Thanksgiving Point

Doran is obsessed with the dinosaur museum so we decided to get a Thanksgiving Point pass a few weeks ago. We go to the dinosaur museum atleast 3 times a week. Doran loves this shark!

He calls it Bruce, which is the sharks name in Finding Nemo. He loves it.

We also recently discovered the gardens. I love it with all the beautiful tulips! The kids love it too since there is so much cool stuff.

The biggest man made waterfalls in the Northern Hemisphere... sweet!

All of the kids loved feeding the fish. Next time I know to bring lots of quarters because those fish are big and hungry!!!

Beginners luck

Doran played his first game ever last night and guess what.... HE WON! He loved it and had so much fun. He definately didn't get it at all but he still loved it!

WICKED!!!

My Mom and Papa K took Amanda, Mollie, Jen, and I to Wicked last night. It was AWESOME! I have never been to a play before so I was shocked at how cool it was. The stage kept changing, the background would change, Elphaba and her monkeys could fly, and most of all their voices are amazing live! I have been listening to the soundtrack all week to get prepared and I kept thinking they couldn't hold a candle to the people on the soundtracks voices, but they did! Maybe even better!

I also read the book a few days before the play so I could know the story, and I feel a little dark saying this, but I loved it! So I was worried they weren't going to do Elphaba justice and I wouldn't like the play, but they did do her justice! She was just as interesting of a character. I even liked all the changes they made from book to play. I loved Glinda and thought her character was so funny.

I want to go again with Seth so bad! I am now addicted to it. I looked up tickets and for crappy seats it is $250! Thanks so much Mom and Papa K!

All because of a rubber bouncy ball...

Thanks to that big bouncy ball right there and our little Brocky we had to get a new toilet. Seth tried everything to get it out and nothing would work. Its crazy how one minute of Brock playing can result in such a money and time consuming project! We shattered the old toilet once we knew we had to get a new one to figure out what was the hold up!

Easter time!!!

Easter weekend was so much fun for us. On Saturday Granny had her egg hunt. It was so fun to see Doran and Brock finding the eggs. At first Brock was not sure if he wanted to do it and then he really started having fun. They got quite a bit of candy too! As soon as it was over Doran wanted to go home, so we did. When we walked in the door Doran threw his eggs all over so he could have another Easter egg hunt!

The boys were pretty excited when they found their baskets in the morning. (Doran had only woke up about 30 seconds before this picture!)

I am so mad that I forgot my camera the rest of the day. We went to church next and they both looked so handsome. Then we had a wonderful lunch at my Mom and Papa K's and they wore new Easter outfits they got them. They looked studly in them too! Then we went over to Nate and Samantha's and had dinner and another egg hunt over their. I am hoping I can steal some pictures from someone else. The boys really had a fun day, but boy was Brock ready for bed last night!

Sammi's birthday cake

For Sammi's 18th Birthday she wanted a barbie cake and I decided I was up to the challenge. It took a lot of time but here is the final results....

The Auto Show

We went to the Autorama tonight and boy was it exciting! Doran loved all the cars and motorcycles. He especially loved the Mach 5 from the Speed Racer movie. When we left he cried so hard! Everyone was laughing that we passed saying 'Oh, he is a car lover already!'

Happy 4th Anniversary!

Seth and I have been married four years today! Tuesday night we spent our first night away from the kids to celebrate. It has been four wonderful years! I love you Seth!

the world's cutest boys

Little Brock is sick again. He started coughing really bad again on Monday night and by last night was throwing up again due to coughing. This time I took him in right away! He has bronchiolitis, an ear infection, and a sinus infection. He is miserable. He has recently started to like blankets and his Curious George that his Auntie Lisa gave him. He is so sweet. He will carry it around squeezing him and kissing him!

We went up to Boise over the weekend and Doran had the time of his life playing with Cassie Ella! He was so sad the morning we were leaving, he kept saying 'No wanna go home! Wanna go to Idaho!' He is getting so smart. He likes to wear his backpack and tell me he is going to go to school. I love these boys!

