Farewell Chocolate

Our sweet Chocolate passed away today, September 29. She was a good pet and we will definately miss her. Both her babies are pretty upset that she isn't in the cage with them anymore and Josh doesn't quite understand. We tried to explain when Sweat Pea died and tried again tonight, with the theory of a hand in a glove, the spirit living on even though the body is gone but he came back by telling me (Christian was talking to him about it) "Mommy, Chocolates hands are dead but her fingers are still alive." I little morbid but he was so sincere that I just couldn't help but laugh!

Crazy Days!

September is just flying by and so many things are going on that I haven't had time to post anything! Our family has definately had its ups and downs this month. Both boys are in school which they love (and Mom likes the few minutes of quiet too!). On the 7th we went up to George Washington park with my family for a picnic. We took the boys bikes, their soccer nets, and a fun game called Ladderball to play with. Zach loved riding his bike and playing soccer with the cousins. Josh was so busy running between all the activities he was absolutely bushed by the time we packed up and headed home.

For those of you who don't know, back in June during a CT of my abdomen for my cysts that happened to find a growth on my lung. After talking to a pulmonologist they decided that it was just scar tissue (from way back when I had my blood clot) and would do a follow up CT later on. That CT was on the 8th (a Monday) of this month. I wasn't worried (because they told me I had no reason to be) and they told me I should hear from the doctor by Friday. Tuesday morning I got the call from the doctor saying whatever it is had grown and they were scheduling me for a special test, called a pet scan, to test for cancer. Now I was freaking out! They squeezed me in for the test that Wednesday. The test takes almost 2 hours to complete and then it was back to the waiting game. THANKFULLY the test came back negative. Which means they still don't know what it is, but it is NOT cancer!!!!

Christian had a business trip this month and spent 3 nights in Columbus, Ohio. While he was there he got to attend the Broadway showing of Lion King. While he was there, Zach had his MRI and brain tumor clinic. We are happy to say he is still cancer free!!!

Well, that's been our month in a nut shell. Hopefully things will calm down a little for us, but somehow, that just never seems to happen!

Joshua's first day of preschool

Josh has been so excited that we was finally going to be able to go back to school like all the other kids. We took him to the 30 minute meet and greet where we parents learn what the kids are going to be doing only to find he is in class with 2 cousins we never see. Johnnie Peterson and Isaac Broackbank. He was a little nervous the first couple of days but now seems to really enjoy it.

The "Mormon Bus"

Okay, I finally replace the van. I'm still really sad that it had to be done but I love my new car. Its a 1993 Suburban! Its absolutely huge and the kids love it. Zach likes looking out the window at all the cars below him and if I roll the window down, he'll stick his foot out. Josh thinks its cool because its new to him and he has more room to explore. It doesn't get the best gas mileage and costs about $150 to fill but it will get us where we need to go!

Fun Times

This last Saturday my mom and I decided that we were going to be brave and we took my kids and Shaunas 4 kids on Trax to go to Temple Square. It started out just great. The kids were all excited to ride the train. Josh hasn't been on it since he was a newborn and Quinn had never been. When the train finally got there the kids rushed on and instantly started fighting over who got to sit next to who.

Zach abstolutely LOVED the train and was dancing and kicking his legs the entire time. Unfortunately the other kids soon became bored with the constant stopping and starting and were ready for something else to happen. When we finally made it downtown we walked over to Temple Square. Zach and Josh were excited because they love to walk around and look at all the fountains and statues. We started by going into the visitors center. The kids were all really good and sat quietly and listened. Then we headed out onto the grounds. Sadly at this point they had decided that they were hungry and bored and wanted to go home. We tried to stick it out for a little while and take some pictures, but eventually we gave in and headed back to the train. The ride home was quite as all the kids were tired. Zach was mad when we got off the train to go home but I think he forgave me. All in all it was a fun day, just a little more than my mom and I could deal with on our own!