The Mormon "VAN"wagon....

Okay, so we have hopped on the banwagon, and we own a minivan. It is kinda funny, because I said I NEVER wanted a minivan. I was going to be an SUV mom. But look at me now. I couldn't help it. Almost 3 years of not having very much.... I just can't see why an SUV would be smarter to buy then a minivan. We got an excellent deal, and it is great condition. The one thing that I am not perticularly fond of is the color. It seems that every car here in the hot state is white. But other then that I love it and Ty-kell loves it becuase he can look out the windows.And what does every van need a mural of your beautiful family on the back... thanks to my wonderfully talented sister. I have the cutest darn mural of my family on the back. And let us not forget that we are a forever family. Thanks Kimberly for all of your talented work. We love it.

This Rocks!

Aimee has been wanting a rocker since Ty-kell was born. Now we are expecting our secound child and her wish finally came true. We actually found the chair at DI for $8.00 and it was in need of a little TLC. So we decided that it was worth it to fix it up. It looks brand new, and Aimee loves it. We had to get new barrings, paint, and fabric to cover the chair. We spent $12 dollars on barrings, $14 dollars on paint, and $12 on fabric. I had some extra wood left over from another project that I used to fix the parts that were just too '80's for my wife. She does not like the '80's style.So we forgot to take a before and after. But this is what the chair looked like before. It didn't have the leg rest, and the side panels were solid wood. Though other than that this is what it looked like.
And this is the finished product. Well almost finished Aimee needs to add on some buttons and ties to hold the cushions down. I re-did the arms and the side panels.I made it so that it looks more stream-line. We decided to paint it black. Aimee loves it! And I am pretty pleased with it myself.

Wednesday Morning

I have a little extra time on my hands in the morning because I have finished all my lectures and just have my finals left HURRAY! It is fun to see what Aimee and Ty-kell do while I am gone. One of the things Ty-kell loves to do is read lots and lots of stories. I decided to pull out the camera and capture the monent. I got one picture before Ty-kell dicovered what I was doing.

He then proceeded to purform for the camera for about thirty secound and then had to come and see how it looked.


What a fun way to spend the morning. We love Ty-kell and the joy he brings to our family. He is such a sweet little boy.

Eggs and Bunnies

The Easter Bunny came to our house last night, and left a wonderful basket for Ty-kell. He was so excited to look through his basket. He got a sticker book, stickers, and chalk for a chalkboard that we have lost all the chalk. The chalkboard we take with us to church so Ty-kell can color. Also the sticker book and the stickers are for church to help Ty-kell stay reverent. Isn't the Easter Bunny the greatest.

And Ty-kell loves it.

We also dyed eggs this week Ty-kell did such a good job, even though some of them ended up really cracked and he looked like an easter egg himself. He had so much fun.

Dying eggs.

Ty-kell working on an yellow egg.

Stopping and smelling the flowers...

Yesterday I needed to run to the grocery store for some flour because we were all out. I was in a hurry because Tyrone would be home soon and I needed to make this cake for my Relief Society meeting. Ty-kell is very indepent and he likes to walk around and shop. Well yesterday it was just him and me and I just needed to pick up flour, so I didn't get a cart and let him walk. When we walked in he saw the flowers and he stopped to smell every single one it felt like. And there were a lot. Then we got our flour, and we were headed out when again he stopped to smell the flowers. Everyone standing there thought he was so cute. Then all of the sudden it hit me, really, how often do I not stop to smell the flowers? I am so grateful for Ty-kell and how sweet he is. And how he has reminded me it is more important to stop and smell the flowers, because maybe one day there wont be any flowers.

Ressurection Rolls

They were empty!

Ty-kell wrapping in the cloth with his one hand. He did such a good job.

Putting on the spices.

Dipping it in butter for tenth time probably. He thought it needed to be well oiled.

So I thought my sister's idea for how to teach the Ressurection was such a good idea. I couldn't help but do it. Even though Ty-kell didn't fully understand it was a lot of fun. And they were very delicious. Ty-kell ate three of them.

Fractures and Pneumonia

So about a week and a half ago Tyrone and I decided we were going to go out on a little date. We had gotten through dinner, and headed to walk around a couple of stores just spending time together. Well we noticed that we had missed two calls on our cell phone, and they were both from my dad. Now if any of you know my dad he is not one to call more than once. My husband even knew that and so he started freaking out just a little. My dad had left two messages, and after we listened to them we knew something was wrong. In my mind I was thinking no big deal he fell on something and is going to need a few stitches. Stitches aren't a big deal in my family everyone get them. Little did I know there was no blood envolved. So we called my parents and they said they were on the way to the ER because they think that Ty-kell has broken his arm. Okay I am still thinking no big deal he probably just spranged it or something. So I told them lets just take him to an Urgent Care, because they can do x-rays and it wont be as long of a wait. Because with my child after 1 hour with a doctor he is done. Done to the point of screaming and throwing his body around, and there is no calming him. So I thought a couple hours in Urgent Care would be better then five to seven in ER. So we found out that it was actually a broken arm and he got a splint. They want him to keep his arm in a sling, but the pediatric sling they had was the size of him, so I decided I would just make him one. I think it turn out pretty cute. Then about a week later because of insurance issues we finally got it casted. Then 2 days later we are back in Urgent Care because we know that Ty-kell has pneumonia again. So Tyrone on Saturday took Ty-kell to NextCare Urgent Care while I went to the cannery. When he was all done we were quite flustered because they told him "oh, he just has allergies". So fine, but by night he was running a higher fever then before and sounded aweful. So we took him to a different Urgent Care the one we went to for his arm. We love that Urgent Care so fast and friendly. And then they diagnosed him with Pneumonia. I didn't know that pneumonia could develop in less then 6 hours. So our poor little child has a broken arm and pneumonia.

We all decided to stay home on Sunday and rest!

Ty-kell with his fancy sling and splint.

I told Ty-kell to smile and this is the look I got.

He likes to pose cool!

Ty-kell with his splint!

Ty-kell modeling his bright green cast.

I told him to smile... I think he is gettting better.

I told him to show me his green arm! I think he just realized it's green!

I asked him to show me a smile and he showed me his arm.

So needless to say I don't like NextCare, and I am greatful it is a waterproof cast. Ty-kell's favorite time of day is bathtime, and he can still have bathtime every so often.