Easter 2011

I am so far behind that this is really not fun to read about anymore. Oh well, I still want to post about it to remember the good times! Chandler and I purchased our little family a sweet new trailer and decided to take it out west for a little Easter campage! Although it rained and we froze our nay nay's off we were still together as a family and enjoyed each others company! That's what it's all about.....

4-wheelers and motorcycles!

Eating mallows and flying kites!

Coloring eggs and sleeping in the new trailer!


I'm not sure what happened to the picture I had of Wyatt and his basket :( but he got just as much loot as McKall!

SO MUCH FUN!

Easter Sunday we went to Rachel's house and watched my favorite LDS movie, The Testement. Everytime I watch it I cant help but cry my eyes out. Chandler even said to me after, "gosh I dont think I've seen you cry like that before." Just sitting here typing this makes me think about it and brings tears to my eyes. It's a must see movie and it was a fabulous way to remind us all why we celebrate Easter! I love my Savior and my family with all my heart!

YEP IT'S TRUE.....

us Mitchell folk will be welcoming rugrat number 3 on Oct. 5th! YAY! We are SuPeR eXcItEd!! Since the day we told McKall and Wyatt it has been non-stop questions and fun! Wyatt is not too sure whats going on but McKall on the other hand is ecstatic! Every morning we get the famous question, "Is the baby coming today?!?!" This is going to be the longest 6 months of her life but she is going to be a HUGE helper! I have yet to make a little count down for her. She is totally wanting a little sister, but Wyatt and Chandler are hoping for a boy! I will be just thrilled with either! I mentioned to Chandler that him and I should just find out what it is and keep it a secret for everyone else. He doesn't think I can do it....gosh when I really think about it though, I dont know that I can! HA HA! We'll see!

On a more sickly note, it has really been quite the journey so far. I know the Lord wants us to multiply and replenish the earth, but my heavens why does it have to be so hard for some of us?!?! Maybe it's just that I'm a cry baby, whiney butt! HA HA! I know my pregnancy sickness is nothing compared to what some women go through, believe me I see it everyday working for the OBGYN. Then there are those women that breeze through pregnancy and yes I AM TOTALLY JEALOUS if you are one of them! I know that in the end though, he/she will be TOTALLY worth it!

I know this might bore some of you to death but I wanted to jot it down for my sake! It was about two weeks ago, my heart just started literally POUNDING. It would come and go throughout the day so I really didn't think much of it. I couldn't sleep that night and it took all I had to get myself and the kids ready that next morning. My heart would not slow down. I got to work and thought maybe after I sat down for a bit it would slow down but it just kept pounding. My blood pressure and heart rate were super high. Dr. Bailey told me to go home that night and take it easy, we would see if it was still happening the next day. I did just that and sure enough it was still happening. By this time I had started to feel light headed and dizzy. It seriously felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. They tried a few things in the ER in Nephi, but they couldn't get it slowed down. Before I knew it I was in the ambulance and on my way to Utah Valley, the worst ride ever. Chandler was rushing home from work so my sweet sister (whom was by my side the entire time) rode in the ambulance, font seat style! I got there and seen the Cardiologist, Dr. Mitchell (he must be good check out his name!!) Anyways he had me do some different things to try and slow my heart down but it wasn't working. Next thing I knew they were giving me some adenosine to see if that would help slow it down. No need to google what this stuff is, I'll just tell ya....it seriously felt like death. Not that I know what that feels like but those are the only words I can think of to explain it. The Dr. said everyone says that it feels like death...scary. I felt like I was being pushed into the ground by a huge boulder. They layed me flat and all I remember was there were a ton of people standing around me and they were all ready to shoot this stuff in me. It scared Chandler and I both, but it did the trick. Chandler said my heart rate went sky high, then the stuff like shocked my heart and I flat lined for a few seconds but it finally went back to normal. The doc says I need to have an ablation done on my heart but I cant do it until after I have the baby. He said my heart gets confused and the top and bottom part kind of stop doing their job and the middle part is doing all the work. He said it gets stuck in like a spinning mode and cant stop. I am now on a medication called digoxin until I can get the procedure done.

Of course there is more.....the medicine gives me bad headaches and I got really sick for a bit and it was back to the ER. They put me in the hospital and said I was in a starvation mode. I couldn't keep anything down and lost like 6 pounds. The doc said I needed to get about 7 bags of fluid before I could go home. I was only there a couple nights. Oh ya and I found out that I'm allergic to Rocephin. Wow, I have never had an allergic reaction before, but dang it's not fun. Benadryl helped that, slowly but surely.

