Nixxon

Nixxon 9 months next week

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Movie: as long as someone is watching with him he will watch anything
Toys: Anything that makes noises and his jumper
Food: real food!!
Likes to:
Snuggle, Snuggle, oh did I mention Snuggle. Loves to jump, playing with his feet, and being around people. He loves attention. Oh he loves it when Abbie plays with him.

Abigail

Abbie 2 1/2 years old

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Movie: The Lion King
Book: Ants going to a picnic
Toys: dolls and blocks
Song: Naturaly by Selina Gomez and g
Food: Popsicles
Drink: Chocolate milk
Likes to:
Be a mom to Nixxon, run around everywhere, sing songs, go for rides......

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Taking pictures
Dancing all around the house.

Hells Canyon

We were able to go up to Oregon with Sheldon's family to fish on the Snake River. Sheldon's mom part of the family has been doing this for years. It used to be her dad and the boys thing. Now who ever wants to go goes. We packed up the car, the 5th wheel, and truck and headed out. We got to about Mountain Home Idaho and the truck started smoking. Sheldon told his dad he needed to pull over so they could take a look at it to see what was going on. Come to find out something was wrong with the engine and now we were trying to figure out what to do with the truck and the trip. Shalan rented a van and our cousin's wife grew up in that very town and her parents still lives there. They let us park the 5th wheel and truck there so we were able to go. We packed the car more and the van and headed off. We got up there late but none the less we were happy we made it.

Friday we went fishing along the river but didn't have much luck until we went down the road at a dam, don't remember what the name was. We were catching them left and right. Sheldon, Cameron, Shalan, Angie, and Sheldon's dad went farther and sat on a cliff to fish. Sheldon's mom and I stayed back and played with the kids, which was really entertaining!

Saturday all us kids and Sheldon's dad when on this jet boat ride down the Snake River. Abbie and Nixxon were too small to go so Sheldon's mom was nice enough to watch them while we went, Sheldon's parents went last year. We went through rapids, they were awesome. One was called the Green Room, Granite. They took us down the river to fish and to catch Sturgeons. We got some videos of Sheldon and I trying to reel one in. We all got the chance to reel and man is this fish strong. When it was my turn I put the belt on, to help hold the reel and to not hurt my leg etc from the reel pushing on them. I also had to place my foot on the rail so I wouldn't go over board. It didn't seem to help much, don't worry I didn't fall in. The fish was pulling and I couldn't hold my ground very well like everyone else. Sheldon was able to bring it up to the surface. It really wasn't what I was expecting but it was cool. Angie hates fish, the smell of them, and will NOT touch them but likes to go fish. This is and most likely will be the only fish she has and will ever touch. Yes, she did touch the sturgeon. The company the jet boat excurtion is Hells Canyon Adventures. Here is there website www.hellscanyonadventures.com they are also on Facebook. Check them out!

Fun stuff

Here are pictures of.... Nixxon snuggling while Abbie was getting ready for bed. Our home made fort of sheets in our front room. That was really fun and Abbie loved it! Last picture is of Abbie inside a couple of boxes that both her and Daddy put together. These are just a few fun pictures of the fun we have been having.

Easter

The Saturday before Easter we went to the park where they had a "egg hunt" but really it was grab as much candy as you can. They just laid it on the grass. For lunch we went to my mother's house and had a real egg hunt. Abbie has fun running around trying to find the eggs. The best part was watching her open them. Nixxon was too small this year. Easter morning was fun. Abbie ran in grabed her basket right off the table. She started removing everything from the basket. I am guessing she was looking for the plastic eggs to open to see what was in side. Well, at my mom's house the eggs had necklaces, rings, candy, and so forth. When she opened the eggs she found candy and that is all she wanted the rest of the day.

A lot going on

There has been a lot of changes and things happening the last couple of weeks. There was my surgery (which you already know about), the craziness of the kids, Sheldon's decision on his direction he is heading in, and my schedule.

My goodness on who much my two kids are growing and changing. Abbie is so big and getting into everything! Now that she knows how to figure out things it makes it even harder to keep an eye on her along with everything else. She knows how to get into cupboards, foods, get on the computer, and so much more. She is our crazy one. She isn't afraid of anything and wants to know about everything. Her new thing she says all the time is "Psst, hey, hey". You can't help but laugh when she doing something crazy when all of a sudden that comes out of her mouth. She loves to help me with laundry, dishes, cleaning the house, and with her little brother in changing him, feeding him, and telling him "its ok buddy" and gives him hugs and kisses. It is so sweet, and yes I know it won't always be that way with the cleaning and all. I will take it as long as it lasts.

You can't tell Nixxon was ever a preemie baby at all, he is getting so big. He is such a happy baby and doesn't cry much unless he is hurt from his sister throwing things that happen to hit him. The Johnny Jumper is his favorite play thing. Jumping, watching his crazy sister, and music makes him so happy.

Sheldon is such a smart guy and always looks at what would be best for his family and then himself. He decided it would be benefical to the family and especially him to go back to school and go into something that would be around for a long time and something he would enjoy doing. He couldn't see himself at the auto body shop, not to mention it was way beyond stress level that would be ok for him, where it affected every aspect of his life. We are so proud of him and support him in getting an education to better himself and others around him. We love you Sheldon and are behind you 110%.

With Sheldon changing his plans, I inturn changed mine so he would be able to complete his goal. I am now working full time and will be in the billing department with Intermountain. I am so excited to get this opportunity and happy it worked for Sheldon. The kids will still be taken care of I promise. Sheldon and his parents will be taking care of them while I am at work. I couldn't ask for more. We are so blessed having everything work for us.

Not too bad

What they did was a scope to fix the damaged cartilage and a lateral release to pull my knee cap onto the right track. When the doctor came out they said there was more damage than they had originally expected and took some of my cartilage out. My knee cap was lifted to where it should be and hopefully won't cause any more problems or damage to the rest of my knee. The other will need to be done as well but we are planing on waiting a while. All of this is from sports, having patella famoral syndrome, and a fall from ice. Go figure.