On the Mend

Eveyone is finally starting to get better and not cough twenty four hours a day. The kids went back to the doctor yesterday and they are all clear. Kellsie better and Kohnor and Alayna are not far behind. We are done with the treatments and that is wonderful because it becomes quite tiring when Alayna cries through the whole thing and you have to do it several times a day. So we are a lot happier. The kids are getting their energy back and sometimes I forget how much energy they really have when they get sick and slow down. I really tried not to get sick but it came on anyway. Although it is not nearly as bad as the rest of the family mine is just a cold. I am very thankful for that because someone has to take care of everyone. Even though everyone has been sick and it has been a trial I feel very blessed because things could have been a lot worse. With how sick the kids were we could have easily been in the hospital. What a blessing that we did not have to add that to this interesting experience. So we are grateful everyone is feeling better and hope to make it through the winter season without a repeat.

So much to tell

I know that it has been a long time since I have blogged and there has been a lot going on. I just have been busy. So now I am all caught up. We came back from Glenns Ferry and we all decided to get sick. Well I am ok but I am sure that I will be next I just won't get it until everyone else is over it. I thought that we were just going to bounce back and we didn't so Monday Alayna had a doctor's appointment and I decided that I was going to take Kohnor and Kellsie in too. Well guess what, they all have bronchitis. Kellsie also had an ear infection. Poor Alayna has to wait to get her shots because she is too sick. Boy o Boy does she not like to take her treatments. She screams through the whole thing. At least Kohnor and Kellsie are on an inhaler. Kohnor was actually the worst and had to have two treatments and an x-ray to check for pneumonia but ended up being ok after the treatments. He still has to go in on Wednesday to be checked again. Poor guy, he has just been hanging out he is definitely not his normal busy self. I almost forgot our little Alayna barely weighed in at 12 pounds. She may not weigh very much but she is quite long. I think it is funny that between KC and I we have such a tiny girl. So we are having lots of fun at our house with everyone being down and out. We can't forget KC he is going through the same things as the kids and being such a trooper since he gets to be sick and still help me with the kids. I have decided that maybe I should move out so that I don't get it because I definitely don't want it. So these are some of our exciting adventures our family is having as we start the new year. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Welcome 2009. I can't believe how fast time flies.

Stocking Project

I have been wanting to make stockings for I think the last three years but I have never gotten around to it so I decided that this year I was going to make some. I am kind of OCD about having stockings that match and that is why I really have wanted to make them. So I went and got the material and then had my friend Melanie embroider our names on the fabric and then I sewed them up. Thanks Melanie for doing such a great job. I was really pleased with how they turned out and I have decided that there are a few things that I can do with my sewing machine. Still so much to learn though. My other project that I never was able to take a picture of the way that I wanted to was the pj pants. I don't have a group picture of everyone but you can see them in the pictures of Christmas morning. I even made little Alayna a pair and they were so sweet and tiny. I thought it was so cute to have all of us matching. I have decided that I really enjoy sewing even though I am not very good at it. I still have so much to learn but I love the challenge. It is fun to see a finished product.

Sledding Fun

The day after Christmas we went to Glenns Ferry to spend some time with my family. Cory and Kim were up and we never get a chance to seem them since they live in Texas. It was so much fun to hang out with everyone. Of course we had the annual Mills family basketball game. It was great to get back on the court for a little while although I am a little rusty. We had yummy food, played some games and laughed a lot. The snow was great for sledding and we had a wonderful time trying it out. Nothing like a little snow to bring out the kid in you. It was so fun to see all the cousins playing together. They sure are growing up. We stayed through the weekend and didn't make it home until Tuesday stopping along the way to help Chad and Amy a little on there basement. It is so fun to have holidays so that you can spend time with family and have some fun.

Fun in the Snow

We had lots of fun on Christmas day playing in the snow. I always loved having a white Christmas when I was little, I still love it. We rode four wheelers and KC hooked up the sleigh to one and took all of the kids for a ride. Even our neighbor Drake got in on the fun.

Christmas Morning

We had a great Christmas. We are so very blessed. The kids made out like bandits but I couldn't resist spoiling them just a little. They are too cute not to. KC's mom was able to be up here for Christmas this year. We had so much fun. It is the first year that she has been able to be up here with us for Christmas and it was great to have her here. Kohnor and Kellsie loved to have Grandma up here. We had a great day. KC's family came out and we had lots of food and lots of laughs. Thanks for sharing the day with us as we celabrated the birth of our Savior.