Attack of the "Swine!"

The dreaded Swine Flu paid a visit to our home this past month. Was it as bad as it's been made out to be?

YES!!

We were literally down in bed with high fevers. But with the help of some chicken noodle soup from Grandma, Snuggies from Dad, and lots of essential oils from Aunt Brooke, we survived to tell the tale!

Swine Flu never looked so cute! (This was one of those happy moments when the boys were loaded up with Motrin! It never lasted long!)

Conductor Carson

Why can't it be General Conference every Sunday? Church is so much more enjoyable in your pajamas! I am also a huge MoTab fan, so I was especially delighted when Carson leaped up to help Mack Wilberg direct today! Oh, Grandpa Luke would be so proud!

Tator Time

How lucky we are to have cousins that live in Firth, Idaho... potato country! We had the greatest time gleaning potatoes last week. It truly is a kid's dream... a treasure hunt in the dirt! We are looking forward to consuming tons of carbs this winter with all of our glorious free potatoes.

Sweet Ashton

It's hard to believe that my baby boy is already 4 months old! Ashton is such a happy and content baby. I was so worried about teaching piano lessons with him, but he's been great. (It's the other three that are the problem!) Ashton just quietly sits in his bouncer and gazes up at me. I sometimes forget he's there! He loves to giggle at my songs and his silly older brothers and sister. And did I mention he's my first thumb sucker? I know I shouldn't be happy about that, but it's just so darn cute! I could not adore him more!

One Fancy F.H.E.

Whenever we have friends or family over for dinner, our kids always do something really embarrassing, so we decided it would be good to have an etiquette dinner for Family Home Evening. When Kyler saw me getting our Valentine goblets out, he got really excited and disappeared upstairs. Minutes later, he and McKenna came back downstairs completely dressed up in their church clothes. (Kyler even tried to do his hair, and he never does that!) They were so excited to be fancy for the night! They spoke with English accents, carefully set the table, pulled out Justin and I's chair, sat with impressive posture, and corrected me every time I put my elbows on the table. It proved to me that they can have excellent manners... when they want to! It was such a fun night.

Zzzzzz....

Whenever my home gets quiet, I get really nervous because I know that Carson is either missing or up to something very mischevious. I realized the other day that my talkative little buddy had disappeared. I began calling for him, then searching for him, then frantically searching for him, then asking neighbors if they had seen him... when I finally spotted him napping in a most unusual place. He must have been beyond exhausted to fall asleep on the stairs!

Mean Parents

So, McKenna was given an assignment to write about something sad. It is always interesting to see what insight you gain into your children through their homework assignments... and scary to think how much their teachers know about us! This is funny. I'm such a mean dad!