My Little Peter Pan

After realizing that Jaiden's brown hat made him look like Robin Hood, I decided to make a green one. I think that should clear up any confusion.

I decided to put some costume pictures up early since I have no clue if I'll have time to later. We are very excited for Jaiden's costume this year. It was nice to have the time to make it. I was, however, a little worried that it wasn't going to work. Jaiden threw a nice fit when I had him try on his tunic to make sure I measured right. But, after he was decked out in the full outfit, he decided that it wasn't so bad. We got a "Woohoo!" and some nice jumping from him. He's so excited for Halloween... and all the "nums" he'll get.

Long walks in October...

So far, October has been a very creative month. I decided to invest in some looms to make beanies. Best idea ever. I can't put the yarn down.

I can't wait to get this little guy on a snowboard!!

We have also tried to get out and do fun things this month. So, we headed up Big Cottonwood. It was so much colder than we planned for. Good thing Jaiden had a new beanie(which he kept taking off) to help keep his little nogin warm.

Jaiden loved walking around the lake. He wanted to see some fish... well, he really wanted to swim with the fish.

It was so gorgeous up there. I couldn't stop taking photos.

Go Cougars!!

What we thought would be a disaster turned out to be a ton of fun... even though BYU lost... again. We got lucky and were able to go, as a family, to a BYU game. Jaiden loved it and did really well.
It was so dang hot. We were sweating our bums off. Jaiden kept stealing Daddy Dal's hat so we got him one of his own.

Then he stole my sunglasses. Jaiden loved watching the "big TV" and he cheered loud with the rest of us. "GO COUGARS... WRRAAARR!" Every time the cougar roared he would say, "I hear it... I hear cougar." I love this little guy! He is finally 2! He showed us that being 2 is not always terrible.
Here's the final cake. It turned out pretty good. I'm slightly burnt out but give me a week and I'm sure I'd want to start again.

The Second Birthday Cake... 1 More to Go!

Jaiden is one lucky kid! We've been kinda crazy this year and have had to split his birthday up 3 ways. This cake was really fun to make. It's for his party at Gigi's(Grandma Liz). I got pictures of each stage to show how it was made. The next cake is goin' to be for his party at Papa Sock's(Grandpa Scott). I'll be sure to post some pics :)

Gonna Be 2!

Jaiden is going to be two on the 26th! Because of how crazy September has been, we decided to celebrate a week early. First, here's a few pictures of his cake. I was, initially, going to just frost a cake but when I looked online at some car cakes I just had to go all out. I had so much fun! Here a few pictures to show parts of the process. Yes, it was an all day thing. Surprisingly, I didn't freak out. After five tries, I finally got the fondant to work.

I love how it turned out! I will definitely be using fondant again.

The fire freaked Jaiden out.

Our little birthday boy. He loved his cake and wanted more "tires." It still freaks me out that it has been two years! I miss my little peanut but I love how much fun he is getting.

It was sad to see the car in pieces, but it was yummy!

A few pictures of the fam. I'm sad my camera decided to wig out halfway through. So, sorry to those family members who didn't make it in this post. We still love ya!

The two cutest boys ever! We are excited to soon be close to them. The play dates will be amazing!

The First of Many...

Just to make you aware, there are a couple of graphic pictures. If you get queasy easily, you have been warned. :)

Saturday was supposed to be a fun football day at Mimi and Papa's. Little did we know what we were in for.

About 2:30 Jaiden was playing around with Bootsy(the dog). A combination of clumsiness and rough housing led to the loudest crack and most painful scream we had ever heard. The only thing I really remember is lunging over to Jaiden and pinching his forehead together. Somehow the bloody mess was only on Jaiden and in my hand. It was pretty bad. I looked down and yelled we need to go now. We pressed a rag on it and somehow managed to get a butterfly bandage to stick without him losing too much blood. I guess I took it better than I thought, according to Shirley. We calmed the bubbas down and illegally drove, with him on my lap, to the ER.

That little band-aid was a small miracle. It somehow kept everything tight enough, without bleeding through, to last as we waited and waited.
As we waited Jaiden was as happy as could be. He was laughing as if he didn't have an ouchie. He was fine until he had to get his vitals checked. He screamed and screamed as they tried to take blood pressure, weight, and temperature. He freaked out when they put the hospital bracelet on. I was worried about how in the heck he was going to get stitches.
We waited in the lobby as Dal took Jaiden outside to play on the grass. He was so excited because he got to see a "big firetruck" and smoke.

He had some nice red hair goin'.

After a couple of hours, we were sat in a room. That was a lot of fun. ;) Mimi blew Jaiden a balloon out of a glove, read books, and took him on "walks" as Dal and I sadly watched the BYU game. Jaiden was crazy! He was running around, stumbling, and bending over. He squatted down into start position and then took off around the bed and back yelling, "GO COUGARS!" I was so paranoid he was going to hurt himself even more. We were all getting restless at this point. I swear Jaiden has ADD. He bounced from one thing to the next, to the next, in a matter of seconds. I just wanted him to sit still. We, finally, popped his balloon and his heart was broken. There were a lot of tears in the room.

The funny thing is, he still had no clue he was hurt. All these pictures look like everything was fine. His hair even covered his flesh-colored bandage so that there was no sign of a cut.

Jaiden did alright when the nurse came in and put a numbing cottonball on his head. It seemed to work real quick.

After another hour or so, it was finally time. Everyone came in to let us know what was going to happen. We were warned it might be scary and weird. Jaiden got a little shot of Ketamine and started to get goofy pretty quickly. He only wanted Mimi.

It broke our hearts to see our little guy's helpless
body tied up in the papoose board. We had never seen how Ketamine worked. We just wanted Jaiden to close his eyes and take a nap. The team of three, the doctor, nurse, and respiratory specialist, were great! They answered all of our questions and were so nice.

This is where it gets nasty. His laceration was three levels deep. He needed two, two, and eight stitches to close it up.

Even though he was out, Jaiden gave us the peace sign to tell us that everything was alright.

In minutes he was all stitched up and slowly coming out of the sedation. He was so funny.

We were so wiped out. It was almost 7:00. Jaiden came around pretty well. He was slowly gaining control of his arms and legs. He would mumble some funny words. The first real thing he said was, "GO COUGARS!" He lifted his arm up. We all laughed so hard. He was such a trooper. I never knew how complicated it could be to get a few stitches. I know this won't be our last trip to the ER. I'm just glad it took two years to get there.