Mother of the Year

I didn't win any awards this week for mothering. I am grateful my children are still alive and still like me. The most notable event was Eden falling down the stairs in her walker. She came out of the walker and both ended up at the bottom of the stairs. Eden broke her nose, I think, though the doctor didn't do any x-rays. He said even if it is broken, they won't do anything about it. Her nose is still swollen and bloody 4 days later. I panicked when I went to pick her up and blood was gushing from her nose and mouth. Luckily she is fine. Here she is playing with Charlie's dog food.

I bribed my kids this week to trade in their candy for a toy and Elizabeth was my only taker. She picked out butterfly earrings. Anna got earrings home but couldn't quite give up her candy and Andrew thought the whole idea was crazy. Why would I do that when I can just buy my own stuff?

We went to Fox Run Park on Friday and the Egberts met us there. We got Cold Stone ice cream after, in an attempt to end our week on a good note.

Garden of the Gods

After a week of crazy snow and no school we were lucky to have beautiful weather yesterday and today. After Stake Conference we packed a picnic and went to Garden of the Gods. It is a beautiful place and kind of strange because it is such a different landscape from the rest of the area. Every time I go I want to ride my bike or run. The kids climb everything and I try not to think about broken bones.


I love this picture of Eden. And yes, mom, that is the new Naarjie dress you just bought for her.

Halloween

For Halloween this year we took the kids bowling, went trick-or-treating at a high school and played carnival games, carved pumpkins, and ate dinner with friends and of course, more trick or treating. Andrew was a skeleton, Elizabeth a leopard, Anna a mean witch, and Eden a pumpkin. The kids had a great time. Andrew is at the perfect age for collecting as much candy as possible. We have a ridiculous amount of candy and have been eating too much sugar. Eden throws a tantrum when she sees candy and can't have it.

Trying to find my Creative Side

It wasn't hard to change the background of my blog, but to change the header and add pictures to it is beyond me. Maybe I will figure it out and maybe my blog will go back to the way it was.

Eden is One as of September 14th!

Eden turned the big one on September 14th. At her well-check she weighed in at a whopping 18 pounds, about 10th percentile and she was 50th percentile for height. People still comment on how tall she is, which I think is from her skinny body. Her most noticeable feature is her red hair. I am still in denial about her hair, but strangers stop me to tell me about others they know with beautiful red hair. She will stand out and I am sure she will learn to appreciate it. Eden has lots of words. Her current favorite is no. Nah-nah-no. And she says Charlie and then barks. She crawls to Jeff's office and says, "hi, daddy." She also says night-night, bottle, mama, and a couple of others. She is brilliant. Eden is currently on antibiotics for ear infection number 6, 3 of which have happened in the last 7 weeks. Eden is shy around new people still but will happily go to the daycare at the Y, thank goodness. She loves her brother and sisters and giggles when we pick them up from school. Very cute. She is also very fiesty. She likes to hit me and when I grab her hand and say no, she winds up for a harder hit and a scream. My others would have burst into tears. We love our Eden Grace.