Marley and Me

The last couple of months Seth has been playing in an arena football league again. I was really hesitant about him playing because I was worried he would get injured, but he convinced me that you can't hurt steel. ;) We went to his game last week and it was really fun! The boys loved it!

Had to snap a picture of Doran and his girlfriend!

Doran and Brock each made money delivering Grandma Geneal's neighbor presents. They thought they were so cool! I was proud of them for helping.

Uncle Joel had an awesome birthday party the other day. It was at a church and there was dodge ball and basketball. The boys had the time of their lives! Brock has been telling me every day since that he wants a birthday party like Joel's. I will have to get planning!

Last night Doran inadvertently had learned a life lesson and had his heart broken at the same time. The boys had seen a commercial on tv for Marley and Me and asked me to record it. I thought they would absolutely love it, so I did! They started it in the morning and ran around barking and pretending they were Marley. They thought he was so funny. We had to pause it for awhile. When we came home I let them finish it. I was sitting on the couch at the end where Marley gets put down. I started crying and was thinking of Sampy and looked at Doran to see what he was doing. He was sobbing! His chin was shaking, his face was red, and tears were streaming down his face! He said, "I wish Marley didn't die!" I held him and he cried and cried. I tried to make him feel better by telling him everyone dies, people and dogs and that it is ok. We just always have to be nice and make people feel happy and loved. Then I had to leave to go pick up a Christmas present. It was about a 20 minute drive. When I pulled in I looked back and he was crying again. I pulled him up front on my lap and tried for 5 minutes to get him to talk. Finally he agreed he would answer yes or no if I would guess. So after a couple guesses relating to Marley I switched to Sharky. He told me he is sad that Sharky is going to die too. I tried to explain to him that as long as we take really good care of him he will probably live until Doran is Brooks' age. He was still crying. So then I told him we will go get Sharky treats and he can give them to him and have a sleep over with him. Finally he stopped crying. Since then all he has talked about is Marley and Sharky. He wants to make sure Sharky is on the nice list so Santa will give him something too. So even though we lost Sampy last year and we lost Poppy just a few months ago, he just now understood death. It is so sad. Brock on the other hand said while Doran was crying, "They just need to get a new dog." So simple :)

Here he is ten minutes after the movie ended still crying his eyes out. Poor little sweetheart!

Dentists and Santa

This week Brock got his first cavity. It was between his two back molars and was in both teeth so it was technically two cavities. He did so good with the hygenist and loved the dentist! He woke up the next morning and said he wanted to go to the dentist again... Little did he know, he was going to! It just wouldn't be nearly as fun! We bought him a little toy to hold in his hand to help him be brave and tried to explain to him what would happen. He started out on the laughing gas and after a few minutes he was giggling and telling the assistant how much he loves Jayce's far away house and that he wants to go there. He did good through the shots and through the drilling. He started to freak out once they started filling the cavities and it got pretty intense. He was freaking out and was so scared. The dentist left for a bit and we finally got him calmed down (we thought) enough for her to smooth them out... He lasted about ten seconds and then would not do anything more. We were happy that we got it all done without sedation, but now I am worried he will be terrified to go back. Hopefully he never gets 'sugar bugs' again!
When we got home from his appointment the rashses were back on his cheeks. I spoke with the dentist and she said he is definately allergic to latex and put it in his file. They said a latex allergy generally gets worse and worse with exposure. Later, when I was brushing Brock's teeth I noticed a huge sore where the assistant was holding his lip with her gloves. It was so huge, red, and puffy. He didn't even complain about it! It was the whole inside half of his lip. I will need to make sure he never blows up balloons!
This weekend Seth's work held a Christmas party at Boondock's. We knew Seth had to work, but decided since it was a little kid party I would just take the boys anyways. We had a lunch with Santa and the boys got to talk to him and get a gift bag from him. Brock was excited to tell him that he wants hungry hungry hippos for Christmas. Doran wanted nothing to do with him . He was hiding behind me the whole time Brock was talking to him and was absolutely terrified! I finally got him to give him knuckles.
After we played tons of arcade games and laser tag. The boys had so much fun! I just wish Seth was there. :)

Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving week was so much fun for us! It past by too fast! Ryan and his family, Jen and the girls, Brooks,and my dad and family all were in town! The boys loved having all their cousins around to play with and some of their uncles too! We tried to see everyone as much as we can because we never know when we will see them again. We had dinner at Los Hermanos on Wednesday night and I thought it was so funny to see Brent pull a bowl of salsa up for himself! He is my knid of kid!

On Thanksgiving morning I ran my first ever turkey trot. It was so much fun! I had terrible time, but I was so glad I did it. Jake, Brooks, Coleen, and Miss Julie ran it too. Jake got second place in his age group and won a pie! He was 8th or 9th overall. Brooks has never really ran before and he got 13th or so too! I was sure proud of my brothers! :)

On Thanksgiving evening I was planning on doing a little black Friday shopping. I found out quickly that the lines were insane. Jake and I went to Walmart at 9:30 to see if I could grab a couple of the things that went on sale at 10... No way! It was a mad house. We ended up walking around and then leaving. At 11:45 we went to Target and the line wrapped all the way around to the back of the building! Luckily for us Seth's sister Angie and her family had been in line since 4 and were willing to pick up the stuff I was wanting! (So now I got Seth's birthday present!) The line didn't finish going into the store until about 12:40! It was nuts! I don't think black Friday shopping is for me!

We had sleep overs with Jayce, Cassie, and Clairebear. Jayce was the last one to sleep (including me!).

