So long...Farewell...

On February 23 I had a mole removed from behind my right ear. It has been there as long as I can remember, but now it's gone! I was referred to O.M.F.S.(oral surgery) on base. They used a topical lotion to help numb the skin before giving me the shot. Then they shaved it off. Originally they had planned to use the laser to burn it after wards, but felt a couple of stitches would close it nicely.

Andy was able to come find me on his lunch break. He got there just after in was removed and in time for the discussion on how to close. Since he was done rotations up there everyone knew him. The doctor even offered to let him do the stitches. He declined. I was glad he was there though.

Said mole...

The day it was removed. When I got home and showed the boys my stitches they started asking questions. When I told them about the shots Bradley asked, "Mom, were you brave?" Of course!

The 2nd day...

Andy, Bradley & Daniel kept daily track of the healing process.

the 3rd day...

The 5th day...

(the lighting isn't the best, but you can see that the band aids were starting to irritate my skin.)

the 7th day...

one week later...

Since I had sick kids on the day of my follow up visit, they told Andy he could remove the stitches at home. He did a great job removing them without inflicting any pain. The boys were proud of how brave I was.

It is looking pretty good. It still itches a little now and then, but for the most part if feels pretty normal. It was a little tender the first day after the numbness ware off, but I didn't have to take anything for it. For the next couple of days it was only tender to the touch. Now...nothing...it feels normal.

No Words!

At church Bradley was sitting next to me eating some snacks our cousins shared with Daniel last week.  (Daniel didn't want them so they went into the church bag.)  Once Bradley got done with the little cookies he picked up a candy and asked,

"Mom what is this." 

"It's a jelly bean."

"But there's no words on it!"

"That's because it isn't a Jelly Belly jelly bean, it is just a jelly bean."

With a look of discussed on his face he dropped it back into the bag and put it away...hum!

Feb. 28, 2010

Cute Kids

I might be a little bit bias, but I think I have the cutest kids! This last couple of weeks have been crazy with all our visitors and all the travelling we've been doing. Poor Bradley caught whatever bug has been going around. Daniel had this a couple weeks ago and we thought we had all made it without getting it, but Bradley finally did.

If any of my kids have to get sick I prefer it to be Bradley. This sounds bad I know, but he is the least whiny of all the kids. Of course my preference is that no one gets sick! Bradley is a trooper.

This is just another example of why we call him Daniel Piggy!

The boys just love Eliza! They love to play with her and are good helpers when I need someone to entertain her!

We love Eliza's "First Doll"s.

This one is from our Grandma Shirley. Eliza loves that she rattles.

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Daniel was having a hard time going number two yesterday so I put him on the toilet. He sat for about 45 minutes and only did pee pees. We read some stories and sang "Old Mac Donald". He is so cute when he sings...so last night when we were trying to get him to use the toilet again I gave him his Mac Donald book. A few minutes later I could hear him, Bradley, and Andy all singing. I had to capture it!

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Bradley was singing to Eliza last night so I had to get it!

Eliza Videos

Eliza is to the point were she interacts with you when you talk to her. She was being so cute the other day, talking and laughing, but as soon as the camera came out she stopped! I tried hard to capture her sweet little smile and coos, but mostly ended up with her brothers coughing and hacking in the background!

Eliza Smiles

Daniel got the camera and started video taping. He was so excited! I had to add this one. :)

Eliza LOVES her bouncer/vibrator. She gives me some of her best smiles and talks a lot when she is in it. Sometimes it get a little out of hand when her brothers try to "help" her bounce.

Beach in San Fran.

Jason and kids are down by the water. Bradley and Daniel were digging in the sand. It was just wet enough to stick to everything! It was a beautiful day.

Feb. 13, 2010

Golden Gate Bridge Video

I love that the kids were trying to climb the bridge.  They had to investigate everything!

More Eliza

Eliza and I recently got back from house hunting in North Carolina.  She is an excellent traveling partner.  We had some extra time in the hotel and since I think she is so cute I had to get a couple pictures.

Eliza snoozing in the motel.

Getting a little tummy time.

Eliza was such a sport.  She handled being drug across the country very well. 

We just love our little Princess!

Feb. 15-18, 2010

The Rest of The Trip

The second day Jason was with us and we went on a tour of the Base.  We had a lot of fun at the Airplane Museum.  The kids loved all the airplanes.

Jessica, Bradley, Daniel, Anna & Ethan

This is like the "Operation Dumbo Drop" airplane.

Anna loved to get her picture taken all alone.

Ethan, Ben, Anna, Amy, Jessica & Bradley

Daniel was getting tired so he stole a ride with Eliza.

Ben in a flight simulator.

We went to feed the ducks at the park too.  Daniel was scared of the ducks and wouldn't go anywhere with our someone big.

Since Jason's plane came in so late the night before they were both pretty tired.  I can't believe how long they slept with "The Music Man" blarring on the TV and seven kids running around the house!  Aren't they cute?

Oakland Temple:

It was a beautiful day at the temple.  The flowers were just coming up well.   They smelled amazing!

There was a teenage girl watching her little cousin at the temple.  He was about 5 months old and he was screaming when we got onto the grounds.  He was still screaming when we were heading to the visitors center.  Laura was tempted to ask her if she needed help, but thought that might be a little bit inapropriate.  We didn't need to ask her because she walked up to us and asked if we spoke baby.  Laura had him calmed down pretty quickly.  He calmed down enough to leave him with his cousin and they both did fine.

We had lunch in the back of the rental van.

The Beach & The Bridge:

We haven't ever been the beach here before.  There weren't any rocks on the shore line, but the waves were still crashing in.  It was really pretty!

The waves made foam all along the shoreline. 

Out of all the times I have been to the Golden Gate Bridge this was the first time I have actually walked out on to the bridge.

While we were out there a big tanker went under the bridge.  The kids were all really excited to see it.

It was giving this little tug boat a tow.

We were all pretty tired by the end of the day.

Visiting with our Bleazard Cousins:

The girls were having a pillow fight in Anna's room.

Amy, Anna M., Anna B. & Jessica

Bradley, Seth, Jake & Ethan had a fun playing with cars and building things with legos.

We had so much fun with our Mitchell Cousins.  Thanks for coming to visit us.  We miss you already!!

Feb. 12-15, 2010