The Knowles

Baby Mason

2010-10-23T20:02:00.000-07:00

Wow! Where to even start. On August 21st I woke up and had a crazy feeling that something was going to happen that day. If not that day then very soon. I started to clean my house and was able to get that done. Kasey and I decided that it may be a good idea to go grocery shopping and just be ready incase this little guy decided to come. While I was shopping I started to have contractions about 4 minutes apart. We came home and I decided I should go lay down until they went away. My doctor met me at his office to check me out and make sure the contractions weren't the real thing. I had started to dialate. He told me to go home and take it easy. After laying for a while I stood up to go check on my girls and on the way sneezed twice and my water broke. I knew the baby was on his way. We ran to LDS hospital and my parents met us there. After testing the water they too knew this baby was on his way. After 7 hours of easy uneventful labor I was ready to go. Because, I deliver so early they make me go to the operating room to deliver so they can pass the baby through the window to the NICU. The doctor told me that I could only have my husband back in the room with me. I told him that I was sorry but my mom had to come with me too. He agreed and said he could make an exception. They wheeled me down and I quickly started to push. Just as the baby started to show, My numb (from the epidural) leg was dropped by my husband and hit the table. I turned just as he fell backward. Knees locked and all. He passed out and hit his head on a steel operating stool. He was out for the count!! The DR looked right at me and told me we still needed to get this baby out. I was in disbelief that on our 3rd child Kasey really passed out. I turned to the other DR and said "see I told you I needed my mom too!!" The nurse had to get on pager and call another nurse to come take care of Kasey. On the third push the baby came and poor Kasey missed the birth. To his defense he did have to gown up completley and had a mask on and all. He hadn't eaten all night, and had no sleep on top of being worried sick about this little guy that was being born 7 weeks early. He got to go to the NICU to see the baby and then was off to the ER to get 7 staples in his head. Mason did really well, for the first couple of hours. Then as preemies do he started to burn out and started to struggle breathing. After being poked 16 times trying to place an IV, I had to watch them intibate my baby. That is something I never ever wanted to see happen to my child. As he was placed on a machine that was breathing for him if physically made me sick to see. Although, he decided very soon that he had enough of the tube down his throat and pulled it out himself.

Mason on the Ventilator

After he pulled out the breathing tube he was able to go on a CPAP machine, yes a machine very much like the one used for sleep apnea in adults. He was on this machine for 2 days. He was also getting Jaundice and had to go under lights for 2 days. With the "sunglasses on and the CPAP machine I was not able to even see his face. It made me so sad not to be able to look at him. I was only able to hold his little fingers around one of mine. I sat by his bedside for 3 days not being able see him, hold him, or really even touch him. Too much stimulation in preemies can cause stress and set them further back. After he got off the CPAP he was able to go to the High Flow Oxygen. Much like a regular nasal canula, but it is able to force air into the lungs much better.

Mason had a feeding tube in his nose as well. They started to feed him so slow. He was only able to eat about 5cc every 3 hours. (less than a teaspoon) Slowly they started to feed him more and more. Finally on about day 4 I was able to hold my little man. And actually was able to start to feed him a bottle and try to nurse him.

The first time I was able to hold him!

