accidents happen

Oh man.  About a week ago my sweet little Gauge fell and hurt his teeth.  Hurt them bad.  We had gone for a quick 30 minute swim in the pool and got out to shower before Daddy got home so we could go out to dinner.  We were almost done in the shower.  I turned around to help Lexi get all the soap out of her hair, and then heard a thud and crying.  

I picked Gauge up right away.  He was crying, but I couldn't see any bruises or blood.  I was so grateful.  As I'm holding him trying to comfort him, Lexi goes, "Mom, what's all that red stuff going on your back?"  I look in the mirror and see blood.  A lot of blood.  I turn off the shower and wrap Lex and Gauge in towels and lay Gauge on the bathroom rug to see where the blood was coming from.... His mouth.  I though he got a fat lip, but when I opened his mouth to look in his top left two teeth were gone!! So much blood.  So naked.  So panicked.  

I called Tyson right away. He said to get to a dentist..... Easier said then done.  After attempting SIX different dentists (all of which were closed), driving around aimlessly, crying and freaking out, I finally got in contact with a pediatric dentist.  He was closed by said Gauge should be fine until the morning.  He promised to call me back and come up with a game plan.  

Gauge had calmed down, the bleeding had stopped, and I could finally get a clear glimpse into his mouth.  This is what I saw....

His teeth were there.... They were just pushed up and back into his gums.  It looked so much better without all the blood.  I asked Papa and uncle chris to come help ty give him a blessing on their way home from work.  The blessing said that his teeth would go back into position and he wouldn't have any permanent damage.  It also said I would be able to know how to help manage the pain.  It was so comforting and I am SO grateful for the priesthood in my life.

His cheek, eye, and lip swelled more as the night went on, but he was in surprisingly good spirits.

I kept him dosed up on IBUprofen and tylenol alternating every two hours to help with his pain.  I was worried how he'd do with so much medicine because he's never really had it before.  I stayed up all night worrying and praying.

Saturday, his lip and face were huge.  He looked terrible, poor kid.

His gums not only turned purple.  They turned completely black, along with the rest of the left inside of his mouth.

The dentist called back and said he felt we could wait until monday for him to be seen.  I kept going strong on the pain meds until Sunday I tapered them off and he did great without them.

Monday morning we saw the dentist at 8 am.  Gauge did fantastic!! He opened his mouth, let the dentist look in, and even was smiling.  That all changed when I had to leave him with the dentist alone for the X-ray.  All I heard was "NO! NO!  MAAAAMAAA!"  Poor kid was panicked and crying in the 10 seconds the X-ray took to complete.  He said, "go" and was off and walking to the door.  He didn't even want to stop for a prize from the prize box :(  But the good news is the dentist said, "his teeth would go back into position and he wouldn't have any permanent damage."  Exactly what the blessing had promised!  Amazing.

He was back to himself in no time at all.  He still has a hard time eating because he cant bite pieces off, but if I break his food into little bites he eats just fine.  On top of all that he got 3 of his 4 molars last week.  Yowza.  Poor kid.  

I was assured he was doing completely better when he started getting into things again... his latest obsession, besides finding hidden pens, pensils, or crayons and writing on my walls, his toys, or books, is my make up.  Yep.  Fun.  Yesterday Tyson and I were replacing the faucet in our kitchen sink and meanwhile, this is what happened....

My little mascara man!  I am so glad he only got it on himself. Lucky me!

S'mores galore

We went on our first campout with Gauge.  He's never been "real" camping, with tent and all, until this weekend.

We got together with a group of fun friends and headed to a camp out in a forest about 30 minutes from our house.  It had a playground, hundreds of trails to explore, a nature center, and about 1 billion squirrels.

Gauge didn't stop the whole time we were there :) It was exhausting trying to keep him safe and following him around all over the place.

Gauge's buddy Liam was a little explorer too.  Gauge kept trying to hug (tack to the ground) poor Liam.

Camoed up

These kids and their cute faces make my life so much fuller.

