July 2012

Here are some more of the Uboldi happenings the month of July.  All I have to say is when did life get so busy?  No matter how little I try to schedule, life with three kids is less than dull.   

Dylan's scout leader asked if I would join them as a parent helper at Camp Keisel.  It was fun being involved in scouts for a moment and watching all the boyish things they do.  Archery, guns, rope course, games, canoeing, leather crafts and of course a sling shot from the trading post.

4th of July
We decided to bag the parade this year with all the afternoon and evening festivities we had planned.  Dylan's dance group was performing at Kaysville City that afternoon.  My mom and sister came down to watch.  We let them play on the bounce houses for a few minutes and then decided to bag it because it was so dang hot.  We came to my house for some red, white and blue popsicles and trampoline time.  I also made a fruit pizza that looked like a flag.  Yep, sometimes I'm a cool mom.  Not often, but once in awhile.  Dylan asked me if we could do something fun like that the night before so I went for it.  Those are the things kids remember forever.  :)

Later that evening we met up at Farr West Park for our annual 4th of July celebration with the family.  They always have good food, music and fireworks.  I love watching the cousins play and make memories together.  They all get along so well.  Preston did not love the fireworks again, but tolerated them better than last year.  He started on my mom's lap with her hand plugging his ears and ended up under a blanket to muffle the noise and lights even more.  He has made such progress with his abilities, but it was obvious we were still dealing with a child with Sensory Processing Disorder.  Some things he just does not tolerate well.

Dylan was in the "Empress Bride" put on locally this summer.  He loves everything to do with performing and really got into his part.  It was a darling show and I really enjoyed watching him on stage.  The pictures speak for themselves.  The kid is pure drama!

Princess Marissa turned 2 on July 16.  The Birthday Bear came the night before and decorated the house.  She was thrilled and walked around the house saying "happ-a birt-day" every time she saw one of the decorations.  I'm not sure she understood it was her birthday for most of the day.  She sang to grandma, grandpa, Dylan, Preston, mommy, etc. but may have figured it out when she actually got to open presents.  My mom watched the kids while I went to an appointment.  Marissa opened tons of cute outfits from grandma and a Dora doll grandpa Barney decided was a perfect gift.  It was a goodnight Dora and had big eyes that close.  I think he liked it because it was bi-lingual.  Marissa was TERRIFIED of Dora!  Her exact words were "No like it, Dora.  Put back in bag."  We ended up exchanging it for a regular soft baby from the store that she adores.

She was also a little nervous about fire being right next to her.  Apparently I finally got a somewhat cautious child.  It's about time.  Two wild ones are about all I could handle!  She loved the singing and frosting, but didn't care for the blowing out of the candles part.  We lucked out because my friend, Jamie, was getting rid of their kitchen set so that is what she got from mom and dad.  Yay to free birthday gifts.  She ran in and was so excited to see something new in the family room.

We had a surprise when a summer shower hit suddenly.  At first I attempted to keep the kids dry because we had friends coming over to bring a gift and have a cupcake with us, but I decided it didn't matter and sent the kids out to play in the rain. They LOVED every minute and had to be persuaded to join us for the party after so much fun splashing in puddles with rain boots and umbrellas.  Talbots brought her dress-ups which I'm certain she will completely wear out and Hannah (one of her favorite people ever) brought over a soft, squishy stuffed animal.  Abuela joined us later to bring a couple gifts for Marissa to open.  She loved stacking the blocks and was so cute when she opened a gift from bisabuela (Marcos' grandma) that she made.  She said "ooo".  It was darling!  Pretty great, low-key birthday for baby girl.  Gotta keep that in mind for future party planning.

I originally grabbed the camera to take pictures of Marissa's fancy hair my sister, Alicia, had done.  It soon turned into a documentation of toddler emotions.  From happy to complacent to completely distraught.  I couldn't help but share the process here.  Gotta remember the good, the bad and the ugly I suppose.  :)

We made a spontaneous decision to visit the dinosaur park.  We are attempting to use several of our passes that will be expiring in the next few months.  My sister and her kids were in town but leaving that day and decided to join us with grandma as well.  It was awesome!  The kids loved the dinosaur park, played well together and had a great time.  We finished off the day with a trip to McDonald's for kids' meals (something my kids never get so it felt like such a treat for them). 

Tony, Connor and Dylan were so cute together.  Tanner and Preston are like best buddies and walk hand in hand everywhere they go.  They had a field guide the kids could fill out for a special treat at the end so Angie (the teacher) lead the kids around filling out their field guide.  So cute!  It was so much fun to have grandma and Angie on a field trip with us.  That was the best treat of all!

Do your kids climb the walls too?  Dylan has gone from climbing walls to hanging from them.  ;)

Melissa had her baby Kyler Ethan on July 31st at 1:58 a.m. He was 7 lbs 9 oz.   He was breech so she was scheduled for a c-section the next day at noon.  However, after a day of running errands and apparently laboring most of the day, her water broke around 12:30 a.m.  She got to the hospital and by the time they checked her, they could see a foot.  She was in the hospital for 28 minutes before Kyler was born and only 6 minutes elapsed from the time they first checked her until he took his first breath. Crazy! It was an emergency, high risk delivery with no medicine, but everything worked out fine.  She really did not want a c-section and said a prayer that if it was possible, she wouldn't need to have one.  She got her wish, although I'm sure it was not exactly what she had in mind.  We are thrilled with the new baby cousin in the family and can't help but admire Melissa, our real live pioneer.  Marissa has yet to meet baby Kyler in person, but is already obsessed seeing pictures, saying his name and telling stories about what he is doing.  She's a little mother at heart!