So after a couple of nice days, well at least for Idaho and in February, it decided to snow. Kamron not fully understanding Cristmas songs are related to Christmas and not winter sang this to me on the way home today! Its been a couple months and he was a little rusty on the lyrics..... but still soo cute!

Mommy, WOW! I'm a Big Kid Now!!

Potty Training! Maybe if you don't have kids yet or you do and haven't gotten to this stage yet it may seem like a dreadful word combo! I know I was terrified. I also know we have been trying to get our little man potty trained for months and months and months!! Kamron has used the potty for a long time and has shown interest in it and definite signs of being ready. However, getting him to fully commit to is and to pull him away from what he is doing for long enough to use the potty has been a long and painful process. Kamron has been in pull-ups for probably 4 months! Let me tell you that is 3months and 3 weeks too long!!! I had finally reaching my "breaking point" I was buying pull-ups for both grandparents, daycare, and of course home. Not to mention just ready for him to be big boy!

SO a few weeks ago I was in Twin Falls visiting my sister and we stopped at Barnes and Nobles SO I could try and find this Potty Training Boot camp book that a teacher at Kamrons day care was telling me about. As luck would have it they didn't have in the store only online. Well I bought a A book Called "Toilet Training in Less than a Day" and then Kamron's teacher brought me her printed E book of Potty Training Bootcamp (http://www.thepottybootcamp.com/buy-now.html). I used a couple theories out of the 1st and most everything out of the second. Really the principals were the same.

We started last Saturday And the 1st thing we did was take off his pull-up and had him trow away his pull-ups (I saved them I mean come on I am not going to toss 40$ worth of pull-ups out the door). Anyways I wish I would have had 3 days straight with him but I only took two. WE did nothing next weekend except potty Training. And Daycare actually did pretty good to help me out thanks to the teacher who lent me the book. It was nice because she knew what we had been doing!

We, Kamron, I, and Daycare, have definatley used the pull-ups as a crutch and I really needed to just get them out of my house!

Kamron Has done great he only had one real accident and pee'd the bed twice. The other couple of accidents were when he was in the process of running to the bathroom.

Yesterday was the 1st day we ran errands and He did great! No accidents at all and he was dry this morning! I am so proud!!!!! Oh and so relieved!

Christmas 2010

We had such a nice Christmas this year. We Spent Christmas Eve with Garrett's Family and Had Christmas Dinner. We then went and looked at Christmas lights. When we were done with lights we went to my Parents house and spent the night. My Brother James surprised us and came down So Garrett and I stayed up way late putting Kams gifts together and just hanging out with my brother. It was nice to hang out with him because we are about 14 yrs apart and have never really been close. Christmas morning was a BLAST!! Kam loved everything he got and was sooo fun to watch. After we opened Christmas presents at my families we went back over to Garrett's Parents and all of his siblings were there. We hung out there for bit then headed back over to my Parents house because my sister, Jessica, and her family came down and we had dinner over there. Kamron was spoiled rotten, of course, and we ended up holding on to a couple of his presents to give him later. Kam got a big boy bike and helmet from Sanata and lots and lots of toys, Clothes, and Shoes! Some of his favorites are these magnet block things called Magformers! HE LOVES THEM, and so do we! He got some sweet Etnies shoes and and his new favorite Playdough!

Garrett and I got a new laptop together and then He surprised me with a camcorder and I surprised him with a new coat!

Kams Bike!










WE love our Families so much and we are sooo thankful for them all! WE are so lucky to live in the same town as both parents so that we are able to share the holidays with them all!

Making block castles!

Kamron's 1st Christmas Program

On Thursday we had the pleasure of attending Kamron's 1st Christmas Program. The Daycare/Preschool that he goes to put it on. All in all It Was a very cute program, and most of the kids did wonderful! When we got there Kam had to go "get ready" well that was not cool, I think he thought we were leaving him, not just in the other room waiting for the show to start. a few minutes later one of his teachers and him came to get me because he was so upset! I went "backstage" with him untill he was comfortable. Wen the Kids all came out on the stage he was being sooo cute waiving to us all and blowing kisses. When the kids all started to sing (Santa Clause is coming to town) he got a serious case of Stage of stage freight. I started crying and dropped a whole bunch of change (which I had no idea was in his hands) on the stage and began to frantically look for it. He soon made his way to me.


After a little while of calming him down and some serious bribery and some humiliation on my part trying to get him back on the stage he returned to sing jingle bell rock!


Santa walked in when the kids started the 1st song and had a special seat to watch the kids sing... afterward he visited with each and every kid!


