and another one bites the dust....

Well, I have finally succumbed to the sickness that has been wrecking havoc at our house. Charlie and Sadie started showing symptoms of the flu on Sunday and it just got worse from there. I wont go into all the yucky details, but we have had a very "explosive" week!!! Sadie has been going stir crazy because she missed school all week and her gymnastics class and hasn't really left the house. Charlie missed some of his classes and wasn't able to go to his internship. Governor Huntsman was actually visiting Catholic Community Services (where Charlie's internship is at) this week and we thought it would be best not to share the germs with him even if he is a Republican. I have been able to do a lot of homework and reading. We have watched a lot of movies, done a lot of napping, downed Sprite by the liter and Sadie has enjoyed taking extra long warm baths. It looks like the worst is behind us and we hope we will be back to normal soon.

We also went back for Sadie's check-up on her ears and they look great. The problems are most likely associated with allergies, so we just have to give her nasal spray each night.

Highlights of our Week

And yes, Sadie is shirtless in the sleeping pictures, she has refused to wear clothes all week. We also have been using food coloring to color her bath water fun and funky colors hence the lovely blue.

UPDATE: Sadie was wheezing really bad this morning, so we ran her to the Insta-care and she has RSV!!! Seriously!?!? She had to do a breathing treatment in a oxygen tent for almost an hour , that was a wonderful experience! We are now home, tired and ornery. She will be doing breathing treatments here at home for the next week, so it looks like another week of hell is inevitable.

Book Club and Wedding Cake...They Go Together Right?

Last night marked the start of the new year in my book club and I must say that my sides still hurt from laughing all night. Leilani was the host and we spent the night in her adorable house and had some yummy pie from Marie Callendars. The book for January was "The Truth about Forever" by Sarah Dessen. The book is about a young girl, Macie who is dealing with the death of her father who had a heart attack while running one morning. The book details her journey through the years after losing her father as she "finds" herself. It is a beautiful story full of hope and the power of love.

As I started reading the book, I was surprised by the similarities between Macie and I. We had both lost our fathers suddenly from heart attacks and dealt with the grief by putting on a strong face for everyone around them. Another similarity that made me laugh thinking of my own dad was that Macie's dad was obsessed with buying products from info-mercials, even if they didnt really need them. Well, if any of you knew my dad, he was the exact same way. Growing up, we would get boxes in the mail with crazy gadgets, exercise equipment or the next best invention.
In some weird way I feel like I needed to read this book and I am so grateful that Leilani chose it. I learned so many things from the book about myself and it is now one of my favorites. I am so grateful for good friends who I can talk to about anything.

On a lighter note, I wanted to share some photos from a simple wedding cake that I made this week. My friend, Linsey asked me on Tuesday if I could help her with a cake for her mother-in-laws wedding (that is today) and I was happy to help. Linsey is part of the book club so I was able to bring it with me last night. It is a three layered chocolate cake with a chocolate pudding

filling covered in white fondant.

Here fishy, fishy.....

We got together with our friends, the Featherstones and went to The Living Planet Aquarium last night. It was our first time going and it was pretty cool. It kept Sadie and Porter entertained and there was a lot of fun stuff to look at. There was a sting ray pond that everyone enjoyed although I dont think anyone dared to touch them besides Charlie and Lindsay. I was glad to sit back and take pictures, no sting rays for me. Sadie surprised us by actually touching some of the starfish, she thought they were friends of Ariel so maybe that helped.

On another note, Sadie has become quite the little photographer lately. She wants to take pictures of everything and my memory card fills up fast. Most of the pictures turn out crazy, but some like the ones below arent too bad. I might have to get her her own little camera.

I stole this video from Rock's blog with more highlights from the night!

Play Date

Play date was fantastic today! We went on a tour at Great Harvest Bread and then went to the library for storytime. We had to be to Great Harvest early so we could watch them make the bread but it was worth it. We started the tour by reading the book, "The Little Red Hen." After reading the book we headed back to where all the bread magic happens. We learned about wheat, yeast, and honey and how they are important to the bread making process. Afterwards, we got a yummy piece of cinnamon bread. It was such a fun little trip and best of all it was free.

Slicing the bread

We then headed over to the library for storytime. The kids werent too pleased with the idea of sitting still but they were good for the most part, us moms had a few laughs here and there watching our wiggle worms.

Sadie and I love play date and we always have so much fun with all of our friends!

Seriously...

But can we get another pair please???

Today Sadie had an appointment with her new ENT. Her pediatrician has been concerned about her ears and the lack of help the tubes have provided. When Sadie was about eight months she had her first set of tubes put in. However, the tubes werent working properly and one was completely scabbed over so they had to replace those. In January of last year she had her tonsils and adenoids removed and things seemed to get a bit better.
Sadie has had two ear infections in the last three months and the tubes just dont seem to be working, so off we went to the new guy to see if he could figure out what the deal was. He was fantastic and Sadie seemed to like him. He was talking to her about her cat (she has this toy cat that our friend Anya gave her that she carries around EVERYWHERE, even to church) and Sadie sat and chatted with him about her kitty. Well, we got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that only the left one is problematic and the doc thinks it may all be linked to allergies. So, we now have a lovely nasal spray we have to give her every day for the next two weeks. As far as the bad news, the ENT was concerned that the tubes are old but have not started to come out. I guess that most ear tubes last about a year and depending on the strength/health of the eardrum, the tubes should get pushed out as time goes by. Sadies have not moved at all, so her eardrums arent up to par I guess. Who knew that ears could be such a pain!
We have to go back in two weeks to see if the infection is clear in the left ear so the ENT can get a better look at the tube. If things arent looking good in that area, another tube will have to be put in. Hopefully, the new medicine will help out and we can have an uneventful cold season.