A couple of videos of Conner. Sorry the second half is so dark--bad lighting. And sorry its not centered, be glad I got most of his face most of the time ;) I love Dallon's "little piggies" toward the end.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Baby Conner is 2 months old!
I took a few pictures of Conner this morning. He was 2 months old on Tuesday! I can't believe how fast it has gone by. We've been so busy with moving, and since he's number 3 things are just a little crazier than they were with the last two. I don't get too many chances to take his picture with Chris gone all week, so I decided to make the time this morning. I'll try to get a couple of good videos of him too. He's smiling and cooing, and sometimes it seems like he's trying to laugh. He's very sweet and social. What a wonderful addition he has been to our little family.
Busy, Busy, Busy
We had ourselves a busy week! On Monday morning, Chris left for Baker City at 4am. After work he headed to Boise because of an employee meeting there on Tuesday. Me, the 3 boys, and the dog headed out at about noon to meet up with Chris in Boise. The company paid for us to stay in a nice hotel. My plan for Boise was to meet up with my friend Crystal who has moved to Alaska and was in Boise to visit her sister who was going to the temple. Crystal and I were roommates in college and I hadn't seen her in 2 years! It was great to get to see her for a few hours on Tuesday.
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Dallon had been sick for about a week on and off. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with him, other than an allergy that he has had every year at this time since we moved to Hermiston. On Monday night at the hotel his breathing was strange, and then seemed really difficult. His whole belly would move violently with each breath in his sleep. He was burning up under his shirt (but not his head or hands) and his heart rate was very fast. We decided he needed to go to the ER which was very nearby (St Lukes). They found that he had fluid filling one of his lungs and his vitals were not good. They put him on an IV and pushed fluids--which made a big difference--and then did blood tests and an x-ray. He had asthma symptoms and pneumonia and is now on antibiotics and has a puffer for when he has difficulty breathing. I think his allergy was the cause, but we don't know for sure.
We left Boise on Tuesday night and headed back to Baker City. We stayed with Chris in the hotel room he's been living in during the week. On Wednesday we did some funner things for the boys. We stopped and looked at some Indy cars that were being shown off at a tire store.
I also took the boys to the park while Chris was at work. There is one big park in Baker, and it is really nice (lots off shade trees and toys).
Sweet merry-go-round.
Dallon has been hiding from the camera lately, I guess he decided that since he was feeling better he'd humor me a bit and smile.
Jace is so strong, and only wanted to push.
Jace has been refusing to smile for the camera too. I've also been a little reluctant to take his picture because of how he's been picking at his nose and chin for the last several months. It gets almost healed up, then he digs at it again--maybe I need to invest in some mittens and duct tape.
He sure is cute though!
Dallon loves to make silly faces and be dramatic when someone is watching.
We also looked at another house while we were there. This is the view from the front yard/driveway. Those are the Elkhorn Mnts in the back ground--its such a beautiful area. The house is on 4.5 acres and it has a lot of potential. We've not had good luck house hunting so far, and we're trying not to get our hopes too high again, but this would be a great place to raise our family. Thursday, July 2, 2009
Independence Day
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
It's nearly Independence Day, and being a big fan of liberty and the Constitution I thought I should make mention of it. I truly believe that our Founding Fathers were inspired men--mostly self educated, exceptionally talented, and brave men who risked being punished for treason to fight against the most powerful and feared military power of their time. What a remarkable thing they did for us. A wise man once said:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. "--Ronald Reagan
I would suggest for everyone to read a transcription of the Constitution at least once from beginning to end. I intend to do all I can to pass freedom on to my children.
Teddy Roosevelt in 1916 speaking briefly about liberty.
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
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