Trenton's Kindergarten Graduation

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Trenton is in the orange stipe shirt behind the gray haired ladies head on the left of the screen.(right side of her head) Top row a few kids in from the left. She moves her head for a moment toward the end and you can see him for a second. Sorry I didn't get to record it so this is a friends. Better that nothing right!

Spring Trip to Utah

I know it's summer but I"m still blogging Spring. My goal is to get caught up before summer is over but that's a lofty goal so we'll see. ha ha We went to Utah to see family in April. My parents were gone for the first part of our trip so we started out at Marcus's parents house.

We went to the movie Race to Witch Mountain. It was a cute movie and the kids really liked it.

After the movie the kids got in some play time with the arcade games. Andie had fun riding with Trenton. She has to be included somehow right!

Grandma Nae has a ton of blocks that the grand kids love to play with when they come to visit. These are pictures of Chase, Trenton, Macee, Jack and their creations. They were so proud!

It's always fun with the cousins but this time we got to go see Mills perform in a play. She was an Umpa Lumpa in Charley and the Chocolate Factory. She did a Great Job and we were so glad that we were there to see her shine!

My parents got home right in time to go to the Sunday Morning Session of Conference with us. We took Makell and Chase for their first live session. It was wonderful. They really like it! Saturday afternoon Chase was in a rubber band war with his Uncle Christian, his teenage friends and some cousins. Chase jumped down 10 stairs to flee from getting hit and hurt his foot. It was a little swollen and bruised but not bad so we figured he must have sprained it. We really wanted him to come with us to Conference the next day so we pampered him and Grandma Nae let him use her crutches. We talked him into coming and we're so glad that he still came with us.

So as we were loaded and having lunch before leaving town we decided to have Chase's foot checked. It was starting to get more swollen and was still really hurting him. As a mom I was worried for him and just felt uneasy. Marcus's mom had a friend that worked for a foot Dr in town so she called him and they had us bring him in for a quick x-ray just to be safe. We thought where we didn't have insurance it may be cheaper in Payson to get it checked anyway and we trusted the Dr's there more than in Vegas too.

Dr. Faux was so good and Chase loved him. He found in the x-rays that Chase had a Lis Fraunc Fracture. For us common folk that translates into he dislocated his 4th & 5th metatarsals. He set us up for surgery 2 hour later at the Provo Surgical Center. Oh boy!!! We were shocked!

Dr. Faux came as soon as he finished with his patients and did the surgery for Chase. He had to pin the 4th bone into place and luckily the 5th stayed in place once the 4th was pinned so he only needed the one pin.

Chase was nervous but excited all at the same time. He was loving all the attention and we were glad to give it to him. This was our first surgery/big injury with any of our kids so we were nervous for him. He did really well and all the people working with him feel in love with his fun personality. Of coarse he asked them a million question and they were so sweet to take the time to answer every one. It took him a while to wake up from the anaesthesia and when he did he was adorable. The first thing he said was to the nurse and he asked her if he got to keep the hospital socks. Ya the tan fuzzy socks with the white traction painted on the bottom! He loved them! He kept falling back asleep and every time he woke up he would ask if he could keep the socks. It was so funny!

He was out of commission for 8 weeks. The sad thing was he was suppose to start his 8 week baseball season in 4 days. The Dr said he had to elevate his foot for three days constant and keep ice packs on it. Then he would be able to be in a wheel chair with his foot straight out for 3 weeks. After that he could start on crutches if he felt up to it but No pressure on the foot what so ever. He had to have the wheel chair at school just to be safe that he didn't get bumped by the other kids. Their were like three other kids in wheel chairs at school shortly after Chase got his so he was not alone. He had two of his friends on crutches so we had to get a picture of coarse. At 5 weeks we made a trip back to Payson to Dr. Faux to have the pin removed.

Chase helped with the whole process of removing the cast and wanted to pull out the pin himself. We didn't agree to that so the Dr. pulled it out for him but he did get to wiggle it before the Dr. pulled it out. We have it on video so if anyone wants to see it I can load it up on the blog! It was actually not to bad at all!

The Dr. washed up his foot and put him in a boot for another 2 weeks. He could start walking on it as much as he felt like it but only with the boot on. After the 2 weeks he could start walking on it but only with his shoes on and after that he was done. He could run and jump and whatever he felt like doing but No more jumping down the stairs!