this point on, there were any ups and downs. The NICU is so hard. They call it the NICU rollercoaster because there are soo many ups and downs. For two steps forward you take one step back. The DR told me that he was going to be able to come home on day 8. Well on day 7 he wasn't able to hold his temperature anymore and started to get jaundice again. I knew that night that we were not going to be able to come home the next day. It was sooo hard for me to grasp. I was so excited to just have my baby come home. The next couple of days he did really well and we were told we would be able to come home on day 10. Well on night 10 he started to have some blood in his stool. They immediatly stopped feeding him and took Xrays to check for NEC. A very serious complication in the colon of preemies. The told me that the Xray looked a little suspecious and that there was a chance that we would have to life flight him to Primary childrens that night. I wasn't able to feed him all night long. I was a mess thinking of the hunger pains that he must be having and again coming to the realization that I was not going to be able to take him home that morning. After a very sweet and comforting blessing that Mason and I recieved I felt much better and had a very peaceful feeling. The next morning the DR came in and told me that I could feed him. He felt that Mason was acting too "healthy" to have NEC and the blood was probably from the fortifier they started to put into his milk to add calories. The next day we were on our way home. I was so thrilled. It was the best feeling in the world walking out of the hospital with my baby. If anyone has ever had to leave the hospital without your baby you know it is the worst feeling in the world. I was able to stay at the hospital with him in my recovery room the whole 12 days. I never left his side for longer than 2 hours. And while I was away my mom was able to come and stay with him. My mom and Kasey were honestly my back bone through the whole ordeal. Mason was so small he had to come home in a Car Bed. Yeah, I didn't know they made those either.

His Car Bed

For the first 5 days we went and stayed at my mom and dads. Preemies are so hard when they come home. They have to be woken up every 3 hours to eat, and can't nurse so I have to pump the milk and then feed him and it takes preemies over 45 min to eat and ounce of milk. So total feeding time is over and hour and then I got an hour and 45 min of sleep and time to do it again. So again, my mom came to my rescue and let us stay there so she could help me with some of the feedings and with my girls.

We stayed there for 5 days and then came home to our house. We spent two nights there and on the second night Kasey woke up to feed him and noticed that his diaper had a weird Rusty color to it. He woke me up, and I called the DR and they told me to watch the next couple of diapers to see what was going on. By Sunday night they were getting worse so we decided to take him into Primary childrens. I told the triage nurse about our previous scare with NEC and she looked at him and again said, "There is no way this baby has NEC, he is way too healthy." After meeting with the DR and some tests to his diaper it was confirmed that it was blood. They did an Xray and Mason did have NEC. I did not know how serious NEC is going into it, nor during my stay but when we got home I did some research. NEC has a 50% mortality rate. And of the 50% that make it, 75% have to have surgery to remove a portion of the colon and have a colostomy bag. The DR came back in the room and told me that they were going to get us a room up on the infant floor. He told me the plan and treatment for NEC was long and tedious. Over a week with no food, and Xrays every 5 hours to make sure his bowels have not perferated. Again, I had to sit and watch the nurses search for a vein and continue to miss and miss. Finally, they found one in his head. Not fun to watch a needle go into your babies head. We went up onto the floor and continued to get Xrays every 5 hours. I had to sit and watch my little guy go hungry, and feel the pain of a mother not being able to feed her baby. For all you moms out there. We all know that being able to feed your baby is the most natural and strongest maternal instinct we have. I felt like I was the worst mom in the world. When he cried I felt like he was just looking into my eyes wondering " mommy why won't you feed me" It broke my heart. After two days of Xray after Xray the NEC finally went away. Then the 7 days of no food was able to start. He went down to the operating room to have a PICC line placed so the IV food he was receiving could be absorbed better. After telling the OR nurse that Mason was very sensitive to sedatives she reassured me that the dose he was gettin was a normal newborn dose, and pushed 2 suringes of sedatives into my baby. I was worried sick while he was in the OR and couldn't wait to go and get him and bring him back to our room. When I finally got down there I walked into nurses pushing fluids through his IV because his blood pressure dropped so low due to the sedatives. His BP dropped down to 22/14. He quit breathing a couple of times and his heart rate dropped super low. They had to send him down to the Pediatric ICU. He had to go back on Oxygen, and was watched super carefully. It broke my heart to see my little guy like this. I was physically sick to know that if his BP didn't come up he could die. I was a mess and have never cried so hard in my life. Lexie and Kenzie came to see us that night, they were not able to go in the ICU so I had to go out into the waiting room to see them. I had to put on my happy face for them, and try to eat dinner with them. When it was time for them to leave they just cried and cried, as if my heart wasn't broke enough Lexie asked me "mommy why won't you just stay home with me, Don't you love me anymore?" That was easily the worst night of my life. But at the same time being in the PICU was a VERY humbling experience that in hindsight, I am very greatful for. I realized just how greatful I was for my trials that night. And how much I had to be greatful for. After Mason was stabalized I knew that I was going to be able to come home with a healthy baby, and that is a lot more than way too many mommies at the hospital can say. I was so happy when they told me that next evening that we were going to be able to go back up to the infant floor.
Mason in the PICU

