Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Unguren's Unite

It isn't just any ole weekend when you get to spend it with a bunch of Ungurens. 
They aren't that common. 
It is the kind of weekend where you just have to sit down.
 take off your shoes...
and enjoy the view.
Even if only some of them were present,

what we lacked in numbers we made up for in sheer awesomeness.

A lot of time was spent next to water of some sort...
much to my chagrin...
and our kids endless delight. 
(I am super duper paranoid about drowning.) 
I feel like Craig was just taunting me here....
or just being plain wasteful with his water usage.
There was some debate on whether or not this was a stork or a pelican.
Google-ing happened. 
Nothing was settled.
Canon tried to give us his expert opinion.
Being that he is a bird expert...er...expert chaser.
The real problem is, is that Canon truly believes that the ducks were playing with him.
Not running for their lives. 
I am not sure they could have been more subtle.
The ducks were saved by the cookies.
He had six. 
and heaven's knows how many rice crispy treats.
Which was a good temporary distraction from doing something like this...

I feel like I should be stopping this...
or at least be concerned...
maybe shout out a warning....
Crisis averted.


...But only because beating your brother with a pool noodle is perfectly acceptable when you are an Unguren.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Off The Phone

My phone is my camera of choice these days. It really is so easy. 
So here are some daily life photos with accompanying snippets.

"Smooth criminal" blocking the sun.

Our kitchen as of late.

"Torturing our kids one tree branch at a time."

"Look Mom! It's President Monson!"

A little lesson in cigarette smoke....It is gross.


Teacher appreciation gifts.

So...this is happening...
A found Jewel and a nifty way to wear it.

Fairly certain this is not how you are supposed to eat popcorn. Pretty sure.

The boy's drawings of me. Nailed it!

Gavin combed his own hair for school today. I am calling this "The Trump."
Laney watching the Hunch Back of Notre Dame.

Penny watching the Hunch Back of Notre Dame.

Raising an "independent"

"Wook Mom. I changed my shirt"

Impromptu swimming suit dance party.


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Sickies

So begins our file for child protective services.

Canon is a tough little kid. Always has been. 
Because he is tough he looks quite frequently like we beat him.
Bruise on the forehead...just matches the one by his eye. 
His bruises came days before he was to go into surgery.
They had to patch a hole in Canon's ear drum.
The hole was from previously having tubes in his ears and the hole didn't heal closed. The hole in his drum took up 40% of his ear drum.
They were able to go in through his ear canal, however, they had to take a skin graft from the back of his ear so he still ended up with stitches. 
Two to be exact.
I expected a long recovery. But...Canon is tough so Canon's recovery was all of a day.
By the next morning he was acting like himself but with the inability to listen...
Later in the day I heard Canon crying down stairs. 
Instantly I thought "Ah Crap! He hurt his ear."
Nope. 
Ran into a wall.
I texted Blake this picture with the caption
Wound of the day
Canon's ear seemed to be healing and then what do you know...he popped a stitch.
So I played make shift doctor and bandaged him up.
No swimming or water in his ear till July. 
It is going to be an interesting summer.
Only thing less interesting is waking up to this in the morning.
Scary movie? Native American Reenactment?
Nope.
Bloody nose with tear streaks.
She fought her nose and her nose won.
Speaking of winning....
Guess who had an ulcer?
True dat.
I am 34 and my body thinks its 90.
Now for some gory scope pictures:
Your welcome. 

I ended up with an ulcer and Blake has Eosinophilic esophagitis and Barretts.
With our stomach issues combined....
......um.....
I got nothing.