Surgery

My little Par Par had tubes put in his ears because he was getting ear infections ALL the time and they would not go away till he got at least 3 rounds of medication down him. I also had the doctor snip his tongue tie. A few minutes before they took him away for the surgery they gave him some sort of medication that made him so silly! Brandon and I couldn't stop laughing at him. Here's a few pics cause I thought he just looked so darn cute in his little hospital gown and socks!


He had to explore the whole room of course haha!



He was such a trooper! Since the surgery he hasn't had any problems with his ears and he has been a completely different baby! I love it :)

Tegan turns 3!

So my little Tegan Daisy turned 3. She is so cute and sweet! We love her to death. We call her our little midget because she is so small. She has been wearing the same shoes for a year now which is completely crazy compared to her brothers and sisters. Parley will be caught up to her in no time. He weighs about 26 pounds and she's only 28 haha!

So she woke up that morning very excited to open her presents..



Here comes big brother with his tool box to help Daddy put together her new wagon :)
What a couple of studs..


She got a Cinderella baby and cute outfit from Nana and Papa Sorensen..
More cute clothes and card games from Nana and Papa Randall
Hugs for Papas and Nana!

My Little Pony cupcakes! (Thanks Walmart for your bakery clearance rack!)
Happy Birthday Teger Wegers!! We love you!

My baby turns 1!

I really can't believe he's 1! This year has gone by so fast. Parley is definitely my biggest cuddle bug. He loves to be "mooshed" and never objects to me smothering him with hugs and kisses. He loves to wrestle with his big brother and gets the biggest kick out of being thrown high up in the air. I love that he is built so solidly. I don't worry so much about him falling down or getting tackled by his siblings. I know I'm going to be in huge trouble though when he gets a little bigger cause he already eats more than his big brother and sister combined! (I know, that isn't too hard but hey, he's only 1!)

He really enjoyed making his cake..
LOVED opening all his presents..
Cute bath towel from Grandma and Grandpa Randall. And the adorable outfit he's sporting is from Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen..
He is a little confused....
He definitely knew what to do with this though haha!





Smashy Face!! Happy Birthday Par Par!!

Alright so this is going to be yet another quick update. We did finally get the internet again a few months ago but I have been so overwhelmed with things that I haven't gotten around to updating my blog. I think I'll just write about a few things at a time.

First of all, this is our dog Finni. We docked her tail back in November because she used to wag it constantly and it would hit into the wall and stuff so much that it would start to bleed and therefore start to fling blood all over the house. Sick! She is all better now and so much happier :)
Brandon and I have been discussing whether or not we should have more kids. So we decided that in order to make the best decision, Brandon needed to have a taste of what it was like to carry these children in his belly....


Needless to say, he completely leaves this decision up to me :)
Just a cute pic I found of my Par Par. He is growing up so fast!

A few pics from our cabin trip last fall for conference..
My Dad hanging out on the deck playing with his new sweet phone
Tegan on the swings pulling a cheeser
Jojo
My whole life is in this hammock believe it or not!
Inside photos..

Brandon, Tegan, and Parley rocking on the front porch. He was so good about putting Parley to sleep at night :)

Brigham got to go to the Hansen Planetarium for a school field trip


So that's about it for now. I have a lot more pictures I have to go through. Hopefully soon I will be posting more :)

Update

I've been meaning to come to Steph's house with my camera but always seem to forget. I'll just have to blog about things without the pics and hopefully some day I'll remember to come add them :)

Jordan and Brigham both started school! Jordan has been in kindergarten for about a month now and she absolutely loves it. And she gets to go with her absolute best friend in the whole world, her cousin Aubrey! It's so cute to see them walk together and hold hands. Their teacher is Miss Webster. The last couple weeks they were reading "Brown Bear" and every day they had to wear a certain color that pertained to the story. She thought this was so much fun and was pretty upset when it was over and she didn't have to wear anything special anymore. But this week they were reading the book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom". I had heard of this book before but had never actually read it. But I was lucky enough to go help in her class yesterday (which is SO much fun) and they made a chicka chicka boom boom tree out of food and got to eat it when they were done. Then they watched a little movie about the book. It's a pretty silly book but the kids loved it. I really like her teacher, she is so good with the kids. Jordan has started having a little attitude since school started. I don't know if it's cause I give her lots of attention when she gets home wanting to know what she learned or what. But a lot of times she doesn't want to discuss what they did which makes me pretty frustrated and sad. But I actually think that me volunteering in her class has helped with it quite a bit!

