Goooood Drugs!

It took Parker a couple of days to get back to normal from the dentist visit. He had bit his tounge badly and it was sore, but he is doing well. A couple of night ago Cory was watching a show where DEA agents bust drug users (quality t.v.) Parker became interested and asked him what the show was about and Cor told him that people take bad drugs and it's illegal and they have to go to jail.

Parker - "Daddy what are drugs?"

He then went onto explain that there are good drugs that you get at the dentist to help you not feel pain when they work on your teeth. But that people sometimes take drugs all the time to feel crazy and that that is a bad thing.

So I was totally unaware that this whole conversation took place while I was making dinner in the kitchen. Cory was happy with how he explained the whole drug thing to Parker.

Parker walks into the kitchen and very proudly says to me, "Mom, I got some goooood drugs at the dentist!" This was very puzzling to me since I never mentioned the word 'drugs' to him in regards to what they gave him at the dentist.

This tends to happen often in our house where Parker will say something to me and I quietly think to myself, "where did he learn that?" Then I realize that he gets information from him very well-intentioned father!

Blessing Day

This is Cory's older brother Justin and his family. They blessed their baby last Sunday. They were really hoping to have a boy and they did. His name is Mitchell. He is a little cutie. So they blessed him on Super Bowl Sunday and they have 1 o'clock church so we just went to sacrament and went to their house to eat. They were concerned that Cory would be stressed if he was missing the game. It was nice of them to think of him...but we had it covered with the dvr. So we didn't miss any of the action.
The man of the hour:)
The proud grandparents. They drove all the way from South Dakota for the weekend to be there. Even though they live a couple of states away they always support their children and families in everything. They are great in-laws! They even got to go to the Draper Temple open house on Saturday. There aren't any temples in South Dakota so they get a little jealous that Utah is getting them like crazy.

The Dentist

So Parker had to get some cavities filled at the dentist this morning. They didn't totally knock him out, but they gave him a little "tonic" of sorts to help him relax and the dental assistant called it Spiderman Juice...pretty cool!

The medicine started to take effect and Parker would just stare at me and laugh uncontrollably. He kept saying that I looked weird and he would laugh at everything I would say. They took him back and he got his teeth done they all said he did a really good job and I went back when he was finished to get some instructions and I had to carry him out to the truck because he was a little wobbly and out of it. It was no small feat carrying that 45 pound child out with me being 6 months pregnant, but we managed okay.

I was hoping that once we got home that he would want to lay on the couch and relax and watch some tv, but I quickly realized that it would not be the case. I felt like I was babysitting a drunk midget. (not that I really know what that would be like) He kept wanting to show me that he could walk and he would run across the living room and fall down and laugh and get back up and do it again. At one point he was heading right for the fish tank and I went after him in a panic, but he fell to the side of it and ended up safely wedged between the couch and a big toy airplane. He also kept trying to talk to me, but he said his tounge wasn't working and when he would talk it was very hard to understand because he was slurring.

He is starting to act more normal thank goodness. I knew he was feeling better when he demanded some chocolate milk and Spongebob. This has been my first experience with my kids getting dental work done.....and so it begins!

Draper Temple Open House

Spencer sat very patiently on the bus as we went up to the temple.

We got to go to the Draper Temple open house on Tuesday night. This is a picture of us leaving and waiting in line to catch our bus back to our car. The boys loved it. None of us have been to a temple open house so it was fun to do it as a family. We first walked in and came to the baptismal font Spencer was so excited. He thought it was so cool and he said, "Come on guys lets get in the water!"
"Hang on we are going up a hill!" When we were telling the boys that we would be going to the temple and that we would go to a church and then from there we would load up on a bus that would take us up to the temple Parker replied, "I've never been on a bus before, that will be fun." We assumed he would be excited about the temple part of that, but buses are pretty cool too. When we left the house I grabbed my camera and Parker asked why I brought it and before I could answer he said, "Oh so you can put a picture of me on your blog and under it will say 'Parker helped build this temple'." He says that because when he pays his tithing he always gives money to the temple construction fund so I told him maybe his money helped build this temple. He thought that was pretty awesome!
This was a pretty good part of the night at the end where the yummy cookies were waiting. They also really liked the big map on the wall that showed all the temples around the world. Parker loves maps and was asking us what all the countries were.
I am so grateful we had this opportunity to take our kids to the temple. We got to sit in one of the sealing rooms while some temple workers explained what takes place there and then we held up the boys and we looked in the mirrors at our reflection that goes on forever. It was such a neat experience and I'm grateful we have temples on the earth.

