911...it's an Emergency!!

Ok, so yesterday morning started just like any other day. We woke up, read scriptures together, made sure everyone was fed, clothed, brushed teeth, deodorant on, contacts in and got them all out the door to school. Then Allyson shows up and we start our daily workout ritual...P90X. We were only 7 mins away from being done when Brock, trying to climb up, pulled one of my bar stools over on top of him! They are made of iron with a wood seat. He got a hard blow to the chest, a busted lip and and I think a small bruise on the forehead. After about three or four mins, he stopped breathing. He couldn't hold his head up or keep his eyes open for nothing! It was very scary and Allyson and I were pretty much prepared that one of us would have to do CPR on him. Allyson started to blow in his face, which would awaken him and made him take a deep breath. I ran and grabbed a frozen bag of chocolate chips out of the freezer (?? it was the first unopened bag that I saw:) while I also grabbed the phone and called 911. What were the chocolate chips for?, you might ask...well, I would put the cold bag on his forehead and then on his chest to wake him up. He didn't like it and of coarse would cry, taking deep breaths all the while.

The EMT came prepared for anything
By the time they got to my house, Brock was breathing fine but was still out of it a little.
By the time they checked him out and left, he was holding his head up on his own and couldn't hold a Popsicle, but would suck on it.

Twenty mins after they were gone, he was happily holding and eating his Popsicle! ...all FOUR of them!!! Talk about an adrenaline rush! When the EMT decided that he was ok, they called into the dispatch that they wouldn't need a helicopter. That instantly brought back feelings and emotions in me from Jacob's near drowning so many years ago. I, once again, felt so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who watches over us!! There were several different times that Allyson and I were completely prompted and I know that it was the Lord helping us! I'm so thankful that Brock is safe and back to his good 'ol self!!

Disclaimer: The Frozen chocolate chip thing is not an approved medical procedure and should not necessarily be used in all emergency situations. Use with caution.

Christmas 2009 in South Carolina

Jingle What..?!

So I can't go into details of this event, however, I am posting some of these photos for my posterity, lol! In short, I had a little prank set up for my dear brother, Heath! With help from family, we pulled it off perfectly and got tons of laughs out of it!!

ok, so I'll go into a little bit of detail, well, not detail but just general information, we'll call it. Some of my extended family wanted to watch the video of Heath after having a surgery. He was high as a kite on pain killers when Kim video taped him.

Seriously, one hilarious video!!
we laughed

and laughed

and laughed!!!

OK...inside joke that I shall not go into detail about! Sorry, but this is the way things have to be people. I have sworn an oath to not devulge the details of this....esp on my blog!!Heath was a great sport and even got through all the gag gifts pretty well!

Discussing my Wish List with Jolly 'Ol St. Nick

Brant got a kick out of sitting on Santa's lap! Being 'older and wiser', he and Santa were able to have a little more of a heart to heart talk than in years past. Santa was impressed with how much Brant had grow and matured:)

Jacob went to see Santa well prepared! He had worked hard to get his list ready, including the item he wanted, where Santa could buy it (a back up plan for Santa if the elves couldn't get around to making it) and also included a drawing that he did of each of his Christmas wishes! This was a business meeting; no time for chit chat or small talk! Jacob felt so strongly about this that he ended his meeting with a hand shake...you know, to seal the deal!

Marissa wanted Nothing to do with this long, white bearded man! She wouldn't look at him or give him the time of day for nothin....nothin, that is, except for the beloved Candy Cane! Once she got a candy cane from him she had a change of heart!

Gingerbread Houses

Making Gingerbread Houses is one of our favorite Christmas Traditions!!! We love using all kinds of different candies to see what designs our creative juices can come up with!!

Mom takes this Gingerbread business seriously!

Dad is having way too much fun taking pictures !!!

In the end, this was our neighborhood that we built!! Dad was a little too busy playing with the camera so his house is still in 'construction' mode!! What a great way to start the Holiday Season off!!