mail!!!

I remember when I was little how excited I would be when I would get mail. The boys got some today and were so excited! The doorbell rang and Seth answered it and brought in a package. He told the boys it was for them and they both jumped up and started yelling to open it! When we opened it they were so excited they were laughing! It was a Halloween package from Grandma and Grandpa Cloward! I had a cute typed note in it for them, a Halloween book, a box of Count Chocula cereal, a shirt for each of them, and a ton of Reese's peanut butter cups! Brock had already eaten three before I even tried to put them away! They both demanded a bowl of cereal pretty much right away! It made their day!

smash

Saturday night while I was getting the boys ready for bed I noticed Doran had a little rash on his back and belly. It wasn't too bad so I wasn't very worried about it. Sunday after church when I changed him into his football shirt I was shocked to see it was way worse! Pretty much his whole back and stomach were bright red and it was going up his neck and onto his face. Within a few hours his face was awful and it is going down his leg and he had a fever and had gotten pale and lethargic. I decided to take him into an urgent care because I know that strep can cause a rash. The doctor gave him a strep test and it came back negative. He said it could either be he had strep and it is just working its way out of his system and causing the rash or he just had a form of viral exanthem.

Once we got home he said to me in a mad little voice, 'The doctor didn't help! He didn't make my smash gone!' It was so funny!

The rash has still gotten even worse today. Now it is all the way down his legs and arms. He even has bumps on his feet and hands. He keeps itching and still has a slight fever. I hope it goes away fast! I can't imagine being covered in such a bad rash (or smash)!

The Pass of all Passes!

In early September Seth, the boys, and I got a pass at trafalga, they call it the pass of all passes! It is good for both trafalgas, 7 peaks, Owlz games, and Flash games. They were pretty cheap too! We have been going mini-golfing a lot! At the Orem trafalga the indoor gold course is now decorated as under the sea and in the center of the room, hanging from the ceiling is a great white shark! Perfect for Doran!

We went to the batting cages the other day and the boys were pretty excited. Doran hit a couple with Daddy's help and I don't think Brock hit any. I hit a couple and then couldn't anymore! The balls were like shot-put balls wrapped in rubber! It felt like my bones in my hands were going to shatter everytime I hit a ball! But atleast it was fun!

Mowing the lawn

The other day I was at Granny and Poppy's to visit Katie while she was in town for the weekend. While we were there Poppy went in his room and changed his clothes. When he came out he asked if anyone knew what his 'costume' meant. Finally someone guessed that he was going to mow his lawn. He said that this outfit is his lawn mowing costume and has been for a long time!

Granny and Poppy's yard has more grass than anyones yard I know of! So of course they have a riding lawn mower. Poppy let Doran help him drive the 'tractor' and Doran loved it. Brock stood at the window thinking maybe he wanted a turn but once he walked outside he turned around and went right back in!

Pumpkin Land!

On Tuesday Doran's preschool went on a fieldtrip to Pumpkin Land in Orem. It was so fun! Last year I had pushed the stroller and it was so hard, but no stroller this year!

There is a little corn maze there... It made me realize I hate corn mazes! We were lost in it and it was tiny, I can not imagine one of the huge ones! I was so happy when we got out that I took a picture!

After the corn maze there is a little area with fun things to play on and in. I thought the pumpkin was the cutest!

Then there was a fun playground and a light house. The boys loved the playground. The slides were all really steep and all the kids would just fall off at the bottom. They didn't seem to mind though!

I love Halloween and fall. It is fun for me to get out decorations and then keep different ones up for the rest of the year! I usually end up taking down my Thanksgiving ones early and putting up Christmas mid November! I am going to try really hard this year to not put Christmas decorations up until the day after Thanksgiving... It will be a first!

Nitro Circus

Last week our neighbor gave Seth tickets to an exclusive Nitro Circus show. Seth was so excited to take the boys because he knew they would love it! I guess it was pretty awesome! They got some free shirts that are way to big for them but to small for Seth. They love to sleep in them!

I love this picture! I can just tell they were having so much fun!

Bountiful Basket!

I will probably look back in a week and think it is silly that I posted about this, but I am obsessed with it right now! Every Monday night at 8:00 sharp I get online and order my basket and then every Saturday morning I go and volunteer (so I can get a little extra in my basket!) and get my basket! I love the baskets and so do Seth and the boys! I have been cooking so much healthier since we have been getting them and we really haven't gone out to eat at all! Doran will just go to the fridge and pull out a fruit and eat it and I have had plenty to send with Seth for lunch too. I never know what is going to be in the basket when I order it so it is fun to see what we get. A couple weeks ago we got acorn squash, which I would never buy normally, and we love it! This last basket we got artichokes. I have never had them either, but Seth has and he was really excited for me to make them. I love getting a basket and I hope it never ends!

Arthritis

Brock is such a funny little guy. He loves to be independent and do things on his own. He will put up a big fight to be allowed to do things. At the same time though he can be very clingy and loving. Yesterday morning he started sobbing because Seth was at work. He said, "My Daddy left me! I want my Daddy to come back and get me!" It was so sad because I could just tell his little heart was broken. The other day at Granny's he did the most tender thing I have ever seen a little kid do....
Granny has really bad arthritis. Her hands are possibly where it is the worst. We had gone over there to visit for a little bit before Claire's birthday party. When we left Brock gave Poppy a hug and kiss and then went over and gave Granny some too. After she hugged him she put her hand down on her leg and he stopped and looked at it. He started talking to her in a sweet little voice that was full of concern. I couldn't catch most of what he was saying because I was across the room, but I could tell he was concerned about her hand being hurt. After he had talked to her sweetly for a minute about her hand being hurt he said, "Here Granny, I will kiss it better." Then he leaned over and kissed her hand. Granny got tears in her eyes instantly while he took off running to the bathroom. (Whenever Brock gets hurt he gets a napkin to help him feel better.) He came running back in the room with toilet paper and wrapped her hand in it and said, "There, it's better." It was just so sweet. It was all him, no one was even talking about her hands or arthritis or anything and he noticed that and tried to help her on his own. I was happy to see him be so sweet and loving. I sure do love him, even if he does favor his Dad!