Furry Costumes and Sticky Kids

So, I always thought my Mom loved Halloween as much as I did. This has always been one of my favorite holidays, if not my most favorite. I love candy, decorations, and scary stories. You can almost at any time find a scary movie on TV throughout the month of October. Now, if you know me well, you know that this is bliss for me! My amazing mother, without so much as a whimper or groan, always made the most fantastic costumes for us, from Princesses and Genies, to Babies and Ladybugs. We were always allowed to trick-or-treat, and we were always allowed to eat all of our candy. Now that I'm a Mom, I'm starting to think that maybe she didn't love it as much as she lead on. I think she may very well be nominated for an Academy Award for 18 years for a pretty convincing performance.
Anything that breaks routine around the Wright household can create a bit of stress for the mom and the kids. Don't get me wrong, I love to see the boys in their costumes and love all of their excitement. Wouldn't trade it for anything. But this year, I thought to myself, "If there had never been Halloween, they wouldn't know the difference." Today was their Halloween Costume Party at school. This morning, was a little rough. In all of their excitement, Wesley and Owen decided that they would make breakfast time not-so-successful. French Toast! Who doesn't want French Toast?! I was lucky to shove 4 bites down each of their gullets. And the costumes...the costumes. So we get buckled in the car and on our way to school. Wesley's hat was having a hard time staying on. At one point while we were on the freeway, it fell behind his head, leaving the elastic strap still lassoed around his neck. Then he pulled it around and twisted it. In an attempt to save him from asphyxiating himself, I took a sharp right onto the 1600 North exit, effectively propelling the Ford Escape into the ditch. Yea Mom! I'll be accepting my "Mother of the Year" award later on today... However, we did make it to school for the Halloween party, and on time for that matter! The boys, unaware of their mother's desperate need for a Zanex, had a great time at the party and even got to bring home a few treats...
It's not even Saturday, yet...

Pumpkin Patch!

For our annual Pumpkin Carving Activity, we went to the Wright Farms and found our pumpkins at their bountiful pumpkin patch. Okay, so it was our own garden. And we only grew three pumpkins. And only 1 was big enough to carve, but we were really excited! The other two were decorated with markers. The boys had a great time and we can say, "We grew our own pumpkins to carve!!" (Apparently I'm yelling it, hence the double exclamation points.)

T & A

That's right. T & A as the hospital refers to it. Wesley had a Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy. This has been a great stress to this family. Poor little guy just keeps getting sick. Plus, he snores and doesn't get a good night sleep. So we, along with Dr. Grimmer from Primary Childrens' Hospital, made the decision to have them taken out. I am excited for Wesley to start feeling better. Recovery is rough, but I know it will be worth it. We got to Primary's at 11:00 am to get ready and do all the pre-op stuff. He got to play in the waiting room with all the great toys while we waited for the Dr to come and get him. He went in at 1:00 and was out by 1:30. When I went into the post-op room after his surgery, he was just coming out of his anesthesia. He was hysterical. They said that that is a common reaction coming off the anesthesia. He started to calm down when he saw me. We took him right into the recovery room where Dad joined us. He wouldn't lie down in the hospital bed, so I had to hold him while he slept off the rest of the medicine. That was rough. Wait..no...no it wasn't. He's not typically a cuddly kid, so I ate up every second of holding him! His sats dropped alot while he was sleeping so he had to have some o2 blowing on him to keep them up. As he became more coherent his sats normalized. Got him dressed and we were out of there by 4:15. The doctor said he was great and had no problems at all. Even going into the operating room without us, he was a champ. That's our tough little guy. Now that we're home, we're just taking it easy. He is a little drowsy from the pain meds. His voice is totally different. It's high and really quiet. I wonder if it will go back to normal. All in all, he did great! What an amazing kid.

2009 Teamsters' Labor Day Celebration at Lagoon

For the Teamsters' Labor day Celebration, we went to Lagoon. It was so fun! The boys had a great time. While we waited for the park to open, we let the boys play in the fountains. Thank goodness we brought a change of clothes. Wesley was all over it! He was soaked to the bone. Owen got wet, but was a bit more leery of the spraying water. After that, it was off the the rides. They went on everything they could go on for their size. Even the log ride, which was my personal favorite. We didn't really get to do any of the big rides, so Steve and I went a couple of weeks later, just the two of us. That was a blast too.

First Day of Preschool!!

September 1, 2009
Wesley's and Owen's first day at Community Preschool was fantastic! We are so happy to have found this preschool. I was having a really hard time finding the right preschool for them, and by word of mouth, we found it. It is the preschool at the Presbyterian Church in American Fork. They go Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-12. The teachers are fantastic! The curriculum is great! And the building is perfect. It gives that "school" feeling because they are in classrooms. There is a great playground outside that they get to play in every day, too. The first day after we dropped them off, Steve and I just hung around A.F. for 3 hours. About and hour and a half into the wait, I made Steve drive back to to the school so we could spy on them through the window. I have a problem. Owen was really nervous to go in and cried the first couple of days. But now he just runs in and doesn't even look back. He loves it. Wesley is Mr. Social and was gung-ho the first day. I practically have to bribe them to get in the car after school now. After school we took them to Pirate Island Pizza with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Rosemary.

A Ride Up the Canyon

Sunday, August 23
We went for a Sunday morning ride up Provo Canyon. We stopped at Sundance for a walk in the rain. Then finished off with the rest of the Alpine Loop into American Fork. This was one of those perfect days. One that I could re-live over and over. (Except for the speeding ticket...)