20 Things I Love About Babies!

My all time favorite thing about babies are their fingers and toes!  They are sooooo cute to me.  I love all the little creases, the tiny little nails, and the cute way they curl and tuck.  I love it when they hold their own hands or clasp them together.  The way they hold your fingers when they eat or accidentally fold their arms.  And I obviously can't stop myself from taking pictures of them! 

For the last week, we have gotten to enjoy a wonderful little boy.  We were doing respite care for another foster parent.  This little guy was adorable.  His smiles and cuddling are just what I needed. The most memorable moment was when the little guy discovered that his fist could reach his mouth!  His tongue would barely touch his fist and his head would jerk back and he would throw his fist forward like it was the most bitter tasting thing he had ever had.  He did this several times.  Wayne and I couldn't help but laugh.  What a sweet moment to share with this special boy.

This experience just reaffirms my thoughts and reasons behind doing foster care.  It was easy for me not to become too attached in this situation.  Don't get me wrong, I definitely bonded with him, but because I knew he would only be in our home a week, I was able to hold my heart back.  Ellie on the other hand, couldn't distinguish between bonding and attaching.  She did both.  I was very hard for her to say goodbye, even knowing she could see him again soon.  She kept asking if he could just stay with us permanently.  I hope this gets easier for her.

So now we wait for the next call!

Salt Lake City Supercross

It was that time of year again for the SLC Supercross!  I was so excited to get away with my hubby for the weekend.  We were supposed to leave early Friday morning so we could have plenty of time for Ikea, but no luck.  Thursday night after Ellie's bath, about 8:30ish, I was combing her hair and notice something that wasn't supposed to be there.  Some unfriendly little critters had moved in on her head.  I refuse to say their names because they make me itch!  Wayne headed to Walgreen's to pick up the necessities for getting rid of them.  I shaved Jake's head (there was no way I was taking the chance of him getting them) and got him to bed while Wayne sprayed beds and furniture. I then cut Ellie's hair to make it easier to get the critters out.  Wayne shampooed her hair while I started all the laundry.  I sent Wayne to bed around midnight since he had gotten up around 3 earlier that morning.  I made a little bed on the bathroom counter for Ellie (so she could sleep) and I proceeded to pick eggs out a few strands at a time for the next several hours while rotating loads of laundry.  By 5:00am I simply couldn't stay awake any longer.  I took a shower and made it to bed about 5:30.  I was supposed to be at Ellie's school at 7:00am for a mother student breakfast, but that didn't happen.  I did make sure Jake got out the door by 7 and fell back asleep for just a little longer.  I think I got about 3 hours of sleep.  There was no way we were going to be able to leave for Salt Lake by 9.  I called the school to let them know and a couple others that had been at our house.  I then went through the rest of Ellie's hair (3 more hours!).  My amazing mother said she would still watch my kids so I could go. 

We didn't leave Kuna until 3:00pm.  Needless to say, I slept on the way down.  We finally got to the hotel at 9:00pm.  By the time we said hello to all our friends and family staying there too, I didn't get to bed 'til midnight.  I was hoping for a much better day the next morning.

Saturday morning we went and looked at some campers (no, we didn't buy) then headed to the races at noon.  We spent the afternoon walking the pits where we saw plenty of Monster & Rock Star girls with implants and riders with sexy "booty"tocks!  The main racing started at 7 and with a little luck of someone else (not me) the snow and rain held off.  Even though it was very cold, the racing action was great. The points are really, really close this year and we couldn't have seen better racing.

Sunday morning came and it was time to head home.  The weekend came and went too fast.  I wasn't looking forward to coming home and putting my house back together.  We picked the kids up and made it back to Kuna in time to give the kids a bath and put them to bed.  I never really got caught back up on sleep.  Hopefully tonight will help.  And just to clarify...Ellie's critters are gone!!!!!!  I talked with the school today and she will get to go back tomorrow.  We still don't know where she picked it up because no one else in her class had them.  We are thinking possibly church, but I don't think we will ever know for sure.

Anyway, here are some of the pics I took.  I didn't have my good camera since it was supposed to snow.  I debated taking it but talked myself out of it.  I regret it now, but oh well.

This is Eli Tomac (looking at me) and Kevin Windham.  Windham is one of my favorites!  The line for his autograph was way too long for me.

Even though Trey Canard (another favorite) is on the injured list, they still had his bike there for people to see.  When we walked by, they were letting people in to sit on it.  Only Weldon was willing to do it.  Tayler only wanted to stand next to it. 

Here's some of those implants I was talking about!

Ryan Villopoto took the win!  It's looking like he will also take the championship.

Ryan Dungey was last year's champion.  He's got a nice "booty"tock!

Kevin Windham 

Chad Reed, another great "booty"tock!