American Idol 2024?

Guitars are overrated. Do you think the judges on American Idol would like to see talent plus a recorder in a couple of years??

   There's no doubt this kid loves an audience. Lucky for us, Taylor brought his ukelele to San Antonio and Grandma brought Kyle a recorder. We got a personal concert every night. Kyle has a hard time deciding if he should sing or play the recorder. I know he wishes he could do both simultaneously.  Sometimes I feel like Kyle is doing some type of ritual song/dance, but without fail it always cracks me up.

Now I think he just needs to decide what type of artist he really is, and then we can work on a record label.

They Come to Kyle's House!

Papa, Grandma and Unkie came to Kyle's house for a quick visit. Oh it was heaven! On Sunday they flew in. My cousin Mikenna, who dives for BYU, got bumped off her flight and was in SA for two days so we got to see her on Sunday too! We were outside when Tim pulled up with our visitors from AZ. Kyle went crazy. He started, "Jumping! Jumping! Jumping!" and then ran up to the garage door and started banging on it like crazy. I don't think he could handle the thought that Papa, Grandma and Unkie could come to Kyle's house!

On Sunday we hung out and on Monday we went to Sea World. The weather was overcast so not many people were there for Spring Break. It was great!

Too cool for school:

 Kyle loved spending time with Papa looking at the alligators. He did not, however, like for me to try to get him to sit for a picture. This is why I take dramatically fewer pictures these days!

    On Tuesday the weather was on our side again. It rained all Monday night and a little Tuesday morning, but Tim and Taylor still headed to Six Flags. They said their wait was only like 5-10 mins. The angry looking clouds must have scared away a lot of teenagers! They didn't get rained on the rest of the day. Imagine my surprise when they came home saying they didn't feel good after eating funnel cake for lunch and riding rides all day. I think one of Scooter's favorite rides was the Poltergeist that goes from 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds. My mom and I shopped a little and then went home to put Kyle down for his nap and shopped some more. Thanks Dad for being the babysitter!

We also:

Ate at Rudy's BBQ

This kid loves his meat. The amount of hot dogs he requests (that's sausage in his mouth) these days literally makes me nauseous. 

My mom's favorite part of the place:

I think she wanted one of those signs for Scooter and Curtis. :)

Some people got new phones, which proved handy at the Alamo. 

We then went to the Riverwalk where it was so busy because of Spring Break. This little man insisted on walking right in between and into everyone. 

(Grandma also gave him a hair cut. She's the only person who's given him one!)

His favorite thing was to listen to the mariachi band as we waited to be seated for lunch. He was in heaven! 

After that we headed home and hung out until it was time to leave for the airport. Kyle and I cried on the doorstep as they drove away. Thank you for coming Mom, Dad and Scooter. We had a blast and felt so spoiled. Kyle still asks for you! 

28 Weeks

Mama Moose.

Currently:

Making sound effects while getting in & out of the car

Feeling pains in the lower back

Cramping very easily while walking
Stretch-mark free

Loving the fact that I meet my second baby boy soon

Experiencing a sensation like Pop Rocks in my stomach

May be seen fanning myself indoors

Just experienced my first time swimsuit shopping while pregnant

Already gained the recommended weight (for the entire pregnancy) by my doctor

Grateful for my energy

Feeling very blessed. In a very large way.

Doctors.

Dear Flonase, I love you.

On Monday my dr. gave me a prescription for Flonase to help with my sinus infection. Although I am still blowing my nose all the time (it's been a week now!), my energy is back and I have slept like a rock the past couple of nights! I'm in heaven!

I just wanted to write how grateful I am for doctors. I have been thinking the past couple of days how lucky I am to be surrounded by people who work hard in the medical field.

In the beginning of February I took Kyle to a pediatric opthamologist for his first eye exam. His left eye had been doing some crazy business, and since I wore glasses starting at age 3 and my little brother at age 2 I knew he needed to be seen. I was more nervous about the actual appointment than the fact Kyle might have to wear glasses. Luckily Kyle did great! I was so impressed with the dr. I could tell that he really enjoyed his job and was great with Kyle. I felt really calm in his office. He diagnosed Kyle with Brown's Syndrome and as of right now Kyle is only a little far-sighted--which is normal for his age.

Kyle's pediatrician is awesome. Although in a ghetto office, she is so thorough and really listens to my questions. One time she called just to check up on Kyle after learning he was sick. I feel lucky to have Kyle as her patient and trust what she says.

My OBGYN. I'll decide whether I love my obgyn here after the delivery :). I don't really have much to say about my obgyn here, but I LOVED my dr. in Provo, Dr. Judd. I am so sad he isn't delivering me again. He was so funny and a true blessing when I delivered. I loved my hospital experience and was so grateful that he delivered me.

We have friends who are in medical school now and I know the sacrifice it takes during school. I am so grateful for good people in the medical field! I also have to give a shout out to my Mom. She is the best dr. around! I can call her with symptoms and she's really good at diagnosing me :). Moms know best!

Let's Rodeo San Antonio!

Before all the crazy sickness happened (oh yah, Kyle had a fever on Sunday night and now is getting over croup!), we were able to go to the rodeo fair grounds as a family. Thank goodness it was "Dollar Day," because parking alone was ten dollars!

Kyle reached 36 inches this year so he was able to ride some of the rides. He had two favorite ones. It was so fun for Tim and I to see him get so excited and belly laughing. He was funny because we would stand in line at one ride and then he would see a different one and change his mind.

This was his second favorite one: The Flying Saucer. As you can see by the first pic, he was all business and not sure what to expect:

As it got going he loved it! 

(Excuse the lame photography skills throughout this entire post)

   We then went to the petting zoo and to look at the cows. On the car ride over Kyle said, "Cows and sheep and elephants!" Sorry bud, no elephants. 

Look at those yellow boots! Then look at the kid behind Kyle to the left. Love it! 

Look how much he's grown in the past year:

Wiping a tear...

  Kyle's favorite ride was the Fire truck. He went on it before the petting zoo:

 The anticipation to go on the second time (after the petting zoo) proved too much to handle.

Not looking away from the ride: 

Not understanding the purpose of standing in line:

Proving the anticipation was too much to handle:

Breaking free from Dad and cutting people in line, only to find another obstacle:

Needless to say, he loved it. He would scream with the other kids and put his hands in the air when they got to the top. The other parents around me were laughing at him too. 

We loved spending time as a family, doing something Kyle loved ... and I loved the funnel cake.