So for the last few couple days of spring break our family (minus Josh who was on tour with the orchestra) went down to Park City. I didn't get a whole lot of pictures but here's a few...
Some of us went to support cousin Cassidy in her orchestra concert...
We went to Dairy Keen.
That was my first time which everyone was amazed at since they've all been there multiple times.
Ben loved watching the train go around above our heads while we ate. It was almost too much of a distraction :)
Saturday was General Conference so we were snuggled up on couches a lot. Ben chose to hang out with Abby...
While in Park City, Ben had a moment coming up the stairs where we didn't really see anything happen but he started crying all of a sudden...really hard. It took a while for him to calm down but then he seemed fine until the next morning or so. Then he was suddenly limping terribly. It got so bad that he started crawling to get from one place to the next because he didn't want to walk. I checked him out all over to see if I could find the cause and I found nothing. I asked the school if he could hang out in a wheel chair until he was doing better but they strongly encouraged me to get him checked out. I did it a bit reluctantly because this has happened at least two other times where he starts limping and we get x-rays and everything looks fine. This did seem to be the worst we had seen though so, not being able to get into our regular doctor, we went to Instacare for a 2 hour visit :)
Bless his heart, he was so patient sitting there waiting...
He was super tired too and didn't last until the Dr came in.
We finally got the xrays and then waited some more for them to be looked at.
Once again, everything looked fine.
We had been thinking we should probably see a pediatric orthopedic specialist for a while because of these episodes and the fact that he pronates quite a bit and has an awkward gait.
This experience tipped us over the edge and I found one in Layton that we were able to get into quite soon. That appointment went pretty well. It was tricky to get the many x-rays that they needed. It took me and another staff member to hold him in place for most of the time.
He was so good though. The Dr said she didn't see anything that she was really concerned about...there were a couple of growth plate issues that she said we would want to keep a close eye on over the next few years but overall she thought he looked really good. That was a relief!
I just wish he could tell us what's going on when he's having to limp and where and when things hurt :( This was stopped at a stop light on the way home from that appointment...poor guy...he can fall asleep just about anywhere!
Matt's scout group had a bakeoff.
He wanted to make a cake so after going through options he decided on a lemon bundt...
He did a really great job!
They were told to have minimum help from parents so I answered questions that he had and showed him how to zest a lemon but he really did it all by himself.
I was super proud of him! It was delicious too and the whole family wants him to make it a regular thing :)
Matt was also selected to be in a big art show for the south end of the valley. It was held at Ridgeline H.S.
Way to go with the modern look Bud!
That night was super crazy rushing around from piano and cello lessons to the art show and swapping Ben back and forth and ending with Andy and I speaking at the Married Student Stake date night on campus. I was late because I had miscalculated all of my chauffeuring. But it turned out fine. I gave a short testimony/thought and turned the rest of the time over to Andy who did wonderfully as always. It was really fun seeing some students from his classes. It kind of took us back to when we were in those days...good memories!
Easter Sunday
Ben lately, has been drawn to the pictures of the Savior all over the church building. He likes this one especially. He had been reaching up and touching him and I wanted to get a picture of that but he turned as I took the picture. This is still pretty sweet :)
Later that day...two worn out guys.
I think it's so sweet when Ben snuggles up with Andy and they both fall asleep.
My birthday came and went.
My family always makes it special.
This was the night before at Mom and Dad's house...
Jo and T were there. They had stayed the night at our place since the night before had been Dad's American Festival Chorus Easter concert. It's fun to see Dad participate in something like that. They did a great job and I was amazed at the changes to, what used to be, the Kent Concert Hall. It was like I was in a totally different place!
Andy brought home such a beautiful bouquet for me...
These are my workout buddies...
My birthday was on a Monday which normally would be a workout day and I was totally planning on it but then I swallowed my vitamin pill and almost immediately had, what had to have been, terrible heartburn. I felt awful and nauseous. It brought me to tears and vomiting :( The burning in my chest would not go away so I texted the ladies and told them I would not make it in that day. They had been planning on celebrating my birthday with me so they wished me well and we set up a lunch for after our workout 2 days later.
I love these ladies! They are the best!