This was how her face looked a majority of the weekend.  DIRTY!! I especially love the uni-brow. 

We had a blast the whole weekend.  I can't wait to go camping again soon.

BFF's :)  When the girls weren't fighting over sharing, they had a good time playing.

Getting all the kids to look at the camera at the same time proved to be a struggle again.  This was the best of 8 pictures, if you can believe that.  

Visit Home

This post should have been done a few weeks ago, but I have been busy!  After about 6 months, I finally got to visit home.  6 months is too long to be away!  We had such a fun visit!

Grandpa bought lexi her first fishing pole.  Fishing requires patience.  Patience is hard for a three year old, but she caught her first fish :)  Gauge just tried to jump in the lake all day.

Gauge had his first horse ride.  He was unsure at first but decided it was pretty fun to ride with his sister.  Lexi was running around yelling, "YeeeHawww!!! Imma Cow-boy girl."  It was pretty adorable.

My kids have a hard time adjusting to sleeping in places other then their own beds.  This trip they did a great job!! Gauge went to sleep perfectly for naps and bedtime in the pack and play.  One night lexi wanted to sleep with him.  It was so adorable I had to snap a picture.

We got to hear Trey give his farewell and send him off to the MTC in England.  I am so proud of him!!  

Happy 5 Years

June 6, 2008. A date I will never forget.  On that day I was sealed to the love of my life, my best friend, for time and eternity.  It was the best day of my life up to that point. 

For some reason, people don't seem to tell you that marriage is hard. It is work, but it is worth it.  We have had some rough times the past five years and we have had some really great times.  The good must have outweighed the bad because we're still together ;)  I thought it would be fun to surprise Tyson with a love note and 5 of my favorite memories of us together.

I took the kids to the store and we got 5 balloons, then I wrote out my memories and tied them up to surprise Ty when he got home from work.  I also got him a new watch to remind him how important time is to me. It goes by so fast and I feel like the kids and I don't get to spend near enough time with him. 

Tyson had some surprises of his own for me. When I got home from the grocery store, there was a bouquet of beautiful flowers for me and a sweet note on the doorstep.  He also got me a gorgeous necklace with gauge and Lexi's birthstone in it :) (sadly I didn't get a picture of it).

I did take time to snap a quick selfie. 28 weeks pregnant and feeling great.

Tyson took me out to dinner at the Summit House and to a movie.  It was the perfect way to celebrate 5 years of marriage.

Sweet Summer Time

Summer is here and we are lovinging it!!  The seasons really don't change here, but I am finally in the summer mood.  Let the beach days, pools days, and playing outside days begin.  I sat down with lexi last week and we made a list of things we want to do this summer:

Visit the Zoo a few times

Beach day every week

Pool day at least once a week

knotts berry farm (might be a toughy because they don't let prego people on any ride!!)

run in the sprinklers/put sprinkler under tramp and slip and slide

camp in the backyard

make ice cream

visit different countries 

make popsicles

visit discovery science center

visit LA temple visitor center.

Looks like we will have a fun and busy summer, just the way I like it.  I want time to go by quick so I can meet sweet baby Addie in August.

This was our fist official week of beach days and pool day.  We had a blast. We also went and explored one of our favorite places in Yorba Linda, the Lake Bed.  I made the kids some binoculars and away we went.

Gauge grabbed the first stick he saw... and the second and the third.  He ran around going "AHHHH"  Like he was on the attack.

Lexi was more interested in keeping a lookout for coyotes.  She is really worried about those and wolves these days.

I let them collect things they found that might be fun to paint with.  Then after we got home (and after lunch and nap) we painted.

Gauge wasn't too interested in painting.  It only lasted about 2 minutes, if that.

Look at that cute face :)  I love this boy!

Lexi was a little more particular about how she wanted to paint.

Some friends and some cousins met us at the beach.  It was CHILLY, but the kids didn't seem to mind the June Gloom weather.

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Overall, we had an awesome first week of summer!! Can't wait for all the upcoming festivities.  Especially camping next weekend :)