Lava Hot Springs and news about my dad - Monday, July 15, 2013

On Saturday, July 13th, my dad had a heart attack.  Linda called me that night after all the kids had gone to bed.  She said that dad had a heart attack and he's in a hospital in Alaska.  They kept him in the ICU overnight.  In the morning, they ran some test to see how much damage was done.  They said that he is not too bad, so they will let him go home and go to a hospital in Utah to be treated.  They said that he is very lucky to be alive.  Especially considering that he waited so long to come to the hospital.  When I got a chance to talk to him, he told me about what had happened.  He woke up feeling kind of funny that day.  He was spending the summer in Alaska, helping Lonnie and Cy on their mine.  He just wasn't feeling right.  He felt a little dizzy and nauseous.  He told Lonnie and Cy that he wasn't feeling well and they told him to take time off and relax until he felt better.  He was laying in his bad and he could tell something just wasn't right with his heart and he thought he might be having a heart attack or something.  While he was laying there, trying to decide what to do, his heart made a big thump (or something like that - I'm having a hard time remembering all of the details of the story).  After that he started to feel better.  He told Lonnie and Cy about what he was feeling and they thought that he should go see a Dr.  Someone was planning to go in to town the next day and they told him to go with and see a Dr.  That's where he found out he had a heart attack.  I'm going to have to call and have my dad tell me the story again, because the details are so fuzzy in my mind right now.  I'm pretty sure I'm not telling it right.  The good news is that he is okay.

We went to Lava Hot Springs to play and get our minds off the worrying about my dad.  He is still in Alaska, so there isn't much we can do for him.  We had fun playing here.  I got a little carried away taking pictures this time.  I took way too many pictures.  When we went inside to play in the kiddie area, Alissa and Brinley made friends.  I don't know their friends names, but I'm just telling you to explain who the other girls in the pictures are.  

Babysitting - Saturday, July 13, 2013

I babysat for Lori and Heather today.  It was a long day.  I really wish we had a nice fenced in backyard for the kids to play in.  I felt bad that they had to be inside the whole time they were here.  Lori paid me in food.  We have a ton of food now!  That's good.  We desperately needed it.  She brought a bunch of food in the morning, then went shopping in the evening and bought stuff that was on my grocery shopping list.
We played with play dough and cloud dough to keep busy today.  Alea had a lot of fun with the playdough and she kept asking me to take her picture.  I'd snap a picture then she'd quickly change her pose so I would snap another one.  So, there are a ton of Alea pictures.
Here is my cute little Alissa posing with her cloud dough creation.

 This is Lilly playing with the cloud dough.

 Here is Alea.  she made a green monster with the play dough.

Parker and Brinley playing with the cloud dough.

Alissa was super helpful when it came to taking care of Jaycee.

Just a Regular Day - Wednesday, July 10, 2013

I just think my kiddos are cute.  We didn't go anywhere exciting or anything.  It is just a regular day at home.  I just felt like taking pictures.  I just never want to forget any of these moments with my little ones.  I love them so much and they grow so fast.

Mantua Reservoir - Monday, July 8, 2013

Roger really liked this mountain biking trail in Mantua.  It is right by a lake, so, Roger went biking and the kids and I played in the lake.  It was a good time.  I don't love that it is a steep slope into the lake and when you get out too far in the water, you will feel weeds grabbing at your feet.  So, it is not the safest lake to play in.  I want to get life jackets for the kids and have them wear those when we swim here.