Wy Guy MRI

    

Today Wyatt went in for an MRI.  This has been a planned procedure that was considered too risky before 6 months of age.  It is not quite the 6 month birthday present that we hoped to give our little guy, but hopefully it will console him to know that no one else has had such an expensive birthday present.  :)  We want to do everything medically necessary to help our little guy.  He handled it like a champ.  They sedated him and he was in the tube for over an hour while Ashley and I paced back and forth.  We now have a diagnosis, and naturally many more questions and concerns.  Wyatt will still require many, many more MRI scans throughout his life, as well as many other medical procedures.  We love this little guy and pray for each one of our children daily.  We are thankful for the many blessings we have received through prayers offered on our behalf.  We have already seen the Lord’s hand so much in his life.  Despite our worries, we will trust in the Lord as we do our best to care for His special little boy.   

Nerf Commando

 

Jonah is at a funny little age.  He has found one of Treven’s motorized Nerf guns and cannot leave it alone.  He then found an old batter’s helmet and all by himself has become some sort of Nerf soldier.  The first time we saw this, Jonah came out of his room first thing in the morning in his “tactical gear.”  He now does it almost daily.  It is really cute and funny.  

All Smiles

   

 

Our little Wyatt is all smiles.  He is such a smiley, cuddly, sweet little guy.  He will often put his cheek up against yours when you hold him.  He rarely cries unless he is hungry is just such a mellow guy.  Wyatt has been such a blessing to our family and has brought a greater level of peace and goodness to our family.  He loves his big brothers and sister and constantly watches everything they are doing.  Wyatt has some very concerning health problems that we do not fully understand and are not fully diagnosed at this point.  In the first couple months of life he has seen just about every specialist that ends in with “ist” (literally) and a few other doctors as well.  He will undergo an MRI in the next little bit.  Despite this, he seems to be meeting or exceeding all of the normal baby milestones and has come with this happy disposition.  We do not know what the future holds for our little guy, but we are so grateful that we have been blessed to have this choice spirit enter our lives.  We never get tired of those little smiles.

Go Daddy!

 

Stoplights have become quite an adventure for us lately.  While Treven and Ady get how they work, the two littlest boys have a harder time.  Nearly every time the car stops at a light, Wyatt starts to fuss.  He apparently likes it when the car is moving.  Jonah on the other hand tells whoever is driving to “go.”  He calmly and cutely says “go daddy!”  or “go mommy!”  We have been working with him to know what the green lights and red lights mean.  He will have to figure out that the yellow lights mean to go extremely fast when he gets older. 

Two Twins Turn Ten

 

I can’t believe it, but my once tiny twins have hit double digits.  It is hard to believe that these healthy big kids were a 3 pound girl and a 4 pound boy on ventilators in the NICU ten years ago.  I have enjoyed every stage and every age of their lives.  Treven is such a great example to his little brothers.  He is always willing to help and he is smart and funny.  Ady is a sweet big sister who is constantly ready to help others.  She does sweet little things and constantly gives gifts to others.  I am so proud of these great kids and all that they have become and the ways they learn and grow each day. 

For their birthday, we went to dinner at Noodles & Co., bowling at Fat Cats, and then we got ice cream at the BYU Creamery.  Ady had the game of her life and scored 140.  Treven also broke 100, and Jonah got a couple of strikes and spares.  Let’s just say that my old high school injury was acting up and I got beat by 3 of my 4 children that night.  The fourth one did not play.  As I stood in line at the Creamery, looking at the different flavors (haven’t been there in years) I kept focusing my eyes to make sure I was reading one flavor correctly.  I kept thinking that it could not be correct, but the font of the board was a little tricky.  Finally I asked out loud, “What on earth is in the Bishop’s Bush?”  A guy in line quickly corrected me and told me that the flavor was actually the Bishop’s BASH!  We all started to laugh and I actually felt relieved that someone was not that careless in naming the flavors at the BYU Creamery.  All in all, I think we had a lot of fun and the kids seemed to have a great birthday.  We love them so much and are so grateful to be parents to these great kids.

Auto Show 2014

 

Once a year, Ashley humors me by going with me to the auto show.  I have only missed two auto shows since moving to Utah at age 5.  It is something that I look forward to, which is odd because I normally don’t like to look at lots of things that I would love to have, but are not really planned out in our budget.  Jonah loved exploring all over the cars.  He literally wanted to “drive” every single one.  He reminds me of myself at that age.  He did not seem to comprehend that it is not really kosher to stand on the seats and hang your head out of the top of a brand new Corvette.  We saw a few vehicles that we would love to have, had some fun, and mostly just explored the show.  We had a great time.  We dreamed of buying some amazing new vehicles before walking back out to the one we own.  We once again realized just how grateful we are to be blessed with all that we have.

Ice Castles

Today we went with some friends to the Ice Castles in Midway.  We had a great time.  We explored all over the Ice Castles and even ate at our favorite Train themed restaurant in Heber.  Jonah is really into trains right now and he was loving life.  We even got a picture with Olaf the Snowman from the recent Disney movie “Frozen”. 

Morning Cuddles

These two little boys love to cuddle in the morning.  Jonah is really cute with his little brother Wyatt, and Wyatt is always looking around to see where Jonah is.

Big Boy Bed

Santa brought our two-year-old Jonah some Monster’s University sheets.  So, with the new year comes a big change for our little guy.  He is so excited about the sheets and has graduated from a crib to a big boy bed.  He sleeps on the bottom bunk now of a set of bunk beds that he shares with Treven.  He still has not figured out that it is his room too, as he excitedly exclaims that he is going to sleep in “Trevy’s room” at nap times and bedtime.  He really loves his little brother Wyatt too.  He wanted to share his new bed with him, but maybe got a little too excited to cuddle up to him as one picture looks more WWF wrestling than loving.  Wyatt takes it all in stride though…for the most part. 

 

Christmas 2013

   

This Christmas Season was filled with a lot of love, fun, and excitement.  We went to the Christmas tree lot and found our tree.  We spent some time decorating it and the house for Christmas.  We enjoyed the time we had to relax.  Ady did an outstanding job performing in her Christmas dance recital.  We were all spoiled by Santa.  Mostly, we felt the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  We felt his sweet, humble spirit in our lives as we reflected on all of our blessings, and as we had the opportunity to give to others.  We enjoyed being surrounded by family and friends and knowing that we have a loving Heavenly Father and Savior who are always there for us and have given us so much.