Dear blog readers,

Jace has had a rough month; flu, ear infection which I gave him amoxicillin for. On his NINTH day of taking the antibiodic, he broke out in little red dots all over his body which turned into dry red itchy patches covering his poor little body. Yes-allergic to penicillin. He was so miserable, couldn't sleep which meant, we were miserable and couldn't sleep. In an attempt to make him feel more comfortable, I went to the store to find some itch cream and some lotion that would be better for sensitive skin because his skin was so dry that the lotion I normally use was stinging his skin. I went to the baby section at Wal-Mart and saw the Aveeno Baby Lotion for Sensitive Skin and it said something about 'relief' so I grabbed it but then noticed it was nearly $7.00. SEVEN DOLLARS for an 8 oz. bottle of baby lotion. I put it back and went to grab some cortizone cream and some extra Benadryl. At the last minute I decided to grab the lotion so I could apply it in between applying the cortizone cream. I was desperate to try everything, he was crying non stop.
So..We have been doing this routine for about 3 days now. Yesterday, the rash started clearing up but his skin is just unbelievably dry, so I applied more of the Aveeno lotion. and more. and more. TODAY- his skin is even more dry and scaley. Dallin went to put more lotion on him and read the bottle probably thinking, "this stuff is crap" Then I hear, "Megs, this is BODY WASH"

In my defense, it looks and feels like lotion and the Aveeno lotion & body wash bottles look EXACTLY alike. They need to fix that. Johnson & Johnson's lotion and body wash look completely different, so idiots like me don't mistake them.

Anyways, I have been drying out Jace's skin more and more everyday. Lovely, huh? My poor baby cried and cried when Dallin put REAL lotion on him. I bet his skin was just burning so bad. You can bet I was feeling horrible.

Sincerely,
Mother of the Year.

Family photo

Brooke took this quick photo by my house the other week. It turned out great for a 3 minute photo shoot! Thanks Brooke!

so i lied..

I am still on my blogging rampage..

I really miss my dad during the Holidays...for many reasons.

-He always made amazing meals for the holidays
-He always got UNpractical gifts-you know, the gifts you don't need, you just want.
-His birthday is in December, as well as mine. I miss seeing what we would get for each other.
-My mom takes her annual trip to Africa in December, which is when we spent some one-on-one time. We would play Texas hold em', eat pizza and watch something on the History/National Geographic/Western/boxing or tennis channel. I didn't realize how much I would miss doing those things. ESPECIALLY playing cards. He taught me to be a darn good card player, he never let me win. If I won, it was earned fair and square. I gloated for days when I would win against someone who used to play in tournaments. Every time I saw my dad, we played a game. I haven't played cards since.
We really, REALLY butted heads while I was growing up. I didn't understand his way of thinking. And he certainly didn't understand mine.
After I got married and had Bentley, he became one of my best friends. I could always look to him for advice on ANYTHING and he was always overflowing with compliments for me. I never doubted how proud he was of me or how great of a mother he thought I was or how much he liked my long hair.
-My dad showed me who Frank Sinatra was. Frank was as common in our home as Spiderman is in mine. I know most ALL of his songs and can't help but tear up now when I hear them. Hearing Frank is like seeing my dad beaming with joy that he instilled his love for Sinatra in me.
It wouldn't be the holidays without listening to some old Sinatra classics.
Dad, I love you..till we meet again.
p.s. do you think Sinatra will do a live show for us on the other side?

5th post in 5 days

I have been on a blogging kick lately. I will stop, promise.

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I need a girl

Dallin, please don't take away my privelages to parent. :)

ashley.

This is my friend, Ashley.

(photo by: http://www.photographybyshannonelizabeth.blogspot.com/)

We go way back...

She is an amazing seamstress. I was in the mood for a project (I get that way in the winter) So we decided to hit up the D.I and search for a vintage looking chair. I found one that was $30.00 and with my mad bargaining skills the check out guy gave it to me for $15.00. I probably shouldn't be bragging about that-but I was pretty excited. I am so mad I didn't take a before picture-cause it was UgLY.

I painted and sanded the wood and Ashley did all the sewing; and this is what I got.

The colors look horrible on the picture. it looks WAY better in person.

If you want her to recover something to make it look like new; email her at ashnelson33@gmail.com. She is reasonable and does an AMAZING job!

She also recovered my pillows to match!!!! I love her.

Jace's Birthday Party

I thought I would try cupcakes instead of a cake. No cutting, no serving. I made gingerbread cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting. I thought they were pretty good. I would make them again!

I made the kids funfetti cupcakes and let them frost their own to keep them busy

The way my shirt is hanging, I look like I am hugely pregnant.

He ate every last drop of his cupcake.

We had a rip 'roarin' good time. wow. I am a cheesy mom now.

random fall pictures

Bentley playing in the leaves with our neighbor

Jace (and his tupay) joined in too...

Halloween night

Jace wasn't in the mood to dress up...

We went to the Harry Potter house again, Bentley enjoyed it a lot more this year.

We went up to my sister in law Cambria's after for some yummy food and games.

Our attempt at a gingerbread haunted house...

bitter sweet

My baby is ONE today.
Does that mean he's not a baby anymore?
If so, that makes me very, very sad. I am soo in love with this baby and I don't want him to grow up, cause that means I will want another baby, and what the heck will I do with THREE kids?!...It would be chaos. CHAOS.
But one day, I am sure to be living in it. As for now, I just want my baby to STAY a baby.
This year has really been the fastest year of my life.
I have heard, "The days are long, but the years are short" Sooo true.
Happy Birthday Jacer!! I love you more than anything.
Unfortunately, I got REALLY sick over the weekend and couldn't have his party tonight, and am feeling really bad about his lame birthday. Good thing he won't remember. :) I am planning on having his little party this weekend. So pics of cake shoved in his face will be on my next post.

Straight from the mouth..

of Bentley

[driving in the car]

Bentley: "mooooomieee.....the sun's in my eyes!"

Me: "Maybe you should close your eyes."

Bentley: "No, you should move the sun."

Me mumbling under my breath with a laugh: yes, son, I will get right on that.


Bentley: "mom? will you open my delicious pistachio? This one's hard."

Two very big words in that sentence. I couldn't stop laughing.


[at Costa Vida]

Bentley walks up to some random teenage boy and asks, "Hey, where's the trash?"

random teenage boy: "um..right over there" pointing to the garbage can with a strange look on his face.

Bentley: "Oh! Thank you."

K..so that one might not be funny to you, but I died laughing over that too.

This kid seriously cracks me up everyday. He is just so funny.

Post Addendum:

I wrote this post this morning before church..Today in Sacrament meeting, while the sacrament was being passed in the SILENT chappel; Bentley's stomach lets out a big, long growl. And then we hear this in a loud voice...

Bentley: "Daddy! My tummy is talking to you! It says, HI DADDY!"

Me, Dallin and the nearby people: quiet laughter