~It's going to be a long one kids~

Okay so here it goes for a crazy week recap (feel free to skim and skip I mainly just trying to keep everything recorded for myself)!

*On Thursday December 18th I took Will back into see our good friend Dr Allred (our pediatrician) because I had this crazy feeling Will was getting sick again. Let me back up by saying that Will seemed completely over his ear infection and pink eye but did however develop new symptoms of a cough and weird breathing at night. It started back on Tuesday but didn’t seem like much until Wednesday night I started to get worried. I take Will in and everything looks fine. Lungs are clear, ears good, and O2 intake normal. Humm that’s kinda weird. Oh well I guess I deserve one free Over-Reactive Mommy-Pass this year! So I take Will home and go about my day. *That night Mike and I have our final ward activity to complete before getting released from the glorious Activity Committee, Hallelujah!! Were done ☺

*That night we get zero sleep because Will’s breathing is really being weird again. He seemed to be getting enough oxygen but it just didn’t seem right.

*So on Friday December 19th I call my brother in law Dr Thompson bright and early and explain all the symptoms and concerns. Little do I know he isn’t even listening to me because he can hear Will through the phone and can already tell his is sick! Half asleep, Justin says that it sounds exactly like Croup and to take him in. Props to Justin! All that med school must have paid off if he can diagnose in his sleep! So I take him back in and yep, its croup. Apparently I should have described is symptoms as a seal like bark when he coughs and wheezy when he breathes. Add that to my mental note of symptom explanations! Anyway, we got him some meds and he seems much better. He still has a lingering cough but nothing much to worry about (or so I think at the moment).

*Saturday we pack up and head for Idaho Falls. On the way we stopped at my good friend from high school Genessa’s house in Pocatello and had such a good time catching up with her! Her little boy Bridger is a month older than Will but Will seemed like a tank next to him! It was awesome to compare and just have fun chatting about mommy hood. I love it, we are two crazy moms doing and buying things we swore we never would!

*Then we headed to my sisters house in Idaho Falls and played with the kids and relaxed. My Mom called us to tell us that my Grandma Fullmer wasn’t doing too good and that we should head right over to my Uncle Lances house. My Grandma got really sick a few weeks earlier (around the first week of Dec) and so they decided to move my Grandma in with my Aunt and Uncle until she could get feeling better. Then on Wednesday the 17th she got really sick and a million tests later they found out she had Liver Cancer that was really progressed and a bunch of other things that were sick in her body. They sent Grandma home with no treatment and pain meds and didn’t project how long she would make it. Things were going down hill fast and I was not prepared to see my Grandma sick. When we got there it was so crazy to experience the whole situation. My Grandma didn’t look like Grandma and was really out of it. It was crazy and horrible. She kept talking to someone not visible to us and kept saying, “I think I’ll just go now”. At least she wasn’t in much pain. By far the hardest part was watching my Mom. But Grandma decided to hang on and fight. She always was one stubborn woman!

*Sunday December 21st we headed up to Targhee to go skiing for our 4-year anniversary. I know can you believe it? 4 years already! My sister Aimee was gracious enough to watch Will for us (Grandma Bev was going to but needed to spend time with Great Grandma now) and so we stayed over night in the lodge and went on a sleigh ride dinner. It was fun but I got sick at dinner and couldn’t wait to get back. The trip was good but I was always thinking we were forgetting something and kept looking in the back seat for Will. I missed him sooo much! Lame I know, its only one night but I just wanted to snuggle and kiss him.

*Monday December 22 we drove back to Idaho Falls and were relieved to find Will happy and content back at Aimee’s. I think she had plenty of help watching Will with Jess, Nat, and Ty entertaining him. Will did amazing though and even slept through the night for my sister. What a good boy!! Mike and I headed to my parents to shovel their driveway and sidewalks off and it turned into a 2-hour project! The snowstorms in Idaho were soo crazy the whole time we were there! My mom called us in a panic and said they needed help immediately with Grandma Fullmer so we headed to my Uncle’s house. We helped move Grandma and said our final good byes and headed back to Aimee’s. On the way back to Aimee’s house we got stuck in the snow so we put the trailblazer in 4 low and got out just fine. But one problem, the trailblazer got stuck in 4 low. Ahhgg I hate that car! We headed to the airport to pick up my sister Amanda and tried everything to get the trailblazer out of 4 low. But to no avail! So we headed back to Aimee’s and had a relaxing evening just being together and playing games.

