A Tisket, A Tasket.....

BRYN in a BASKET

Brynlee wanted to sleep in the clothes basket tonight. She put the basket on her bed and grabbed her pillow and blanket and shoved it in. She watched Aiden's ipod and fell asleep that way. She cracks us up every day with the goofy things she does. Man, I love her.

New Job

Today was my official day of my new job. I was informed this last Tuesday that the clinic I work for wanted to hire me full time. I was beyond excited. I have worked so hard (just shy of 300 hours) without getting paid. I absolutely love working for the Intermountain Medical Specialty Clinic. I will be the Nurse Practioner's Medical Assistant (or nurse that most people refer to me as). Ben is a patient of the Nurse Practioner. This is such a blessing for him to have me working for her. He can now get insulin for free, which will save us 400 dollars a month.

I have learned soooo much about diabetes and other endocrine disorders and I feel so blessed for this. It will help me help my family more. I really believe that things happen for a reason and this opportunity couldn't have happened at a better time. If I have to work, I am glad it is doing something that will benefit me and my family in more ways then just income. Knowledge is so important to me. I love learning new things.

Pump it up

Ben got his insulin pump yesterday. He calls it his plastic pancreas. He absolutely loves it...and yes it is green. This particular pump is awesome. He just tests his blood sugar on his meter and the pump automatically gives him the amount of insulin he needs based on that reading. There is millions of foods programed in the pump that make it easier. He just finds the foods he ate in a meal and it adds all the carbs up for that meal, then it pumps the insulin in based on the total carbs. He doesn't have to count as much as he had before. We found out in July that his pancreas is pretty much toast and he is full on Type 1 diabetic now. It is still surprising to his endocrinologist that he got it at the age of 27. The pump will help him control his sugars better. Up until now, they have been very difficult to control and he keeps having to up the amount of insulin he has a day. So the pump replaces his 6 plus shots a day of two different insulin's (a base and fast acting). Thank goodness for technology and insurance. We are blessed and our insurance covered it 100%. These are very very expensive and we feel very lucky and blessed.

First Day of 1st Grade

My little boy is in 1st grade already. He is attending Clinton Elementary, which is not my first choice but we will try and make the best of it for now. Aiden likes it for the most part. The first day he hated it and I was worried, but it is getting better. He gets bored easy if he is not challenged and the review weeks of the beginning of school are rough for him.

Weekend Adventure to the Cabin

Our weekend trip to the cabin was a blast. It wasn't long enough. I did not want to leave for once. Aiden learned to shoot a 22. He found a bunch of water snakes and was pretty bumed that he didn't find anymore frogs (must have gotten eaten). He danced by the fire, while making smores. It was also Kynzee's first time being in such a calming place. Love it :) It did take us 8 hours to get home instead of the normal 5. The joys of having young kids

Water Acrobat

Bryn had enough guts to finally get in the water only cause it sat for a day and got warmer.

S'more Birthday Fun

A rare picture of me. I am always the one taking the pics

Aunt Kayla

For Aiden's birthday, he wanted to roast marshmellows and make s'mores. We had a blast.