Trip to Wisconsin, the ER, and Gabe's graduation

I have not been so good about blogging since we moved here. But I am trying to keep going so I can print it off into a book at the end of the year like I did last year. It's the closest thing to a journal I am doing right now! So... first I have to talk about our trip to Wisconsin.

The first week of May, me and the boys flew to Wisconsin for a little visit. I was a little nervous about the two boys on the airplane, but they did great. Our layover in Minneapolis was so tight though. We flagged down a little golf cart guy as soon as we got off the plane and zoomed through the airport dodging pedestrians the whole way and STILL barely made it! They were announcing the last call for boarding to Milwaukee as we were zooming down the last little hallway and I was like, "Step on it buddy! That's us!!" But we just made it. The boys thought it was fun. :)

When we were in Wisconsin we did a lot of their favorite Wisconsin things - including playing at McDonalds (yes, we have one in Rexburg but I guess the Fond du lac one is cooler), playing with their cousin Jasmine, playing at Lakeside Park and climbing to the top of the lighthouse, going to the Children's Museum, and of course Culver's. If I could choose four things to build in Rexburg,they would be: 1) A really cool Children's Museum (the flood museum does not count) 2)An indoor waterpark 3) Culver's and 4) Menard's. I miss Menard's. I also wish people in Rexburg did more Rummage sales (or I guess they are called garage sales here.) There's got to be a lot of quality baby clothes just going to DI out here (that's like their Goodwill store.) People are too nice out here and they just give stuff away. In Wisconsin, we're like, "No way! I'm gonna make $400 off this stuff!" I need to go through my baby stuff bad. Do you think if I just throw away all my baby boy stuff it will guarantee I have a girl next? I wish. :)

Anyways, we stayed in Wisconsin for a week and left on Mother's Day. We all brought colds back home with us. We are finally now just getting over them I think.

Once we got back to Idaho, Gabe had only 3 weeks left of preschool. He was really busy with his last field trips and activities. He also had his last speech class until Fall. He loves his speech teacher. He went twice a week since we moved here and she helped him tons. I hope he can work with her again in the Fall. Then Gabe also had a field trip to the Idaho Falls zoo. We all tagged along with him. :) It was actually a pretty nice zoo. I think they had some kind of fun park outside of it too, but it was raining by the end and we left just in time. Gabe's favorite part of the zoo was the otters. He had to get this stuffed otter before we left. Then this last week was the end of preschool for him. H had his official graduation on Thursday night. Then he had a bowling trip on Friday for their last day party. He's going to miss all his little buddies, especially Hudson.

So one more quick story: the night of Gabe's graduation at about 5:00, Gabe and Caleb were playing out in the clubhouse while I was talking to two girls in my office. Caleb suddenly started to scream and I ran out only to find his head gushing blood. The gash on his forehead was pretty deep and I ran into the office carrying him and said to the girls, "Do you think he needs stitches?" (I've never had them) and they were like, "Oh yeah, definitely!" So one girl drove us to the ER while one stayed with Gabe. On the way there Caleb told us he had been riding his bike (his little bike with training wheels) near the game room and "Gabe pushed me over!!!!" as he rounded the corner. Then we think he fell and bumped his head just right on the base of the heavy bar stools that go around these high tables. So we got to the ER and he was freaking out more after I said, "We have to go see the Doctor" than just from the initial pain. Josh came over too (in his police uniform) and helped old him while they stitched him up. He got five stitches in the corner of his forehead. It was so sad! But he was fine as soon as we left the hospital. He's playing like normal right now.

So! That's been the news here! We're just still waiting for Summer it feels like. There's still lots of sweatshirt days and rainy days going on here. It gets so cold and windy at nights too it seems like. Gabe keeps asking, "When will it be Summer?" I'm like, "I wish I knew!" They are building this water park here but it doesn't even look close to being done and even if it were it'd still be too cold anyways. They probably should've made it an indoor one. Oh well! We'll look forward to our Wisconsin trip in August and the waterpark there! That's all for now!