Indian names

My kids & I got our Indian names over the weekend. My dad & Amy came up for the ceremony/Sundance. They got here Thursday. On Friday I had a meeting & the kids had their last day of Vacation Bible School. Then the kids & my dad had hair cuts. We drove over to Wolf Point to give our Chief tobacco & yd of red cloth & ask for a name. Saturday I had CPR training. When I got home we decided to drive to Williston. On our drive home we stopped off at Sundheim park & went over the bridge & through the tunnel!!





Sunday all of us (Neil, me, the kids, my dad, & Amy) went to Wolf Point for the Sundance Lodge Ceremonies. Jessica said she LOVES this culture!! It was a traditional sweat/healing/naming ceremony. My name is Two Eagles Woman. Jessica's name is Little Blue Grass Girl. Nathan's name is Grizzly Bear Foot.

Today dad & Amy left for home. Neil got up & went to work. Jess started swim lessons. And Nathan is doing a 3-day wrestling camp. Tonight both kids have baseball/softball games.

EASTER

Over Easter weekend we went to Idaho!!  While we were there Jessica & Brynn were baptised.   I had prepared a talk & was so nervous about that, that I forget my camera.  But we did walk the kids downtown to see the Easter Bunny!! 

I'm slacking...again :(

I've let this blog go down the hill. It seems I'm doing "other things" in my "spare" time than blogging. hehe I just need to do better!! Nathan had a good wrestling season. We traveled to Baker 2/19, Glasgow 2/26, Williston 3/5, and Great Falls the weekend of Jessica's birthday 3/11,12,13 for state, and finished in Wolf Point 3/19.

Jessica turned '8' this year. I can hardly believe it. My baby girl is getting so BIG!! For her bday she wanted the same thing as last year - to go to a hotel w/ a pool & swim. So, same as last year, we killed 2 birds w/ one stone. We went to Great Falls. Nathan wrestled GREAT! He lost his 1st match Saturday & then won his next 3. That took him to whatever is before semi-finals. He made it the 2nd day, which is AWESOME!! Jessica was able to bring along a friend Alexa. We all enjoyed our weekend away.

This weekend Jessica has a dance competition. She will dance 2 jazz dances.

In a week or two soccer starts. Both kids are excited & really enjoy playing! They wished they could be on the same team.

Jessica will be getting baptised Easter weekend in Malad, Idaho!! She is so anxious for that day to get here!! My brother will be baptising both Jess & his daughter Brynn 4/23.

I haven't been taking pictures like I should be.

Busy Busy…..BUSY!!

Well, Christmas is approaching very quickly.  So is my baby boy’s 6th birthday.  WOW!!  Where did the time go?!?!  We are gonna have a party @ the bowling alley.  I think he is pretty excited about that. 
Today I subbed 1/2 day in a Kindergarten classroom.  I LOVE  being around those little kids!
This past weekend my mom, the kids, & I went to Billings.  My Grandma Berta was life flighted their & admitted to the ICU.  She was intubated & put a on ventilator.  We stayed in a hotel across from the Billings Clinic Hospital.  We came home Monday.  She has pneumonia & C-diff (infection).  She is very ill. 
This weekend Jess has a birthday party @ the bowling alley.  She missed a slumber party over the weekend since we went to Billings.  She’s missed 2 birthday parties because we’ve gone out of town.
Next week Nathan has a Kindergarten program.  Then Jessica has a Jazz/dance recital.  She does Jazz every Wednesday.  She LOVES it! 
I’m hosting our card exchange party next Wednesday.  I’m not sure what I’m going to make.  But thinking I should start my Christmas baking this weekend.  My mother-in-law has Sunday off, maybe I’ll make her come over & help me!!
We are heading to Idaho over Christmas break.  I haven’t decided how long we will be staying.  I’m EXCITED to see my brother’s new baby Grayson!!  I think I should stay as long as I can!! 

Halloween

It's such a bummer that I have not been posting more here on this blog :(


Wednesday was our church Halloween trunk or treat party. Friday was dress up day at school. I went to Nathan's Kindergarten Halloween carnival. Friday evening me & the kids went up town to Moonlight Madness & they trick or treated at the local business. We went & ate supper at KFC. The kids participated in a costume contest. Which neither won any prizes.

Here are some Halloween pics

Back to School

Suppose I could update!! LOL

Well school started Wednesday, the 25th. Jessica was EXCITED. Nathan not so much. I think he was nervous, well I know he was nervous, because he said he was worried about getting into trouble & getting sent to the principal's office. They were so cute!!

Nathan is in Kindergarten & Jessica is a 2nd grader!!

Pediatric Pulmonologist Appt

This morning I took the kids to school. Went to the gym, which I have been going to now every morning 4-5 days a week. Came home to shower. Got Nate from school. Drove to Miles City. Nathan had an appointment with the pulmonologist. Everything looks GOOD!! He hasn't had any major illnesses. Dr told us he could stop taking his Flovent puffer! He was totally excited about that! Just need to follow-up in another 6 months, sooner if any pulmonary issues.

