January 2017

Bubble fun!

I turned 35! I didn't want to have a massive cake to eat so I made a small one and I was so excited about it!

Brighton has become an incredible creator. He scavenges all our throw aways and things we've used up or packaging materials and he makes something from nothing. Here he took my empty cocoa container, CUT A HOLE IN IT HIMSELF, and put this random hole/funnel thing he round. So he used it for a crayon container and he just puts them through he hole! Amazing! His mind, I don't even know how he comes up with this stuff and he does it EVERYDAY!!!! He's only 4!

Whenever I use up the last of the TP or coconut oil or ANYTHING I yell, "Brighton!" and he comes running and I show him what I have and he gets SO EXCITED! We never throw anything away now.

Scarlet took Occupational Therapy twice a week for 3 months. Her body never learned how to run and had these reflexes from when she was a baby that she never grew out of. Her instructor suspects it's because all of these changes and progress in the body usually occur right when Scarlet got Lyme Disease and stopped using her body. Instead of running and integrating all her instinctual moves she just sat around and her body did nothing, so it never progressed to the next step. Also, she was in so much pain, she had to compensate in how she ran and did things and that created an usual run for her. It was a lot of work and she missed a lot of fun things at school sometimes, like assemblies, but it was all worth it because NOW SHE CAN RUN!!!! I was worried she never would be able to. She is definitely a slow runner, but she DOES it. So I'm SO HAPPY for her. We also realized during her training that she couldn't jump! I had no idea 'till they had her doing exercises and she couldn't do them. I'm just so happy she doesn't have to feel left out at recess and like she can't keep up with her friends. I am so happy for her and my worry that this would be a life long struggle has finally be lifted!

With all of Scarlet's therapy, I've been out of the house 6 hours more than normal. I already am out of the house 10 hours or so for exercise, showering and reading at Scarlet's school. Then there's the occasional Relief Society Activity, Visiting Teaching or if it's been a wowser week and I need to get away, add another few hours on there. Sometimes I feel like I never hang out with my boys anymore and none of us like it. So Marius and I went on a date. He was pretty easy to please. He just wanted a chocolate covered donut. Needless to say, I've been making a much greater effort the last week or so trying to get some major time in with the boys. And it's been happening and it's been so nice! I love hanging out with them. And Brighton has been sleeping through the night for the first time in a year probably and Marius returned to his naps so overnight they are both SO MUCH HAPPIER than they used to be, so hanging out with them is so much more DESIRABLE than it was for a month.

This was my birthday. It fell on Friday which is our weekly date night. I had Greg take me to this French Restaurant that I went to once and it was SO GOOD, so I couldn't wait to go with him. Well, it wasn't really our food- we had a hard time picking something off the menu because we simply didn't want any of it. And it was good, but I think we were both disappointed and satisfied to not come back. Sad for it to be on my bday, but I'm glad I got it out of my system because I've been wanting to go for a year!

After 11 years we are still very much in love. A few days don't pass without us talking about how we're so grateful for each other. We are lucky. And we know it.