Croup...

Last Monday, Slade woke up with a barking cough and a 100.5 degree fever. I took him to the doctor and he was diagnosed with Croup. He was given a steroid and we were sent home with several instructions to get through this virus. He didn't sleep well that night and of course neither did I. Tuesday was okay, he just layed around and coughed. Tuesday night, I noticed Daisy starting to cough a little so I called the doctor and asked if she should come in because of her age. Good thing I got an early appointment because she started the barking cough and same degree of fever Wednesday morning. Off we were to the doctor again. She was given some meds and sent home. The both did pretty good all day Wednesday and we slept better that night. Thursday was a big coughing fest and Friday Slade had another fever! But this time is was only 99.3 degrees. I called the doctor to see if it was of concern and I was told that he must be teething along with this virus. Which makes sense because he has had his hands in is mouth a lot. They are both doing a lot better now, coughing occasionally but acting like themselves. I'm just waiting for Slade's two year old molars to come in, in the up coming months. I hate when my kids are sick because I feel so helpless. All I can do is hold them and tell them it's okay.


My sweet babies! Slade loves holding Daisy. They both must be teething because you can see the drool on their clothes!

This is where I found Slade and Skylar after conference was over. Slade stayed in his dinosaur pj's all day! He thinks he's sharptooth!

Daisy is such a happy girl! She is finally getting some hair... She always has a smile on her face.

On Sunday we took a walk to Aunt Kendyl's and Uncle Tyler's house and Slade was jumping on their couch. His foot got caught in between cushions and he hit his eye on the edge of the arm where it's hard. He ended up cutting his eyelid. It turned a little black and blue today, but he thinks its pretty cool that he has an owie on his eye.

I thought this was so funny. Slade was just minding his own business and I put Daisy on top of him. She grabbed his cheeks and tried sucking his hand and he just let her. He is so good with her.

Scrapbook Store!

There is a new scrapbook store open as of Wednesday! It is on Ellsworth and Ocotillo by Cravings. It's called Family Scrapbook Studio and is owned by the Penrod family of Queen Creek. You have to check it out! Their website is familyscrapbookstudio.com They have the cutest paper and fun ideas.

Tagged Again!

10 Favorites
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Foods: Italian, Mexican, American, Chinese
Favorite Month: May
Favorite Song: Hey There Delila (sp) I love the voice!
Favorite Movie: Haven’t been to the theaters for over a year and a half... gotta be Cars.
Favorite Sport: Track
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Day of the Week: Sunday
Favorite Fruit: Pineapples, peaches and oranges
Favorite time of the day: Dinner time!

9 Currents
Current Mood: Rested, happy...I got a nap today!
Current Taste: No bake cookies that my brother made
Current Clothes: Jean shorts, white shirt and camo flip flops (they are really cute I promise)
Current Desktop: Family Picture
Current Toe Nail Color: Pink!
Current Time: 4:49pm
Current Surroundings: Parents house, toys everywhere, Slade reading a book while watching cartoons.
Current Thoughts: My mother in-law just called and I should probably call her back...

8 Firsts
First best Friend: Kristen (Corrie) Rogers, Cali Jones, Mary Shifflet, Lindsey (Passey) Asburry. Can’t remember who came first.
First Kiss: 6th Grade. I’m not saying to who J
First Screen Name: I can’t remember...
First Pet: Bunny named Scruffy
First Piercing: Ears when I was 6.
First Crush: Can’t remember...
First CD: I think it was Brandy...I just have to laugh
First Car: 2001 VW Jetta

7 Lasts
Last cigarette: Never
Last Drink: Water
Last Car Ride: Heading back to my parents from Barro’s Pizza
Last Kiss: Daisy on the cheek
Last Movie Seen: Land Before Time
Last Phone Call: Skylar
Last CD Played: Toddlers Sing-Along

6 Have You Ever?
Have you ever dated one of your best guy friends? Probably
Have you ever broken the law? Pulled over for speeding but no ticket!
Have you ever been arrested? Nope
Have you ever skinny dipped? Yes, at Kristen’s b-day party a long, long time ago! Girls Only!!
Have you ever been on TV? Yes! I won a contest for Mother’s Day and got Chef Eddie from Channel 3 to come make dinner for my mom at her house. They put it on TV!
Have you ever kissed someone you didn’t know? No

5 Things
Things you are wearing: Shorts, Shirt, Shoes, Wedding Ring, Make-up
Things you’ve done today: Took Daisy to the Dr.’s, went to my parents house, went to Barro’s, took a nap, Blogged!
Things you can hear right now: My brother talking, my dad talking, Daisy squealing, Slade crashing cars together and me typing.
Things you can’t live without: My kids, My husband, disposable diapers, food, water...
Things you do when you are bored: Call my mom, my husband, take a nap, read a book or clean my house.

4 Places You’ve Done Today
1. Daisy to DR.s
2. Parents house
3. My house
4. Lunch at Barro’s

3 People You Can Tell Anything To
1. Skylar
2. Mom
3. Dad

2 Choices
1. Black or White? Black
2. Hot or Cold? Hot weather, Cold drinks

1 Thing You Want to do Before You Die
Invent Something

I tag Kayci and Kara!

Okay, I'll update!!