On day 5 of the 7 with no food a Xray came back and they thought that the NEC had moved to a different part of his bowels. The DR came in to talk with me and felt it necessary that we start all over day one with no food. I don't know why, But I knew in my gut that everything was fine this time. I knew that it hadn't "moved" to a new spot and I stood my ground with the DR telling him that I wanted to watch the Xrays over the next 10 hours and see what they said. Sure enought the following Xrays were Clean and showed no signs of NEC. Slowly once again after a total of 9 days without food. They started to allow me to feed my baby once again. They continued the Xrays as he started to eat to make sure that the NEC would not come back when reintroduced to food. Every Xray we received i prayed my guts out, that the NEC was not there and that the radiologist reading it would read it with a clear mind, because of the scare we received a couple days earlier when it was read wrong. I became soo close to my heavenly father and learned to rely on him in so many ways. Finally after 12 days at Primary's we were released. Again, walking out of the doors of that hospital was the best feeling in the world. I felt like we were being released from prison! After 25 days in the hospital As I look back strangly enough there are a couple of things I miss. Having all the time in the world to just sit and hold and love my little Mason. Having the time to pray all the time. Not having the world to distract me from turning to my savior every hour of the day. As We returned home and to everyday life, I couldn't be more greatful to have my whole family under one roof. To be able to hold my little girls once again. To be able to go to bed with my sweet husband. To be able to sleep in my own bed, to be able to use the baby swing that had been sitting empty in my family room for weeks, to be able to dress him in his clothes, instead of having to have him naked so all of his monitors could be on his chest. It is so funny how the little things all the sudden mean the world. I had so many people praying, fasting, putting our name on the prayer roll, and taking care of us. Helping with our girls, and trying to make thier life as normal as possible. I am so greatful for all of you. Especially my mom. She is my backbone, she knew how heartbroken I was. The first day we were there she brought me bags of things to do to keep me busy. She brought everything she needed so she could give me a pedicure in the hospital room. She did everything she could think of to make me as happy as possible. She stayed until 3 in the morning until after I feel asleep because she knew I wouldn't sleep if someone wasn't there to look after Mason. She would come in everyday and bring my girls to me, to have lunch to bring me snacks and clean clothes, and was the Mom to my kids while Kasey was trying to be the provider and MR MOM all at once. I can't even begin to express my grattitude for everyone that helped us during our hard time. The day we left Primary's

Mason is now 8 LBs and doing great. He is honestly the sweetest baby ever and I am sooo In love with him. We have so much to be greatful for and I am so blessed to have 3 darling kids and a sweet husband!

My Fav Fireman!

2009-10-25T22:08:00.000-07:00

My darling brother Chad is a fireman and EMT at Farmington City. His station had a big open house and all the kids got to come over and see the life flight helicopter, amulances, and fire trucks. It was so cool. They had a room simulated with smoke and taught the kids how to get down and crawl. It was so fun to have my brother teaching my kids all of this stuff! My kids had so much fun seeing what uncle Chaddy does at work! Thanks bud! It was a fun night!!

Chad My brother the fireman! (Yes, he is single for all you ladies out there!)

One last trip!

2009-10-25T21:45:00.000-07:00

We decided to take one last trip down to Moab before winter. Well actually, the one last trip turned into two last trips. Last weekend and the weekend before. We have so much fun down there as a family. It still is amazing to me that we have not had any rollevers! For those of you familiar with Moab, this last time we were able to to "Moab Rim", "Hells Revenge", and "Poison Spider". My kids are the BEST down there. They are so happy to just be outdoors! Thanks for all the fun!!