Walking with Dinosaurs

This was an incredible show. I am so glad that we took the boys. We thought about not going because it was a little expensive, but we went for it and I'm so glad that we did. It was so amazing and the dinosaurs look so real and the whole show was very entertaining and cool. I'm sure there were many a child that cried during it! Parker and Spencer sat there the whole time with huge eyes and Spencer would let out a "roar" every once in a while.

The boys couldn't wait to get inside they ran the whole way.
We had to get a pic by the big dinosaur eye poster.

We got settled into our seat and then decided we needed some overpriced snacks. Cory and Parker went and got the goods and when they came back Spencer's eyes lit up when he saw the 2 foot long churro. He instantly laid claim to it and ate the whole thing. I don't know what was cuter watching him eat it or watching Cory ask him for a bite only to be turned down.
Some of my pictures are a little blurry because they said before it started that if the dinosaurs heard any cell phones or saw any flash photography that they would come find you and the dinosaurs would eat you. So I followed the rules for most of it, but I had to use the flash at the end when the t-rex came out.
These are the Brachiosaurus. There is a small one off to the right behind the tree and then the big mamma came out to protect it against the Allosarus.
Three Utah raptors came out and ate the dead dinosaur on the ground. At the beginning of the show some dinosaurs hatched out of some eggs and a big dino came out and ate them out of the nest. Yikes! I kept looking at the boys' faces to see a reaction, but they just thought it was all so cool!
This a Torosaurus. It was fun to hear Spencer yell out the names of the dinosaurs as they came out. He is very obsessed and always wants to know the dinosaurs names so his love of dinosaurs has been a learning experience for all of us.
Ankylosaurus....one of Spencer's favorites.
The big, bad T-rex came out at the very end and there was also a baby one. This one would walk all around and let out huge roars. It would scare us every time because we didn't know it was coming and then it happens and you jump in your seat spilling your $12 popcorn. I hate it when that happens:)

My Little Helper

I really love that Parker is so willing to help around the house. He will often surprise me and clean the whole family room by himself. It is really cute! He loves to help me in the kitchen and lately he loves helping clean the bathrooms. I started cleaning his bathroom yesterday and he saw me take out the rugs to shake them and he said, "What are you doing?" I said, "I'm cleaning your bathroom." He then replied, "Not without me you're not!" There was no stopping him. I have to admit that the little control freak inside of me would rather do it myself and do it "my way" than to let him help. But I've learned with kids you have to let all of that go and let them be a part of it because it teaches them important lessons and it can be fun if you can remember to be patient while they spray the same spot with cleaner 25 times!

And I love this picture. It is Parker on the kitchen counter wearing his apron and underwear. It's like preschool meets Food Network Chip 'n Dale style!

The Sweet Stuff

So I had a rough, emotional week. There was a lot of stress and crying involved and I think it was mostly pregnancy related. So I needed a sweet treat. Me and the boys decided to make chocolate cupcakes on Saturday night. I told Cory I wasn't making dinner and I headed to the kitchen to make these babies. Cory took care of dinner and me and my little helpers went to work creating cupcakes with "sticky frosting" in Spongebob and Cars cupcake papers. For those of you who aren't familar with sticky frosting....how dare you? It's the stuff dreams are made of! It's cooked sugar and karo syrup and then you slowly pour it into whipped egg whites. You can't go wrong with it, it's delicious. I think I might need to rename this blog: Food and why we love it! By Lindsay