Happy Earth Day! Ok so I'm not really a granola tree hugger, but I have been wanting to put this blue pot to you use for a really long time (like 4 years...whoa I'm such a slacker).  I went to Home Depot and got myself the most hardy perennial I could find.  Ha! Look at me sounding like I know what I'm talking about.  The truth is that I had to have the difference of annual and perennial explained to me like 5 times and when asked which direction my front porch faced, the only thing I could say was, "it faces away from the freeway, so maybe south?" I was never a good girl scout. Anyway, we got our supplies and got to work!

That's a new face! She was having so much fun helping me. However, I may never even get to see if I can keep the plant alive longer than a week because little miss T just wants to pick all the flowers and give them to me. 

Back to the ER

Here we go again. Back to the emergency room via an ambulance with our little Tenley girl.  The past few days Tenley has had a fever and hasn't been feeling very well because her 2 year old molars are trying to cut their way in. We took her to 7 Eleven to get a slurpee, thinking the cold might feel really good on her sore mouth. Dave filled up a slurpee cup and before Tenley even had a chance to try it, she went unconscious and had a tonic seizure while Dave was holding her.  We were slightly more calm about this seizure since we had been through it before with Tenley. We laid her on the ground and made sure all her airways were clear and then waited for her to come out of the seizure. It is the most horrible feeling watching your child go unconscious and turn pale blue. I know we were being watched over by our Heavenly Father that day because as I was laying Tenley on the ground, this woman, wearing hospital scrubs came over and started checking for a pulse and was talking really calm about what was happening to our little baby. It just so happened that she was an emergency room nurse who was on her break and she was so kind to help us, and calm us. Tenley snapped out of this seizure a little quicker than the first time, but she was very lethargic for quite awhile after. Someone called 911 on our behalf and when the paramedics arrived, they insisted that they take Tenley to the hospital....which was literally one block away from where we were. So they strapped her in and away we went.

They ran an ECG to make sure there were no heart abnormalities and they also took a few blood samples to test for any other signs of why she may be getting these seizures. Trying to get an IV in her sweet little arm was one of the worst things I've had to watch her go through. They kept missing her vein and it was just horrible to watch Tenley scream. She was looking at me like, "these people are hurting me, why the freak aren't you stopping them mom!?!" All the tests came back normal, so after 4 hours of their supervision they let us go back home.  The doctor on call recommended that we get an EEG (which monitors the brain activity) and get her in to see a pediatric neurologist to see if they can pin point what is causing these seizures.  One thing is certain, this sweet little babe will be getting extra hugs and extra kisses.

Beachin' at Bolboa Pier

It rained pretty good the next day so my mom and sisters went shopping at Fashion Island while I stayed home with Tenley to let her rest from our full day at Disneyland. When finally got a little bit of warm sunshine we headed to Newport and played at the beach near the Balboa Pier. 

We spent most of our day searching for "bee bee she she's"  aka baby sea shells. 

We found the perfect little sand dune to sit by and block some of the wind. It was also super awesome for me because it kept the ocean out of view of this little fish. Once she sees the water there is nothing else she wants to do but jump in and she has absolutely no fear, which completely freaks me out. So we sat right here searching for sea shells, eating hamburgers from Ruby's Diner and had the most relaxing day.

Disneyland

Oh happy day! It is spring break for my littlest sis [Alicia] so my Momma, Kelli & Alicia all came to visit us in California! Wohooo! Yipee! Happy dance! Can you tell I'm excited? I miss my family soooooo much.

The weather decided to get a bit chilly which I'm actually totally in love with, but it did put a damper on my sisters beach plans. But do you know what is perfect in 65 degree weather? DISNEYLAND! I haven't been to Disneyland since I was on the drill team in college and holy yikes I'm getting old because that was a long time ago. And ya, I really am getting old because look what I'm wearing! I wore my good old tennis shoes (well, actually they're brand new) to Disneyland cause this momma is all about comfort these days.

Selfie. 

Watching Tenley meet the Disney characters was the highlight of my day. She was so shy in the beginning, but slowly warmed up.  She loves Pluto and calls him "Poo Doh."  Every time we would see any character from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, she would start singing "hot dog,  hot dog!" 

 My mom was so nice to watch Tenley for awhile so I could go on a few rides with my sissies + Rachel who kind of looks like one of us so we'll keep her.

Jes | Kelli | Alicia | Rachel

Just call my mom the baby whisperer. Tenley never, and I mean N E V E R  falls asleep in public. But look what I came back to....a completely zonked out Tenley sleeping in her stroller. Of course she has Buzz Light Year there to comfort her. We tried to get her to want the Minnie Mouse toy, or even the Mickey Mouse toy, but this girl knows what she wants and she was not going to let go of Buzz. 

 Having a nice nutritious snack, because when in Disneyland....

I have always loved the Pirates of the Caribbean  ride and I love that I got to take Tenley on this ride. The line was crazy long. We waited well over an hour and look how happy she is! She was making everyone around her laugh, including me. She seriously deserved an award for being so happy. 

When it was our turn to finally get in the boat she was in total awe. I forgot how loud and slightly scary (for a 2 year old) this ride is, but she never cried and just clung on to me like this throughout the  ride. Melt. My. Heart. 

We tried to get a good pic of all of us in front of Cinderella's Castle. This is the best we could do. 

The outtakes might be even better. Remember how I was just giving my child an award for being so good? Maybe I spoke too soon. JK. JK.  I love getting smacked in the face. 

I wanted to get something for Tenley before we left but she wanted the entire store. I have a hard time saying no to that face. But I held strong and only bought her one stuffed animal. Go me!

We had such a fun time at Disneyland and I can't wait to go back! 

Easter 2015

Growing up, my parents always had us dye easter eggs outside on our deck. Well we don't have a backyard yet so I got brave and decided to let the Birdy dye eggs inside...in my brand new kitchen. Eeeek! Thank heavens for disposable table cloths. Tenley girl had so much fun coloring the eggs. She sat on the bar stool for over an hour dying and re-dying each egg. 

So much for the egg picker upper thing-a-ma-jiggy-whatty. Look at those bluuuuuue hands! Oh my.

The next morning I had a small little egg hunt around the house. She would scream with excitement  every time she found a new egg. I may have re-hid several of them just so I could keep watching her cute reaction. Then she discovered there was candy in each of the eggs and it was game over. We all got a nice sugar high while watching the morning session of General Conference. 

This little girl is the light of my life. Always smiling, always happy. Not sure what I did to deserve such a sweet daughter, but I sure am thankful every day for her sweet spirit. 

Her masterpiece. She did every egg all by herself. And of course those "bee bee's" that she insists are her best friends in the entire world. We'll work on that later, for now I'm just going to let her be little.