HaPpY BiRtHdaY TyLeR!!

Tyler turned 10 on Tuesday. I can't believe my oldest is in double digits. WOW!! He had a great day. We got him an I-pod so he spent a lot of the day downloading songs. Then his dad took him and Brayden golfing. He wasn't real happy about his score (38 over) but he had a good time. That night we went out to eat and then to the home opener of the Raptors. That is the baseball team in Ogden. We had great seats thanks to a family friend who gave us her tickets for the night. We got to enjoy fireworks after the game.

Then the next day Tyler had a friend party with his teammates from Shock, his baseball team. A couple of neighborhood buddies, and his cousins. They all came over around 5 and had pizza and just messed around a bit. Boy, can boys be wild!! Then we opened presents and had ice cream and cake. Then we all loaded into about 4 vehicles and headed to the Raptors game. They all had a great time. Happy Birthday Tyler! We love ya!!

Asthma Boy

Well, we found out on Monday that Brayden has asthma. I have wondered if he did for a while now because he has a chronic cough and wheezes at times when he breathes. Bryce actually has a touch of asthma as well. I took him in to his pediatrician on Monday because he wasn't feeling well and had a bad cough. They did an oxygen test. It was at 94. Normal for kids is around 98. So we figured something was going on . The doctor asked me some questions and then did an exam and listened to his breathing. He was pretty wheezy and the doctor said his lungs didn't sound good. So he prescribed some steroids for 5 days, breathing treatments for a week or so, and a daily pill he has to take possibly forever. YIKES!! He also gave us an inhaler to use when he needs it.

Well it wasn't that great on the pocketbook. But we met the deductible for prescriptions for him so next time it won't be as expensive.

Today, Brayden actually played his last 2 baseball games of the season. He did great in his first game, but at the beginning of the second game when he was going up to bat, I could tell something was wrong. He started crying and said he couldn't breathe. I took him back to the dugout and they bumped him to the bottom of the order so he could catch his breath. I then took him into the shade to lay on the blanket for a minute. He was upset and I tried to calm him down and get him a drink of water. I had not brought the inhaler, which would have come in very handy. I guess I am not used to having a child with asthma. Obviously, sports is one of his triggers. I felt horrible. He didn't feel like going back into the game so we watched from the sidelines. I will probably never forget to take his inhaler with us wherever we go now. I learned a great lesson today!

Summer Finally??

Well, as most of you know, it hasn't been much of a summer so far, with all the cool weather and rain. But last week the boys finally were able to get into the pool. It has been set up since Memorial Day but hasn't been warm enough. Their cousin Brady was over for the day and they decided to go swimming. They didn't last long, the water was almost 80 degrees, but they had fun splashing around.
We also got a new swing set for Ellie. She loves to swing and slide and thought it would be a good investment for the family. I looked around for a while and finally found one at Wal-mart we liked. They were actually out but we were able to buy their display for a discounted price and it was already put together which Bryce was very happy about. The kids seem to be enjoying it. Hopefully, they will be able to swim more in July and August. More than likely it will be 90+ soon and we will all be wishing for cooler weather!!

Isn't she cute?

My friend Ashley took these pictures of Ellie. She needed some models for hair bows for her friend that sells them. I thought they turned out so cute.

If anyone is interested in the bows or photography here is the info.

Wright Photography- www.ashleywrightphotography.com

Hair flowers and bows- www.budsandblossoms.etsy.com

Baseball

As most of you know, our family is heavily involved in baseball. It takes up the majority of our time. But we love it! Both Tyler and Brayden are playing on a competitive team and a rec team with their friends from school. We pretty much eat, drink, and sleep baseball. The boys have practice for comp about twice a week and a double-header on Saturdays. Then they play rec ball on Mondays and Wednesdays. Not to mention the tournaments that Tyler is involved in. On Memorial Day weekend Tyler played in Spanish Fork. They played 4 games total and lost 2 of them. We stayed down in Provo at the Marriott which is always fun for the kids, me not so much. I don't sleep well in hotels, even if it is the Marriott.

Tyler's regular season games of comp are going well. They are doing really great. Brayden's team is a first year team and they are learning a lot but not winning a lot. But he doesn't care. They are both doing great on their rec teams. I posted a couple of pictures of Brayden from his rec team. Bryce is actually the coach.

In Tyler's last rec game he pitched a couple of innings and blew it right by 'em. It was fun to watch. Bryce said he wouldn't have been able to hit his pitches either. We have until the end of June for baseball, and then I believe Tyler's team is going to play fall baseball so I am sure it will continue to take up a lot of our time. But I truely love to watch my boys play!! They are awesome.

I also included some pictures of Bryce and Ellie at the Spanish Fork tournament.

Speed Stackers Competition

Tyler participated in Weber School Districts annual Math Science Olympiad a couple of weeks ago. Him and 3 other fourth graders at his school competed against 6 other fourth grade teams in Speed Stackers. Speed Stackers are light-weight plastic cups that you arrange in stacks and then take the stacks down. He received a set of these at Christmas and has been practicing ever since. He is really good at it. For the competition a 4 person team does a 3-6-3 stack and then takes it down and tags the next player. The team that does it the fastest is the winner. Tyler's team did it in about 35 seconds and took 1st place. He was so excited! Below is the video of the winning round and a picture of them with their gold medals.