*Tuesday December 23rd we got up early and Mike took the Trailblazer in to get looked at. We got it back later to but they kept trying to say it was the transfer case that was blown (like 2-3 grand to fix) so they just ended up getting it out of 2 low and telling us not to put it in 4 wheel drive for fear of it slipping back into 2 low. Annoying but we figured it was worth driving back to SLC so we can have the dealership here look at it. We then helped Aimee get ready for our 1st annual Family Christmas Party. Brandi came with the kids and we had a lot of fun being together as a family. We had dinner, exchanged gifts, played a white elephant game, and the kiddos put on costumes and acted out the Christmas Story while Aunt Amanda read it. It was soo cute. Will slept through most of the evening though and was greatly missed as playing baby Jesus.

*Early Wednesday December 24th, Grandma Fullmer passed away. She finally found peace and decided to move on. She will be greatly missed here on earth but we find comfort in knowing where she is. We then decided to stay and spend Christmas in Idaho Falls so we didn’t have to drive back up for the funeral Saturday. In the evening we tracked Santa online and hurried to get everyone in bed. Natalie yelled at us a few times to get to bed because Santa was coming!!

*Thursday December 25th, Christmas! It was so fun to be with the kids and watch them open presents and see the pure happiness of the day. It was awesome. Santa even found Will at Thompson’s house this year! Grandpa and Grandma B came over and we had breakfast and relaxed. Then we spent some time at my parent’s house but it was pure chaos with Amanda, Brandi, and the kids there. Needless to say we didn’t stay too long. Mike headed out for half of our time there to help my dad unload some fuel so he enjoyed the breather. It was still fun though to be with family and have everyone together. When we got back to Aimee’s house we watched movies and then both Mike and I got really sick. We both had upset tummies and felt really nauseous. Yuck not fun!

*Friday December 26th we packed up and headed up to Teton Valley for Grandma Fullmer’s viewing. The roads were pretty good and we didn’t have much trouble not being able to go in 4-wheel drive. We all decided to stay the night in a hotel (thanks to Grandma and Grandpa B footing the bill) and it was soo much easier for everyone.

*Saturday December 27th we got up and spent the day at my Grandma’s funeral, burial, and luncheon. It was a rough day. Grandma was such an amazing lady and I am going to miss her soo much. It was so amazing all the people’s lives she has touched. She is the most sincere, caring, loving, genuine person I have and will ever know. We then headed home and had a long drive from Teton Valley back home. Especially not being able to go in 4-wheel drive. Malad sucked. It was scary. But we made it home!

*Few that’s a lot of stuff to write about. If you made it through I am impressed!

Gingerbread Houses with The Scottbergs

We had our first annual Scottberg (The Scott's + The Sandbergs) gingerbread house party this last Sunday and had soo much fun! We love getting together and getting to know each other better. Mike made Will's gingerbread house in about 5 min, he is the experienced pro with 12 years practice from his fam, and then we just had fun with family. Thanks for all the prep work Grandma Stacy!



BTW I have tons more pics but my lappy is having major issues thanks to a lovely virus so I am over trying to upload them. Arrggg!!!

Milton Head!

Ok, so this is by far and away my favorite picture of Will. I love it, and simply had to share it!

Busy Body

We have been so busy the last couple of weeks and I kept meaning to update my blog but it just hasn't happened yet! So here we go!

1. Nov 21 we visited one of our favorite nurses Sarah up at LDS Hospital and they were all shocked at how big Will is! No one would believe he was a preemie let alone got so sick :) It was so fun and brought back lots of memories. We were so jealous of the new NICU though. Every baby now has a private room with enough room for mom to sleep in too and the private rooms are seriously half the size of the old NICU where Will was crammed in with 8-12 babies. Not fair!

2. Ash and I went to another Jazz game on Nov 26 but had to watch our man Korver on the bench with a hurt wrist. He does look pretty amazing in a suit though! Then when I got home we had our scary guy situation, icky.

3. I cut bangs and hate them. I feel 12 again. I cant wait for them to grow out.

4. This year we spent Thanksgiving with Mike's family. I love traditional Thanksgivings! We got to open our Christmas presents early from Whitni since she will be on the mish for Christmas. She made me the most amazing purse that I love!!! She is so talented. She also made Mike a beanie and knitted something special for everyone in the fam. Soo fun!

5. Whitni had her farewell on Nov 30th and she did so amazing! She said she was nervous but gave the most amazing talk ever. We had soo much fun with family after and played werewolves again. I love that game!

6. Mikes Dad treated us kids to a fun night of Sushi for Whitni's last family dinner Monday night. I do have to say I am FINALLY coming around to Sushi (three cheers for Mike), Takashi is amazing!

