Museum of Natural History

On Saturday, we had the chance to preview the new Museum of Natural History up at the U. It was absolutely amazing, and for those of you who have kids, they will love it.

The view is stunning, of course. The top floor is appropriately labeled "Sky."We loved how interactive all of the exhibits were. Instead of just showing pictures of cells, they had gigantic puzzles you could put together.
Instead of pictures of fossils, they had actual skulls you could touch.Cole loved the dinosaur exhibit, of course. He was able to dig for fossils, and talk to a real-life scientist who showed him a T-Rex tooth.I love this picture. Right after we took it, he looked down at the bones and said, "Hey guys! What are you doing down there?"Jack also had a great time.We'll definitely be back!

Happy Boy

This boy makes me smile...

Love Those Birthdays!

Since Isak's birthday is the same week as Cole's, we decided to have a joint little party for them. They had a great time blowing out candles and exchanging gifts. (Cole did through a bit of a tantrum when Isak wouldn't watch the Mater Movie. I think his love of that movie borders on obsession.)We also followed our fall tradition of going to Silver Lake. We tried last week, and after 20 minutes of shoving strollers through the snow, gave up. Luckily, this week we had much better luck.

Happy Birthday

I cannot believe that Cole is 3 years old! We love him so much and are very proud of him. Cole is doing great in school; is counting from 1-20 and learning his letters. He loves anything that has to do with trains and cars, and doesn't go anywhere without his cat, Gummy. According to Cole, here are his favorite things:

Favorite colors: Pink & Orange
Favorite game: Blockus
Favorite outside game: Golf
Favorite thing at school: Show and tell
I love to: Play with my Lightning McQueen cars and make them go "Kachow!"
Favorite movie: The Mater Movie (um, yah. He invites perfect strangers to our house to watch it.)
Happy Birthday, silly boy!

Wedding Cake

Saturday, Ashley and Pierre were married. (Yes, he's French. And yes, I'm a teeny bit jealous.) I was lucky enough to do their cake, and it was so fun! Everything went well, and a big thanks goes to Bryce for watching the boys while I worked.

The No Good Day

On Sunday, Cole woke up and said he couldn't walk - that his knee hurt. He insisted on being carried around. I thought it could be growing pains, or a pulled muscle and that if we ignored it, he would relent. He did not. All day, he either sat or crawled around on all fours. Even his cousins coming over to play did not motivate him to walk.

This morning, he would still not walk. Jack had an eye appointment at 8:00, and I was starting my new job, so I figured we'd try to take him to school and call the doctor later in the morning.

Our day care would not let him stay.

My saintly husband carted both he and Jack to the doctor's all morning long. After blood work and x-rays, the verdict came in - his leg was fractured. I have no idea how or when this happened. And can you imagine my dismay when I recalled trying to make him walk?

The other saintly man in my life - my dad - came to the rescue. He took Cole home, and then back to the doctor's office to get a full-leg splint. He then drove up to the U to pick me up from work. My mom arrived just in time to help with the boys while I ran to the store for gym pants.

Cole will get a walking cast on Wednesday, and then he can go back to school.

On the positive side, my first day of work went well, and Jack passed his eye test with flying colors. Things could always be worse.

On the other hand...seriously? Sigh.

Blue Steel

On Tuesday, Cole and I got the chance to be in a little fashion show at the U. I was not very sure how Cole would do, but he totally stole the show and did a fantastic job. He was a little nervous until we got to the end of the runway and saw Bryce, and then he was very happy. He even gave us a "Go Utes." All of the audience was at the very end of the stage, so it was nice not to have people completely surrounding us. Zoolander, watch out!