The Boys

Seth thinks Brock needs a haircut again! I am not sure if I agree or not but I just know it is getting long enough to get a little crazy! I want to grow it out a little more and see how curly it can get.
Doran's love of cars is just a strong as ever. Yesterday I told him it was time for dinner and he asked me to get Speed Racer and Racer X and when I did this is what I found. I thought it was pretty funny! He loves Speed Racer. He knows the difference between every car on the show. He will tell me whether it is the Mach 4, Mach 5, or Mach 6! So as I hope you can tell in the picture he has a little Racer X 'driving' big Racer X and a little Mach 5 'driving' the big Mach 5!

THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!

Today Seth made dinner for the first time ever! He made jambalaya with chicken and it was so tasty! He is the best husband in the whole world! I had to take pictures so we could always remember, but who knows, maybe Daddy has found a new hobby!

There is a new chef in the house!!!

Sunny Days!

Poor little Brock is very sick again. He got a cold out of nowhere on Friday and by Saturday he was coughing so hard that he would throw up. I always take them to the doctor right away when they are sick so I knew what to look for. By Monday it was still just as bad, he wasn't eating well, not sleeping well, and was just overall miserable. So I called the doctor's office just to make sure there was nothing more that could be done. The nurse asked if he was having labored breathing, no. A fever, no. I explained he just has this horrible cough that gets so bad that he will throwup. She told me I need to bring him in right away because by the sounds of it he has pneumonia. So I got very upset that I didn't do what I normally would and just take him in right away. I don't think Seth, Doran, Brock or I could handle another 5 day hospital stay like last year! So when the doctor finally saw him he laid him down and looked at his little throat and sure enough he was really working those muscles every breath. I felt sick to my stomach and so mad at myself! Then he listened to his lungs for like three minutes and he said that he was shocked that there isn't a trace of anything in them! Finally I felt a little better. He checked his oxygen and it was only at a 93 (oxygen is required at 89) which is low but not terrible. He said he may be at the start of pneumonia or RSV and there is nothing we can do but watch. So I am praying that he doesn't get any worse.

Before all this though we enjoyed the nice, warm, sunny days outside! Doran and Brock both love the park. I didn't know if Doran would because he gets very nervous, but once he opened up to it he had a blast! He just would climb the ladder, go straight to the big slide, go down, and start over! Brock loves it too! He laughs when he goes down slides and it so cute! They both love being outdoors.

Here is Brocky in the sink after he threwup the other night. He seemed to like playing in there quite a bit! It did seem like he was growing until this hit. I pray he gets better fast!

Doran recently has decided he likes talking on the phone, mainly to Daddy. It is always fun to listen to the things he decides Daddy needs to know about.

Slacking

I have been slacking about blogging this last month.So here is what has been going on. Brock has finally started taking steps the last couple of weeks. I thought he would be full on walking by now but he still will only go a few steps at a time. He is very cautious. He gets very proud of himself when he takes steps. He will get the biggest smile ever and looks around to make sure everyone watched him do it.

Doran hasn't been doing to much different. He talks a little more everyday. He is pretty funny! I have been training for a half marathon, which I am very nervous about. I got shin splints and have fallen a little behind schedule on the training. I will definately be running this one to finish rather than for time. I hope to run another one later on and start working on time. Seth has just been working like usual lately. He is such a hard worker and a good Daddy! That must be why both the boys favor him!

Doran's thoughts

Today Doran said the 3 funniest things and they were all right in a row. I loved them so much that I had to blog about them so I don't forget.

1: "Mommy, Daddy's here!"
"No Daddy isn't here Doran, that is Donald's car."
"No, its Daddy's car."
"Donald has Daddy's old car now Doran. It is Donald, not Daddy."
........."Oh." Sigh...

2. I was sitting on the rocking chair and he came up to me and said, "Mommy, I want to hold you!" I loved it!

3. He came walking up to me very slowly with a very sad face so I said, "Doran what is wrong?"
"I went poopoo."
"Ok."
"It smells."
I could not stop laughing!

before and after...

This post actually makes me a little sad. Brock has been due for a haircut for a while to get rid of his straggly hair in back, cute curly straggly hair! Doran's was so long it was hard to do anything with anymore! So take one last look at how long and cute there hair was...
We wanted Doran's to be a 2 on the sides and a 4 on the top but I accidently gave Seth the 2 I guess and well, now it is a 2 all over. He is proud of it, but I do miss it!
Brock's is sad for two reasons! 1 I miss the curls and 2 he looks like a little boy and not a baby! But they both look so handsome!