Nathan has been getting a few ear infections as of late, so the Dr did draw his blood to make sure he doesn't have IGA, an immune difficiency. I believe he has already been tested for all the auto-immune diseases. And nothing came back positive.

Autoimmune diseases compromise the immune system. A defective immune system wreaks havoc throughout the host by directing antibodies against its own tissues. That could've been why his lungs were bleeding, his body was attacking the lungs.

Dentist

Nathan went to the dentist yesterday. He had 4 cavities at his last check-up. Honestly, I have my kids brush their teeth. He sat in the chair for a whole hour. He ended up with 2 caps on his back molars. He was such a trooper!! He really was AMAZING!!

So while he laid there, I snapped 2 shots of him w/ my cellphone.

Sledding

It was warm enough to go outside & PLAY!!

Neil pulled the kids with the 4-wheeler yesterday


And then I helped Jessica & Neil make a snowman

Nathan turned FIVE years old!!

One BIG thing that got overlooked was Nathan turning FIVE years old!! I'm taking a moment to upload some photos from his birthday, which was December 15. He had a family party on his actual bday & a friend party at the Depot a few days later.

He got some wrestling shoes, a fireman's helmet, Harry Potter movie, Indiana Jones game for PSP, Diego bath loofah & soap, a connect 4 game, a book about Pirates, and a Ken Barbie doll (which didn't make Neil too happy).

Pictures

So last night Jessica performed at half-time of a JV girls basketball game. I had to clear some images off my memory stick to video her. These are a few of what was on that memory stick.

1st is a picture of Jessica & my niece Brynn TWO years ago around Christmas time!!

2nd & 3rd is pictures of Jessica & Nathan at my Great Uncle Elliot's ranch feeding a baby cow (6/1/08)


4th is a picture of my kids before Nathan's preschool Christmas program.

The past week

Last Tuesday Nathan had his preschool Christmas program. I camcorded it but I have an older camcorder so I can't post it. He looked soo handsome! Wednesday we got in the van & headed to Malad, ID to spend Christmas with my family; my grandpa & wife LaJuana, my dad & wife Amy, my brother & wife Lyndsie, & my niece. The roads were not too good. It took us 5 hrs to drive from Sidney to Billings. We saw 5 cars in the ditch between here & there. A normally 11 hr drive took us 13 1/2 hrs. While down there we had a nice Christmas dinner & my grandpa's. Thanks LaJuana!!
Then Saturday after Christmas my niece Brynn had to fly to Spokane to spend a week up there with her mom. The rest of us drove down to Layton & Ogden to go see Avatar-3D, it was all sold out. We tried Alvin & the Chipmunks that was all sold out too. We went across to this really cool indoor sports park, it had indoor surfing (flow rider) really cool!, a rock wall, an arcade, we played a few games, a bowling alley, & upstairs there was ifly (indoor skydiving) SWEET!! Pretty FUN!!
Late Saturday night Neil's mom called & told us his grandpa wasn't doing to well & they were on their way to Billings to see him. They didn't make it in time, before he passed away. Here is his OBITUARY
On our way home Sunday, we stopped in Billings to see Neil's family; grandma Char, MIL Connie & husband Ken, & Aunt Bonnie & husband Rick. Neil's brother Chris & wife Jamie were in Miles City visiting her family over Christmas, they drove to Billings. We stayed in a motel Sunday night. Neil had already missed 4/5 days of work & we thought we should just come home & drive down Wednesday for the funeral. The kids each stayed with friends, THANKS Trevinos' & Deans'!! The Trevinos' had just gotten in the night before from their Christmas with her family in Canada. And the Deans' hadn't been home much longer from their trip from Texas. Thanks!!
It was really nice seeing EVERYBODY!! Not soo nice under those circumstances, but still enjoyed our time. We drove down & back in the same day. Neil is back to work today.
I DO have pictures to post but not right at this moment.
Hope everyone had a VERRY MERRY Christmas!! And WILL have a SUPER DUPER New Year!!
No plans tonight for us, but what about YOU?!?!!?

SANTA 2009

So I registered w/ facebook. That has been taking up my time :-0 My new interest. Always something, right?!

I took the kids to Billings last weekend to see SANTA!!

Here


Click on pic to get up close & personal with my little cuties!!

Can you say diarrhea???

I'm sure you can, but do you want to?? NO!!!

Nathan has diarrhea. He has had it since Friday. Poor baby boy. Last night he threw up after I tried to get him to eat some mac & cheese. Today he threw up after Neil heated him up some pizza. Nathan's tummy ache could be the tamiflu medication he was on last week. The kids were running fevers 2 weeks ago & I took them to the DR. It was just assumed that they had H1N1, because that is what is going around. He was given tamiflu, an antiviral medicine. When Nathan had is first two 'episodes' I said "Oh Honey, you have diarrhea" He said "what's diarrhea?" To which Jessica replied "it's when your poop is watery".