First day of Preschool!

2009-08-25T16:18:00.000-07:00

It makes me so sad to see my little girls off to school! I have seriously spent weeks talking Kenzie into wanting to go and telling her how much fun she is going to have! When we take her to Nursery she usually cries for a couple of minutes until she will settle down and play. I thought that preschool would probably be about the same routine, and I would just have to leave the teacher with my screaming child. Wait outside the door to see if she calms downa and leave feeling guilty. Well, my pep talks must have been really good. She got there and hardly looked back when I said goodbye. I would think the kid could at least pretend to care that I was leaving. I thought this is what I wanted, but instead of leaving feeling guilty I left feeling like crap. My kids could care less if I was there or not!! What the heck!! The teacher said they did really good, but said Kenzie's attention span was a little short. Can't say I didn't warn her!! For anyone that knows Kenzie, I am sure you are laughing right now. It sure is a change to have a couple of hours to myself during the day. I certainly don't mind that!

Going Private!

2009-08-03T15:58:00.001-07:00

After many months of trying to talk him out of it Kasey wants us to go private. I guess he wins this battle! If you want an invite to our blog let me know! You know the drill, leave your name and email and I will send you an invite!

What a summer!!!!

2009-07-07T21:44:00.001-07:00

So... We all know by now that I absolutely suck at keeping up our blog! So I have included about three months of events into this one post. Hold on its a long one!

Anyone that knows me, knows my love for Bear Lake. It is a place where my whole family goes just about every weekend. It has been this way ever since I can remember. It is so fun to watch my kids love it the same way that I do. They have so many friends up there and they can run loose, away from busy roads, and all of the things moms have to worry about on a day to day basis. They run free for hours! Boy do they love it!

Some of the fun we have at the Lake.

Kenzie and her fashionable floppy hat!

Every mother knows that when its hot there is only one thing that makes it bearable for the kids. WATER! I swear we have hit up every swimming pool in Davis county this summer. On occasion we even choose to go to the fountains at Gateway. Free entertainment, also means VERY crowded!

My kids Love this park up in Layton. We call it the Duck Park. It doesn't matter how many loafs of bread we take. We ALWAYS need more! I was just thinking... I think we need to call it Seagull park, notice the lack of ducks.

Throwing bread to the seagulls

Funny pic of our cute dog Mokie. He is such a good sport. Always up for whatever the girls want him to do.

Cheer Camp. WOW, was this a busy week. I was away from my family for 5 days. My sweet husband made it all work for me so I could go and do what I needed to do for the cheerleaders. Becky and I are figuring out that coaching is an even bigger commitment than Cheering. We had a great time though and had some awesome choreographers and teachers. Gev from so you think you can dance came and boy was it fun watching him teach the girls!!

Our Second trip to Moab! We just can't stay away. We Love it down there. If you can tell from the pics we are getting a little crazier every time we go. These machines are absolutely incredible. I never ever imagined they could go up and down the things we push them to do. Don't worry we take our girls out for the real dangerous stuff.

Nicole driving down the "Elevator" on Hells Revenge trail. I was peeing my pants.

Kasey on the middle dip of the Elevator

Our little family on the red cliffs of Moab

Our whole group of friends we went down with. What a blast. I can't believe with all of these people and all of the kids we had (16 kids) not one person got hurt! We can't wait to go again. Thanks for the fun times guys!

Ready to go, it is so nice to just buckle them in the car seats in the back seat. This way we know they are safe and don't have to worry too much. They LOVE the rides and are so nice!

Lexie and her BFF Ali. Don't they look cute in their shades?

Lexie Graduated from her first year of preschool! YEAH! She love her teacher and had so much fun. She was only two when she started. So she went a year early. She did so well and was on the same level as most of the three and four year olds! We are so proud of you Lex!

Lex with mom and dad!

Lexie with her diploma!

