Dawson's Birthday!

Yesterday was Dawson's Birthday! To celebrate we went to Tanner's "Battle of the Bands". (See Battle of the Bands post.) Then we came home and had cake and ice cream. All he wanted for his birthday was money, so that's what we gave him. He chose pizza for his birthday dinner. (I always let the kids pick dinner on their birthday.)

Today, we had a birthday party for Dawson and Peyton. (The last few years, we've done a joint birthday party for the two of them even though Peyton's birthday is the first of January. His birthday is literally right when they go back to school from the Christmas holiday and I just can't seem to get it together that fast. So we wait and do a joint party. So far they really have seemed to enjoy it!) We had some cousins and a few friends come over for a "Football" party. When asked who they wanted to invite, they only picked kids they knew would love to play football! The kids all dressed in football jerseys or team colors. Then they played football on the school field (James of course played too). We also had a football throwing contest--throwing the football into a basket. Then, time for a football pinata! Afterward, we came back to the house for presents, cake and ice cream. The kids all had a blast!

What a bunch of goofy boys!

Battle of the Bands

Tanner's band "Intricate Antics" performed in the Battle of the Bands at the Springville Jr. High tonight. They covered a couple songs from the band "Brand New" and also sang 4 of their own songs. Tanner writes most of the songs and lyrics which makes it fun to go watch. They took 2nd place! They did a great job. And more importantly, they had fun! I've added a video below. It's on my crappy camera so the sound and resolution aren't that great, but you get the picture. There were even kids from the audience that got a little "involved" jumping around and fighting on stage. Quite interesting.

My Other Blog

I've decided to start a new blog. One about me. My workout progress. My journaling and thoughts. Lists and Things that make me, "Me". Just wanted it separate from my family blog. So check it out here.

Gotta Love Football!!!

I got a phone call around 11 am from the office of the Elementary school. They said that Peyton was playing football at recess and got hit in the face and it knocked his tooth out and he had a fat lip. I talked to him on the phone for a minute. Told him to calm down, relax for a minute and then head to class. But how cool is that? Knocked his tooth clean out. Lucky he found it on the snow.

YW Camp Fundraiser/Sweetheart Dinner-Huge Success!

Our YW did a Sweetheart Dinner for a camp fundraiser tonight! It was fabulous and they all did such a great job! They each had to sell their own tickets, decorate their own tables (however they wanted) and then serve their own guests. The leaders were behind the scenes in the kitchen. The girls decorated their tables so cute. Some were classy, some romantic, some flirty and fun...but all of them were absolutely amazing!!! It was so fun to see what the girls came up with and I was truly amazed at their creativity. We sold 130 tickets. I made the soup...yes all of it. Creamy chicken noodle soup for 130 people. And I'm exhausted. Thanks to our amazing camp director, Brenda (I'm amazed at her great organizational skills and yummy cookies), and all the leaders and helpers that were so willing to donate their time to make this event a huge success! We heard nothing but good from the guests! Some even said to be sure to call them next year. Ugh, next year. We'll see.

Scary! Hate when the kids are sick :(

So, my two little boys have been off and on sick this week. Each staying home from school a different day. Peyton earlier in the week and then Dawson yesterday. They had fevers and cold symptoms but no sore throat or anything to make me think I really needed to take them in. I thought, oh, this will pass. Well, yesterday Peyton said his legs were hurting; calves and hamstrings both. I thought it was a little weird and told him to drink more in case he was dehydrated. This morning he woke up and could hardly walk, his legs hurt so bad. What the heck does a mom do when her child wakes up and can't walk? Freak out? Yeah. Of course I am thinking every possible horrible thing except what it actually was. I took him to the Dr. first thing this morning and they discovered he has strept. Still no sore throat! Weird. So I got him on antibiotics and made them give us more so I could start Dawson on some too, just in case. You know, as much as I hate strept, I was hugely relieved. At least it can be treated with an antibiotic. And gotta love when they give you the zithromax (only 5 days) instead of the others that they have to take for 10 days. Even Peyton was thrilled and even told the Dr. he was glad he only had to do 5 days. The Doctor laughed.