So there you have it, it's been quite the circus at our house the past couple of weeks. I go to Maternal Fetal Medicine on Friday. Dr. Bailey says he hasn't had a patient on digoxin for about 10 years so he just wants me to see the specialists to make sure everything is ok. I am starting to finally feel a little better, in hopes I can get back to work Monday;) and most of all so I can start being a mom and wife again! I have an amazing hubby and kids, they take good care of me! I also have amazing family, friends, neighbors, and ward members. Everyone has been so good to us. A great BIG shout out to my hubby, my mom and dad, and to my sister! The Lord really knew what he was doing when he blessed me with these AWESOME people! I love them all so much and I will get through this! :) :) :)

PS sorry there are no pictures and it's a super boring post :( Oh yes and I promise I wont complain this entire pregnancy! Just get me a big fat SLURPEE and we'll be good! ;)

7 years!

Chandler and I celebrated our Anniversary on March 12th!!! WOW. 7 years I've been married to the love of my life! It seriously does not feel like 7 years at all though...the time has flown by. We know our marriage is not perfect (and probably, so do you;) but we're doing our best. We have had some great times together and gone through some bad times but in the end we are eternal companions. I am so greatful for him, he does so much and works so hard to provide for our family. There is no one else that I would rather go though life with than MY MAIN MAN CHAN!!! HA HA (cheesy I know) Anyway, to celebrate our special day we went on a little date. We ate at Sizzler and went to the mall and did a little shopping and to a movie. We wanted to go somewhere and stay over night but it didn't work out that way. Our little date, being alone together, was just perfect! Your my best friend Chandler and your stuck with me!! I LOVE YOU! 7 years down and LOTS and LOTS to go!

Just for because...

I love them so much and they are crazy CUTE!!!

McKall is so funny! She was trying and trying the other day to blow a bubble. She was getting so frustrated but kept on tryin. She finally got it and was one happy camper! She is officially one AWESOME bubble blower!

These pictures are courtesy of Mr. Wyatt/Kimo himself! Everytime I get the camera out he HAS to take some pictures of his own! I have to admit, he's pretty good!

Handsome dude!

I told Wyatt to get his jammies on and this is what he came up with! He dug to the very bottom of his pj drawer and pulled out "air planes!" They are WAY too small but he instisted on wearing them. When he came running in with them on I about died laughing at his belly sticking out...whatever makes him happy!

I thought this picture was funny cause if you look close at Mr. "Pouty boy's" undaroos you can see woody's eyes and it looks so funny! He was mad cause it was McKall's turn to take a picture and not his. :(

The 3 Ninja's! Wyatt says, it's Wraph (Raphael), Mikey (Michael Angelo), and Weo (Leonardo) He loves Ninja Turtles!

McKall in her cute glasses she made at school!


I am one lucky gal and have been blessed with such an amazing family! We definitely have our ups and downs but the ups totally out weigh the downs! I love them to pieces!

Happy Birthday Chandler and Valentines Day!

Chandler turned 29 on February 2nd. WOW, his last year in his 20's...old fart. HA HA! I took him to the movie and dinner. Then on Super Bowl Sunday I made his favorite, yummy cheese cake, to take to our party at aunt Jan's house. We had a great time. He's such a great guy and the best dad ever. We love you so much Chandler...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

We had a fun day on Valentines. McKall is quite the gal...when she was making her valentines for school Chandler asked her who her boyfriend was and she said, "Braxton Kelsey." We started laughing and I told her that Kelsey is Braxton's moms name and that his last name is Hooper. Ha ha, she said, "oh ya, but Braxton Hooper is still my boyfriend." What a silly girl. She made us laugh..it was cute.

We went to the movie Monday night with my mom and dad and the Steiner clan. Gnomeo and Juliet, it's a cute show...the kids really liked it. Then we took Valentine's to the ones we LOVE! What a fun day! Hope you all had a great heart day.

McKall and I made cute little heart shaped sugar cookies on Sunday. She loves to help me bake stuff. I'm no Betty Crocker but dang these cookies were pretty yummy.

McKall's cute little valentine bag she made at school. She called it a "love bug!"

The three cuties I love the most.

Play date

These two silly girls and Wyatt had so much fun playing last Saturday! They played house, ate candy, watched Tinkerbell, did nails (minus Wyatt on this one), and baked and frosted sugar cookies! We love play dates and miss Hallie Jada for sure needs to come over again soon!

11 step program for those thinking of having kids....

Loved this, laughed hard...they are all so TRUE!!

Lesson 1
1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.
4. Pick up the paper.
5. Read it for the last time.

Lesson 2
Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their...
1. Methods of discipline.
2. Lack of patience.
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.
4. Allowing their children to run wild.
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior.
Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.

Lesson 3
A really good way to discover how the nights might feel...
1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly. (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner)
2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.
3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.
4. Set the alarm for 3AM.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.
6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.
7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.
8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.
9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)

Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.

Lesson 4
Can you stand the mess children make? T o find out...
1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.
4. Then rub them on the clean walls.
5. Take your favorite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.
6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?

Lesson 5
Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.
1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.
2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out.

Time allowed for this - all morning.

Lesson 6
Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment.
Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.

