HalLoWeEn 2011

Packs pumpkin patch in Farmington.

Halloween 2011

I decided to start the month out with some octopus stew.  Cut and boiled hotdogs made the octopus and mac and cheese made great stew it looked sPoOky enough to enjoy. Addison thought it was too ScArY and wouldn't have any part of it.

 

Pumpkin carving was out of the question this year with all the little fingers to get in the way of sharp knifes so I bought these cute stickers and the girls enjoyed making faces and one eyed monsters.

We got the girls ready and out we went for our adventure of tRicK oR TrEaTing. Addison has a great time running from door to door scooping up her treats. Elivia figured out that knocking on doors ment getting her little fingres on that sugery goodness at the third to the last house. She was so cute pounding on the door screaming "rik or teet". What a fun time we had.

Finally the last house we came to Grandma answered and I think that was the best treat of the night.

 

Happy Birthday Elivia

me momma

Here's a little update on my momma. She is doing fine as of now. She finished her radiation treatments a few weeks ago and just went back to work this week. She started back on anti tumor drugs and that along with the radiation has seemed to stop any tumor growth. Now we just wait and see if it sticks.

I sure do love my sweet little mommy. Watching her stay strong with all this hupla surounding her makes my heart melt. I hope that my girls love me as much as I love my sweet mom.

Hogle Zoo 8/2011

HOgle ZOo

It was time for our yearly zoo trip. They had a special dinosaur exhibit at the zoo this year that was pretty neat. I unfortunately did not get any pictures of the dinosaurs because they scared the shit out of Addison and we had to run as fast as we could to catch her while she screamed and ran the other way. We had a good time any way and since Elivia decided she was to big to ride in the stroller she walked the entire way. That was great because it completely wore her out and when she saw the door to leave the zoo she bolted to it. She couldn't get to the car fast enough so Byron went chasing after her and I went to the little park with Addison. That's why their are no pictures of Lu.

Until next year...

Watchyagonnado

Today I was sick. Not just the I'm tired and don't want to do any thing kind of sick, the don't touch or look or ask me to move kind of sick. At 3 a.m. as I am laying in bed realizing I am not going to be able to kick this by morning. I know I have a loong day ahead of me. So what do you do as a mother who knows your going to have to take care of children all day feeling as though you may indeed pass out and throw up at any moment...absolutely nothing. I am here to tell you if you are contemplating having children, remember you get no sick days. Sucking it up and dealing with it as best as you can is all you got but nobody says you gotta like it. Nope I hate it, I hate days like this your can't lay in bed and get better, nope you get to change diapers and make food all while keeping the puke bucket close at hand. I feel however that letting my kids go stark naked all while eating pop tarts, Popsicles, dry cereal, anything that they can feed themselves and have little cleanup as possible is not a problem. I can after all supervise them from the couch and open my eyes only if I hear a loud bang and cry afterword...no blood...there fine just shake it off. I occupied most of my time on the couch and without much effort my kids survived the day. I did stand long enough to make some dinner but that's about it. My house on the other hand looks a little trailorish but, eh, tomorrow is another day. So to all you sick moms who just have to deal with it I just want you to know I'm sorry. Really, really. sorry.

That's one pissed off LuLu.

Elivia is coming fast upon turning 2 and the fun has already begun.

She was feeling a little under the weather so everything was a little over dramatic.

Addison first day of Preschool

August 29.2011

Addison was so excited for her second year of Preschool. She loves her teacher Miss. Heather and has so much fun playing with all her classmates. She especially loves to play with her good friend Jaycee Call they are so lucky to be able to go to Preschool together.

Cancer sucks!!

Today we met with the Oncologist for my mom. An Oncologist is a doctor that specializes in the treatment of cancer. While we were waiting for her to come in and talk to us I was thinking that she would have the worst and the best job in the world. To give someone what may be the most devastating news they have ever had and then to tell someone else the best news they have ever heard, I can't imagine the drain that would be on your energy. You would need have a very strong soul.

We were going to get the results of her PET scan. A PET scan is used to revel the presence and severity of cancer. They found that the cancer thankfully has not spread to any of her other major organs. That helps put a more positive outlook on that general diagnosis. However, they did find a lump in her other breast. ARE YA KIDDING ME. I just don't know how I feel about this, how in the HELL could she have breast cancer along with the cancer already in her bones. They are pretty sure that the cancer in her bones is breast cancer but the Dr. said that it would be unlikely that the cancer in her other breast is the same cancer that is in this breast. WHAT??? So you can get two different cancers in each breast AND not only that but when my mom had cancer in her breast the last time that was TWO different cancers then. WHAT THE HELL!! 
Alright so now we are faced with yet again more testing and waiting......and waiting......and waiting. Then probably more testing and waiting. Because the cancer might be a new type then she will probably have to do chemo. MAN, that makes me so angry. The doctor said they hope it is small enough that they can do a lumpectomy and that would be great because I don't think getting a mastectomy is something my mom is very willing to do.

Lulu AKA Elivia

 Since I didn't keep my blog updated through the first year of  Elivia's life here are some random pics that I love

Daddy is starting them early.

Chill'n at the pool. Look at those arms compliments of the Michelin Man.

          T he super cute Pebbles T-shirt that my cousin bought for her.

          CHEESE!!!

mmmmm, food. My favorite time of day.

 

This hog Byron picked up at the dump. Can you believe someone would leave this there!!!! It looks brand new and works great too! All we had to do was charge it.

This was the day that Elivia figured out how to get into the sitting position in her crib.

She's brilliant

Elivia was really sick in this picture. The poor thing looks like she is trying to put

a good face on for the camera



Temper tantrums are starting early with this one.

