Go Cougars!

THANKS EMILY AND MATT FOR THE TICKETS!

WE HAD A GREAT TIME!

I loved the throw back bright blue uniforms.

Enjoying our decent seats in the student section. (We're still students at heart. Well, actually Chris is still a student for reals. 2 more assignments to go. You can do it!)

The final score. What a relief.
I realized I was getting too old for all that yelling and jumping up and down stuff. And to the extreme disappointment of Matt and Emily, too old to participate in this either.

Participating in this is apparently just a once in my lifetime kindof thing.

But it certainly didn't lesson the enjoyment of the win.

And how about this little gem. This picture was taking 2 years ago after the last BYU win over Utah. Look at our cute little guy. Not even 2 months old and already cheering for the Cougars. :)

A little birthday catchup

I know these are not too fancy, but I must say I was feeling pretty proud of myself with my effort on these. They are delicious chocolate peanut butter surprise cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Grant mostly appreciated the little Wiggle signs stuck in them.
What Grant really loved, and I must say he is a little chip off the 'ol mom block, is his chocolate ice cream cone. I would always prefer ice cream over cake even if it was as awesome as those cupcakes.

Opening presents. He got the idea of what to do, but still needed a little extra help with the process.

We found this sweet jeep at a garage sale and managed to get it for $25. The only problem was it was pink and purple. So with a little spray paint we had a tough guy jeep all ready for our tough guy Grant. He looks way tough huh?

And here is Grant's first time driving his car. Oh the simple pleasures in life. Although, I would probably react the same way if I had a sweet new car to drive around in.



Blowing out his birthday candles. He ended up getting a little help from his cousin Sydney and you can tell he is a little confused as to what all just happened.

And Goodbye H1N1!

So we are all almost officially better after having the infamous Swine Flu pay our house a visit.
Here are a few things I have learned about it:

1. It is for real and not just made up.
2. It really can kill people or make you feel like it has about killed you.
3. It also can be fairly mild in adults where you wonder if you really even have it.
4. Little kids, (Grant), can be contagious for up to 10 days. 10 days are a long time to be isolated.
5. There is only so much watching of The Wiggles that a parent (Me) can take.
6. Tamiflu, which I heard could treat Swine Flu, does not work as an antibiotic to get rid of the virus. It can only weaken the virus hopefully causing the duration of the sickness to be shorter and not so severe.
7. Tamiflu is only prescribed within the first 48 hours of getting the Swine flu. Because all it does is weaken the virus, if it is past 48 hours than the virus has already infiltrated your whole body and has done the damage. At that point, you are expected to just tough it out.
8. Tamiflu is very expensive even with insurance.
9. Your child (Grant) could potentially have a fever for up to 7 days in a row. Seven days is a long time for a little guy to have a fever.
10. You will need to start keeping track of the times you have given different medicine (Tylenol and Ibprofen) in an effort to get the fever down.
11. You might not throw up while you have it, although that is one of the possible symptoms, but food definitely loses it's appeal.
12. DRINK, DRINK, DRINK! Let your child drink endless amounts of juice, diluted with water or Pedialyte if he'll let you, just so he will actually drink something and not get dehydrated. If you are the one that is sick, make yourself drink constantly. Drink Water. Drink Gatorade. Eat soup. Just get as much fluid in you as you can. You won't want to drink but MAKE YOURSELF! That is what will eventually help you get rid of the virus.
13. Watch your breathing. The second anything seems off about it such as hard to breath, raspy, etc. call/go to your doctor ASAP. The doctor was pretty insistent on this. Bacterial Pneumonia can set in quickly and that is what can kill you. (Thankfully, all of us are breathing just fine.)
14. Make hand sanitizer your new best friend.
15. It's embarrassing to wear a face mask at the doctors office especially when your breath keeps fogging up your glasses. But definitely worth it.
16. Just because you may have gotten the Swine Flu does not mean you now do not need to get the vaccination. (And no, we had not gotten the vaccination.) And least that's what my doctor said.
17. Doctors are frustrated with this flu because they can't give you very specific definitive answers to all of your questions. They just don't know.
18. I am so thankful for Doctors who may not know it all but still know so much more than me.
19. And most importantly, Heavenly Father hears the prayers of a humble sick mother who can not imagine how she is going to get her little family through this.

Just a reminder that this is just me talking. You can visit places like this for more official facts.

Happy Birthday

In honor of his birthday, Grant would like to play the guitar for you.

Notice his guitar shirt and his new (with the tag even still on) jacket with drums and guitars on it.

Born to Rock 'n Roll!

For the past couple of weeks every time I remind Grant that his birthday is coming up (he's still at an age that he needs to be reminded) he says "drums" "guitar." Hmmm.... is this boy actually telling me what he wants for his birthday? How does he even know what to ask for yet? I mean he's still at an age that needs to be reminded of his birthday.

By the way, right now as I write this, we are on our SEVENTH, kid you not, SEVENTH time IN A ROW of listening to the Jonas Brothers sing the Jungle Book's "I wanna be like you." Grant is now slowing down to bobbing his head while sitting on the couch but the first several times involved him dancing all over the family room and some awesome rockin out on his "bat" guitar.

I think I am in for it when he is a teenager.

OK, he is now requesting to listen to this for the 8TH time. I am finding him a different song.

Thorley Family Reunion

Finally, mostly caught up. :) This was the last big event of our Summer. We had the Thorley Family reunion. There were a ton of pictures so I just put them together here (and by "here" I mean on the next post)on a slideshow to watch.

Bear Lake Extravaganza

We went to Bear Lake for the 24th of July weekend with Chris's family. So fun! I have only been there twice and the last time I was there was in the middle of winter. Grant loved the water and the sand.

The view from the cabin we stayed in.


Running around, warming up for a game of tennis and playing at the beach.


This kid LOVED the water.



He also loved playing the "stick guitar," chasing seagulls, and eating corn on the cob.


This is what I found when I went to check on him to see if he had fallen asleep yet. What a cutie!


We're ready to go visit the Rasmussens! :)

SL Bee's Game and BBQ's

We went with the family to a Bee's game earlier this summer and then actually got to go again last night with some friends. I like baseball....but I still think it's a little long.....especially with Grant. Here are some pictures from our time with the family.

BBQ with the family


Grant and Lydia showing off their dancing skills up on the "stage."

Grant with a dirt goatee. The leftovers from his potting soil afternoon snack.

The Fourth of July

(Halfway caught up on our Summer update.)

I love the 4th of July. What a wonderful holiday.


This year's Fun Run t-shirt. Way to go Chris!


The face we get when we tell Grant to say "cheese!"



Grant with a 2nd Cousin. (Anyone know who he belongs to?) Don't they look cute!



Cousin Sydney and Cousin Lydia with Grant.



More cousins.



What a cute gal!



Waiting for the fireworks to start.




Stealing popcorn.


Watching the Parade. (Zoom in on Grant's face for the camera.)

Girls Camp

I really enjoyed the week in the Uinta Mountains. I didn't have any other responsibilities other than helping to cook all the meals. It was a lot of work to feed around 200 people each meal, a lot of work, but I did enjoy the change from my normal daily routine. And it was such a gorgeous place to spend time in. I will admit though, I probably won't be so quick to volunteer to help with the food next time.

Lake Lyman Lodge

The Meal Crowd and Hiking

Rowing

Me, Kendra and Alicia

I love the Mountains!