Oops! I forgot one thing. When I was looking through photos I found these great ones of the kids on Halloween day. Seth took them hiking up Mt. Ogden with Aunt Megan & Uncle Ben & Maria. (They were in town for Grandpa's funeral). It was so late in the season to be hiking, but the kids had a great time & they were super good sports (even Sparky:)
I'm trying so hard to get caught up, so all I will say about this is its Halloween! Yea! I love Halloween!
The End
It all started on Sunday. We were walking out of Sacrament when we received the news that Seth's Grandpa had passed away. It was quite unexpected and yet expected at the same time, although startling to hear at church when we were immersed in other things. (TACT next time, Jeremy!) Seth and I felt sad all day Sunday and then were able to spend that evening with our family, which was comforting. However, while the cousins were all playing together that evening, Noodle tripped over a fire engine- which we thought was no big deal. The next morning when he woke up, however, he had a severe limp. I watched him limp around for most of the day wondering what could possibly be wrong. The next morning when he woke up, he couldn't walk at all. THAT scared me! So I scheduled an appointment with his pediatrician. I dropped the kids off at Michelle's house and raced down to the doctor. Long story short, we left the doctors office two hours later, where he had pronounced that there was absolutely nothing wrong with Noodle! I was so frustrated. (He said it was probably just a sprain? and would heal itself). I returned to Michelle's house to get the kids and she told me Smurf had fallen behind her couch, and then he was really upset and he cried himself to sleep. I carried him home because he was still asleep (AGAIN- didn't think anything of this. Kids get hurt every day, right? It seems especially mine!) A few hours later, Smurf woke up screaming, and didn't stop crying until he went back to sleep that night. Since he was waking from his nap at the ripe ol' hour of 7 p.m., I attributed this to his getting a late nap. I think all parents know how those babies (late naps) can wreak havoc on a child's schedule and general disposition!
So, the NEXT morning Smurf woke up crying again. This time I noticed that he was cradling his arm next to his body and wouldn't use it. I tried to touch it and he went ballistic. I called Seth to tell him the good news and he told me to take him straight to the doctor's office. Now here's the part where you might be tempted to judge me..... I said no! I said "Seth, I cannot face that pediatrician again! He made me feel like an idiot yesterday. I'm going to haul all the kids all the way down there again and waste my whole day AGAIN just to be told he's perfectly fine. Not to mention the fact that this is a new pediatrician to our family and I'm now bringing my 2nd injured child in two days. They were likely to turn me in to DCFS. So I held my ground. I said NO!
Seth was angry. He said if I wouldn't take him then he would do it himself. He had important meetings at work though, so it was decided we would stop by the hospital on our way to Grandpa's viewing right when Seth got home from work.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Haaaaaaa!!! This is where the story becomes hilarious! "Just stop by the hospital on our way to the viewing! Ya Right!"
SIX HOURS, THREE SETS OF X-RAYS, 3 DIFFERENT DR. OFFICES/LABRATORY VISITS LATER, WE HAD THIS:
Isn't he cute?
A teeny tiny fracture right near his elbow. The Dr. said it was an uncommon break, and very difficult to see on the X-ray because of its position (thus the reason he sent us to the lab for more x-rays THREE times!)
They almost missed it and diagnosed him with a nurse-maid's elbow- which is what happens when you drag a kid around by their arm. I NEVER do that....... (hee hee hee)
Anyway- in the end it turned out that we missed Grandpa Wallace's viewing entirely. We felt badly about that, but when your kids need you, they just have to come first. I felt terrible for making Smurfy wait all day in pain (now your judging me again, aren't you?)
We finally got home from the hospital around 10 p.m.
The next day was Grandpa Wallace's funeral which we were gone to all day.
The next day was Halloween.
The next day I crawled in my bed and hoped to be able to stay there until the next time one of my children breaks something. I was so exhausted!
It was not one of my favorite parental experiences.
On a side note: My dearest friend Michelle who watches my kids for me more often than any friend should ever have to would like to make sure she, and I quote "is painted in the best possible light here". I would like to state for the record that I in NO WAY blame her for this incident. (although Seth has a hey-day teasing her mercilessly about the fake medical bills we are going to send her). She was just doing what ALL responsible parents of more than one child do when their kids have friends over to play: she let them run wild in the basement while she washed the dishes upstairs. I see this as perfectly fit parenting AND babysitting, and don't think for a second, that YOUR kids are getting any more attention than that at my house! In fact, Michelle, just to make you feel better, I'll remind you that the first time I babysat Amberlee's kids they BOTH left here bleeding. In fact,Rileigh required stitches and they BOTH still have visible scarring from whatever it was that took place here that day. I can't even remember now, it was over five years ago. And Amberlee still thinks I'm A GREAT parent/babysitter, right Amberlee?????? Amberlee?..........crickets........
Oh well! You win some, you lose some, right?
Waiting in the Dr.'s office for our 2nd set of x-ray lab results
All suited up with his brand new cast!