Neil is feeling MUCH better! I DO believe he had H1N1. He stayed home,from work, for 3 days. He was running fevers & felt lousy all week.

Jessica came home from school on Thursday with an ear ache. She still has is today (Sunday). Fortunately I have some ear numbing drops. So between Tylenol & Motrin & the drops she is barely surviving this probable ear infection.

There wasn't any school on Friday. Friday was Nathan's last day of taking Imuran!! YEAH!! He was pretty stoked about it!!

Even though they weren't feeling really good, on Saturday the kids went to their grandma Connie's to make apple cider donuts.

Today I woke up feeling kinda yucky too. I threw up & have felt nauseous all day.

Last night I rented Princess Protection Program & Monsters VS Aliens. Last night we watched Princess Protection Program. This morning the kids & I tried to watch M vs A & both kids fell asleep.

Today as Neil was flipping channels, he came across some racing, Nathan asked if it was "Nascar or "Nashcar"? Neil told him it was Nascar. Nathan asked why? Is it "Nas-car" because they get all nasty?? LOL That was funny!!

Today I put some fake finger nails on Jessica. They are cheap & keep falling off.

I will be taking both kids to the DR tomorrow.

Halloween 2009

Here is my Prince






Here is my Princess



Here is my Princess & nephew Xander Scarecrow




I let Jessica pick her hairstyle, I gave her 3 choices, she chose this basket weave. At first I wasn't excited about it. It was harder than I thought. But when it was done it was awesome!



Here I am "The QUEEN"



Here are our jack-o-lanterns - Neil carved the cat silhouette in the moon for Jessica & I carved Chewbacca for Nathan

Eating WORMS....EwWwW...

Another late but NOT forgotten summertime moment. This summer the kids found some worms. I'm not sure whose idea it was to taste these gross things but both kids put one in their mouths. I had to run & get my camera. So here is 2 videos. Jessica just didn't want to give up on trying to get this slimy creature down. Watching Nathan react is just as funny as seeing Jessica slurp it up. So you MUST watch both videos!!

Visiting teacher brings her horses

This summer one of my visiting teachers brought her horses to my house. We were at church when she asked if she could come over to visit & she would bring her horses too!! Of course I said YES!! So, she lives 10 miles out of town. She saddled & loaded her horses. She & her dogs parked across the street in the lot. She unloaded her horses. Jessica & Nathan got to ride a horse with her & along side. She is a LOVELY lady!!! She has 2 dalmation dogs & an appaloosa horse that she shows & rides in events. Her dogs listen to her commands & follow along side the horse. It is just neat! Here is pictures & video of the FUN.

Sick & Happy Birthday

So it seems I'm always posting about illnesses. Everyone except ME (knock on wood) is sick. Nathan has been running a fever & coughing since Sunday. Jessica started running a fever last night. Neil thinks he was running a fever yesterday. I kept Nathan home from preschool yesterday. Jessica was SO upset that she had to stay home from school today. As today is her teachers birthday. She threw herself on the floor & just cried. ;( She usually doesn't cry, that is one way I know she is not feeling well, she cries. I mean I'm sure she is sad that she wont get to see her teacher & sing happy birthday to her. Neil did check his temperature this morning before going to work & he was 103!! Guess what?!?! He STILL went to work. Die Hard. I tell ya he is a DIE HARD!! Work-a-holic!! Gotta LOVE him!! And God Bless him!! So after being on the phone for an hour this morning, calling Nathan's pulmonologist & pediatrician, & public health nurse, & ALL my friends, I am gonna get them seen this afternoon in Poplar.

Pray everyone in my house gets well soon!!

Happy Birthday to Jessica's teacher, Mrs. Beyer!!! :)

Just a quick

Couple of things....

Today is Jessica's show & tell. She took her cat that she got for Christmas last year. That is what she took for her show & tell last year in Kindergarten too. She was excited to take it but then at the last minute tried to change her mind, because some kids already saw it last year. I told her that it was ok.

Jessica got her ears pierced last Thursday. I still need to take a picture to post & develop. She LOVES them!! She was wishing her show & tell would've been earlier in the week so she could've showed her EARS!!

Jessica had a check-up dr appt & chest x-ray. She is clear from the pneumonia.

Tuesday both kids got shots. Jessica got the influenza seasonal shot. Nathan got the H1N1 flu shot. Nathan & I already got the influenza seasonal shots a few weeks ago. Jessica can hopefully get the H1N1 in the next few weeks. It is only being given here to those aged 6 months to 4 yrs.

Yesterday Nathan had blood work, he got poked twice :( we have been weaning him off his medication. So the dr wanted to check his levels & make sure everything is ok.

Neil, me, & the kids went out for supper last night.

Air Show

Sidney had an air show a couple weekends ago. We watched it from our house on Saturday. These are a few pictures I took. On Sunday we went over to the airport to watch it live!! :) It was windy, windy, so windy that the skydivers didn't jump & the Canadian snowbirds (9 jets) didn't fly. They fly like 5 feet from the next jet. It was awesome!! I enjoyed watching it more than my kids did!!