He was such a good patient! He didn't ever complain. He didn't even take hardly any pain medicine he was so tough! The hardest part of the whole thing was getting him to walk on his foot. That was very painful for him but not where he hurt his foot it was painful to stand on his heel. We found out that there is a growth plate in your heel and when you don't use it for a long time it softens and is very tender to walk on. It took time but he strengthened that growth plate and was doing good.

He didn't skip a beat though through this. He was still active as he normally is and was popping wheelies in the wheel chair and would bat in his baseball games standing on one foot. (With out the Dr knowing of coarse) He did wait a few weeks into things before we let him bat and after he got the cast off and the boot on the Dr gave him permission to bat if someone ran for him. He already had that down so he was good to go!

Everyone was so good to him during the 8 weeks. His 3rd grade teacher Mrs. DaBeers was so patient with him. After he had the boot on he had to do some stretches to help loosen his foot up. His teacher said that Chase would stop whatever he was doing if it started hurting and start stretching. ha ha She asked him what he was doing and he said that his parents told him that if it hurts to stretch so he did just that I guess. We are so glad that he is OK and we think now he may think through his stunts? Good Luck right!

Hoagle Zoo

Our family went to the Hogle Zoo while we were in Utah this Spring. The older two kids barely remembered going to this zoo before and the two younger kids had never been to a big zoo at all.

These four little gorilla pictures are priceless. They loved measuring up to the gorilla but were sad that we didn't get to see a real one. It was hiding from them I guess? Intimidated probably!

So we had a lesson about the birds an the bees in the Giraffe house. Chase asked us how to tell if they were boys or girls. He's a child you have to answer his question to get him to stop asking it. So I'm sure the other people visiting the Giraffe's got a good laugh. We did!

The monkey's were so cute but not as cute as Andie watching them. Makell couldn't get over the monkey stench. It was pretty bad but we got use to it.

It was rainy and cold so we took some indoor breaks every so often to warm up and not get to wet. It was kind of nice to get weather other than sun though. The kids loved it and got to even have a snowball fight with Marcus. What a treat! ha ha

I'm the crazy mom that has to get a picture of each kids getting eaten by the lion drinking fountain. The boys loved it and the girls didn't. Makell was annoyed and Andie was scared to death of it and would not get any closer. Marcus had a blast chasing the Geese around. They were not to friendly and his was pushing his limits with them and loving it!

These Lion statues were so fun. I love how the pictures turned out with them all playing on them too. It's so funny to see Makell so annoyed in this picture again. She is creeping into the teens and some days it's pretty obvious. Poor girl I feel for her. I hope she doesn't get too hormonal!

We all had so much fun watching Trenton and Andie's reactions to everything they saw. They were so fun and loved it all! Chase got a Cheeta to play with him. He would run up & down the fence line and the Cheeta would follow him. It was so fun to see them interact. Andie watched me walk backwards as I took picture/videos and decided to try it out. For about 20 minutes she would only walk backwards no matter what we did. We couldn't get her to turn around. It was so funny! Trenton had a blast scaring Andie when he turned into an Ape all of the sudden. Needless to say we had a Great time at the Hogle Zoo!

Trenton"s 6th Birthday

Trenton's 6th birthday was on May 7th. Some of his friends came to our house for cake and ice cream and to party with our little cutie.

Everyone was so cute when I took a picture of them with Trenton. I think they were all just as excited to get their picture with Trenton as they were to give him a present. When it was their turn they would jump up and instantly stand next to him ready to take the shot. So Cute!

After all the fun at the house Marcus & I took the kids to the driving range on Pecos/Bonanza. This is one of Trenton's favorite places to go! You purchase a credit card type thing and insert it into the machine and the balls come up from a hole in the ground, ready for you to hit it off. The kids all think that is the coolest thing ever. We had several lanes for the kids to use so they could all hit more often and not have to wait in line very long for a turn. They all had so much fun and it was a great day for Trenton to get to take his friends there. Thanks to all his friends for sharing this special day with him!

I can't believe it has been 6 years since our little buddy was born! Something interesting, when we were in the hospital with Trenton we had turned in all the papers they have you fill out and we named him Rickey (after my dad) Trent Stewart. After we had spent more time cuddling & loving on him I realized that I really wanted to name him Trenton. So Marcus went to the nurse and had them track down the papers so that we could fix it. I am so glad that we did as he has made the cutest little Trenton ever!

Trenton is our mellow child. He has the sweetest nature and is so kind hearted. His is so loving to everyone and loves your love in return. He has the cutest little smile and he can warm you heart in an instant when he smiles at you. We are so blessed to have Trenton as part of our family! We love you little buddy! Happy Birthday