Home Life

Today we had a BIG scare!  Ben and  Zach were out on the patio shoveling off snow to make a fort, and Ben tripped and fell backward into our window well!  🙁  It was about a 6-7 foot drop.  Fortunately he landed on his backside but he hit his head on either the window or the concrete side of the well when he fell.  He was really dizzy and couldn’t stand up.  We finally got him pulled out of the well and he was complaining about his ear hurting.  We took off his hood and hat and his ear was bleeding pretty bad!  We ran him ASAP to the emergency room in the hospital and after getting him calmed down with some pain medication, they took a scan and found out that he had a slight fracture on his skull right behind his ear, and he also had a concussion.  It could have been MUCH worse, and for that we are thankful!  He was so bundled up, his hat, hood, coat, and snow pants cushioned his fall.

The poor little guys was in a lot of pain but really was a trooper.  The doctors were a little concerned and wanted him to be watched overnight just to make sure everything was OK.  The problem is that at our hospital, they don’t have a pediatric neural unit so they transferred him by ambulance to Children’s Hospital in Aurora.  Ben was SO excited to go on the ambulance!  🙂  Angela rode with him up there.  He didn’t make it very far before he completely fell asleep.  🙂

They are up at the hospital right now and I’ll go get them tomorrow morning.  It sounds like Ben is doing well!

The frustrating thing is that the window well covers were the next major expense we had on the list after the back yard got done.  We hadn’t had time to get the quotes and get them installed.  Guess what each of the 4 kids at home are getting this year for Christmas?  Yep, a window well cover for each!  🙂

We’re praying for your quick recovery Ben!

Today we found out that Kirstyn made the high school musical (Once Upon a Mattress)!  She was SO excited and couldn’t contain herself.  She didn’t get the part she had the callbacks for but another lady in waiting part which is one of the major parts as well.  🙂  That’s pretty great for a freshman to get a main part!  Usually the schools don’t cast that way.  Great job Kirstyn!  Congratulations!

He hung out all day in Salmon and relaxed and enjoyed family company. Ben, Zach, and I went for a walk and enjoyed the clean air and crisp chill.  🙂

After that, the kids spent the day playing and making gingerbread houses.  They had a blast!  We’re not sure if more candy ended up on the houses or inside of their tummies!  🙂

Tonight we had a retirement party for Dad.  He’s finally hanging up the work boots!  🙂  We took Mom and Dad out to dinner to celebrate while all the kids decorated the front of the house and made a surprise party for him (cake and everything)!

Congratulations Dad!  You deserve a break!  Well… only until the middle of January when you go on your 2nd mission together!  🙂

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Today we had a wonderful time spending time with family and enjoying the Thanksgiving Holiday!  Everyone met at Grandma and Grandpa Hobbs’ home for dinner and we all enjoyed each others company.  As to be expected, there was a TON of food and we were all stuffed when we were done!

The weather is crisp and cold but we enjoy it!   It is beautiful up here in the Salmon River Valley.  Brittany has been taking pictures like crazy…

Right now we’re just relaxing and not doing much which is a needed break for us!  🙂

Our back yard is now complete and we love it!  It took a bit with the torrential downpours we got and other weather-related issues, but it’s done and we couldn’t be happier!

The only thing we don’t have done quite yet is the planter boxes.  We’ll fill those with dirt and get the drip line going in the spring when we plant the garden.

This is SO much better than all the weeds we had out there!  🙂   Thanks Atlas Landscaping and Fencing!  If anyone in our area needs a GREAT job done, we’ll give you Paul’s info!  🙂

Happy Halloween everyone!  Tonight, Angela and I went out with the boys, while Kirstyn and Melinda Liddell stayed back, watched Disney movies, and handed out candy.  Brittany went with Taylor (her new “boyfriend”) out with some of his friends in Highland’s Ranch.

The boys were really excited!  We went out to our neighborhood and then down to a nearby area which was jam-packed with people!  🙂  We had GREAT results!  People here LOVE to give chocolate!  🙂  We went through a couple of haunted houses that people had set up, and we also saw a lot of people we knew.

When we came back with so much chocolate, Kirstyn and Melinda immediately decided that they wanted to go out, so they hurried and went around our street and came back with a bunch of candy.  🙂

Brittany got home later that night with a bunch as well!  This doesn’t bode well for Angela and my attempts to get into better shape and lose some weight!  😐

Tonight we were invited over to the Rollingson’s home for a Halloween party.  It was a ton of fun!  We had some great food, and then in groups we went out on a flashlight scavenger hunt for candy.  They have about 10 acres or so of mostly unimproved land, so it was like taking a hike in the dark through the hills!  The boys played flashlight tag after that, and we had a hard time getting them in the van when it was time to go home!  🙂

Today after church, we went to dinner at the Pedersen’s, some friends of ours from the ward.  They’re great friends and Zach and their son Casey are joined at the hip!  It’s funny to watch them.  Casey said that Zach “gets him” and that’s why he likes Zach so much.  🙂  We all had a laugh about that!