Performing all of her graduation songs

Lexie's May dance recital. This was the end of year recital at the end of May. Dance Impressions does such a great job. Lexie LOVES dance and may even be on the four year old competition team next year. I know she would love it, Mommy just isn't sure if I am ready for it!

Lexie and her cousin Tayler both in their fluffy pinkness!

I can't believe how fast they grow. I swear she thinks she is 10!

I can't believe that it is already mid July, I think about the summer ending and I seriously could cry. I don't know how I am going to make it through a cold and snow Utah winter. ggrrrr. I hate the thought. I guess I will just keep enjoying the sun while it lasts!

Happy summer!

Moab~ Our new toy!

2009-04-30T21:23:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we took our new toy down to Moab. We went with a whole group of people. All together we had 7 UTV's and over 20 people! We went on so many fun trails. We went through rivers and dust, Up and down the red rock, and some of us (my Dad) even tried to roll our machines. Thank goodness for the cooler racks on the back of his or he would have flipped right over. I love this top picture, because whenever we went up or down a steep hill, the girls would grab hands and hold on to each other. They never acted scared, in fact most of the time they would put both hands in the air like they were on a roller coaster. We had so much fun. We can't wait to make the trip back down in a couple of weeks. It is such a fun way to have family time. These machines are incredible, the rocks they can climb, and the terrain they can handle is amazing. Thank goodness we are not having any "Buyers Remorse!"

I love this sweet pic of my girls taking care of each other!

Our new toy!

My crazy Dad trying to flip over, My mom was not saying nice words to him from the back seat!

The lizard we caught, Kenz was not sure about it!

Easter

2009-04-30T21:04:00.001-07:00

We had a great Easter this year we went to the Bountiful city Easter celebration, that was...well pretty dumb. The Easter egg hunt had like 10 eggs out for 300 kids. Kenzie didn't find any and got trampled, not sure if it was by a older kid, or a parent trying to get there kid an egg so they didn't have to deal with a tantrum like I dealt with. Luckily I found some candy and threw it in her bag and she was happy. Someone give the kid some candy!
She found an egg!

On Easter we went up to Logan to Kasey's parents house for the traditional Easter egg hunt. My girls liked this one much better because they are guaranteed ten eggs all with candy and money inside. It was so fun to get to go to church with his parents and all of the cousins. We don't get to spend as much time with them as we would like. Also this year they added the confetti eggs. That was a blast for them and I am sure my mother-in-law had just as much fun cleaning it all up!

Easter egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Knowles

My sister in law is from Mexico and found the confetti eggs they make there Kenzie wasn't quite sure what was going on!

But Lexie sure liked it!

Terrible Two's here we come!

2009-04-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

Marshmellows were her favorite present!

My second attempt at a home made cake

Enjoying her cake

Still tryin to get the whole "blow" concept!

she obviously likes this present!

Sweet!

Kenzie turned two! On March 30th (I know I have been slacking in the blogging department!) She had such a fun birthday. She is the funniest, goofiest kid ever. I asked her to pick out which kind of cake she would like me to make, Since I handmade one for Lexie I felt like I should do the same for Kenzie. Although, this time I got a little smarter and went to Robert where they sell cake molds and limited her choices to the ones they had available. Cinderella, butterfly's, strawberry shortcake...Nope, she wanted the Easter bunny. I told you she was a funny kid. We all went out to Jungle Jims, which I must say is a pretty white trash joint. However, the kids have an absolute blast. It was perfect for a two years olds party. After way way to many presents we went to Olive Garden her favorite restaurant and she ate all the bread sticks she wanted! Kenzie has been the nicest baby, and has been the funnest toddler, she has more personality than she knows what to do with. She has now started the temper tantrums and folding her arms when she doesn't get her way, but she makes the funniest faces while doing those naughty things I find myself laughing more than being angry. Happy Birthday sweet Kenzie!

