Kelson ugly sweater christmas party

Last Saturday was my dads family Christmas party. Every year my grandma and grandpa & cousins make the party so much fun, the games, decorations etc.

Well this year they added some more fun by making it an ugly sweater party, so we did just that.
I made the kids sweaters and Dustin's and borrowed mine from a neighbor who had made hers for a ugly sweater work party. Megans made me laugh so hard, it was a basket before we made it into a sweater.

Tayler was funny cause she kept saying how cute hers was and that she would wear it to school.

They had a bunch of minute to win it games set up they were fun, this one was funny cause you had to stack 3 chap sticks on top of each other with chopsticks. Well my cousin did it.

This was a game between the last 2 you had to see who could unwrap a roll of crate paper the fastest while wrapping it around their arms, it was so funny.

These were the 3 winners of the ugly sweaters, my cousin in the hat actually won by a picking a number between 1 and 10

Hawaii again!!

Dustin got some of the best news on Friday at work. He sent this picture to my phone and i couldn't really tell what it was. Then realized it was a pineapple, towels, suntan lotion, aloe Vera, a bracelet for me, candy, and real fish. With a card that said " Aloha congrats on your achievements" so it looks like we are headed to Hawaii again:) I'm super excited, and i am so grateful for all the hard work my hubby does for his family.So the basket came with one fish, but some friends didn't want to take one home. So we know have 3 fish... Meet jace's fish- tini Tayler's fish - Pocahontas and megan's fish spikey.

Once there was a snowman

We made this cute & yummy snowman pizza for dinner. It was seriously so yummy, i just bought two things of scone dough from maceys and made 3 circles. Than you just use ranch as the sauce, add white cheese and olives for the eyes, mouth & buttons and a carrot for the nose.

I forgot to take a picture after it was cooked. My brother stopped by and had 2 pieces and said how good it was. I really think it was the ranch dressing for the sauce. While we were waiting for it to bake jace and Ellie were both running and ran around the wall and smacked right into each other. Poor Ellie got knocked right on her butt, but i think she was just more scared than hurt. I instantly started hugging her until i looked at bubba and he was crying so hard like a hurt cry, instantly his poor cheek right by his eye was blue and swollen. It looked and felt like there was a marble under his skin:) I was surprised it didn't spit open, and pretty sure he'll have a black eye tomorrow.

Shingles.

Warning: Not an exciting post, but wanted to document this.

So a week ago Monday i was diagnosed with shingles. I was having some serious pain in my back and almost made Dustin take me to the hospital, well i didn't and just kept trying to ignore it. I kept saying it feels like im having a heart attack, not that i know what that feels like. But i guess that is what a lot of people say it feels like. Well then the pain i was feeling in my back started to move to my side then to the bottom of my breast. It hurt to even just touch softly with my finger. Well then like with in a week all the area where it hurt turned numb, including my breast. I kinda freaked out and googled what it could be ( don't ever google symptoms) almost every answer it said was cancer. Well i finally called my ob and told them my symptoms, and that i was concerned about it being with my girly parts:) well the nurse called me right back and said that my ob was sure it was shingles and to get to a regular Dr. cause they did not want me coming in there cause it's really dangerous to pregnant women. So i made an apt. and as soon as the Dr. saw it he said yep that's shingles. So i have been on an antibiotic for over a week now, and luckily mine never turned all the way to blisters. I guess that's when they are super contagious. But the Dr. said that some patients never get their feeling back!!

The migraines have been the worst part i think, besides the pain and itching:)

The reason the Dr. thinks i got it is cause i guess if you get chickenpox the virus always stays in your body and if you are ever really stressed or sick it can come back, well about 2 weeks before i was pretty sure i had walking ammonia so he thinks that could be why.

Symptoms:

