BYU

Last week there was a letter to the editor about the BYU football team in The Daily Herald that I didn't agree with. Here is a link to that letter:

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/277109/56/

Here is a link to my response to her that was published today in The Daily Herald.

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/277807/56/

I have read alot of letters in this column that I haven't agreed with, but for some reason this one got to me. What do you guys think?

Hunting Trip

Dustin took Chance bow hunting for elk last week. They didn't get anything this time, but he still has a few weeks left. Here are some pics of their hunt, and some from the 1st day of school.

Happy Birthday Dustin!

Happy Birthday Dustin!

Katelyn said: "What I love best about my dad is that he can get me to smile anytime. All he has to do is look at me and I smile." She loves to go 4-wheelin and camping with him. She wishes him a happy birthday and hopes that he has a great day!

Chance said: He loves to go camping with dad and says Happy Birthday.

Chloe said: She loves to go on bike rides with dad and Happy Birthday.

Kourtney said: I love how he rocks me to sleep, and how he makes me laugh.

Chase said: I remember my dad holding me for hours every night so that I could grow big.

Happy Birthday Dust- we love you!!

Our weekend

Last week we decided to stay overnight in Salt Lake. Chase had some appts. at Primary's and we had Lagoon the next day, so we made a weekend out of it. After Chase's appt we went to Chuck-A-Rama (we figured it was the most kid friendly sit down restaurant). It is the first time all 7 of us have been out. It wasn't too bad, but you should have seen the floor where the babies were eating! We checked into our hotel in N. Salt Lake and I could have sworn we were in Europe. Everyone was Eurpoean! It was funny to watch them stare at us with our 5 kids. We let the kids swim for awhile, and then we took them to see the state capitol. It was really neat because it was after hours and we were the only ones in the whole building. After that we went back to the hotel and watched Kung Fu Panda and went to bed. The next morning we went to Lagoon-A-Beach, it was pretty cold. The babies and I didn't swim, but still had fun watching. Dustin and the kids had a blast. We headed over to Rattlesnake Rapids after that and got completely soaked! Dustin finally won a prize at the Nature's Sunshine dinner ($50 to Tucano's). His mom also won a prize, I guess it was our lucky year. I' ve added a new feature on the right called "Chloeisms". I don't know where she comes up with the things she does, but I figured I needed to write them down. Someday she'll laugh, and maybe we will be able to also by then.

Summer Fun

Chase has been doing well since the surgery two weeks ago. He was actually able to eat a few things without sneezing it out of his nose or choking on it.. which is very nice. By the way, we would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support during the last 2 weeks. We are very grateful for good family and friends. As far as the rest of the clan goes, Kourtney is getting bigger by the day ( her last weight was 21 lb. 12 oz. ) and more fun by the day. The older kids are having fun at swimming lessons and just enjoying summer.. Dustin and I are just trying to take it all in and remember all the good moments. I have been reading Breaking Dawn and I think it is the weakest book in the series. Bells and Ed drive me insane! There are some exciting moments and some surprises, but I was not as impressed with this one. And for some reason I can't get comments posted on my blog, but I have found if you click on the title of the post it links you to where you can leave a comment.

Chase's Surgery went well!

Hi there everyone-
Chase's surgery is done and everything went really well. It only took an hour which was less than we thought. Basically we walked with him down a hallway and then kissed him goodbye and the anesthestiologist carried him into the OR. We both felt that everything was going to be ok. After an hour Dr. Motoki came into the waiting room to tell us that it was done and that he was in recovery. After 30 min. passed I told Dustin that something was not right because they should be calling me to go back by now (they only let one parent back at first). Finally they called me back and I could feel myself shaking as they took me back. Some of my training and experience in the recovery room was helpful, but there is nothing like going through it with your own child. The nurse told me that when they brought him out they couldn't get him to breathe and they had to bag him for 15 min! When I worked at the Surgical Center I have seen that happen a few times and it is a scary thing. So after she told me that, I was a little sick. They were wary to give him pain meds because they were afraid he would quit breathing again. But, the nurse gave him a little and we watched him closely. After 15 min. they moved Chase to another room and finally Dustin could come back to see him. We spent most of the afternoon taking turns holding him. He is ok as long as he has pain meds in him. He had long stitches in his tongue just in case the nurses needed to pull his tongue out of his airway. They took them out in the morning right before we left. He has arm restraints on so that he won't put anything in his mouth. Other than that he is doing really well. We are so happy to have his mouth fixed!