Surviving RSV

Yes my kids were some of the unfortunate ones who came down with RSV. Mak came through it like a pro and was just super super sick for 4 or 5 days. Emmett was not quite as fortunate having lots of hospital visits, tests, breathing treatments, oxygen ect. It was miserable and i can honestly say there is nothing scarier in the world than little babies not being able to breath.
We mostly laid around, here they are laying in my bed watching elmo, not mak's fave, but definitely emmetts fave.
When we had watched all thirty thousand disney movies we read a LOT of books
It was really bizarre to see mak with a lack of energy, he had such a nasty fever he kept saying, "daddy come home and make me a smoothie because i am so hot." So we had a lot of Dave's famous smoothies.
We had a LOT of baths to bring down the fever.

Arguing over the ipod.
Getting home after being poked and tested at the doctor, and finally being able to breath. Emmett was such a little angel like always. A big part of this was trying to keep him from fussing because if he fussed he would cough and if he coughed he couldnt breath. The hospital was full of screaming children and i was so grateful for a little boy who was patient and loving and hardly fussed the entire time. The nurses loved him because even when he was blue and out of breath he was still smiling and giving loves.
in all we were very fortunate. It has been a terribley long week and a half but we saw a lot of much sicker babies. They were both such troopers through it all and i am so grateful that we are on the mend.
On another note, through the middle of this Emmett turned 6 months old, and as you can see he is so excited. We celebrated in style.... David being the awesome guy he is saw that I was a bit frazzled from our long week of being cooped up in the house or hospital, so he took us all to PIZZA HUT!!! yahoo to ten dollar pizza.
Emmett was super pumped for the first ten minutes laughing and spitting what he does best.
This is him five minutes later HAHA
Mak picking out his pizza. Supreme and extra veggies of course.
If you know mak you know he loves few things more than food. This is him begging for his pizza, everytime a waitress passed he would say, "please, please be my pizza."
Eyeing the prize.
What was left.
For your information.
Emmetts Stats
Weight: 54%
Height: 79%
Cuteness: 110%

The Things That Melt My Heart and Freeze My Feet

Last Sunday was a BEAUTIFUL day, we came home from church and David promised mak that after his nap he would get the bikes out and go for a ride. Being Idaho weather in a couple hours it plummeted 25 degrees and had begun to rain, but the first thing out of maks mouth when he woke up was "Go on bike ride with Daddy." So being the awesome Dad david is, the went out to the shed and unloaded the bikes. I stood in our drive way in the pouring freezing rain and watched how happy it made my boys.
Draggin out the bikes after a long winter in the shed.
I insist Emmett gets to do everything mak does, regardless of if he wants to. He was a sport like always and loved it.
Bundled up and ready to go.
If you look close you can see maks little face pressed up against the plastic, hes screaming "HEY MOMMY LOOK AT ME!!! I BEING EMMETT'S BUDDY!"
After, we boxed it out a little. haha
We paid for our fun later this week though, because both babies got sick. It was such a bummer to see both of them run down, but we are all feeling quite a bit better.

Drinking their pedialight and watchin shows, it was crazy to see them just laying around.

Life Is Good

Sometimes don't you just wish you could be a kid again. To be able to sit naked with your best buddy in the whole world. With your biology goggles, a tootsie pop and not a care in the world

Brother Buddies

Mak wakes up emmett every morning and they play in his crib while i make breakfast(cereal)

This is Maks "boat" emmett isnt a huge fan but he plays along
and everyday emmett wakes mak up from his nap, yes i put him down with a dirty face haha
Just a cute pic of my fat little boy.

The boys rarely get upset with each other, BUT this is the fish game. Mak got it for christmas and loves it, unfortunately emmett loves it too. When ever we get it out i set emmett a ways away so he can still watch. but he always manages to scootch up to it and grab it, which stops the fish from moving and causes serious contention in our home hahaha.


little stinker
and last of all. Makray all his life has had a favorite blanket. It is dingy and old and worst of all he sucks on the edges. He usually only does this when he sleeps, but yesterday i walked in to see both my boys laying in MY bed sucking on the corners of both their favorite blankies.

Grandpa Comes for the Weekend

Every year my dad officiates at the Simplot Games.... so lucky us he came to stay for a few days. My dad is maks number one pal, so obviously he was pretty pumped. We spent the whole weekend at the Holt Arena and despite the lack of naps we had a blast.Mak hanging out with papa. Mak got to meet a few former Olympic gold medalists and he now speaks of them by name like they are best buds. He wondered when they were coming over. sorry mak.
My dad participated in the coach's race, he got third. I was bragging about how fast I can run a mile then I watched my 53 year old father kill a mile in 5 min 19 seconds. Mak is fast too.
This picture is a good example of how tired they were, our second day, 7 hours in, no naps to speak of and chalk full of Clearance Valentine Candy. haha
Emmett being the goober that he is. haha
If any of you were curious.... yes big E is actually really big now. He gained 5 pounds in three weeks and is now a swarthy 16 pounder. (notice the triple chin)
with two kids it is impossible to get a shot where both children are looking and neither parent is crying or is it both parents are looking and neither child is crying... anyway
Emmett learning to be a dare devil like his brother
Emmett and Mak in their official Simplot Gear
My boys are big time wrestlers.
My little stinkers just keep growing. Emmett is already scootching around a little and sitting up on his own (for the most part). Mak is full of two year old stuff, some good some bad. But he never fails to make me laugh, he is such a smart little kid he amazes me everyday.