Smart Ethan

So I had this grand idea. The kids had been wild because I had been on the computer and not really paying attention to what they were doing. Clothes and toys were scattered around the house everywhere. I told the kids that we were going to have a treasure hunt and everyone got their own basket. I hid some treats in various spots and told the kids that they had to pick up everything that belonged to them and put it in the basket and in the process they were to look for the hidden treats. I thought this was a fabulous idea. The kids were scurrying around the house until they found their treats. Then Ethan clued in... "Hey this is isn't a game. You're making us CLEAN!" I thought I was being so clever. I'm not so sure Ethan will like this game if we ever play it again. :-)

4 Peas in a Pod

Yesterday after church, Josh and Ethan decided that they were going to help take care of Abby and Kaden while I was making dinner. They made a bed for all of them so I had to snap a picture. Ah, I love it when they all play together nicely and are not hitting, biting or kicking each other. Sadly I have to admit that even Kaden has been hit because Abby wasn't liking the fact that I was feeding him and not reading to her. Usually though she is very loving of her little brother. I cerish the good moments when they come!

I've been Tagged

Ok-Let's give this a whirl
5 fears, 5 joys, 5 obsessions/collections, 5 surprising facts about you. Tag 5 people.

5 Fears:
Fire
Driving in heavy snow/rain/fog - especially at night
That someone in my family will die or get seriously hurt
Driving someplace where I've never been before
The dentist

5 Joys:
Ryan
My sweet kids
Singing
A clean house
The gospel

5 Obsessions/Collections
Chocolate
I obsess about how young I am for having 4 kids. Stupid huh!
We seem to collect exercise equipment that we don't ever use.
I obsess about being in the correct lane when driving like a mile before the exit
Reading

5 Surprising facts about me:
I'm super cheap
I've never been pulled over for speeding!
I HATE making phone calls (even to order pizza)
I've never been to a live session of General Conference
I hate making decisions. "Whatever is easiest" is my motto.

I Tag....Okay, everyone who I would tag has already been tagged.

My Pretty Girl

I had been out. I had Kaden and Ethan with me and I left Abby and Josh in the loving care of Daddy. He calls it babysitting. You can't call it babysitting when they are your own children I tell him! Anyway, we were in the checkout line at Walmart when I get a call from Ryan asking where the camera is. I told him and hung up not thinking anything about it. That should have clued me in right there. Whenever Ryan needs the camera, somebody must of done something bad, and so he needs to document the affair. (Does anyone remember the boys eating butter while Ryan was "babysitting"?) We come home to find that Abby had gotten into my make-up and had applied it to herself. I think she did a fairly good job for a two year old. She had the mascara near her eyes and the blush on her cheeks...then she just sort of spread everything else around. I guess I shouldn't leave Ryan in charge of Abby while BYU is playing on TV. He's a little less watchful! And on a side note, so you don't think that Ryan is awful, on my watch yesterday she got into my make-up again. She's a sneaky little one. Either she's shadowing me or getting into trouble on her own. She never is just playing nicely by herself. She requires 24/7 watching! Enjoy the pictures!

We Love Grandma!

Here are some pictures of grandma's visit this past week. Boy did we have a good time. Abby, who usually is my shadow, followed Grandma around everywhere. Nice for me, maybe not so much for Grandma! I didn't get a picture of Josh and Grandma playing Monopoly, but they had an on going game set up in my bedroom that they would play every now and then. I believe that Josh ended up winning.

Come Monday, it's going to be me and the "real world." I've had 3 weeks of help and now I'm going to brave it alone. Maybe someone should call me Monday evening to make sure that everyone is still alive and I'm still sane!

FHE rainout

The boys have discovered that they like to play catch with Ryan out in the backyard. We bought some balls and two mits and they've been doing really well. For Family Home Evening last week, Ryan and I were going to buy a little t-ball stand and bat and let them hit away. Unfortunately, it started to rain so we decided to wait on that activity. Instead, Ryan and the kids jumped on the tramp in the rain. They came in soaked, but had a blast!

Photo Shoot

Here are a few more pictures of Kaden. Hope you enjoy.

Ah, success

Josh has been telling me that he hates school because he hates to do homework...which includes reading. He says that he hates to read. How could anyone in the Dalton family hate to read? I got to thinking that maybe it's because we read the same books over and over again. The other day we headed over to the library and we checked out some Captain Underpants books and when we came home, I found both Josh and Ethan sitting on the couch with a book in hand. Maybe I'll have some success in the reading department this year after all.

Bundle of Cute!

Here's Kaden looking a lot less blue. The doctors were quite surprised that the bruising got a whole lot better the second day. They thought that it was going to get worse before it got better. Thank goodness! He's getting cuter and cuter everyday. Oh and did I mention that he has dimples. One really good one on this left cheek!

It's picture time

I so LOVE this picture. It can't get any better than that can it?

Isn't this too cute? While the boys were at school, Ryan brought Abby over to see us. She was so excited to see the new baby and she kept smiling. Oh it was so sweet. Notice that Ryan did Abby's hair. He says it's a lot harder to do than it looks! I think he did a great job.

Is there a doctor in the house?

So Ryan and I headed over to the hospital to be induced on Tuesday. We were supposed to be there at 7:30 in the morning. We got all the kids squared away and we drove over. We were taken back and admitted. Answered all the questions, got all settled and we waited for the doctor to show up so we could get started. We waited for 6 hours. Now, what was the point of being at the hospital at 7:30? I kept telling myself that the doctor must have had a good reason for making us wait that long....

My doctor finally showed up around 1:15 and broke my water. Things moved on their own and I didn't even need potocin to start my contractions. The anesthesiologist didn't seem to think that I would need medicine that early so he gave me one dose to numb my legs a little and didn't even hook me up to anything else. My nurse was horrified when she found out what they had done. So, we can say that I went through all the trouble of having a huge needle stuck in me without any of the benefits. I felt every contraction, and they HURT! I'm 1 for 4 in the epidural working department. That's not a good record.

Kaden finally made his entrance at 3:05 pm. Not a record for me, but not bad. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. He has lots of dark hair and was pretty blue from bruising on his face. He checked out all healthy!