Before the first five years of having kids, they have each had stitches. I guess this is what being a Mom of two little boys brings you.
With Haydon, it was stitches in his cheek. One night, Sam had gotten a hold of the food processor blade. I left it on the counter to dry after I had washed it and didn't think much else of it. Sam just swung it the right way and sliced Haydon's cheek right under his right eye. I took him to the local Instacare, which is quicker and cheaper than the Emergency Room. At first they thought we would need to see a plastic surgeon at the local children's hospital because of the cut, but it was not very deep and far enough away from his eye that we wouldn't have to worry. They put in some disintegrating stitches, and now he just has a little scar. It gives him personality.
As for Sam, he was just jumping on his bed like the monkey he is, and when he jumped to the floor, his knee just split wide open. Here is his knee after the stitches. I was at work at the time, and by the time I got to the Instacare, they had locked all the doors for closing time. When I got there, I banged on all the windows and doors until someone saw me. They let me in and Sam was just laying there on a bed, as content as could be with a plastic medical glove on his hand. He wasn't crying at all. I don't even know if he knew that they were stitching him up. He is a brave little boy.
We received a large envelope in the mail last March from my nephew Ashton, my brother Frank's kid. They live in Wisconsin. In Ashton's pre-kindergarten class they were learning about Flat Stanley. He sent us this version of "Flat Ashton" and wanted us to take him on adventures of where we live. Now in Salt Lake City, there was not a lot to see in March. It was still cold with snow on the mountains, but we did our best. We first tried to go to Kennecott Copper Mine, the largest copper mine in the world. It was closed until April 1, so we just took a photo of Haydon and Flat Ashton by one of the copper mountains. We then went out to the Great Salt Lake. It was freezing and very smelly, but Haydon and Sam enjoyed throwing rocks into the lake. We then went to a local library and rented the Flat Stanley book since we have not read this one before, and Haydon read it to Flat Ashton. This project was a lot of fun for the kids, and i enjoyed it quite a bit too!
I know that Christmas was some time back, but I just have to share these photos. We had a great Christmas. The boys each got new super hero bedding set. Haydon received Hulk and Sam received 
Batman. They loved it! It was their Dad's idea, and what a great idea it was. Luckily Jeff and I save up our vacation time through out the year so we can each take some time off around Christmas so we can spend more time together! Aren't they just so cute!
This is how awesome I am at keeping up with my blog. Since my last post, Haydon has now graduated from preschool and will begin Kindergarten in a few weeks. He loved preschool! His preschool was conducted by one teacher, and a class of seniors at West Jordan High School. The program is great because it provided Haydon with preschool, and helped these seniors who are interested in childhood development work hand in hand with these young children.
