Elton is 3!!

Elton turned 3 this past Friday! He had been so excited for his day and party and then I was sick. He got to take cookies to small school to share with his friends. On Friday night we let him open his presents from us and then on Sunday we had family over for pizza and cake. He was so excited and couldn't stop looking at his cake. For a 3 year old I have to say it is so cute how he always says thank you and sorry. He also has a passion for dreaming about climbing up things. He is now talking about how he is going to climb up walls. I keep telling him he is not Spiderman, but I don't think I have convinced him yet. His curly hair definitely suits him!

The Flu

We all have heard how the flu shots were off on their strains this year and so our house was no exception. Caleb got it first with his fever spiking at 103.5 and body aches. Fortunately Motrin got him through it within 2 days. It started for me on Thursday and by Friday I was a mess. I stayed on top of the Tylenol as I knew I didn't want my temp. with baby getting close to 103.5. The highest I recorded it was 101.8. Let me tell you that I practicly lived in our bathtub as nothing else felt good. It moved into my chest and head and with me not being able to breath I called the Dr Monday afternoon. Tuesday morning was my last fever and also when I went in to the Dr. I had progressed into a respiratory and sinus infection. They put me on an inhaler as they didn't want my o2 sats going down and on an antibiotic. Today I actually feel like I am starting to pull through. I am so greatful that Elton and Dan haven't gotten hit with it yet and I hope they don't. This is what has taken me so long to get my next post about Elton's birthday up.

Our Trip To Las Vegas

We left last Sunday to drive to Las Vegas and boy did we have a busy week! We stayed at the Excalibur and as we pulled up and the boys got their first look at the castle, Elton was convinced he was going to get to see Snow White (he has a huge crush on her). We covered a lot of ground over the next 4 days. I am just going to list off what we did to make it a little easier. Mandaylay Bay - Shark Reef Exhibit, Luxor - King Tut's Museum (Shelley & Caleb) and motion rides(Dan & Caleb), New York , MGM -Rainforest (which included eating at the jungle restaurant twice), M&M World, Coca Coca Cola Store, Bellagio - conservatory, Treasure Island - Pirates and Pirate Ship show, Caesar's - Statue shows, FAO Schwarz (3 level toy store), Planet Hollywood, Venetian, Hoover Dam - Power Plant Tour, Excalibur -Fantasy Faire arcade and motion rides/IMAX, Freemont Street, Tropicana - Human Bodies Exhibit (Dan & Caleb) and Titanic Exhibit (Shelley & Caleb), Circus Circus - Adventuredome, and Tiffany's (for Valentine's!).

We were exhausted every night. On Monday night Caleb said his legs felt like they were dying. Elton and I took a couple hour nap every afternoon but one to help us rejuvenate. However, Caleb is convinced that the next time we go, that we need to go for 7 days!!

Winter In Idaho

The past month we have been inundated with cold weather with numerous snow storms. It has been a blah month and I think we all are starting to go a little stir crazy from being cooped up too much. The pictures of the snow I had were from very gloomy days and so I didn't even feel like posting them. There have been many snow days for the surrounding schools and road closures. I even had to cancel 2 childbirth classes (this is a first). Fortunately yesterday and today the weather has cleared and warmed up just in time for us to take our family vacation. We are leaving tomorrow to drive down to Las Vegas for 4 days and will head back on Friday. We are all excited about getting out of here and seeing some new sites. The boys went in for haircuts a few days ago to get ready for the trip. Hopefully when we get back I will have some great new posts and pictures.