Lesson 7
Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is an excellent choice). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.

Lesson 8
1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.
4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.
5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.
6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.

You are now ready to feed a nine- month-old baby.

Lesson 9
Learn the names of every character from Sesame Street , Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's 'Noggin'?) Exactly the point.

Lesson 10
Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying 'mommy' repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each 'mommy'; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.

Lesson 11
Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the 'mommy' tape made from Lesson 10 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.

This is all very tongue in cheek; anyone who is parent will say 'it's all worth it!' Share it with your friends, both those who do and don't have kids. I guarantee they'll get a chuckle out of it. Remember, a sense of humor is one of the most important things you'll need when you become a parent!

Happy Birthday Papa Rod!

My dads Birthday was on the 20th. We all went to Sizzler to celebrate and eat some yummy food! If you dont know my dad, your missin out! He's such a great guy and would do anything for anyone. McKall and Waytt think he's pretty great too! He watches them for Chandler and I and we couldn't be more appreciative of all he does to help us out! We thank Heavenly Father everyday for him and the example he is to us. He's amazing! WE LOVE YOU DAD!! Your the BEST! :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

p.s. grandma Janice was really there, she was just hiding in the back!

Pirate Island

A couple weekends ago Chandler and I took the kids to Pirate Island. The kids loved it! The whole pirate theme was really cute and the food was good. I dont know that we would rush back anytime soon but it was fun...kinda like a Chuckie Cheese but in pirates. I myself like Chuckie Cheese better, but we had a good time! We also became "executive" Costco members that night! Whoop Whoop! They have some awesome things there and are suppose to be building one between Springville and Payson this year! YAY!

Our "Little Rascal!"

(Push pause on the playlist)

Wyatt, your SO "STINKIN" FUNNY!!!!

Check up

I took McKall to Primary Children's on the 11th for her check up. Chandler had to give a presentation at work and couldn't come so we took Rachel Meggan with us! She seen the Rheumatologist for her leg pains and the Cardiologist for her heart murmur. It went pretty good. Back in October when the Doctors told us she may have arthritis, it worried me sick. I've always pictured McKall being a little gymnast like I was, and if she had arthritis I knew that would be really hard. The Rheumatologist, Dr. Christie Inman, said she does not have arthritis, YAHOO!!! She did say that McKall is very very small for her age, like "not even on the charts" small. She also mentioned that she may have Celiacs Disease. Which is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. She wants to talk to the Immunologist and will let us know for sure next week. She also said that McKall has psoriosis. She gets rashes behind her ears and under her arms. I was talking with Dr. Bailey, the Doctor I work for, and he has psoriosis. He told me that it's a proven fact that people who have psoriosis have higher IQ's....I believe it! McKall, make mommy and daddy lots of money K!!!! LOL!
They also did a CT scan on her cause her lymph nodes and sinuses were swollen. The scan showed a big huge thing of infection and one of her nostrals was almost completely closed. She said McKall has had the infection for a long time. Call me a bad mom but I seriously had no clue and she hasn't complained of anything in her head hurting since she had the headaches in October. Antibiotics and nasal spray is what we'll be doing for a while to get rid of it though.
The Cardiologist said that everything looked good with the echo. She just has what they called an "innocent murmur." Also that she has a "venous hum" in the artory in her neck. Both of these being very normal and she should grow out of it. YAY YAY and YAY!!!
In the end we are so thankful that this has all turned out to be nothing serious. We will get to the bottom of all this and get our little gal better soon! What a long day it was and a big THANKS to Rachel Meggan and to all my amazing family and friends for the help and support you have given us! I dont know what we would do without you! :)
This is us "patiently waiting" in the jeep between appointments!!!

Sleigh Riding New Years Day....

The road we found was SAWEET!! I didn't get any pictures of Rachel and I going down on the old fashioned wood sled, :( but every time we wrecked we were laughing so hard we couldn't get up! That sled hauled some major booty, it was AWESOME! Chandler and Tyrell went on it together and biffed it hard at the bottom....so stinkin funny...

I think I wrecked about 122 times, thanks to Chandler, and man did I pay for it the next day!

Wyatt got cold and fell asleep in the warm truck with grandma and grandpa! That's why he didn't make it in a lot of the pictures. We had a BLAST though and will for sure be going again soon!

New Years Eve

We've had fun New Years Eve parties with the fam since I was a little girl. I'll tell you what, we know how to have a good time!!! This year we partied all night at Jan's house. We ate delicious food, played BINGO, Minute to win it, the quarter game, and the traditional Newlywed Game (;which Chandler and I WON, WHOOP WHOOP!;) We had so dang much fun! A great big THANKS to Auntie Jan and fam for having everyone over and hosting one AWESOME P-A-R-T-Y!

The oreo game was hilarious...seeing everyone's facial expressions trying to get the oreo into their mouths, classic! Kaden was the CHAMPION at this one!!!