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MOOD SWING

Such a sweet little cupcake when she wants to be.

Happy Halloween

Splish Splash I was taking a bath



All Done.

Sh*ts about to get weird.

I have had this overwhelming feeling that I need to pierce or tattoo something on my body. I was thinking this the other day as my heart felt like it was going to pop any moment from the anxiety that I get when my mind starts to run. I have never had a desire to do things that may draw attention to myself but in light of the current situations I am dealing with and seem to have no control over, I feel it may release some pressure. Why do I feel I should deal with it this way? I have no idea but somehow a nice nose ring or skull and cross bones on my butt just seems to fit the way I am feeling at this moment.

...my mouth went numb

Its been seven years I thought, seven years how could this happen again. I am not ready for this to happen again. The sadness started to seep in as I realized what I was just told, my moms cancer is back and this time its in her bones.
Spring of '04 was when it first started. My mom had a lump in her breast and after what seemed like a century we found out it was indeed cancerous. The frightening "C" word every person dreads and now its attached its self to one of my family members. One of my most important family members, my mom. Now, as bad as the "C" word is there is something worse then that, as I will come to understand, and that is the waiting. Waiting is torcher. Wait for this test, wait for that test, wait for the surgery, wait for the test to come back from the surgery, wait to see if it has spread. Wait to see how far its spread, wait to see how the treatment will be, wait for the hair to fall out, wait to see if this time she will feel better, wait to see how the next treatment takes, wait to see if the skin will heal. Wait to see if she gets her energy back, wait to see how the next set of test turn out. As I said the waiting is the hardest. Three months, six months, one year, two years.....time went by and the waiting turned into just another day, month, year. Finally 5 years the day that most cancer survivors live for, the five year remission mark. We celebrated, even threw her a big surprise party, she had made it 5 years we were so excited but the funny thing about breast cancer is there is no remission.
Yep, no remission for breast cancer. You could go 3, 5, 8, 25 years and never show any signs that this devil could be hiding in your body just waiting to reappear. So we are still left waiting, waiting for the time when the devil returns and takes another chance to claim her life.
Unfortunately, my day for the wait to end was a few weeks ago when I got "the call". My mom had some pain in her hip for a few months and I was just sure that is was the horrible office chair that she was sitting on at home while she was working. We had a gone on a family trip up to the mountain house, as Addison calls it, and my mom ended up laying in bed crouching in pain. It was so bad she could barley stand. So off to the E.R. they went at 10 p.m. Saturday night where she had more tests and some pain pills and sent home. I didn't give it a second thought I knew she would be fine. It was Tuesday and a work day for me so I was happily working away talking to a client, my phone rang, it was my mom. "They think the cancer is back", she says, "and this time they think its in my bones". My mouth went numb....

Welcome Elivia

Welcome

Elivia Lee Rodgers

November 3, 2009

5 pounds 6 ounces

19 inches Long

One proud daddy.

I'm so happy to finally hold my little love bug.

Addison wasn't able to come see us in the hospital because of the high risk of RSV this year so she was able to meet her when we came home from the hospital. She loved her from the start but once she was around for a few days she wanted me to take her back.

Oh, how time flies!!

2009-2011?? Where did the time go?? Life is so busy that I have put blogging on the back burner until now. I havde made a goal in 2011 to start blogging again. I am going to give you a little look back at what has happened over the past year.

Change is coming.....

Oh goodness has it really been that long since I have updated!! Alot has changed in my little life over the past year or so. More to come so stay tuned.........

Little Artist.

Addison is turning into quite the little Picasso. She loves to do anything that involves being creative. She can even draw stick people, well her version of course.

This is Byron and I
I started her out with "Paint With Water" books but now she can use actual water color paint really well, washable of course. It is so wonderful, I can sit her down with some markers or paint and she will be content and quiet for sometimes more then an hour.


There are however the unfortunate mishaps when she forgets that she can only draw on paper.
Here she was practicing tracing her hands on the coffee table. She didn't even forget the nail polish.

And this is where she decided to give herself some body art while I was busy baking all morning.


For only being 2 1/2 I think her skills are amazing and also VERY convenient.

While I was busy being our family house keeper Addison decided to climb out the doggy door and play outside. Panic stricken I ran throughout the house looking for her and then noticed her happily playing out side in some dirt that Byron had just moved around. Deciding not to disturb the peace I left her out there to play. A little while later I heard the doggy door swing open some grunts and then the pitter patter of little feet coming around the corner and there she was COVERED in dirt. I am not sure how she managed to get that dirty but she did.
Seriously, the pictures don't do it justice.

Utah State Fair

What can I say every year we go, its exactly the same, and I leave saying I am never going again and yet some how I always end up going. I thought that Addison would love to see the animals but since we have our own mini farm she could of cared less. At least she got to ride a pony.

Addison

Marlee

Preslee

The Fourth

Fourth of July 2009


Centerville fourth of July parade is a fun activity we like to go to every year.

Melissa, Tyler and Zach were able to squeeze in our spot with us this year it is a very busy parade so space is limited but we made room for them and the kids had a great time.

After the parade we walked down to the park and got Addison a snow cone. She loved riding in the wagon.

Byron took Addison on a post parade ride on his moms scooter I could her her giggle all the way up and down the street.
We went to Tressa's house in Morgan that evening for a BBQ. We can see Morgan's fireworks from her front porch and her neighbor put on his own show with patriotic music and all.

Baby Emery loved the fireworks and would scream this funny little scream every time JD did the flower ones it was hilarious. I was not sure how Addison would take them but she loved it. We had a great Fourth of July.