Surviving

The winter of endless colds and being sick finally got us in the hospital.

Sadie has basically been sick all winter long but this past Thursday she started coughing pretty bad and each day it got worse. Finally on Sunday I called the doctor. They had us come down to the clinic and after an examination decided she needed to be hospitalized.

Sadie was diagnosed with RSV bronchiolitis. Her main issue was that she was so congested she wasn't getting enouch oxygen. She also had a fever (that took two days and several doses of tylenol/ibprofun to get rid of), an ear infection, a diaper rash, a rash on her leg, not to mention her 9th tooth coming in. It was not a fun time for her. We were in the hospital for two nights and released Tuesday morning under the condition that Sadie stay hooked up to oxygen.

This was by far the scariest thing thats happened to me as a parent. I am so happy to say that she is doing much better and after a follow up appointment today is now oxygen free. Still congested and coughing a little she is recoving nicely.

Sadie (not happy) in the hospital with her oxygen.

Sadie at home (still with oxygen) but SO much happier. As soon as we got home she was back to being her normal self. It feels so good to be home!!

life right now

For two weeks now the girls (including me) have been sick. A non stop cold with cough that we just can't seem to kick. My energy is zilch, my patience is nada and I am so tired! That is why today:

1.Ava had a St. Patrick's day Cupcake (courtesy of Ashley) for breakfast.

2.Sadie and Ava watched cartoons for a good two hours this morning while I spent all the energy I could muster putting away 2 day old clean clothes that were still on the couch, cleaning the bedrooms which had been severely neglected for days, and a bathroom that had been put aside for weeks (so gross!)!

3. Chris got Mac & Cheese for lunch.

4. He might just get Mac & Cheese for dinner too.

At least he didn't try to put it in the house

If your husband uses coyote skins to decorate......

.... he is a redneck you might be a redneck!!

not to mention the other animal parts on display!

Chris's Igloo

At the end of my giant snowman post I said that Chris's next project was going to be a snow fort. I expected something like a three sided half wall. Instead I got an igloo. He built it up taller than himself, put a roof on it and even gave it a door. I wish I had better pictures for you but these were taken late at night before Chris went to bed.

Yes, he slept in it!

Pretty cool, right?!

Ava's YouTube Debut

Check out Ava in her YouTube debut. I have trouble downloading videos to my blog so I tried youtube instead. This is one of my favorite videos. She loves her McDonalds milkshakes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iCE4MPO9XE

I'm a Genius!

I know I said it before, but I am really proud of my pacifier clips for boys. My genius idea was to turn legos into beads and I think they are awesome! I've finally been able to put them in my shop and one on my blog for your viewing pleasure. Check it out HERE.

For Keith

Keith:

You'd better do something about your neice!

It appears she has an aversion to BYU! It was honestly THIS close to being in my mouth! yuck!

Look At What We Made!

I had a cute little story and post to go along with these pictures and right as I was ready to post it something happened and I lost it all. I don't feel like typing it all again so here is the quick version:

Chris and Ava made a snowman.

It was big.

Warning!

Chris found this picture at a Sale Barn where he and his dad were selling our Cattle.

We're cattle ranchers.....what can I say?

It's Here!

I planned on waiting until I had a few more things ready but I just couldn't wait. I'm so excited to finally be able to tell you about Birds And The Beads! (Not to be confused with the birds and the bee's!)

Thanks to my friend Stephanie who got me started and showed me how I've been making baby jewelry for almost a year now. I love it so much that I've finally decided to start selling it. Please check it out and tell me what you think.

My Blog: http://birdsandthebeadsdesigns.blogspot.com

My Etsy Shop: http://birdsandbeadsdesigns.etsy.com