Mookie + Gorilla Glue = Not Good!

We don't have our fence finished yet. (The posts are going in this weekend!) Mookie has always been really good at staying in our backyard without the fence. Over time he's gotten more brave and has wandered to the other side of the fence. One afternoon I noticed him laying on our back porch chewing on something. I was surprised to see he had gotten his paws on a bottle of Gorilla Glue. Where in the world did he find that? We've never owned a bottle of Gorilla Glue! It was all over his mouth and on his front paws. I snatched the bottle and let him stay out until the glue dried. The label said something like "harmful if swallowed may be fatal." I called Mike to tell him what happened and he looked online and found multiple articles of dogs who have swallowed Gorilla Glue. It expands in their stomach! One dog had a mound of glue removed the size of a cantelope! There wasn't very much missing out of the bottle, maybe a half ounce. So we watched him carefully watching for signs, lack of appetite, vomiting, and troubles going to the bathroom. Three days after he ate it he threw up 3 times. It was the weekend, so we waited until Monday to call the vet. The other dogs we read about had to have surgery to remove the glue. How much is that going to cost us? How much is Mookie worth to us? It was hard to think about possibly putting him to sleep when he has so much life to live! We love him too! Luckily when I called the vet they said as long as he stops vomiting and is still eating he should be fine. And he is! If you ever have this stuff in your home, keep it away from pets and children!

Silly Kids!

I think I've mentioned this before, but Jace is always saying the funniest things. What a fun age! I wish I was better at writing them down. The only thing I can think of that he's said recently is "What in tarnation!"

Cameron has discovered a secret hiding place. Under the sink in their bathroom is completely open for him to get in and crawl around. After bath time on Tuesday Kaylee and Jace joined him in his secret hide out. He loved it!






This is the silliest song and dance Kaylee has ever learned. All I can say is, "A tutie ta!"

Family Jam Time

Before we had the wii, we had to find other things to do together :) Mike has dusted off his old guitar and has had fun jamming with the kids. Cameron loves music and dances along. What a cutie!

Wii Finally Got a Wii!

We have wanted one for a very long time. I think they are fun for the whole family, and something that we can do together. Mike likes to point out that I was the one who wanted it and bought it. Usually it's the husband who goes out and buys one. But I guess I'm weird. :) We also bought the American Idol game, Wii Play, and Metroid. Kaylee likes to play golf and sing on American Idol. Jace likes bowling and the tank game on Wii Play. We can not get him to sing! He's so funny! He'll get the songs in his head and sing them every day, but will not sing into the microphone! We haven't figured out why. So far it's been fun for everyone. I'm glad I bought it! :)

Kaylee's Cut :(

Two weeks ago I woke up to the sound of Kaylee screaming. My immediate reaction was that she was fine and just upset about something small. She tends to over react to things, so I assumed Jace took a toy of hers, or was about to throw something at her. She came into my room saying that she cut her finger. Still not that worried. Then she says, "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to cut with a knife!" Well, that got my attention. She was being little miss independent and making her own breakfast. She was trying to cut an apple with a bagel knife and cut her left index finger. When I first saw it I could see it was pretty deep, and knew we needed to get her to a doctor. What do I do? Apply pressure right? Yeah right! Like she's going to let me near her finger. I got her a clean towel for the blood, frantically got dressed, dropped the boys off next door, and rushed to the doctor's office. Of course our doctor wasn't in that day, but Dr. Poor was very good to help us. She could have used a couple of stitches, but there was no way she would hold still for that. So, the doctor told us to clean it 2-3 times a day and put neosporin and a clean bandaid on it. The first couple days were rough. She didn't want us to take the bandaid off or clean it, great! After many tears and screams we've been able to keep it clean. It's been two weeks now and it is looking really good. Hopefully it will never happen again. Later that day she was watching T.V. and they talked about safety in the kitchen. She said, "Now I know not to cut with knives." She says she can't use knives until she's a grown-up. I think she's learned her listen. Poor girl. When I was in junior high I cut my finger with a knife on my right index finger, so I know what she's been through. It was a dumb mistake, and a lesson learned. We'll both have matching scars!

I'm in Love!

February is the month of love and I wanted to express my love for my family. I have a wonderful husband who puts up with me. He doesn't complain when he comes home to a messy house and no sign of dinner, and he answers my phone calls even though I usually only have random things to say. We've been together for 7 years and I've enjoyed every minute!

Kaylee is so creative and loves to learn. Everyday she finds some sort of art project to do. She recently had an interest in sewing. She found a scrap of fleece and some felt pieces and "sewed" a blanket with patches. The needle and thread thing got a little too complicated, so she prefers sticking things together with that yellow tacky stuff. She's also really interested in learning about how things are done. For example, we were watching "High School Musical 3" and she kept asking how they did certain special effects. My favorite way to answer is, "I don't know, what do you think?" She comes up with some pretty could ideas :) When we went to the Draper Temple open house I was trying to explain some of the things we do in the temple. She was really interested in knowing what happens after we die. What an important thing to learn at such a young age. I love Kaylee so much and am glad we can be together forever!

Jace is so cute. He's at that age when he says the cutest things. He loves playing with older kids. He thinks they are so cool. A friend in the ward tended my kids while I went to the dentist. They have a 4-year-old named Jackson. For days he talked about him. "I asked Jackson how old he is and he is 4." "Jackson has a transformer and I broke his arm off." "I played a race car game at Jackson's house, and it goes really fast." and on, and on, and on! Jace also has a nurturing and loving side to him. He will randomly give me hugs and I tell you, there ain't nothing better than that! He has a cabbage patch doll that Grandma Robinson gave him. He named him Cameron :) (It gets a little confusing sometimes.) He takes care of his Cameron like I take care of my Cameron. He puts him on the potty, tucks him in his bed, and even breastfeeds him! I love it!



Cameron is such a joy to have. He is the happiest baby ever. Now that he is crawling he is constantly putting things in his mouth! It was so much easier keeping things off the floor when Kaylee was a baby. I don't remember finding stickers and pieces of paper in Kaylee or Jace's poop :) He's recently discovered the tupperware drawer and Mookie's food dish. He loves that dog...from a distance. This is a picture of him watching Mookie run around playing with a toy. He had the biggest smile on his face!



It's amazing how much Cameron and Mookie are alike. I'm pretty sure they have about the same IQ. They both follow me around the house, and are chewing on things they shouldn't. I think I say "Cameron, no!" as much as I say "Mookie, no!" The cutest thing ever was when they were fighting over the same toy! Cameron was playing with a slinky and Mookie took it from him and went across the room to chew on it. Then Cameron crawled over and took it from him and started playing with it. Then Mookie took it back. They went back and forth for a long time. It was so cute!

I am in love with my little family and am so grateful to be with them forever!

Meet the Mookie!

We did it again! We got a puppy last week. He is a shiranian (shitzu-pomeranian mix) and is absolutely adorable! Mike fell in love at first sight. So far he looks like a keeper. He has typical puppy behavior: chews on everything, licks Cameron to death, and pees and poops on the carpet. If anyone has any puppy training tips we would love them. If we can survive the puppy stage we know he'll be a great dog. He loves to snuggle with us and follow us wherever we go. We are very excited for our new member of our family. Kaylee loves to play with him. Jace is beginning to get more brave around him, so that's been really good. Cameron likes him as long as he doesn't nibble on his fingers and lick his mouth.