Sleepy Head

Today has been a pretty crazy day! Adam went to bed late last night and then was up and early for Dive Team. I dragged them along for some YW activities and quick errands and then off to an afternoon movie with cousins and Grandparents. It was also pretty hot outside at 117 degrees which can tire anyone out. On the way home Adam and Morgan fell asleep but Adam woke up on his own once we arrived home. We started putting things away and looked over to see Adam passed out on the kitchen chair. He didn't make it very far!

Halle Lein Andersen

Welcome home little Halle! (We think she looks like Bryce) Joel and I went to visit his sister Lara at the hospital and to see the latest Andersen. She is so sweet! We were wondering after having two older brothers why the hopsital nurses would put a blue bow on her little head. Let's break out the pink already! We are so happy she is finally here and Mom and baby are doing well. Morgan is especially happy that she has another girl cousin. She can't wait for her to grow up so they can play tea party and dolls. Joel and I can't wait until she turns three so we can buy Halle lots and lots of makeup and she can get all her clothes and mommy's carpet dirty. It will be BIG TIME payback! Grow up quickly!

Puerto Penasco, Mexico (Rocky Point)

Last week we spent a couple of days in Rocky Point, Mexico. We shared a condo with our good friends Sam and Julie Mills and their two girls, Sierra and Raquel. After spending three days and two nights with us I hope we are still friends! We had so much fun hanging out at the beach, swimming all day in the pools and playing canasta until the wee hours of the morning. (not really, we couldn't last past midnight) It brought back fun memories of our BYU days playing cards whenever we got the chance. They only negative point of the trip was when Sam was stung by a stingray. Ouch!!! It was pretty painful!

The kids had fun searching for shells and Adam found some great ones! We haven't figured out how to get all the "fishy" smells out of them yet but Adam is so proud of his beautiful collection. We soaked them in bleach and they are currently sitting out in the hot sun to air out. Hopefully we can bring them in soon but until they are smelling "fresh and clean" they won't be coming inside.

Phoenix Zoo

This was a first for all of us! Friday Night we headed to the zoo with Ethan, Bryce, Aunt Lara and Uncle Lee. We had a blast taking a ride on these amazing camels at the Phoenix Zoo! So much fun!!!!

Summer Vacation

Yeah! Summer vacation is here! We have so many activities planned to occupy our day... swim team practice and then it's off to Movie Day at Harkins Theater and then grocery shopping with my well behaved children. Well that was the plan anyway. Right before we headed off to our Memorial Day BBQ yesterday Morgan threw up on her bedroom floor. We ended up staying home. I was hoping it would only last a couple of hours but this morning we were blessed with more. I'm hoping her saltine crackers will stay down this time. It's only 10:30 am and I've exhausted all my resources to occupy the boys. I think it will be a long day! To top it all off, Lilly got sick on my couch and threw up on Morgan's favorite blanket! What joys!

"Rubber Duckie"

Seth did an awesome job at his piano recital on Saturday! He played "Rubber Duckie," the duet with his piano teacher, Marinda Smith. Of course I'm biased but I think he performed the best. It's been fun practicing with him every morning. I think I will miss "Rubber Duckie." It warms my heart each time he sits down to play. Great Job Seth!

Back to the Operating Room!

Adam being the "perfect patient" as always!
He loved the play room!

Nice Hummer!

Adam has been such a trooper! The nurses let Adam use the Hummer to drive down to the operating room. He only ran over a couple of people and nearly knocked over one of their carts while turning left, but otherwise it was a safe trip. He made me laugh as I kissed him goodbye and watched him immediately jump out of the Hummer and practically sprint into the operating room. I think he was confused with the last operation when he was getting his tubes changed out. That was a fifteen minute surgery with unlimited popsicles afterward. This was a little bit different. This time, he had surgery to attach a Pharyngeal flap to his soft palate. Basically, this flap prevents air from escaping out the nose when we speak. The surgery lasted about two hours and he wanted nothing to do with food when he came to. His mouth hurt so badly and he was in so much pain that were we all in tears. It was supposed to be outpatient surgery but Adam was vomiting and his oxygen levels were lower than they would have liked so they admitted him. We brought him home this morning and he's doing great! I'm surviving on little to no sleep and I badly need to take a shower. He's snoring loudly on the couch at the moment (an unfortunate result of this surgery) so I had better get back to him. We are glad he is home and doing well!