Luck of the Irish!

I started a new tradition on St. Patricks day last year... we eat green everything for dinner and the kids help make it. Last years meal was kind of gross weird since it was all naturally green and stuff we were not used to. The pesto sauce for example, not my favorite. So this year I'm taking the advice of others and just added green food coloring to everything. So we had:

Green Chicken (I added green food coloring to the cream of mushroom soup gravy)
Green mashed potatoes
Green garlic bread 
Green Salad
Green Beans

It was pretty yummy! And the kids like it so that's all that matters. We ended up having it the night before St. Patty's since Paul's parents wanted us all to get together on their last night before they leave for their 2nd mission to Bogota, Columbia. They will be gone until Christmas of 2011. We will miss them but have really enjoyed all the time we've had with them in between these two missions.

Kaden, why would you stick that up your nose?

Yesterday, I got a call from the babysitter about 1 hour before I got off work. Kade was screaming  in the background freaking out! She informed me that he was upset because he stuck a hershey kiss wrapper (yes the metal ones, minus the paper part) up his nose and it was stuck. She was at a loss for what to do, so I got off the phone called the doctor, where I left a message. Cheyenne found Paul's flashlight and confirmed that the foil was indeed stuck up the nose. After 15 minutes or so Kade calmed down an was fine. It was a little uncomfortable for him at times but for the most part it didn't bother him at all. A little while later, I got off work and came straight home looked up his nose and saw all silver up inside the hole. I tried using tweezers to get it out but all I did was make his nose bleed. The doctor called me back, and I figured at that point that metal in the nose was no good and totally worth the $15 co pay to go to the doctor to get it removed. Our doctor fit us in and let me know if she couldn't get it out, we would go to the nose, ear & throat doctor. She took out her giant tweezers she has especially for getting things out of noses for kids and got it out in no time! Seriously it was huge probably a quarter of an inch wide.  I'm not sure how he shoved it up there. Kade was so proud the whole experience and didn't even cry!

The whole experience was just to hilarious not to blog about! I love that kid and love being his mom, there's never a dull moment with him around!

Jaxon

Jaxon has turned 9 months and now 10 months without my update, so I'm combining them since they sort of blend together now.

9 Months: Jaxon has teeth! 4 of them! He chews on EVERYTHING! Tables, couches, toys, you name it, he chews on it! HIs favorite past time is going places he does not belong. The bathroom is his favorite. He has a radar and if that bathroom door is left open, you can guarantee thats where he is. He goes inside and shuts the door, giggling. He doesn't even mind that hes locked in or that its dark. He's so funny!

10 Months: He has 6 teeth and his very first ear infections!  Kade had tubes by this point so I'm pretty thrilled he made it to March without one. He's had a misrable month full of sickness but he's a real trooper. The rest of our babies always got super fussy but Jaxon just sleeps ALOT when he's sick. Its kind of wonderful!

Things hes doing now. He talks a lot or babbles. He says mamma and dadda, and more (sorta). He can sign more. He's clapping whenever he hears someone else do it then starts laughing. He's very loud and thinks he is the boss of everyone. He'll squeal at anyone not doing what he wants. I'm also convinced he does not believe he is a baby. He thinks he's all grown up and can do anything.  He's all over the place and is a sweet sweet boy.