December 16, 2016

Carson made this card for Raven at therapy today.

It was the sweetest thing ever.

His therapist had no idea that Raven loved cats until she asked me why Carson would use all cat stickers. He was being very thoughtful.

Nadia told me the only thing she wanted for her birthday was to see Mrs. Tiffany Cook Jacobson. She got her wish. I have known about this shenanigan for a couple of weeks now but to see the look on her face when she saw her was priceless. I wish I would have had my camera but I had just come out of a meeting and left it in the office. Thanks Tiffany for making Nadia's day.

Nadia wanted these peppermint cups for hot chocolate for her birthday instead of a cake.

We will be celebrating it with family during the Sly Christmas Party tomorrow.

December 14, 2016

Quynsie with one of my bestie's Bethany with the Young Women going up to Temple Square

December 12, 2016

First off today is Raven, Nadia and Carson's 4 year adoption anniversary.

I can't believe that it has only been 4 years because it seems like they have been here in our family forever. They have meshed into our lives so well that most people don't even know that they are adopted unless we tell them.

Carson, Nadia and Raven's Christmas concert

December 09 and 10, 2016

December 09

Quynsie's band concert.

December 10

Puke cleanup at 4am is not my idea of a good time.

Poor Carson woke up really sick at 3 AM.

We thought he just needed to use the restroom.

He used it and then went back to bed.

At 4 AM, we hear, "Dad, I threw up in my bed".

He was trying to get out of bed to go to the bathroom but he couldn't get out of bed fast enough.

He then finally got out of bed and made it only to the bathroom door before throwing up again.

Made it to the sink and threw up more.

Finally made it to the toilet and threw up in the toilet.

During all of this, dad and I were tag teaming on cleaning things up. We finally got a sleeping bag and had him sleep on the bathroom floor after he sat on the toilet for 45 minutes. He slept the rest of the night and was fine the next day.

Nadia is on crutches because at Quynsie's band concert, she decided to run around with a friend and tore the ligaments and stuff in her ankle.

Right now she is on crutches and is wearing her ankle brace.

This is our life for the next few weeks. 6-8 to be exact.

We went Christmas light hunting and this was by far our favorite house. It was programed to music and was just amazing. We sat there for about 20 minutes or so just watching.

Me: Carson why were you doing front flips off a kitchen chair?

Carson: I don't know, it just popped into my head.

Me: hand to Palm, are you serious son?

Carson: yep

December 08, 2016

I don't care who you are or not with, you will not be seeing my kids at least anytime soon. I'm so sick of birth mom thinking she can see my kids after all she has done to them before we got them and since we got them. You broke their trust when you disrespected Quynsie. I have only ever allowed direct contact with four people and that is because they trust, support and respect us as the parents. If I thought for one second that she would be of any help, you bet I would try to work things out but right now I don't see that ever happening. There is a reason you lost your kids to begin with.

This is not to make anyone mad, it is to let others know that we have boundaries and we are not budging in that area. We tried to have contact with you about 8 months ago and you disrespected not only me by calling me names, but you disrespected Quynsie and that is unforgivable right now.

If you can't respect us as their parents and want to do the name calling, then we cannot have contact because it is toxic and not fair to the kids.

When and if you are ready to be respectful to Joe and I as the parents of these four kids, then we can talk. 

Naida's Native American project for school.

December 07/2016

This project came about when I decided that I wanted all of my nieces and nephews and my kids on my side of the family to have a pillow made out of Great Grandpa Sly's shirts so that they would always have something of Grandpa's. This is their Christmas gifts.

December 06, 2016

I made this stocking hanger out of a pallet of wood.

RAVEN"S ORCHRASTRA CONCERT

Raven and her boyfriend Kyler