It wad a great night and very memorable... I love my son and I am so proud of who he is and who is becoming! I am so blessed to have him in my life!

We are all ready for Christmas and can't wait! I know this year is going to be great with Kamron!

Kamron's 2nd Bday and Summer Vacation

OK OK I know I am about 4 months late... but better than nothing. Kam turned 2 on July 15th and we had a very small get together at the park for pizza and cake. Kam was spoiled, of course! We bought him a Ford F-150 Power Wheels. He loves it! He has a hard time steering sometimes, but maybe by the time he's 16 he'll be a great driver and I won't fear for my life when I ride in the car with him, right ;).


He is seriously the best two year old. Either I was braising myself for some really really terrible two's or I just lucked out! He is so sweet, he loves to tell me he loves me and that he missed me when I pick him up from day care. He can sing his ABC's and count to ten he knows all his colors and most of his shapes. He is so funny and a real ham. Everybody love to be round him! He is talking so well and it was like over night that his two word sentences turned into huge sentences (that is when he is not being lazy.WE love him so stinking Much! And he will say that too! its to die for!

A few days later we were jet set for our family vacation.

This year I pushed for lax vacation on the beach, so we picked San Diego. Much to my surprise they were experiencing record lows about mid sixty's and it may have gotten to 76 one day. WE stay really close to the boarder but no more than 30 min from anywhere we wanted to be. We went to San Diego Zoo, Sea World, The Beach, and Lego Land, And of course we did some light shopping in a huge outlet mall!

We had a great time and Kam was such a champ on the plain and in the car! The beach was cold but we played in the water anyway. Kamron wasn't digging it like the year before but I really don't blame him.

He loved the Zoo and Sea World.





Lego land a was not what we expected and I remember and one point Garrett and I looked at each other and thought.... WE should see if we could get a refund! WE bucked up and made the best of it and ended up having a pretty good day. We went to the pier on the way to the airport and one of the ships they are using to make the new Pirates of the Caribbean just happened to be docked!


We had a wonderful summer and also made Kam a new tree fort in the back, spent lots of time with family and friends and welcomed a niece! That's our summer in a short post!

Darth Vader

SO a couple of weeks ago I was awaken by my husband shaking me telling me, that Kamron, who had climbed into bed with us an hour or so earlier, was not breathing in his sleep. Kam would stop breathing and then all of the sudden start breathing again. Sometimes it was so long he would gasp to catch his breath. he also has always snored a lot, often sounding like DARTH VADER.

I got him into see doctor West that day and after looking over him the plan was to do a sleep test over two nights in order to observe his heart rate and his oxygen level, to meet with the ENT specialist about his "huge" tonsils and adenoids, and to put oxygen on him at night until all was resolved. SO a few days later we met with Dr. DOnaldson who stated that we needed to get his tonsils out so we scheduled the surgery for the 12th.

In the meantime we were trying to convince a 2 yr old to keep oxygen on his face and he had to sleep in our room to be monitored. Finally we found the ticket to keep the oxygen on his face.... telling him he had a mustache just like Papa Lish. It worked.WE had also gotten the test results back and they had recorded oxygen levels as low as 75. Seeing this the doctor suggested we may have to go see a Pulminologist at Primary Childrens in SLC. The pattern the oxygen levels were in suggested he may have regular sleep apnea as well as obstructive



Surgery came quickly and I was a little nervous, but everyone who I talked to raved about Dr. DOnaldson. The surgery took about an hour and when the Doctor came out to get me he said Kam was ok but the surgery hadn't gone at easy as he had anticipated
One of Kams tonsils started to bleed and the doctor had to put pressure on it for about 5-8 minutes until he could get it cauterized. He said his huge tonsils were even larger and reached farther into his throat than he thought. He also said his adenoids blocked about 75% of Kams airway in his nose. I soon got to meet back with my very upset little boy and snuggle with him all day. he had to stay the night so tehy could make sure his oxygen levels did not drop to low because of the swelling. the lowest level that was recorded was 96 :). We were suppose to be able to go home on Saturday morning but Kamron was refusing to eat and drink so he had to remain on the IV( I mean his meals consisted of a Popsicle, juice, and jello). Finally about 4pm on Saturday he started to turn around and we were released and got out of the hospital about 7pm. I am lucky to be able to take of work until Wednesday and to take care of him. He has been a bit whiny but all the cuddling has sure made up for it.



WE will probably still have to do another sleep test to make sure that was the only sleep apnea but I must say I am feeling good about it. Thanks to the power of priesthood blessings. Kam had lot of family that came to visit and lots of prayers said. Thank you!