We hope everyone had a great easter, because we sure did! Gabe, Jordan and I drove down to Bryce Canyon to stay at Ruby's Inn on Friday, and we stayed until sunday. Gabe's family does this retreat every year. The hotel was very nice, it had jetted bathtubs, a swimming pool and hot tub. There was an easter egg hunt, and pot luck dinner and lots of visiting with family. Gabe and I also got the chance to try out his Uncle's scooter, and it was a blast! I actually dared to drive it myself, and I got up to a whopping 20 miles an hour! Oh yeah!

Jordan got to have his very own full size bed.

And of course, Jordan got to experience his first visit from the Easter Bunny! He got some great stuff!

We drove home on sunday after attending sacrament meeting in Henrieville and then visited with my family and had easter dinner with them. It was a great weekend, and we look forward to doing it again next year. And we hope to be able to stay a little longer next time too!

Kitty Fiasco- Part deux

Ok, so I know we really left you hanging with that last post. I mean, how does one choose between their child, and their new pet? Which one causes the least amount of trouble? Which one's more expensive? Which one is actually already potty trained?

These are all questions we took into consideration as we made this life altering decision. But, in the end we decided that... of COURSE we'd pick Jordan! (Sorry Zach, though we do appreciate the offer.) I carried that little boy inside me for nearly 10 months! Besides that, he's the cutest baby I've ever seen!

So with that decision made, here is how the rest went down. The next day was pretty much a deciding day. I went to my parents house and introduced them to our new kitty. Little George charmed them all. What a good little kitty, they all decided. I asked my mom what she thought, if Jordan was allergic or not, and she said it was very likely. So when Gabe and I drove home that night we made the decision that the kitty would have to go.

Gabe hurried home and made a home for the kitty in our garage, and then began washing everything George had touched. That night, Jordan spent the night in his swing again. The next morning I put George up for sale on KSL, and then got ready for Jordan's doctor's appointment. While I was getting ready I recieved two calls about George, the first needed to think, and the second one said she'd take her! She had been looking for a kitty with the same black and white stripes everywhere! She wanted to give her to her daughter for easter. I thought that sounded perfect. So, George would have a good home. We made the deal. She would come and get her after my doctor's appointment.

So Jordan and I got in the car and headed to the appointment. I recieved two more calls about the kitty, but decided not to answer. We got to the doctor's office and Jordan was measured and weighed. He is now in the 20th percentile for his height, and the 25th percentile for his weight. That has gone down. But the funny thing is, his head is still in the 90th percentile. So he has a small body and a big head. But like I said, kid's got to have a place to put his big brain!

Anyway, I discussed with the doctor what I thought was Jordan's allergy... but shock of all shocks... the doctor said it wasn't likely that he was allergic! It was his opinion that Jordan just had a cold! He said it was very rare for someone his age to exhibit allergy in a runny nose and puffy eyes.

So there it was! I still had the kitty, but she was already promised to another family. How could I let the little girl down who would be getting a brand new kitty for easter? The deal had already been made, so when I got home, I called the lady, and she and her daughter came and got the kitty. As a side note, the lady was from Payson, and it turned out she knew Gabe. She went to school with him. So we know George went to a good home.

So, are we disappointed? A little at first. But I am mostly relieved. After having the kitty for a few days, I realized it was pretty much like taking care of two babies. It's quite different when you are the mom, and the number one caretaker of both. I am glad I had the chance to realize that, and get wanting a kitty out of my system for a while. The good news is, Jordan is not really allergic, so when he's a bit older, we may try again.

So that is that. A happy ending to this riveting tale.

Kitty fiasco!

So on monday of this week, we finally found ourselves a baby kitty. We had to drive all the way to west Jordan to get it too. It was a very tiny little thing, just 5 1/2 weeks old. It had the signature spiky little fur, blue-grey eyes, and black and white stripes. It was adorable. As we were driving home, Jordan started getting pretty fussy, and so too did the kitty in turn. It was a little stressful, especially considering we still had to stop at walmart and get some kitty supplies before we could go home!

But the little kitty, who we decided to name George warmed up to us almost instantly when we did get home. It spent its first night in a box, and was very good at sleeping through the night. There was only one glitch, and that was that we had to feed it with a siringe. But we were able to teach it to lap up its kitty formula in a small amount of time. It turned out to be potty trained, and has not made a single mess in our house.

The next day it had made our house its home. It followed me around the house wanting to play, and even showed concern for Jordan when he would start to fuss. It rubbed its little head against Jordan's cheek and made friends. Jordan enjoyed watching it wander around the living room. Everything seemed great...

That was until night came... dun dun dun....

Our poor little baby woke up caughing, and had a pretty severe runny nose. He woke up several times during the night, causing me and him to lose a lot of sleep. The next night, same thing. This time I was only able to get him to sleep when I placed him in his swing. When he fell asleep I was too afraid to move him, so I made a bed next to the swing and spent the night next to him. I had to make sure he was breathing after all!

The next day, yesterday, Gabe and I had a big decision to make. Kitty, or Jordan. One of them had to go. Which one would we pick? Well you can find out next week on Kitty Fiasco...

Our sweet baby!

Where oh where have the kitties gone?

Gabe and I have been wanting to get a little kitty for a few months now, but we came to find out that there is a certain season for kittens. Who knew, right? I thought there were always people trying to get rid of kittens. I used to see signs everywhere... but when you are looking for one, that is when they all just disappear! That's life I guess. Anyway, apparently the season for kittens is spring, so I guess we don't have long to wait. Although, I called the pet stores and they still are not sure when they will get some in.

Anyway, what we are looking for is a kitten, about 6-8 weeks old. We'd like it to be free, but we are willing to pay a reasonable amount for one. We want it to be one that likes people and is very friendly. So those of you within our vicinity, please keep your eye out for us! I've been checking the KSL listings every day, but the ones that pop up are usually a pretty far drive from us.