2009-04-29T21:53:00.001-07:00

I am such a slacker!! WoW I have been so busy since Becky and I have taken on coaching the cheerleaders this year. I really need to post Kenzie's birthday, our trip to Moab on our new toy, and some other really cute spring pics. So check back soon! Don't give up on me!

I'm a big 3 year old!!

2009-03-04T19:47:00.001-08:00

Lexie turned 3! Boy does she think she is big now! I swear she grew up overnight. She has this huge obsession with Hello Kitty, so naturally that was also the theme for her birthday party. It is always a tradition at our house to decorate a birthday breakfast chair for the birthday girl. So when she woke up she came down to her Hello Kitty "chair". Along with the Hello Kitty theme we needed a Hello Kitty cake. I really don't like bakery cakes, I don't think they taste great, and I really don't like the frosting. So I told Lex i would make her a Hello Kitty cake. I thought that finding one of those cake molds for Hello Kitty would be a breeze, I have seen them for Dora, and all the princesses so no problem right? Wrong. I looked all over the Internet and every store in the Wasatch front. No Hello Kitty! So, i did what every mother would do and came up with a second plan to make a Hello Kitty cake. I made one up for her. It didn't turn out great, but hey after staying up till midnight coming up with a solution it worked for me. I showed her the cake the morning of her Birthday and It was worth every second of the 4 hour ordeal to see her face light up to the sight of her Hello Kitty cake. Then for her birthday all she wanted was for her mimi to take her to Preschool, so mimi came with balloons and cookies for her to take to preschool. For her party I tried to talk her into a million different places to go, but her little heart was stuck on Kangaroo Zoo. WOW, I think the adults had as much fun as the kids. After we went to Texas Roadhouse, her favorite restaurant so she could "saddle up" for her birthday! All the presents of course had to follow the Hello Kitty theme! She had a great time, and it was worth it all to see her so happy! The things we do for our kids! Thanks to everyone that came and made the special trip down for her!

The Aquarium

2009-03-04T19:24:00.000-08:00

My kids and I have totally been getting cabin fever, so I jumped online to see if there was something fun to do on a random day. I found the Living Planet Aquarium. If you haven't taken your kids there you need to. It was a really fun day. It was pretty inexpensive and took 1-2 hours to go through. My girls had a good time. Then we found the shark tank. Lexie was not having fun anymore. I had to keep expalining to her that they couldn't get her because of the glass, but she didn't believe me. Everytime one came swimming by the glass she let out the "Lexie shriek" which those of you who know her know exactly what I am talking about. We had a great time and will go back again, when we need a day out!

Girls Best Friend

2009-02-19T20:10:00.001-08:00

Back in September we got a dog, Mokie. He has been a really good dog. Easy to potty train, great with the girls, and just an overall mellow dog which is quite remarkable considering the poor thing gets picked up by his head, sat on, pulled by his tail and ears, dressed like a doll, and he has never even nipped at the girls. Well lately I think he is even cuter. Every night when we put Lexie to bed he goes and jumps up on to her bed and curls up right into her chest and sleeps there with her all night long. It is seriously like he is watching over her and protecting her. Mokie has definitely chosen Lex as his "person". It is so precious. Lexie loves her dog and he definitely loves her too!

25? Am I really??

2009-02-19T19:57:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that I turned 25 today. I can't believe how fast the last 10 years of my life have gone. It seems like yesterday that Becky and I were sitting at the Bus stop thinking "Can you believe a year from today I'll be driving" It makes me sad to see how fast time is passing by. I can't believe how fast my kids are growing up. I guess I am just taking a second to reflect on how blessed I am. It is so weird to take Lexie to preschool and dance, because I swear it was not that long ago my mom was doing the same for me. I still sometimes feel like I am 19 years old doing all of this stuff! It is such a wonderful time in my life. I have so much to be grateful for!