I didn't think it was possible to get any more excited about going to school than Jordan did when she was going to preschool but I do believe Brigham has topped her! He loves it so much more than I ever imagined he would which makes me incredibly happy. I've been worried about him being ready for school next year because he's a summer baby. And I've also been concerned about how shy he is. But he has not had a problem opening right up. He cries every day that he doesn't have school because Jordan gets to go every day and his is only twice a week lol.

My little Teger Wegers has really come out of her shell a lot. She is so good with Parley and loves playing with her big brother and sister. She can be a real stinker sometimes but I think that's mostly due to her wanting to be included and sometimes Jordan and Brigham thing she's too young to do some of the things they are doing. But for the most part, they play really well together. She has also gotten closer to her cousin Haven lately. Probably because Haven is willing to baby her and drags her along everywhere lol. I love her to pieces though. She is my first kid to prefer me over Daddy which is pretty huge :)

Parley is finally growing again. He's up to 19lbs 9oz. Still refuses to crawl forward but he's definitely a mover. He will go side to side and backwards all over the floor. Until he backs himself into a corner that is haha! He loves his baby food, especially the cereal. He has to have a big bowl full every morning before we go anywhere. He's a very good baby, I definitely can't complain. I love his huge smiles and giggles. And I especially love that he lets me snuggle him and smother him with kisses :)

Brandon's new job has been going pretty well. He has been working for A+ Sewer and Water for about 3 months now and he is tons happier. The guys he works for love him and value his work. He is on call 24/7 which sucks a lot of the time but we've decided that we'll take it whenever we can get it. I think he has finally found his new "home". It took us awhile to find it but I know all those 'not so good' experiences were what brought us to where we are now. It's amazing to see the Lord's plan pan out sometimes. I feel blessed to have a husband who is so willing to do whatever it takes. He is so amazing. He is always serving others and has a great attitude about it. I need to be more like him sometimes.

As for me, I'm working on getting better at running. My speed as well as my distance. I have actually shaved about 5 minutes off my 5k time! I know, it's only 3 miles but I haven't been running more than 5 miles because I'm still a little paranoid about losing my milk. I did sign up for the Wasatch Back race for next year and I AM going to do it this time. Very excited and happy I have more time to train this time. Again, I will try to get pictures up ASAP!

Change

Alright so for any of you who don't know yet, we no longer have the internet. I know, pretty crazy huh? Well we've been talking about getting rid of it for quite a while now but have just never done it. Yes, I have to admit that I had a hard time imagining life without the outside world at my fingertips. Being able to chat with people all over the world, read about other people's wonderful lives, and of course, share mine. Which is why when Brandon saw the perfect opportunity to get rid of it, he jumped on it. The kids and I went to the family cabin for a few days and when I returned, it was all gone! The cable tv, the internet, and my home phone. I was in total shock for a few days. I felt incredibly lonely and frustrated. But I'm ok now. I've survived 2 weeks! Now I just come over to my sister's house and use her internet lol. I was actually going to say that I might not be blogging as often but seeing as how it wasn't very often in the first place, I guess things won't change much. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I won't be on the internet very often so don't think I'm ignoring messages and such. But I do plan on blogging still. Just not sure how often. We'll see how it all pans out!

New Hair!

I have to say what an awesome sister-in-law I have. She does mine and my kids' hair for us and does such an amazing job. If it weren't for her, I don't think I would ever get anything done to my hair. My girls are so lucky to have her as an aunt :)

I wanted to do something with Jordan's hair but she absolutely refused to let me cut it. I could trim it but she definitely didn't want it like mine lol. So I mentioned perming it cause I know how much she LOVES to have curly hair. She was so extremely excited she could hardly stand to wait the 2 days till we could go to Aunt Keri's house and get it done....

Isn't it so cute?! Here's her with her Aunt Keri :)
All the rods finally in....

About to put the neutralizer on. Keri said she cried a little on this part. She really stressed the importance of not getting it in her eyes and she thinks it got her a little scared. That and the smell haha!
But here she is, all done! She loves it!
And here's my sweet Tegan. I love her with short hair. For her I decided to do a little A-line. It looks so super cute on her, I can't get enough!
Kind of hard to see it from the front..
Here's the back..
A little bit of bed head haha! We didn't get home till really late or I would have taken pictures right after she did it. She styled it so cute too.
And I just love this picture. She loves her hair so much she wants me to take her picture like every 5 minutes haha!