January 2015

Since I'm still in the middle of trying to catch up with our family blog, here is another photo dump post of all our miscellaneous pictures from the month of January.

Right after getting back from Utah and getting over the runny noses and colds we got while there, Garrett came down with a diagnosis called lymphadenitis. I put him down for a nap and he seemed completely normal but when he woke up he acted super snuggly and seemed really lethargic. That's not totally unnatural for right after waking up from nap time so I just sat on the couch and started to read books with him when all the sudden I saw this big lump on the side of his throat! It totally freaked me out and I immediately called the doctors office. After going in for an appointment we found out that I guess sometimes an infection will get stuck in the lymph nodes and therefore makes it swell around the area where the infection is. After being on an antibiotic for a few days, the lump went down, thank goodness! It was such a scary, weird thing to see on the side of his neck! 

Then right after finishing his antibiotic for the lymphadenitis, he came down with a nasty cough so we were back at the doctors office, with him being diagnosed with bronchitis. Poor guy! It was no fun for him. We had to do lots of breathing treatments and we had a lot of snuggle time while watching lots of movies! Especially since I came down with an ear infection and Rick came down with strep throat all while we were trying to take care of a sick little boy. Kimbri must have a fantastic immune system because she plowed right through and didn't get any sicknesses from us!

Letting him watch a movie helped him be
distracted while we did the breathing treatment.

Being sick for so long made him so exhausted so we had a lot of "rest time" and movie time. It was good for me to be able to rest and get some cat naps in, too, since I was early on in my pregnancy which made me feel exhausted too!

He fell asleep right in of his books,
snacks, and toys. He must've been so tired!

Garrett loves eating food off his fingers. In this case it's strawberries but he also loves eating raspberries and olives off his fingers too. Haha :)

Date night and we had the theater to ourselves!

Rick has really enjoyed using his hot
chocolate machine he got from my parents.

We ended up using the money my parents gave us for Christmas to by a carpet cleaner. I know it's weird but I love it!!! It's funny the things that make you excited when you become a mom. I love how easy it is and how clean it makes our carpets! Here is a picture of our freshly clean carpet!

I love that we can go to the park all winter long! The winter weather in AZ is fantastic!

I love these two kids of mine. They have become great buddies! They definitely have there run-ins but it is so great that they are both getting a little older and can play so good with each other!

In January, just after Garrett's birthday, we switched him to a toddler bed so he would have several months to get used to sleeping in his "big boy bed" before the baby comes. He loved it! And with the same transition we took away his binky and said if he wanted to sleep in his big boy bed then he couldn't have a binky... so from that first night in the toddler bed and on, he never had a binky again.

We put the toddler bed in Kimbri's room and rearranged things so that they could both fit all their stuff in one room. It was a tight squeeze but we were able to fit a little drawer/dresser thing for Garrett into the closet and Kimbri kept all her clothes in the black dresser I got from my aunt Margaret which has been perfect! 

I checked on him during his first night in his
bed and this is how I found him! 

Diaper storage under the toddler bed!

Hopefully we won't need diapers for too much
longer... he has gone #2 on the toilet a few times now!

Kimbri using my baby carrier for her baby dolls :)

She loves building "the biggest tower in the whole
world" and then she asks me to take pictures. Haha!

In this picture, we were at Savers and we were looking through the toy section. All the sudden Kimbri took a little drum under the clothing rack and started "playing" it and singing at the top of her lungs, "I am a Child of God". It was so funny! 

Rick surprised me with a deep freezer! He sold some old books and things on eBay and had a little money saved up to surprise me with it! I was seriously SO shocked and excited. I'm gonna try to be extra prepared with freezer meals when this baby comes! 

First Haircuts!

Garrett was 1 day shy of his 2 year old birthday when he got his very first haircut. And boy did he need it! His hair was so light and fluffy and literally just stood straight up. I would try to hair spray it and comb it over but it had a mind of its own I guess. 

Here are his before and after pictures: (and even though we cut his hair, it still stood straight up... but at least it was all even, haha!)

