Father's Day 2013

Saturday night the kids and I took Mike out for Father's Day dinner. We went to BJ's brew house since we hadn't been there in a while. The food was yummy and the kids did really well. We order their pizookie trio but messed up and gave us a wrong cookie so they fixed it and we ended up with 4 pizookies.

Sunday morning, Father's Day, I got up and made Mike French toast, fresh berries and a banana berry smoothie. After breakfast Mike opened his gift which the kids helped wrap and decorate. Once at church I told Mike I was feeling a little queasy but figured it might have been breakfast because I am not so used to eating such sugary foods. He asked if I was getting what Ruby had Wednesday night and I told him I didn't think so because nobody else had come down with it. Later, during the actual Sacrament, Mordecai asked to go to the bathroom. I told him he had to wait, but that he could go after the sacrament was over. Immediately after the sacrament was over he was out the door. After coming back he asked to go again and I just as I was about to say that he had just gone he threw up on the floor and on Emily's shoe. I quickly grabbed his arm and passed him to Mike. I was nursing Ivy so I couldn't pull her off without her screaming so Jason tried to clean up the floor and wiped up Emily and her shoe. Once Ivy was done I headed out to the hall to check on Mordecai and I Mike. Mike was cleaning up more throw up in the hall and Mordecai was in a stall in the men's bathroom. He was so embarrassed. I took him and Ivy home and about a half an hour later I got a text from Mike saying that Emily wasn't feeling good either and that they were coming home. I came down with it later that evening and we were all sick until the next morning. Apparently I did have what Ruby had and the older kids too.  Poor Mike! Every Holiday/Special Occasion we have in our house something happens to make it a memorable one.

June, So Far...

About 2 weekends ago Mike and Jason tilled up the grass in our old sandbox area and some spots in the yard that the rabbits ruined and then they put down some sod. It looks ten times better.  Our yard is just so huge that it takes almost all summer to get it looking the way we would like.

The kids also finished their first session of swim lessons. Emily didn't need lessons, we mostly just put her in them to help Mordecai be excited about going, which surprisingly we didn't need to do because he was excited on his own.  Emily just worked on perfecting her free-style and back stroke. Mordecai is still a little timid. He isn't afraid of the water, but definitely isn't as daring as Emily was either. I think he will be in the first class for a while. I was at the pool Monday through Thursday for two weeks straight. Mordecai's lessons were at 10:00 a.m. and then Emily's was at 11:00 a.m. so we had a tiring morning at the pool, especially because Ruby is as crazy around water as her older sister and thinks she can just do anything. So I spent my time at the pool watching lessons and making sure Ruby didn't drowned. We also have had pool days with Marci, Mine and their kids. I love pool days!!! We are crazy with only 3 adults to watch 11 kids between 2 pools but it is so nice to hang out with them and the kids have fun too.

 



Emily also has been bugging me to have "sewing lessons". I thought I would start he out with just sewing shapes like my Mom had me do. I also thought it would take her a couple of days to get the hang of it, but I was wrong. The perfectionist in me wanted to take over and tell her what to do, but I didn't even touch it. She was a natural and did it almost perfect the first time. She has picked some fabric and she is going to make herself a skirt.

 





I also have been working on my running. I am pretty pleased with how I have improved. When I started running, before Ruby, I was only able to run at a 4.2mph and no incline. Since then I have been working on improving my speed and time and now I am at a 5.5mph and a 1% incline. I do run outside in the summer and the fastest mile I have recorded outside was a 9:59 minute mile. I signed up to run my first 5k with Marci and Mine at the end of July. I love running! Its hard for me because I have sports induced asthma, but I love pushing myself and improving on things. Just this week I ran my 3.1 miles on Wednesday in 34:07 and then I PR'd that on Friday with 32:58. My goal for my 5k is to run it in under 35 minutes which I think I will be able to do.

May Catch Up

Jason, Mike's sister Julie's husband, moved in the beginning of this month for an internship in Denver this summer. It hasn't taken long for him to settle in. He has been such a big help with yard work and watching the kids so we can go out on dates.

For Mothers Day Mike took me out to Olive Garden and we only had Ivy. It was amazing how quiet dinner was and how Mike and I could talk without being interrupted or having to help someone.

My birthday also happened. The big 30. Felicia and Tom were here also because they were on their way back from an interview in Kansas. We went to Que Bueno for dinner, and then home to just visit and sleep.

Mike's parents also came out for Memorial Day weekend. They were able to attend Emily's field day and just enjoy the kids. I also enrolled Mordecai and Emily for the following school year. It is kind of crazy to think that my little mister is starting kindergarten. :-(

School ended the 30th and Emily cried. She has been incredibly lucky to have had such awesome teachers for kindergarten and 1st grade. She helped make this teacher gift for Mrs. Welch.