Saturday night was Granny's Christmas party. Doran has been looking forward to it for over two weeks. He would wake up in the morning and ask how many days it was until her party. The day it finally came he was so excited! (It was also the day he had to get stitches.) I was a little nervous about Granny's party because it was the first family get together without Poppy. It was really sad to not have him there. Things feel so different without him.

I had to take a picture of Jayce's plate of food. Only Jayce would have a plate that looked like this: A sandwich and a ton of peppers!

Here are all the little kids waiting for Granny to call their name in the drawing. Doran was crossing his fingers that he would get called first so he could get the awesome Luke Skywalker action figure! Luckily he was number 2 and he got it!

Sunday night we had one last little get together at Ryan's hotel. We got pizza and soda and watched football and movies. I poured Brock's sprite in a champagne glass, mainly for the reaction. I wasn't disappointed! When he looked at it he laughed and said, "Mommy! How do I hold this?" It was too cute!

The next morning everyone was gone before the boys got up. When they woke up Brock walked around the house calling out names trying to find everyone. It was sad and sweet. We had a great week and were so happy to see everyone!

Stitches again!

Yesterday morning Doran split his chin open. He wouldn't tell me what happened and no one saw. All he would say is he bumped into Sharky and fell. It was a pretty small cut, but it opened up wide and deep. I took him to an instacare because I wasn't sure if it would need stitches or super glue or something. The doctor was so nice and the kids loved him. He had Doran laughing and not scared. He didn't like getting the numbing shots before the stitches, but he even laughed while he was getting the stitches he liked the doctor so much! Finally we found out that he tripped over Sharky and hit his chin on his bed frame. Poor little guy!

Fire Training

Last week Seth's fire brigade had a training that families were allowed to go to. It was really fun! The boys got to see Seth in his fire gear, the fire truck, and watch him fight chemical fires! After it was all done they gave everyone pizza! The boys loved it! We asked them what their favorite part was nad and Doran said, "The pizza!" Brock said, "When I got to wear your hat." They both looked really cute in it.

Woot woot! Look at that name across that butt!

Once it got dark they started doing the fires. It was crazy. They would basically explode and then they would go in! With this kind of fire they have to fight it differently. Rather then trying to put it out, they try to find the source or leak and turn that off and then get the fire out. It was neat watching them.

Buttons

Granny has added lots of buttons to her button jar. The boys love playing with them! Doran has been making button people and I love them!

Halloween 2011

I am so behind on blogging! Halloween was a few weeks ago and I am just doing it now! We had a blast for Halloween! Doran was Atom from Reel Steel, Brock was Spiderman, and Sharky was a shark or a dog being eaten by a shark. They all looked awesome! They had a busy Halloween. Thursday they had their preschool party, Friday we trick or treated at the Legacy Center, Saturday was the neighborhood trunk or treat, and Monday was Halloween! It was a blast. Doran changed his costume 5 times leading up to the big day. First we was going to be Harry Potter, then the red power ranger, then the black suited Spiderman, the Darth Vader, and finally Atom. The day of Halloween he wanted to change to a red ninja, but I said no way! Brock was always set on being Spiderman. We went trick or treating with out neighbors the Mills. We always joke that we are going to be family some day anyways!
Here is Sharky in his awesome costume. We thought he looked pretty awesome. It wierded him out a lot at first, but once he calmed down he liked it too.
The boys loved the Legacy Center party. It was a ton of fun and they got lots of candy!


At Miss Julie's Halloween party we played pin the nose on the jack o lantern. Doran and Brock were the two closest (that were actually blind folded)! They felt around and figured out where they should put them!
Ready for the preschool party!

Socks

Last night and today have been very scary for me. Yesterday Sharky got really sick and lethargic. I wasn't until 1a.m. that Seth and I realized that he had an intestinal blockage. I laid awake crying, reading online about the symptoms, and praying. It sure is weird to pray that your dog will poop! This morning he was still lethargic and couldn't go potty. I took him in to the vet and found out it would cost almost $900 just to find the blockage! I decided instead to get him medicine and shots to help his stomach and digestive track and keep praying for a bowel movement. An hour after we got home he wanted to go out. A little bit later I went out to see if I could find anything and there in the corner of the yard was a pair of Doran's socks rolled up and pooped out. I couldn't believe it! I was so relieved. All day I had been scared he was going to die and finally I knew he would be ok. It is crazy how much I have come to love my little puppy! I am so glad he is going to be ok! I also need to keep a better eye on the boys socks...

The boys room!

The boys room is finally done! We got a surf board for the wall and it got lost in shipping and had to request a new one and the quilt we made for the bed was nicknamed the quilt from heck! It was so hard to tie we had to use plyers to pull the needles through! We got cute surf board wallpaper, a fish aquarium lava lamp, surf signs, a shark jaw from Mexico, a surf board, a shark night light from Seattle, and made a surf board quilt! I think it looks pretty awesome!

They already had the great white boogey board so it fits perfectly!

Frightmares!

We went to frightmares at Lagoon last night and had such a blast! The boys were so excited to go on rollercoasters. I thought at first that they were going to be to scared because they were both screaming on the Tidal Wave, but by the end of night they were crying for one more! It was so fun and there were actually some pretty fun rides that they could go on. The new rollercoaster, the bombara, was probably both of their favorite.

We went with Seth's friend from work and they have a five year old too. The boys loved hanging out with him!

Pumpkinland!

The boys had their fall field trip this last week. It was the first time Seth was able to go with us! It was a lot of fun! I have been babysitting my little neighbor baby the past couple months and we brought her with us too. She loved all the animals.

We got a little lost in the corn maze, but we didn't quit! Seth is really good at stuff like that and had us out in no time!

The kids with their pumpkins!