This was also Kimbri's first hair but. The very middle and back parts of her hair got really long and scraggly so I just took a pair of scissors to it and made a straight line across. I have know idea how to cut girls hair so I just did the best I could. Here are her before and after pictures:

Cornerstone Primary Spotlight ~ 2015

I can't believe Kimbri is a Sunbeam in primary! She can't be old enough for that, right? She's growing up so fast!

Here are the questions her teacher asked her while filling out the spotlight sheet for the year. 

Name: Kimbri Stone

Primary class: Sunbeam

How many in your family: 4

Favorite primary song: "I am a child of God"

Favorite food: Brocoli & Carrots

Favorite activity: Draw pictures

I try to be a good example by: Be happy

What do you want to be when you grow up? Go to church.

I know the Savior loves me because: He makes me feel special.

Garrett's 2 Year Old Birthday!

I cannot believe that Garrett is 2 years old! He is the sweetest little boy I know. He definitely has his 2 year old moments but overall, I feel like he is such a calm, chill, happy-go-lucky kind of boy. Garrett brings such a sweet spirit to our home and he has the sweetest little toothy grin. He melts my heart. I love you more than words can say Garrett!

Garrett has been way into all things ocean. So we attempted to make a Dori cake! He loves Finding Nemo so I thought it would be fitting. The white and blue Sixlets were supposed to be bubbles and I attempted to do a frosting Dori. It turned out only so-so but oh well. At least it tasted good! 

Aunt Jessica came over to celebrate with us and then we did face time to our families in Utah while we sang Happy Birthday and let Garrett dig into his cake. He LOVED it! And he was so happy to see his Utah family on FaceTime, as you can see in the picture below.

Kimbri loved the cake too. It's all over her face!

Opening presents! Garrett got a Jake and the Neverland Pirates bounce ball. Kimbri got one for her birthday and has loved it so we figured we would get Garrett one so they can bounce around the house like crazy together :) We also picked up a little race car toy from Goodwill for just a couple dollars that he loves. He is also way into cars, trucks,  and trains so it was the perfect gift for him.

And here is a picture when I took Garrett in for his 2 year old well-child checkup. He is a strong, healthy, and growing boy!

Our SLC Trip

Instead of getting each other actual Christmas gifts, Rick and I decided to put the money towards a little getaway trip to Salt Lake over the Christmas break. Sundee watched Kimbri and Garrett for us so that we could go on our little getaway. A huge thank you to her! 

We started off the morning in Provo. We ate at one of our favorite places that we always love to visit when we are in Utah... Los Hermanos! Yum. After lunch we were almost at a loss as to what to do. We never have random free time like this! Haha. So we decided to go bowling at Miracle Bowl in Orem. It was so much fun. 

When we got done with a couple games there we were headed out to the car when we saw Nickel City right next door. We decided, "Why not?!" and headed over. We felt like little kids walking around playing games with our bag full of nickels but we had a blast! 

After acting like little kids all afternoon we decided to head on up to Salt Lake to get checked into our hotel so that we could go see the Temple Square lights. The weather turned awful as soon as we got going on the freeway. I couldn't believe it! We were going probably 15-20 mph almost the whole way there. It was snowing so hard and the roads were really bad. But we finally made it to the Anniversary Inn! We checked our bags in and headed over to the Joseph Smith building to park and go see the lights. It was FRIGID!!! Maybe it's because I'm getting more and more used to Arizona weather but either way it was windy and sooooo cold!!! 

The temple and lights were beautiful! And I wish we could've stood up to the cold a little longer to see more lights but seriously, it was freezing. So we escaped into the Lion House to grab some dinner.  It was delicious! 

Here are a few pics of our room. It was called the Mountain Hideaway which seemed fitting for the huge storm and freezing weather we had just been in all day. It was like a little log cabin with lanterns and a fire place.

The next morning we got up and after having a yummy breakfast the Inn, we headed to Draper to go do sealings at the temple. It was really special and fun to get to go back to the temple that we were married in and perform sealings. 

It was the perfect little getaway during such a busy time of life with Rick so busy in medical school. We had a blast and are so grateful for Sundee watching our kids so we could go!