wrapped around her. She threw up on the way home so Nathan had to clean up that big mess as well. Blair definitely got it the worst out of anyone but that might be because she wasn't very good at just taking sips of water/pedialyte. She just kept throwing it up. But then again she was the only one that got a fever too. One of our home teachers came over to help Nathan give Blair a blessing. Ms. Valerie came over to see how Blair was doing and actually ended up getting sick the same day as Nathan and Easton.

Nathan and Easton got sick Monday night/Tuesday Morning (Valentines Day). Although I got Nathan home for Valentines Day it definitely wasn't the way I had hoped. Easton was actually really good at throwing up in the bucket and taking little sips unlike Blair. Nathan and I took turns sleeping on Easton's floor next to him that night so once again I didn't sleep very well that night. Easton was pretty much back to his normal self in the morning.

I am glad that we are all finally back to normal and that no one is sick anymore. I honestly don't know how people that are sick all the time deal with it. It was so exhausting!

Check out Dyer's 8 month post!!!

Dyer at eight months

I'm late as usual with Dyer's monthly post but we were all sick right around the time Dyer turned 8 months.



As you can see from the picture Dyer has his two bottom teeth and just on Saturday (2-18-2012) I noticed he is working on his third tooth (the tooth right next to the middle teeth-right side). I find it kind of weird that he is getting that tooth before his two middle teeth but what can you do? I can tell he is also working on his two front teeth though because his gums are so swollen right there. That probably explains why he keeps getting up at night around 4am.




Dyer loves standing! Not only does he fuss when he is on his tummy but now he seems to fuss when he is sitting too! He wants to either be held or for someone to help him stand up.



He is still not crawling although we are working on it. Nothing seems to motivate him enough to try and grab it. I keep thinking he is really close but then another day goes by and he is still not crawling. I wouldn't be surprised if he skipped crawling all together.




Dyer is definitely my BIG baby! Who knows how accurate my scale is at home but it says that he is 19 lbs! Easton was just over 18 lbs at 1 year and Blair wasn't 18 lbs until she was 13 months! I have started to call him Tank because he is so big and heavy! Besides last week when he fell asleep in the car I can't remember the last time I hauled him in his carseat. He is just way too heavy for me to do that anymore. For the last month he has started wearing 12 month clothes. He only wore a 6-9 month church outfit twice and the second time he wore it, it was definitely too small for him, but I made him wear it anyways. This was back when he had just turned 7 months! Everyone seems to comment on how big he is now. It used to be that he had a huge head but now everyone seems surprised that he is only 8 months!





Dyer likes to eat but really only prefers his fruit. He's not really a fan of veggies (no surprise there) or the meals. The meals kind of surprise me because Easton and Blair really loved the meals (minus the broccoli and cheese meal). We have started to give him some table foods here and there and he seems to like that.



Dyer has started to say "Mama". He only seems to say it when he is waiting to get fed and when he wants to be picked up. So basically when he is upset. It also seems as though he has started to sign "milk" and "all done".



Dyer LOVES bath time! He loves to just sit in there and splash! Here's a little video (just ignore Blair's nakedness):






Dyer swinging.