A little insight

Have you ever had a moment that you realize you are exactly where you should be and doing exactly what you are supposed to do? As a nurse I have seen people at their worst, but I have seen people at their best overcoming impossible odds. I have always loved being a nurse, but to be honest there are moments when I second guess my choice. However, there are moments when I know that I have made the perfect career choice. Yesterday was one of those perfect career days. I picked up an extra shift to help out a co-worker. Well, I was in the middle of the midday rush trying to get caught up from a busy morning when one of my sweet patients made my day. I was ready to leave her room and I asked if there was anything else that I could help her with or any other questions I could answer for her. She simply stated that she had "just one more question". I asked her what was on her mind and she asked me if I had children. I told her that I did...three in fact. Her warm smile was just so sweet and her next statement just made my whole day great. She told me that she knew I must have children because I have such a tender motherly touch. That I must love what I do. By then I'm sure I was blushing the statement had caught me off guard, but I was beaming from the inside out. I love being a nurse!!

small update

I have been the worst blogger lately, so I guess it is time for a little update. The kids are all doing well. Bryce is back at school and having a blast. Kira is Loving preschool and Kambree keeps me company during the day. She is so fun and I am glad for the time I get to spend with her while the other two are at school. Our days are usually spent driving around to preschool, tumbling, and dance classes. I am still working in Park City more hours than I would like to, but I try to squeeze in naps between shifts. I am pretty sure that working nights has taken ten years off my life. Some days I feel like I'm 80 years old. I am looking forward to Trever's work picking up soon so that I can cut down on my hours at work. Other than that we are just enjoying being a family and trying to get along.

The Fat Lip

We all set out for Jaxon's game on Friday. I always love watching his games. Well, I was feeling more like a circus trainer trying to keep the girls sitting down and under control. Bryce was playing with his friend above the gym. Next thing I know I hear his friend's mom calling my name. I look over to find poor Bryce crying and covered from nose to chest with blood. He just kept sobbing "mom, mom" . I could tell he was freaked out. Poor thing. Plus everyone around us started freaking out which didn't help the situation. One lady asked if I needed her to get the trainer. I tried to downplay the whole thing to get Bryce to calm down. And of course my mom was there and she helped calm him down. So I sat him down to get a closer look and I'm not gonna lie--it was pretty bad. One of his teeth went all the way through his lip, there were two large cuts on the top of his bottom lip, and he had four loose teeth. Luckily they are baby teeth. It was so sad to see, but as soon as I sat him down and told him it wasn't so bad, he calmed right down and he was so tough. I think he was just scared by all the blood. We took a picture with my Dad's camera phone to send to Trever.

When he made it home I cleaned his face up to take a picture. Yes, that is one of my favorite shirts I bought him from american eagle--ruined. Oh, well. It was funny because he didn't want to take off his shirt until Trever got home to see it. I think he wanted to show his dad how tough he was.



Here is a close up. You can't see the spot where his tooth went through, it is underneath. It is also all black and blue inside his whole lip. Poor kid. Traumatic!

Santa

The annual Ward Christmas party!!

Santa asking Bryce what he wanted for Christmas.


Don't they all just look so excited?? I promise they were excited about it.

Kira and Santa

Love this picture--it is a little blurry but still so cute. Kira was so shy, but warmed right up to santa.

Power Tap Addiction

I love, love, love my dance team this year. It is a mix of our dance team from last year and a couple of other studios. We are mostly moms and dancing is a way for us to get out of the house and do something that we enjoy. We have so much fun together! This is our first performance of the year at the Ogden ampitheatre. It was outside and FREEZING cold, but a great opportunity to try out our new dance. I am looking forward to this year and can't wait for nationals in May!!!

Thanksgiving and Kambree's no good very bad day

Thanksgiving has become complicated with divorced in laws. We used to have such a great system, but now it is kind of a mess. My father in law and Ann came for thanksgiving so off to Jamie's we went. Jamie is such a great cook and I had so much fun spending time in the kitchen with Jamie and Sherie. I haven't laughed that hard in so long. Anyway it was such a great feast. Well, we were nearly finished with dinner when I heard screaming from the wash room where my in-law's dog was staying. Apparently there was just too much commotion and too many kids and poor Kambree got in the way. My heart just dropped when Lance brought her out with her arm in his hand. I was basically freaking out inside. And the look on Kambree's face just broke my heart. She was so upset. I cleaned up her wounds. She had two large puncture wounds in her arm and several smaller ones on her hand. I just felt awful. Kambree just kept crying and saying "Pup, Pup" and pointing towards the dog. It was so sad!!! I don't think there is anything worse than seeing your kids hurt. Needless to say, the afternoon was pretty rough. So, that was thanksgiving for us.

I am finally posting our new family pictures!!! My friend Wendy who is an amazing photographer (and nurse by the way) took these. You can see more of her pictures and photography at www.wendyandersonphotography.blogspot.com. Thanks Wendy for the fun pictures!!!