Battered and Bruised

Sara took a pretty bad spill off her scooter yesterday. She hit so hard! She couldn't get her hands out to catch herself and took it full on in the face. Troy was outside when it happened and brought her in...she was bleeding so bad and we weren't sure just what to do with her! We wiped the best we could and calmed her the best we could and then started to assess the damage.

The first thing we noticed was a gap where a tooth had been that morning...we were worried it had been pushed up into her gum. Her gum was bleeding pretty bad and was all tore up so it was really hard to tell what was going on. After lots of panicked phone calls, we decided to call the dentist!

He met us within 10 minutes and numbed her as soon as we got there...then started to give the long list of injuries! The x-ray showed that the tooth we were worried about was completely gone...Troy later found it out in the street where she had crashed! It also showed that a top permanent tooth had been knocked out of its socket. The dentist tired to push it back into place and then wired it to a couple of other teeth to help hold it...he said hopefully the ligaments will tighten back up and it will be okay, we won't know for sure for a couple of weeks. She also had knocked a baby tooth on the bottom out of place...he pulled that out and put it in a little pink container for her...which she packed around all night! She had to get a couple of stitches in her upper lip on the inside...there was a huge gash! He helped clean the road rash on her eye, check, nose, lips and chin and put a layer of neosporin over all of it then sent us home with a bottle of motrin! Sara was so brave through all of it and was able to let the dentist do what he needed to do to help her even though she hurt so bad! I was so proud of her!

We got home just in time for the BYU vs UTAH game and the party that was at our house! Sara had lots of company from her sweet little cousins as they sat on our bed and watched TV quietly with her. It meant alot to me and I know to her, too, that they were so kind to her!

She wanted to sleep with me so we tucked her into our bed and before she fell asleep she very quietly whispered..."I need my teeth". It took me a minute to figure out that she wanted the little pink container holding her two teeth to put under her pillow for the tooth fairy! She didn't want to miss out on any money the tooth fairy owed her for both missing teeth!

Today she has been sore and swollen. It hurts for her to smile, talk and eat and she's not be doing much of any of these. But she has a good attitude about it and gives a "Thumbs Up" when you ask her how she's doing.
She did get excited about decorating the Christmas tree and wanted to help with that! She's also had lots of family and friends dropping by and calling to check on her. We appreciate how much you all love and care about her! Thanks Maya for the card and the milk shake! Thanks Laursen's for the balloon, books and ice cream...we made shakes with it and Sara asked for seconds! I was glad something finally tasted good to her! Thanks Cottles for the notes and treats...you are great friends!

10 Things We Love About Ben!

10. He's fun to be with, whereever we go, whatever we do!

9. He's willing to try just about anything

8. He can make friends with just about anyone

7. He's not afraid to talk to anyone

6. Although they have their moments...he really is good to Sara & Caleb

5. He's still not too big to give out hugs!

4. He works really hard for what he wants...especially when it comes to football!

3. He is smart and talented

2. He's a true, blue, through and through Cougar fan!

1. He's sensitive and kind and thoughtful

Happy Birthday Ben! We love you!!

A Snowy Start

We woke up this morning to about 3 inches of snow and Ben out shoveling, all by himself, this morning (at 7:00 am!). He was so excited about his birthday and the snow that I don't think that he could stay inside one more minute. When the rest of us finally made it outside he said "It snowed on my birthday! It's never snowed on my birthday before!" Then we told him that it has snowed on on his birthday before...on the day he was born! The snow made for a fun start to his birthday!

Going Private

I have decided to limit access to my blog to only people that I know. After KSL's story on blog safety I decided that I'm not all that comfortable having people I don't know reading my stories and watching my kids. I love posting about our family and have also loved reading your blogs and really hope that we can continue to share our adventures with each other. So I think I already have most every ones email so I can add you to my list...if not please let me know! I'll make the switch this weekend....

Happy Happy Halloweeny!

Our week long Halloween celebration was filled with fun costumes, pumpkin carving, buckets full of candy and lots of fun parties! Our parties included our ward Trunk-or-Treat last Friday, parties at school, Mom's crazy Halloween dinner and the Taylor Family costume party. Here's a few highlights from our Halloween this year:

-Sara and Ben both wanted to wear costumes from past Halloween's...nothing could have made me happier. Well, maybe except that Caleb was excited about his costume and would actually wear it!

-Troy's impromptu costume...I love a man with a mullet!!

-Eating bat wings, heart, "finger" food, brains, ears and eyeballs at Nanny's house. It isn't Halloween till Nanny's got the kids good and grossed out! Thanks Nanny for putting so much work into a party for only three little munchkins...we love you!

-Darth Vader (aka our Bishop) at the Trunk-or-Treat. He terrified our little Jedi and Caleb avoided him at all costs! At church Caleb still makes sure he always knows where Bishop is.

-Helping with Sara's class party...we made cute little spider webs.

-One last Halloween Hooray with the cousins! The kids played and played, did a little trick-or-treating and dipped apples into carmel and had lots of yummy toppings...very tasty and fun! Thanks Aunt Lisa!

Slippery the Fish

On Thursday Caleb came home from school with a new little pet. He has been very excited about his new friend and insists on taking it with us everywhere we go. We had to put our foot down about taking him to church! We don't quite know how long Slippery will last, we've already had to change baggies a couple of times and I'm trying to find look-a-likes...just in case!

Puppy Love

Nanny and Poppy suddenly and unexpectedly got a new puppy last week. Needless to say my kids are in puppy heaven...especially Caleb. The puppy, who we think is named Ted but we don't know for sure yet, is just a little tiny fur ball and cute as can be. Well Caleb loves to have Ted crawl all over him and when we were at Mom & Dad's on Saturday Caleb played and played with him and then Ted was ready for a nap. So Caleb got a little blanket and sat down on the couch with the dog wrapped up like a little baby. Ted fell fast asleep and Caleb sat and held him for a good 20 minutes just cuddling and loving that little dog. When it was time to go home Caleb did NOT want to go...he wanted to move in with Nanny and said "I want Ted as my dog, just my dog!". Boy he loves that little pup!