When the virus that causes chickenpox reactivates, it causes shingles. Early symptoms of shingles include headache, sensitivity to light, and flu-like symptoms without a fever. You may then feel itching, tingling, or pain where a band, strip, or small area of rash may appear several days or weeks later. A rash can appear anywhere on the body but will be on only one side of the body, the left or right. The rash will first form blisters, then scab over, and finally clear up over a few weeks. This band of pain and rash is the clearest sign of shingles.
The rash caused by shingles is more painful than itchy. The nerve roots that supply sensation to your skin run in pathways on each side of your body. When the virus becomes reactivated, it travels up the nerve roots to the area of skin supplied by those specific nerve roots. This is why the rash can wrap around either the left or right side of your body, usually from the middle of your back toward your chest. It can also appear on your face around one eye. It is possible to have more than one area of rash on your body.
Shingles develops in stagesProdromal stage (before the rash appears)
Pain, burning, tickling, tingling, and/or numbness occurs in the area around the affected nerves several days or weeks before a rash appears. The discomfort usually occurs on the chest or back, but it may occur on the belly, head, face, neck, or one arm or leg.
Flu-like symptoms (usually without a fever), such as chills, stomachache, or diarrhea, may develop just before or along with the start of the rash.
Swelling and tenderness of the lymph nodes may occur.
Active stage (rash and blisters appear)
A band, strip, or small area of rash appears. It can appear anywhere on the body but will be on only one side of the body, the left or right. Blisters will form. Fluid inside the blisters is clear at first but may become cloudy after 3 to 4 days. A few people won't get a rash, or the rash will be mild.
A rash may occur on the forehead, cheek, nose, and around one eye (ophthalmicus ), which may threaten your sight unless you get prompt treatment.
Pain, described as "piercing needles in the skin," may occur along with the skin rash.
Blisters may break open, ooze, and crust over in about 5 days. The rash heals in about 2 to 4 weeks, although some scars may remain.
Postherpetic neuralgia (chronic pain stage)
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of shingles. It lasts for at least 30 days and may continue for months or years. Symptoms are:
Aching, burning, stabbing pain in the area of the earlier shingles rash.
Persistent pain that may linger for years.
Extreme sensitivity to touch.
The pain associated with PHN most commonly affects the forehead or chest. This pain may make it difficult for the person to eat, sleep, and do daily activities. It may also lead to depression.
Shingles may be confused with other conditions that cause similar symptoms. The rash from shingles may be mistaken for an infection from herpes simplex virus (HSV), poison oak or ivy, impetigo, or scabies. The pain from PHN may feel like appendicitis, a heart attack, ulcers, or migraine headaches.

Wolfpack

Tayler decided she wanted to sign up to play Jr. jazz this year. She has been waiting for almost a month for it to start, and last week they had their first practice. They practice twice a week until January and then the games begin.

One thing we were kinda shocked at is that she is the only girl on the team with 7 boys lol. Go tay!!

Disney On Ice 2011

I took the kiddos to Disney on Ice last Saturday. They had a blast as usual, they loved all the new characters. Meg bug

Tay bug brushing her hair with her Dinglehopper
These pictures are not the best cause they were taken with my crappy phone.




Jace decided to walk back to sit with aunt kari while we were all standing in line for a snack and i had no clue and turned around and he was gone. I had security looking for him for 10 minutes worst & longest 10 minutes of my life. He told kari i had sent him to sit with her while i got him a treat, little stinker.

My two sisters were there also and their babies.

Thanks karly for all the great pictures. My stinking camera broke.7 dwarfs

Alice in Wonderland

The Incredibles

Captain Hook & Peter pan

Aladdin

Rapunzel & Flinn Ryder

Super Stars!!

Halloween morning we went to Good things Utah, my kids were on the show and tayler said "mom we are like super stars now" lol. I surprised the kids by taking them there, they were so excited when we got here and i told them they were going to be on the show. They did a costume parade on the show and had the kids walk on set, and then later they interviewed them and asked them their names and such.

Then after the show we got a few pictures.
It was so funny neicea was dressed up as Justin Beiber and Angie was Selena Gomez and the guest co host was a crazy fan.



Later that night we went out to my cousins house in kaysville and had a fun dinner, she made a witches brew( Root beer) and all the kids had so much fun. Then after dinner we went out trick or treating.

Tayler-Alice in Wonderland, Meg- Bat women, Jace- Batman, Brev-Vampire, Madi- Punky Brewster and jake and zach not sure exactly what they are robbers??? lol. All i know is that they scored in that neighborhood they had to come back and unload their bags cause they were too heavy:) Those are my kinda kids, i miss being a kid.

Getting ready to leave

Tayler, Megan, Brielle & Jace jumping before dinner. Man i wish Halloween was this warm more often.

Madi & caitlyn

Sage the cutest little skunk i have ever seen:)

Brielle & Bubba

We had such a great Halloween this year, the weather couldn't have been better and neither could have the company. Thanks again Kirsten for putting it together and letting us hang out at your house.

Jack's Pumpkin Patch

Saturday we took the kids to the jacks pumpkin patch in farmington. We have been going here for the past couple of years and love it.

For some reason Jace's eyes were closed in every picture

Each of the kids picked a tiny pumpkin and a normal size pumpkin. They were totally content with the small ones, in fact that's all they wanted but i made them get a bigger one cause they cant carve a tiny one. And that's one of my favorite traditions, carving pumpkins.

After picking the perfect pumpkins we headed over to lagoon for some fun.

I love this time of year!!!

Yummy Marshmallow Brownies

I found a yummy Marshmallow Brownie recipe, so tonight me and the kids decided to make them. You need any brownie mixture & a bad of stacker mallows.

Warm your oven to 350 and mix your brownie according to directions on box.
Put in sprayed 13x9 pan and bake for 20 min.

Then remove from oven and layer marshmallows on top of brownie, then bake for 10 more minutes.

Oh man these smell so good while baking.

And this is what the finished product looks like when it comes out of the oven.

They are a little messy, but the mess is worth the yumminess!!!

And the girls gave them a thumbs up!!!!!