Brave Boy!

The school called this morning and said that Dallin needed his Hepatitis A booster shot. (Thank heavens they are keeping track of it...with four kids and all their well child visits, I can't keep it all straight!) I called the doctor and they said they could get us right in...much to Dallin's distress. :) We go in and the nurse says, "Look at your mom so it doesn't hurt so much." Dallin promptly and firmly tells her, "No! I want to watch." The nurse says, "It will hurt more if you watch." He says, "I'm watching!" She sticks him, he grabs her hand and pulls the needle right out of his leg...ouch!!! He's not crying or anything, just determined not to leg go of that needle. She tells him she's gonna have to do it again, because she didn't get the medicine in. He lets her, but first he tells her the place he wants her to stick it. Still no tears...straight face. Brave kid! Who pulls a needle out of their own leg? Later in the car he says, "Mom, it doesn't even hurt anymore, isn't the bandaid supposed to fall off when it stops hurting?" I say, "No, you have to pull the bandaid off yourself." He says, "No that will hurt and then I'll need another bandaid!"


*note: he's waring the same shirt that he was in the previous post. This particular shirt is turning out to be the favorite school outfit. He likes that it goes with the green shorts in a "set" :)

Helping out on the playground...

I started helping out at Dallin's school today. My job is to watch the playground for an hour during lunch and to make sure the kids get in when the bell rings. Pretty simple. I even get to take Alex and Derrick along to get some sun and exercises each day. It was a hoot! Elementary kids are a riot. The principal gave me a baggie of band aids and said I was going to need them in my pocket. Sure enough...kids love band aids! I think they purposely fall and scrape themselves up just so they can get one. :-) The boys had a blast, and it was fun to watch Dallin interact with the other kids.



*Remember when...
-Dallin called instructions "e-scruptions"
-Alex said he wanted a "poc-i-sol" (Popsicle)
-Derrick said "cu-me" (excuse me)

The circus is in town!

The circus came to town last night so we decided to take the boys out for some fun! We had a great time. Even little Zeke handled it well and wasn't complaining about the yummy taste of cotton candy he got (blue toung and all). Alex was happy as a clam with the snow cone and made sure he was holding it while everyone else got a taste. Dustin's favorite part was the performing poodles of coarse, and Derrick loved the motorcycle cage. It was so fun to see their reactions to everything!

I finally conquered the beast!

O.k. so first things first Dustin and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary this weekend. I can't believe it's been eight whole years! Time flies when you're having fun...or when you're married...ha...ha! Anyway, we had a great day. Dustin was so sweet, got some things done on my "Honey Do" list and then we went out on the town while his sister sat with the kids. It was nice just to have a few hours to ourselves to really talk and catch up. Anyway, sense we've been married I have been trying to make bread of all kinds...mostly cinnamon rolls with no success. This spring he bought me a Bosch mixer and I have loved it! I got the wheat bread down with no problem, but I've still struggled on with the yummy white bread and all the things you can do with it. Well folks...this week I think I mastered it! I found a recipe from the Lion House Cookbook that wasn't too difficult and the rolls got eaten, not thrown away! Yipppeeeeee! You all know that when something bugs me I have to keep trying until I get it right...well I finally got it right and it only took me eight years to do it! Now I can move on to something else. We also had our Primary program today. What a hoot! I just love hearing all those sweet kids talk and there's never a dull moment. I got to sit by Dallin on the stand, and one of the young women in the crowd started tearing up during "I love to see the temple". Well Dallin noticed and said (pretty loudly), "Why is that girl crying down there?" I quickly told him that she was feeling Jesus and to please try and be quiet. It was hilarious! Even more funny was the looks on the faces in the audience trying to get their kid to look at them or say their part or sing louder. Dustin was among them trying to get Alex to behave with various stern looks and funny faces. Primary Program days are always a riot!

*Remember when....

Derrick said, "The baby's a sweep" (sleep)

"I'll fick it!" (Fix it)

I told Dallin to write the word "the" and then find all the word "the's" in a book and there wasn't any in the whole book! :)

A quick trip to Fillmore

We went up to Fillmore last weekend so that I could help with a wedding. Some of the highlights of the trip were:

-We forgot the TV that goes in the car so Dallin and Alex entertained themselves by putting their Wendy's sacks on their heads for hats (see attached picture). Pretty ingenious I thought.

-Alex burped on the way and Dallin told him he burped super loud...just like Aunt Tara! :)

-Dustin's mom has been canning for days (mostly spaghetti sauce...Dustin's Fav') They spent the Friday night making pizzas with funny faces. It was a total hit with the boys! Thanks Grandma for making it fun to come and visit!

