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Halloween: part 1 and a Regan update

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Every year the high school where my Dad teaches puts on a Halloween thing for small children. This year Regan had a follow up appointment scheduled with Dr. K. for the day of the event. (And what an event it is!) So we dropped Kaylee off to have some Papa time while we went to see the (you wanna say wizard don’t ya?) Dr. She was sadly overwhelmed by everything so she didn’t smile for any of the pictures. But she came away from the event with lots of goodies thanks to her awesome Papa. I only had to take a few things away from her (allergy reasons).

Regan on the other hand didn’t get great news from his visit. He has only gained 4 oz in the last 5 weeks. Not good, but better than losing right? So he is on yet another formula, and is being scheduled for a scope and biopsy. Which sucks, but it could be worse. While we were with Dr. K he was taking calls in regards to another patient who was getting prepped for life flight. Keep in mind his oldest patients are 18. So really it’s about perspective.

Although to be honest I didn’t care for the following coming out of Dr. K’s mouth: “Crohns,” “Colitis,” and finally, “It’s a bit worrisome.” The last repeated several times. So there you go!

Kaylee’s buddy Carter invited her to the most happenin’ 3 year old’s party EVA! Seriously I sort of wished I was a kid so I could go crazy on all the bounce houses and giant slides. Carter’s Daddy even strung up the pinata inside the big bounce house. Kaylee had a really hard time standing up while swinging the (soft foam) bat. She mostly took her turn on her knees. Which was hilarious!

She even braved the GIANT slide several times. And this happened in the morning before Papa and Yaiyai came up to go to our annual Trunk-or-Treat. What a lucky little girl!

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….next year I’ll be dead.

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(Kaylee was so very kind to blow my candles out for me.)

Abuela Cristina (in Spanish): “It was nothing. But this is the last year, because next year I’ll be dead.”
Me: “Promises, promises…” (give her a hug and kiss and tell her THANK YOU!)

This is the conversation I’ve had with my Abula for the last 11 or so years. It’s a lovely Birthday conversation really. Mom says she’s been saying she’s going to die next year since my Mom can remember. So as you can imagine it’s had to take her seriously.

Every year my Abuela and Mom make a feast for family and friends for my birthday dinner. It’s awesome! We have Pupusas. They are SO yummy. If you have never had them… well you are missing out big time.

Menu:
Pupusas (and all their fixins)
Blueberry pie
lemon pie
chocolate pie (for those who like that sort of thing)

We had my feast a day early so we could be extra lazy on Sunday and just drink in the conference talks. They were all so good this year. I feel like I get more out of the talks now that I’m a mama. I hope everyone had a lovely conference weekend.

A big thank you to everyone who came to help me eat!

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A weekend

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We have spent that last few weekends down in super HOT St. George. Kaylee says,”it’s SO hot!” whenever we are there. This last weekend I got sick so we decided to stay home. Then at the last second decided to go down anyway. (There were reasons) Jon thought I was sick from just being exhausted. And since no one else was feeling gross I thought he was right. He wasn’t. Kaylee puked all over my Mom’s chaise lounge while my Dad and I were out running errands Satuday after noon. I dogged that nasty clean up job. And then Regan ever so lovingly puked on me while I was nursing him after we got home late Saturday night. AWESOME! Kaylee told me in a very firm grown up voice,”Eww. It’s gross. Need to wash clothes Mom. An Shower.” So Jon bathed Regan while I tried not to puke myself while chunks of puke landed on my head as I tried to get the soggy cloths off. Seriously. Gross. We did have lots of fun Friday evening playing at the splash pad, exploring a fire truck, and watching an outdoor movie. And the reason we decided to last minute go down didn’t even happen…. It was a weekend. And yes we all feel much better. Here are the fun pre-pukey parts:

Kayle LOVES trucks. LOVES them. And the super nice fire crew at the park was letting kids climb in and explore. She was so excited waiting in line for her turn. It was so cute. She kept saying,”It’s a big truck Mom!” She sat in the truck for a few minutes and didn’t want to get out. Lucky for me someone wanted to run the lights. When the LOUD engine turned on she flew out of the truck. I thought she would be too scared to even get in the truck to begin with, but she was just so excited.

After playing in the splash pad we watched a movie on a giant screen. It’s something St. George does every 2nd and 4th Friday during the summer. It was our first time going, and the children LOVED it. I watched with great amounts of envy as Kaylee, Jon, and my Dad ate Mint Oreos. I miss carbs. This not eating grains or dairy thing is not my favorite….

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