I am so happy for my brothers first baptism! He is on his mission which is Australia Sydney South, Mandarin speaking. He spent 11 weeks in the MTC and has been in Australia for about five weeks now. He has grown up so much already. By the way, he is the one in the white with blonde hair :)

My beautiful babies! Slade loves his little sister so much. He always wants to hold her and give her kisses. He calls her 'My Daisy'.

It's my mom's birthday today so Kendyl took pictures of the grandkids for her as her gift. It goes from left, Ezra Paul, Kleven Christopher, Slade Hunter and Daisy Lynn. Ezra and Kleven are Kayci's kids. Slade and Kleven are 4 1/2 months apart and Ezra and Daisy are 1 week apart. It is really fun having kids the same age. They are going to have a lot of fun together when they get older.

Daisy loves her Leap Frog Lilly. It's really funny how she already prefers dolls and girl toys. I gave her one of Slade's dinosaurs during church once and she didn't want it! So I gave her one of her dolls and she was content after that. And yes, she sucks her thumb.

Daisy will be 6 months old in October and I decided she is finally ready for the exersaucer. She loves it, which makes me love it!

I am so happy to announce the arrival of our newest neice Bostyn Lela Winters. She was born to Skylar's sister Lyndsay and her husband Derek Winters. She came a few weeks early and weighed in at 6 lbs 1 oz. She is doing great and is so stinking cute!

Alright, okay, yes I have antlers in my home. But, I told Skylar that he could have the spare room only for all of his hunting stuff. So, he calls this room the "Estrogen Free Room". The sign by the way says 'We interrupt this marriage to bring you the Hunting Season'. Boy oh boy is that the truth! Kendyl faux painted the green. The picture doesn't do it justice but it is absolutely gorgeous!

Okay, anyone with a girl knows how darn fun they are! I was so excited to paint Daisy's toenails. She was really good and sat pretty still during it. I love it!! Can't wait to do all the other girly stuff. It will be a nice break from almost having a heartattack everytime Slade jumps off something...

Slade found his own table to eat at. Anyone who knows how big Slade's behind is, knows its amazing that he fits in Daisy's Bumbo.

Skylar went hunting in the Kiabab with some buddy's and this is how they had to rig up their quad. This is his friend Cody. The trailer is actually from Skylar's dad's riding lawn mower. Pretty sweet, huh? He did shoot a buck, but hit it too high, so he had a hard time following an almost non-existant blood trail. He also has a pretty scab on his nose from his binoculars hitting him in the face! He wouldn't let me take a picture of his nose, but he was climbing down his tree stand and he got stuck on something and just as he looked up to see what he was stuck on, his binocs hit him in the nose! I would have loved to see that!

Home for Rent!

We are looking for renters for our cute little house in NE Mesa. If you know of anyone needing a small home to rent for a while, please let me know! skstock04@yahoo.com or call me 480-203-6284. Thanks!!

This past week...

Okay, so I am still new at this blog stuff, so I couldn't figure out how to arrange the pictures exaclty the way I wanted them. Sorry. Nothing really exciting happened this past week, but I did take pictures of the kids.
Daisy has such a contagious smile. I love it!














Daisy and Skylar playing. She loves her daddy! He is so cute with her.

















Slade thinks he has to take showers too! He loves it. He thinks its the coolest thing.

Daisy just playing by herself.
Slade is watching Finding Nemo and I kept telling him to smile, but I guess he is like his father and can't hear me when the tv's on.

I had just finished giving Dasiy a bath in her tub that sits in the sink and Slade decided he wanted to take his bath in the sink too. Please ignore all the stuff on my counter :)

Labor Day Weekend

Well, it was Labor Day weekend and all I can say is that we did nothing. I babysit two girls and so on Friday, I babysat and we ended up having hot dogs for dinner.
Saturday we stayed home most of the day and watched Finding Nemo and Cars over and over. On Thursday, Skylar forgot to take a pen out of his pocket and I ended up washing it and drying it with all of the colored clothes, so I told him that he gets to take me shopping for new shirts that he ruined. (And actually, if you ever get ink on your clothes, spray cheap aerosol hairspray on it and wash it again and the ink will be gone!) Anyway, so on Saturday evening he took me to Ross and I got two new shirts. He bought himself new tongs for his camping utensil bucket and we got Slade a new camo jacket. We were gonna go swimming but there was a dust storm.
On Sunday, we went to church and during Primary, Daisy decided to go poo. (She had been passing gas during sacrament and Skylar would fan her because it stunk so bad!) She is on a once a week schedule and when she goes, boy does she go! I had her lying on the changing table in the mothers lounge while I was trying to keep from passing out from the smell. I'm not kidding. I have a hard time with that kind of stuff and this week it was aweful! By Monday morning, I had changed five full diapers! She's crazy!
Then Monday, we went to visit a friend of ours who just had hip replacement surgery and Skylar had to install a toilet for him so that it would be even higher than the handicapped one he already installed. By the way, this friend is actually Skylar's friend's father who we camp and hunt with all the time. He has an inside cat, and I, being allergic to cats, was trying to conceal my scratchy throat and watery eyes. It was great fun. After visiting him, we went to my parents house to pick up the kids and they ended up falling asleep so we waited for them to have a good nap and then went home. Skylar then went and picked up a pizza (which NEVER happens) and that was pretty much it. Exciting, huh?