What a Happy Day

Wow Caitlin had quite the day. We started with her favorite breakfast, crepes. Then her best Young cousin Samantha came over to share in her birthday. We had a busy morning running around trying to find a place to pierce her ears and when we found one they wouldn't do it without 2 ladies to do it. So after lunch and ice cream cake, we went back to Walmart and the nice ladies put pretty little pink earrings in Cait's ears. I have never seen Cait so happy. She was smiling from ear to ear. She hasn't stopped either. She said it hurt for a second, but she didn't even flinch when they did it. We then got to go bowling as a family. I just barely beat Caitlin. With the help of a strike in the 9th frame I only beat her by 9 points. That's sad I know. So we had a great day and Cait loved every minute of it. I also enjoyed seeing her so happy. I love my girl.

I set out her presents the night before and she couldn't go to bed until around midnight because she was so excited.
When our cousins got here and daddy finally got home we opened presents. She got a blowup princess bed, a beauty stand with play hair pretties and play makeup, she also got an art kit, and a cute little pink outfit. Samantha gave her some lip gloss and candy.
Samantha is also a girly girl so they played hair dresser with Caits new beauty stand. When we went to dance, Kaitlyn H. gave my Caitlin a Littlest Pet shop toy that Cait just loves. It is really cute.
And TA DA!! She got her ears pierced. I love them, and so does Cait. You just should have seen her face. It was priceless I should have taken my camera.
They finally received their ballet costumes. I love them. We finally figured out what to do with a strange gold ribbon that was floating around and it makes such a difference in the costume. It made the zigzag pattern in the front. Just imagine it without the ribbon, not as cute.
You know I couldn't leave Cora out of the pics. I feel bad that I didn't get Buddy, but I did get a cute video of him. Cora is just beautiful.

Happy 5th Cait!!!!

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

My best girl is turning 5! Can you believe it? I can't!! Enjoy her little scrap book. Stay tune for the pics of her big day and her pretty new earings!!!

Premise behind the poll

Dave and I disagree on the right age to get our daughters ears pierced. Dave wants to wait a few more years, I want to do it next Wednesday when Cait turns 5. I got my ears pierced at 5 and see nothing wrong with it. SO I want to know what you think and also what your husbands think. Please respond to both poles, and then maybe leave a comment so I know what your thoughts are.

I'm Broken and I'm deserted Update.

So you all know that I hurt my back. And it hurt. I have been practically flat all week. Starting Wednesday night I started taking some of my pain meds from when I had Cora.:) So I was finally starting to walk straight and not hurt so bad. It still hurts to bend over, to pick up anything, and to get up from a laying position. So mostly I am okay. So today I went back to my brother-in-law for another adjustment. He let me know today that my left femur is 7 mm shorter than my right. My FEMUR??? Huh I didn't know that could happen? He gave me this nifty little insert for my shoe that lifts my left heel so that my legs are even. The hope is that my hips won't go out which will prevent my back from going out, which will prevent my neck from going out. It's all connected you know, "the back bones connected to your hip bone, the hip bone's connected to you leg bone....." I never knew that song would come in handy? So then I ask Brad, "It's flip-flop season, what do I do about that (he wants me to wear shoes ALL the time)?" He told me to take my sandals to a shoe repair shop and have them put a 7 mm lift in my left shoe. Don't ya think that is going to be a little spendy? was my first thought. But then he showed me an xray of a man that is 60 years old with severe back degeneration. He told me I could end up like that or I could spend a little money for a lift in my shoe. So there you go, for a week I was crooked and for the rest of my life ( okay it's been my whole life) I will have a short leg with nothing to do about it but wear a lift. Poor ME!
Now to the I'm deserted post. Dave is not going to his mom's this week. I still won't see him much, but at least he will be in Tooele. Thank you for all of your support and for being so nice to me. In 5 days we'll be one class down 12 more to go. Wish us luck.

A little less talk

Dave said I have to much talk on here and not enough pictures, so here you go.
How cute is she? This is one of Caits dance outfits this year. This is for the jazz dance Rockin' in the USA. The kids caught a little bit of spring fever. Cait painted the pots, then planted cosmos in two and poppy's in the other two. Dawson just likes to play in the dirt.

I'm Broken

Never pick up garbage, is my warning to you. Yesterday, I went to pick up a bag of garbage, I simply bent over, I didn't even pick it up and my back twisted. Literally, when my chiropractor brother-in-law adjusted me, he said my lower back completely twisted to the right. Which makes my muscles pull on the left and so I am walking crooked. My left leg was 1 inch shorter than my right. Dave took time off of work to drive me to Layton. We were there for 2 1/2 hours, by the time I had muscle therapy, an adjustment, laser treatments and xray's. It helped while I was there, but now I just hurt again. Not as bad as yesterday, but I looked in the mirror and my torso is leaning to the left. I look really funny. So if you see me please don't laugh it will only make me cry.

I'm Being Deserted

I don't like master's programs.:( My husbands first final is next weekend, so guess what he is doing? Leaving me :( He wanted me to go to my moms but there is too much in town that I have to do that I can't leave, so he is going to his moms. He is having a really hard time studying at home and work, but there is no where else that he can go. So he thinks his only option is to go somewhere he won't be distracted. I don't really think that it will last because he loves us too much to be away from us for that long. But if he needs it to pass the class I guess that I will support him.

But ladies, I am going to need a lot of attention in the next two weeks. Play group may not be enough. So if you are planning any fun trips to the zoo, swimming or other such fun activities don't forget me. I am a very social person and will die without adult interaction.

Wish me luck, and just in case he really does stick it out for that long, (at least he said he would come home on the weekend, guess what I 'm leaving this weekend), I wish him all the luck in the world and want to tell him how much I love him and that I hope that he does amazing on his final and kicks everyone elses B-U-T-T.