7. On Dec 3 we took Whitni to the MTC in Provo. Its official Hermana Scott is in the building people! It was so fun to watch Whitni start this next step in her life and she is going to be the most amazing missionary ever. We will miss her but cant wait for her to experience the next year and a half. She can already pray in Spanish and can almost bear her testimony too and she hasn't even been in the MTC for a week! Amazing huh?

8. That same night Mike and I went with Ashley and Clark to another Jazz game. Have I mentioned we LOVE our Jazz? Despite the fact that we lost and half the team is benched because of injuries, we had so much fun! It was such a good game and we even got free Jazz beanies that are super cute. Yay, go jazz go!

9. Thursday the 4th we took a last minute family trip up to Park City and stayed a night at the Stein Erickson Lodge. It was sooo nice and the perfect little getaway. Oops though, I forgot to take pics until I was driving away! Thanks honey it was perfect!

10. Friday December 5th our house was bombarded by the Thompson fam and my parents for the weekend. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! I absolutely love having my family come down and we had a very busy weekend together. We started out by driving to Heber and riding on the Polar Express that evening. It was so fun to watch the kids react to everything. We got to drive the the North Pole, have a visit from Santa, munch on cookies and hot cocoa, and sing Christmas carols. It was the perfect way to really get in the Christmas spirit. Will was a handful though and didn't want to sit down so we had to stand at the back of the train and hold him for most of the trip.

11. Saturday we headed to Gardner Village and enjoyed the sunny and warm weather while we wandered around. My sister Brandi and the kids joined us and it was crazy with all the kiddos running around! It was fun :) The kids got candy canes from Santa and Mrs Claus and a special gift from Grandpa and Grandma. Then we relaxed at my house for a while before heading to dinner at The Garden before strolling through Temple Square to look at the lights. Luckily it wasn't too cold and everyone was bundled up pretty good. We then walked across the street and headed up to Mike's office for hot cocoa and an amazing view of downtown. His office is on the 23rd floor and has the best views of downtown,Temple Square, and the Capital. It was a perfect way to end the day!

12. In the middle of the night Will started acting really weird and wouldn't sleep and wouldn't stop being fussy. Naturally I freaked out and all the emotions of Will getting sick again attacked. Luckily I have a really calm hubby and we were lucky enough to have Dr Thompson in the guest bedroom and realized he was just getting sick with a really bad cold. I guess its the combination of his flu shot Friday, teething (oh yeah he got is first tooth a few weeks ago!), Mike and family being sick, being in the cold, and having his schedule all mixed up that I guess it was bound to happen. Luckily he is acting much more normal despite the added sore throat and cough, along with boogie eyes now too. Welcome to winter mommies!

13. Sunday we slacked and just spent time being together. Mike was good and went to church to teach his lesson and I was good and went to my scout meeting but other than that we didn't do much. The kids were cute and wanted to help Mike make dinner (he makes the best chicken marsala ever) and the rest of us just took turns with Will. Thank goodness for family :) Then sadly everyone had to leave except for Grandma. Thanks guys for such a fun time!

14. Monday Dec 8th my Mom was kind enough to watch Will all day despite him still being sick. I headed back to my old work for the day and helped Ashley out at her store for the big semi-annual sale. It was soo much fun and her store did amazing! It was fun to see old customers that happened to come in from my store and see old bosses and everything. I did miss my little guy soo much and it really helped confirm that I did the right thing to stay home and be a mommy. I love him soo much! Thanks again Grandma for being so brave! Will had a blast!

15. Early Tuesday morning Grandma took off for home to take Great Grandma to the hospital. Great Grandma (my grandma) is really struggling since the passing of Great Grandpa (right before Will came) and we just pray she will be comforted and not in pain. We love her soo much and hate to see her sick.

16. Tuesday afternoon I had my first Den Meeting with the Wolves. I can already tell we have our hands full but the boys are so much fun! To sum it up they are 8 year old boys, and all that it encompasses, but I can tell its going to be a lot of fun. I have a lot of ideas already and cant wait to put some of my talents to good use. Yay, finally a calling I am excited for!

17. Finally today I just got back from taking Will to the Doctor to check out whats going on with him. I found out he has pink eye and the start of an ear infection. Yikes! I was glad I decided to take him in before it got bad. Our Doctor was out of the office so we ended up going to another one that we had seen in the PICU, she was so impressed with how big Will is. She also said that after all Will has been through this was a walk in the park :) Yay, at least we caught it early so its less painful for little Will.

That pretty much sums it up! I told you we have been busy! If you made it through all of this your amazing, we love you, and enjoy the pics!