Gilbert Kimball Wallace
May 17, 1924 ~ October 24, 2010
Hometown: Ogden, UT
Gilbert Kimball Wallace
Returned With Honor
OGDEN – Gilbert K. Wallace “Gib” died of heart failure on Sunday morning October 24, 2010 on his way home from church.
He was born in Salt Lake City on May 17, 1924 to Gilbert and Melissa Kimball Wallace. He was raised in Salt Lake, graduating from East High and the University of Utah.
Gilbert’s childhood sweetheart, Sidney Jean Nielson, became his eternal companion on April 18, 1944.
He served with the U.S. Navy on the Battleship Nevada during the second World War. His entire engineering career was spent with the Bureau of Reclamation working on the Weber Basin Project.
Gilbert and Sidney raised a family of six kids, who were extremely lucky to have been born into such a loving and fun family. Gib was a Scoutmaster for 11 years, during the time that his five sons were scouts, and he touched many young lives. He loved to explore new roads and camp, and took his family and scouts on many adventures.
Gilbert retired young and then became busier than ever. He volunteered his time to the Ogden Trails where he engineered and helped build many of the trails that are enjoyed today around the Ogden area.
He loved genealogy and spent many hours researching his ancestors and doing temple work. He spent many years working in the Ogden Family History Center. Most of all, Gilbert was a devoted servant of his Savior, Jesus Christ. He held many positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved them all. He and Sidney served a mission to New York, New York in 1989. He also sang in the choir his whole life. He loved to serve all he knew and never said “no”. He was active in his callings and vital to the end.
He is survived by his six children, Anne (Dean) Wiese, Kimball (Mary) Wallace, Richard (Carolyn) Wallace, Brian (Wendy) Wallace, Joel (Leeanne) Wallace and Bob (Peggy) Wallace; 47 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.
Our Grandpa Wallace will be missed so much...we love him and feel blessed to have been able to spend so much time with him. He was always so kind, never spoke poorly of anyone, knew every one of his 120+ children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren by name and birthday, loved building the perfect trail, and served diligently his entire life. Thanks for the kitchen table talks, the cookies, the juice, the laughs, the b-ball games, the Birdsong and many more, and always having a smile and great attitude...goodbye Grandpa, we love you-
I know I'm way behind, but I have a ton of stuff from October to blog about. I'll start with family night mayhem. We invited some of our family over to carve pumpkins together. We had a few extra family members crash the party, but hey,the more the merrier- right? Anyway- by the time all was said and done we had about 30 people here carving pumpkins. Needless to say, we had to move the par-tay to the garage. I was a hugely grumpy bear, but the kids had a great time!
So, Seth decided it was a great idea to put baby J inside one of the pumpkins. He did this to mock me because I always wanted to do it to Kenni when she was little & he wouldn't let me. He said it was mean! But apparently now he thinks its funny.
As you can see, J did not think it was funny.
"HELP! Somebody! Anybody! I'm going to call DCFS!"
"Ok, I guess its not so bad. Its actually kinda warm in here."
"Wait, no, not the lid!"
UP NEXT.....
The weekend of the 16th we traveled to Denver for Seth's step-sister's wedding. I didn't get a single decent photo from the wedding. My camera was doing all sorts of wierd stuff & Megan was trying to help me fix it, but I am way too electronically illiterate to understand what she was saying! Anyway- you can see that Denise has really unique style. She is really fun & I thought she looked so pretty!
While we were there we also celebrated Seth's birthday. Here he is blowing out the powdered sugar on his birthday sopapilla.
I tried to catch a picture of Maria making her "faces", but she wouldn't do it!
We stayed at my best friend Jami's house & had such a good time seeing them! Our babies are only 10 days apart and we have decided that they will be best friends as well. Its like a pre-arranged marriage, but with a bff instead.
BACK HOME IN UT.....
We did the annual Harward fam. pumpkin patch fiesta. I had to show a few of my favorite pics. I stayed true to my vow from last year, and did NOT follow all of my kids around the patch armed with my camera, ready to capture the perfect shot! I just let them wander and play, and I have to admit, it was much better.
To Celebrate Noodle's 5th birthday, I took his preschool playgroup to the Treehouse museum. As you can see, they had a great time milking the pretend cow, riding bucking broncos, playing musical instruments with various parts of their bodies, and responding to 4-alarm fires! They were quite a handful- thankfully my neighbor Angie came along to help me corral them from room to room. I could not have done it without her! I didn't realize how often recently potty-trained preschoolers have to go to the bathroom! I must have taken at least 26 trips to the loo.
Afterwards, we hit up Arctic Circle for ice cream. Also forgot how messy those little sweeties can be. They were hilarious! I think everyone had a good time. My little guy is definitely growing up. He'll be starting kindergarten next year. He is so looking forward to that- but I'll be a little sad. He and Smurfy have become such good friends, and they love going to the same preschool.
I have been looking forward to this boutique for a long time. It is so much fun! Anyone want to go with me????
Check the Hollyhocks and Honeybees link on my sidebar for more information. Hope to see you there!
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