Valentines Day...Cheer Competition

2009-02-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

I know a lot of you out there especially the ladies love Valentines day. That is great. I on the other hand hate it. I don't know exactly why, maybe its because all of your favorite restaurants are ten times more crowded that night, or because the cost of roses goes up by $30, or because its a night where your husband is being forced to be extra nice and romantic. I think its a combination of it all. I guess I would rather my husband pick a random Tuesday night and make romantic plans and get me a gushy card and be extra sweet. I just think that would mean more to me than him doing it on a day that the calendar tells him he has to. So I guess either of us weren't too sad when I was out of town for the 14Th this year. I was up in Pocatello, ID at a cheer competition. I choreographed a routine for Preston High School this year and went up to there Regional comp. They did so well! They swept the whole competition taking first in all 3 categories. I am so proud of these girls and can't wait to go to Boise next month for state comp!

Let's sell our house!?!?

2009-01-22T20:21:00.000-08:00

So the other night my mom was talking to Kasey and I and out of the blue we all started talking about selling our house, so what the heck! We are selling our house! So if anyone knows of anyone that is looking for a house let me know! It is listed on KSL and Owner.com Its a great little house and we have done a lot of updating to it. I think we want to go to Farmington/Centerville area so if anyone knows anyone selling a home around there let me know It is just under 2000 Sq ft. 4 bedrooms 3 bath.

Chaddy's Home!

2009-01-22T20:09:00.000-08:00

My younger brother Chad just got home from his mission to Mexico! It was so exciting going to the airport to get him, we all had butterflies in our stomach. We saw him coming down the escalator and it was just a crazy moment. Filled with so many different emotions. It was so fun to watch him so my girls that he hasn't seen for so long and that obviously had changes so much over 6 months! We are so proud of him and so glad to have him home!

New Glasses

2009-01-22T19:52:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it! We went to the doctor last week for our 6 month check ups for both of my girls, I was really hoping to hear that Kenzie's eyes had not changed and Lexie's eyes were getting better. Well, I didn't hear either of those two things. The Doctor told me that Lexie's eyes were unchanged and Kenzie now needs glasses! I never thought that I would have to worry about my kids vision. Mostly because Kasey and I both see 20/20. But then again they were both premature and that can be a cause of it. So now I have two of the cutest little girls ever in glasses! I know it is going to be a struggle to keep them on Kenz. She is a little more active than Lexie and still is not to the point were reasoning is real effective. Anyway she looks darling and we will do our best to not break them or lose them in this first week!

1st Dance Recital

2009-01-12T21:14:00.000-08:00

Lex had her first dance recital for Christmas this year. It was so cute. Seeing how little she looked up on that big stage was so crazy. She did a darling dance to the song "I got the Chicken Pox for Christmas" and that is the only song I have heard around my house ever since. She looked so dang cute and did so good!

All Of these girls are her age, I sure hope she grows one day! She is so little!

Disneyland and Christmas

2009-01-12T20:32:00.000-08:00

For Christmas this year Santa brought an early present to the girls, a trip to Disneyland!! We had to much fun and I think the kids enjoyed themselves too! :) Seriously, seeing it through your kids eyes is so much fun. When we got on the airplane to come home my girls still had their princess dresses and crown on, and I found myself trying not to cry as they fell asleep in my arms thinking, they really think they are true princesses. How many days in a little girls lives do they really get to think that. It was so much fun. I can't wait to take them again next year!

Kasey thought he still had to do a little work while we were on vacation so I sent Pooh Bear and Rafiki the monkey over to get him off the phone! Thats what he gets for being on the phone at Disneyland!

After we got home Christmas day was just around the corner. Santa made another stop at Mimi and Papas house and brought the girls the cutest pink Mustang ever! Hailey and Tay-Tay got the same car and boy did they love them! Christmas was a blast and we had a wonderful experience doing a sub for Santa. The family was so grateful and even joined us on Christmas eve at my grandmas house. It was a wonderful Christmas even though we missed my brother Chad who is serving a mission in Mexico.

2009-01-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

So I finally did it. I created a blog. I couldn't resist after at least 10 people in one week told me that I needed a blog. So... here we are. Now I just need to figure out what I am doing!!