Tabor's Eye Surgery

Tabor has cocked his head to the side since we can remember. At first I thought it was a neck problem. Then I noticed I tilt my head... is slouching and head tilting hereditary? Nope, atleast not in this case. He was tilting his head in order to line his eyes up while focusing on a person/object. His left eye was what we might call a "lazy eye" and the head tilt helped his eyes get into the same position. As for my head tilt, still havent figured that out.

So we went down to Utah to accomplish 2 things. Sugery & Packing/Moving. Tabor was champ on surgery day. The nice part about surgery on a baby is that they are not nervous beforehand because they have no idea what is going on. Tabor is in his hospital T-shirt just smiling. He happily went to the doctor who took him away from us. I am glad he was so chipper that morning because I was nervous. But all went well. They did the "Eye Muscle Surgery" in a 1/2 hour we waited for him to wake up for a 1/2 hour and then we left. It was super fast.

They pulled his eye lid up and did thier procedure stitched it up and pulled the eye lid back down. It was slightly swollen but other then that you couldnt even tell. I was so glad he did not have to get bandaged up because it would of been one heck of a nightmare keeping him from touching it. I would have put one of those cones you put on dogs heads around him. Anyway the moral of the story is... eye muscle surgery really anywhere near as bad as I imagined.

My parents drove us down to Utah, we used thier trailor, they helped Robert pack & load our things, entertained kids and then drove us back to Washington. What service! I am so grateful for all of thier hard work!

Heather watched Pepper during Tabors dr. appt. and surgery. Korver and Pepper had a blast playing hide and go seek. They played it the entire trip. Whenever I looked for them I would say "Are they in the closet?" and you would hear them both say "NO" from under the bed. One more last thing because I think it is so cute... the kids were playing and randomly Korver folds his arms and says "Heavenly Father, I am so grateful that I can play with Pepper, in the name of Jesus Christ Amen".

Hair Growth!

I am so excited. Pepper's hair finally reaches into pigtails! She has super short hair in the front and clips/flowers always slide out, but the rubber bands in back are staying. It helps her look more feminine... just like she acts :) She has entered into the world of imagination and is constantly rocking her dolls to sleep, feeding them or changing their diapers (she has even used diaper cream on their bums!). She is a good mom! When she accessorizes it is always with sparkles. And she LOVES to be complimented, so mention the hair or the sparkling shoes if you see her!

Robert on the other hand does not have a hard time growing hair. Since he just graduated from BYU the shaving rule no longer applies to him... so he decided to grow a beard. He was only able to handle one week of hair growth because he said his face was so itchy. Too bad, I wanted him to let it go a little longer and get a little thicker. But it was not something I would want him to keep forever so I am not heartbroken. Anyway... there you have it hair grows.

Stripes For Christmas!

Whenever we go on a trip I pack WAY ahead of time. Usually leading to digging through the suitcase for things we still need. Well, I ended up pulling all the most important items out of the suitcase and leaving them in Utah. My scriptures, Q-tips (i have to have them), makeup, deodorant and our camera. So these pictures are all from my sisters camera. Sorry Salmon side... no pictures of you. But if anyone took any with us in them I would love a copy!

Each Christmas Eve we get a pair of PJ's. This year my mom bought them for all of her grand-kids. 4 boys and 1 girl. So naturally the pj's were more boyish. But my mom thoughtfully bought Pepper a turquoise flower to go with it, un-thoughtfully Pepper kept taking it out.

Jenga

Pepper is really into building and stacking lately. It has been with juice cans or yogurts because we don't have blocks or legos. But on Thanksgiving we were looking for a game to play and it occurred to me we could use Jenga to build. Pepper loved it! She stacked the blocks laying down 10 high & standing up 4 high (she is at 3 in the bottom picture- I could hardly do four!). She also helped Uncle Spencer and her dad build, although that sometimes lead to earthquakes. Tabor was really good and just chewed on a block and watched. It was an hour of fun!

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

I LOVE going on walks with my kids (almost always). At the beginning of our walks they are both so attentive. Instead of sitting back in their seat they hold onto the bar and just take the scenery in. I must admit Utah is beautiful in the fall with all the different colors of trees. Just about the only thing Washington is lacking. Anyway I just thought it was cute how they both sit straight up, holding onto the bar with one hand.

First Hair Cut

Tabor got his first hair cut today. The combination of hair dangling over his ears, him always grabbing his hair while he eats so there is grime in it & waking up with crazy go nuts hair I decided to buzz it off. I did a #2 on the sides and didn't touch the top (other then to blend it). He was super good and did not cry during the whole haircut. He did turn his head quite a bit to see what I was doing... but for a baby I give him an A+. And he is so handsome.

Halloween!

Since we are in Utah, Halloween was on the 30th this year. First we had dinner at a ward Halloween party. Then we went trick or treating. Pepper L-O-V-E-D it! She kept pointing to the next house not wanting to stop. Korver would ring the doorbell and shout "trick or treating" (he added the "ing" the the trick or treat). Pepper just liked the excitement of going to the doors. She would forget to get any candy sometimes... but when we did remind her she would carefully look through all the candy and choose one out that twisted at the end such as bubblegum, tootsie rolls, smarties or hard candy. Very particular. We stayed out for only a half hour to the childrens dismay do to rain and wind. But we had a blast.

P.S. The videos are out of order. They seem to have a mind of their own. But oh well, they are only seconds apart so it wont seriously ruin any time lines.

Hee-Haw Farm

Robert came home early today so instead of sitting around the house we decided to go to hee haw farms. What an excellent decision that was. We loved it! We stayed there for over two hours no problem... Pepper was entertained the whole time! Petting zoo, slides (biggest one not pictured), hayride, swings, animal train, corn box and much more. And I decided pictures turn out so much nicer when you have hay in the background. And just as a side note... the outfit Pepper is wearing is from my cousin Baileys life size doll. Besides the boots, those are from Savors :)

A Simple Solution!

FYI Pepper has a wet shirt because she dumped water down the front of her... Tabors is from drool.

Well Pepper started out her life with a pacifier to match each outfit. As time went on we lost many pacifiers and scrambled to find whatever one we could pop in her mouth the fastest. But at least they were all girly. Then Tabor was born. He brought blue and green manly pacifiers (if you can call a pacifier manly) into the house. Now recently Pepper has an obsession with switching pacifiers with Tabor. They do it to often for me to keep up with. I figure if one gets sick they second will probably get sick anyway... they share a bedroom for heaven sake. But the problem arises when I am pushing the stroller around with my son with a pink paci and my daughter with a blue. It looks a little weird. So now they both have clear paci's. Solved that problem.

Next problem to solve...How do I get Pepper off the pacifier? I take it away from her and she just goes and steals Tabors. Any ideas?

It Ended On Thursday

What ended you ask? WARM WEATHER! Summer ended when Robert went back to school but at least we had warm weather to carry us on. No more playing in the backyard pool (daily), going to the Highland Splash Park (twice) or hiking to the hot-springs (twice). Today it is raining. Which I am not complaining about that... I love the rain. Rain & I belong together. It is just the fact in Utah you know the rain doesn't stick around long. It soon becomes snow. And snow and I do not belong together. At-least we have cousins on both sides of the family we can visit, even if the visiting is indoors.

P.S. Tabor is crawling!

Have you ever seen the movie "Confessions of a shopaholic"? Pepper has learned a new technique concerning "Magic cards". Just use someone elses'. She always seems to find Robert's wallet and immediately goes for his credit card. I worry for the day she learns to use one. Please don't look at the unmade bed.