-We went out with a bang! This was the last wedding that we had booked. We've decided to call it quits with the weddings for a while. This last one turned out awesome. I have to say it...we know what we're doing when it come to weddings!

-Dustin, the boys, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Tylers fam' went for a 4-wheeler ride up the canyon and had a blast playing in the creek. Despite an incident with some ranch dressing :) they had a riot!

-We drove home late Saturday night so I could make it home in time to speak in church Sunday. Thank Heavens Dustin had a nap...the rest of us were hammered!

Two year olds...

Derrick finally has all his teeth...and he knows how to use them. He has decided that the best way to get what he wants from his brothers is to bite them. We've had to nip this one in the bud right off the bat...he's spent a considerable amount of time in the corner :) Gotta love those chompers!

Smart and Sneaky!!!

O.k. so we ventured to the D.I. this week to see if they had any canning jars. While we were there Alex (who loves to dress up) found this Spiderman mask. We brought it home, sterilized it :), and he's had it on ever sense. Today before preschool he asked me if he could take it for show 'n tell. I told him "NO" because it wasn't his turn to bring something. I thought that was then end of the story...ya right. I go to pick him up and he has the mask on. I asked him where he got it and his teacher said he's had it on the whole time and wont take it off...embarrassing! He thinks it's great and that he's cooler than all the other kids. The kicker was that we are supposed to walk them up to the door when we drop them off and Alex said upon arrival that he didn't want help walking to the door today. I told him the teacher wanted us to help them so I did. After I found out he had the mask I put two and two together that he had it and wanted to put it on and walk in the door. Smart cookie! What will he think of next?!? :)

8 Weeks Old!

Zeke made it to 2 months...yippeee! Almost to the day he started really smiling and laughing, it is so cute to hear those first little giggles. He's been such a great baby! He weighed in at 14 pounds at his two month check up...can you say HEALTHY baby? :) Gotta love that smile! Melts your heart!

Sad to see you go...

This week Dustin's Grandpa Verl Alldredge died. It was really hard to see him go, what a great man, husband, grandpa, great grandpa, and example. We will miss him and his great sense of humor. "Zeke" was named after him and was his 107th great grandchild. Can you imagine having that many great grand-kids? It's awesome! What a legacy he leaves behind. We are so blessed to have known him! We are so grateful that he was able to be at Zeke's blessing and will treasure our pictures forever. We love you Grandpa Verl! Or as Dallin affectionately calls him..."Grandpa GREAT!"

It can be Fall now...

This week has been a little crazy... crazier than normal anyway. On Monday Dustin's sister Kristi went to help pick peaches at the church farm and came back with the message that they had an overload of peaches and we could go and take what was left over. You know I can't resist anything that is FREE :) so we loaded up and went out to Hurricane to see what we could get. It was great. We got tons and tons, and you know me, when I find a great deal I love to share, so we (Dustin's Mom, Kristi and I) loaded up as many as we could for our family, friends and neighbors. I got all mine done Monday night...with the help of RaeAnn and Kristi (thanks guys...I don't know what I'd do without ya!) 56 bottles of yummy peach jam and 20 pints of sliced peaches. I sure feel better knowing I have a little something sweet on my shelf in case we don't have anything next year. I've been learning to make wheat bread this year, and it will be a treat with the jam on top! I agree with Dustin's mom... "It can be Fall now that we've canned a few peaches!"

Just another day at the Alldredge house...

Boys, boys and more boys! Our boys are typical boys and that includes Dustin. They love to wrestle (until one ends up crying) and then when the crying is over they go at it again. We have learned that anything can be a weapon...spoons, pillows, couch cushions, fruit snacks, you name it...and it will hurt if thrown at the right speed and angle :) Gotta love having boys!

6 weeks old!

Zeke made it to 6 weeks old and all is well. He is such a great baby. We have yet to really hear him open up and cry. He loves to snuggle anyone who will and is our first kid who likes the pacifier...Mom is loving that! Thanks to all of you who have helped us get him here and for all the love and support. We don't know what we would do without you!

Alex goes to preschool!

Alex started preschool today. He has been waiting and waiting to go to school like Dallin. He did great! He didn't even cry! His teacher said he was a little nervous and wouldn't take his backpack off the whole time, but by the end he was doing projects, eating snacks (the highlight according to him) and having lots and lots of fun! We are so proud of our little Alex and how smart he is already. His teacher was so impressed that he could write his name already and help the other kids!