Happy Valentines Day

Get Air

Redd's preschool had a super fun field trip to Get Air.. a trampoline park.

He had a blast jumping into the foam pit & playing on all the big trampolines.

Mauri and I even jumped into the pit together!

There were basketball hoops at the top of this, but Redd had more fun just rolling the ball up the hill

Redd with his teacher & some of his friends

All the preschool kids

Redd is the the little blurr in the back right corner..

San Diego

Lucky for us.. we were invited on a quick trip to SAN DIEGO with some of the Petersons.  

This was our first experience on an airplane with 2 kids.. thank goodness we had 3 extra adults to help us.  

I don't think we would have made it through the airport with all our luggage.  

 Mauri's first plane ride!

 Redd hadn't been on a plane for a while, so it was kind of like a first time for him.  He wanted to sit by the window, watch the Turtle movie grandma gave him, and most of all.. order a Sprite!! (I'm pretty sure that was all he drank the whole trip.. when I told him he had to drink something else.. he said, "Ok, I'll get root beer!)

We absolutely LOVED Sea World!

I hadn't been there since I was a kid so it was all new to me too!

Redd and the cousins got to feed the sea lions!

 Cal & Redd

 Tessa & Redd

 Grandpa & Mauri

 Redd & Owen at one of the shows.

I think all of us loved the Dolphin show the best!

Grandma & Grandpa gave each of the kids some money to buy a souvenir. Redd picked his 2 favorite Sea World animals, a penguin & a shark.  Mauri got Waddles the penguin & a super fun Bubble Gun to share with her brother!  

The other day in San Diego we went on a tour of the USS Midway an Aircraft Carrier and took a ferry over to Coronado Island.

 Tessa, Judd, Mauri & Redd

After lunch the boys found a nice grassy spot to play a quick game of football

 Redd wanted the ball SO bad.. so when he finally got to run with it, he was super pumped!

And of course he scored a touchdown despite being touched multiple times on the way to the endzone!

 Redd thought the sand was pretty cool, he even made a Sand Angel!

 Our little Mauri was such a trooper.. she had a double ear infection this whole trip, but unless you were sleeping with her, you would have never known it! 

We had such a great time! Redd absolutely adores his older cousins & he loved every minute of being with them.. especially playing "Charge the Stinky" and attacking aunt Joni in the morning!

So grateful we have such a fun family to hang out with! 

Crazy Eye

 On Monday the 19th Mauri went in for a Well Child Check at her doctor.  I had been concerned that her ears might be bothering her because earlier in the month she had an ear infection & I never thought she got over it.  Sure enough, both ears were infected and looking worse than before, so the doctor sent her home with a stronger antibiotic.  

As the week went on, Judd had noticed that Mauri's left eye wasn't looking quite normal.  Thursday I called the doctor and told him about it and he said he would call me in a prescription for her eye and a numbing drop for her ear because it was still bothering her. We went to pick up the prescription on our way to a family party that night & it wasn't at the pharmacy.  Mauri ended up with a fever & acted like she wasn't feeling well, so we left the party early.  

In the morning I tried to call the doctor and he was out of the office for Christmas until Wednesday the 28th.  PERFECT! I went ahead and called the after hours clinic & talked to that doctor who called her in some different medicine.  

Saturday (Christmas Eve) her eye started looking progressively worse as the night went on & she  was not acting like she felt good.  Christmas day she woke up with her eye pretty swollen & slept most of the day.  By that night her eye was almost swollen shut & red around the outside.  I ended up taking her to Wee Care because it was the only non-emergency place open on Christmas.  The doctor who saw her looked like she had been practicing medicine for a whole 10 minutes. She thinks it is a skin infection around her eye. After leaving the room for a LONG while, she came back with a new antibiotic for Mauri to try and some eye drops.  She told me to stop the other medicines and make an appointment for the next day.  

Of course she wasn't working the next day so we saw Doctor #3.  She said it looked okay.  Just wanted us to waste our 30 bucks, I guess.  

The next day, Dec 27,  Dr. Rose (her regular doctor) is still not back in the office & now her eye is red in the inside & gooey.  GREAT! I call Wee Care & they tell me they will call in a new medicine for me to try.  By this point I am totally frustrated & I snap at the poor receptionist & tell her nevermind.  (This is the 4th new medicine in a week & all have been prescribed by different doctors. Mauri's little insides were killing her!)  The receptionist catches me before I can hang up & tells me to come in & Doctor #4 will see me in the waiting room so I won't have a co-pay & she has a coupon so I can get a deal on the new medicine.  After an apology on my part, I agree to go in & Doctor #4 is actually really nice & reassuring that this new medicine will work.  

The next day Dr. Rose is finally back so I call him to tell him what Mauri has been through.  He says he wants to see her.  He takes a look at her & all the different medicines she has been on & says she probably had an allergic reaction to the eye drop that was called in for her & the medicine that Doctor #3 prescribed was that same medicine in oral form. Also her ears are not clearing up at all, so he wants her to come back for the next 2 days to get shots to help clear it all up.

December 26

December 27

Our poor little angel started looking better after the shots & hopefully this is the last weird eye problem we have with her!

Christmas

We woke up Christmas Morning with one really excited little boy & one cyclops for a little girl!

But both were pretty excited!

Redd had a hard time waiting for his turn!

A few presents in, Mauri had a blow out.  There go the cute jammies!

Redd asked Santa for a Spiderman book and a garth mouth (mouth guard for his football helmet)

and Santa didn't disappoint!

Maurs got herself a fun little kitchen!

After opening presents, Redd and I went to church.  Dad stayed home with Mauri.

Redd got his cool new tie & wanted to wear it with his suit!

Despite Mauri's eye looking crazy, we still went out visiting our families.

The kids got spoiled as usual by Grandma Bonnie & Grandpa Jon. (I didn't take any pictures)

We also had a fun video chat with the California cousins.  We were fortunate enough to see them use the Smash Sticks we gave them.. sorry about that Kady!

Mauri slept most of the day and by about 7:00 Christmas night her eye was nearly swollen shut.

So while Judd stayed home and let Redd play with his new toys, Mauri and I went into the Doctor.

Christmas Eve

As usual, we had our Costley Christmas Eve Extravaganza.

We always have some yummy food & exchange gifts.

Redd and Jax showed up in matching shirts.

Mauri was a pretty happy girl at the beginning of the night!

(notice her left eye looks a little bit off)

Cooper gave Mauri a darling carriage with a Prince and a Princess

Redd was an animal this Christmas season.. he didn't want to wait to open anything! In fact, several times he tried to open Mauri's gift because she just wasn't fast enough for him.

Chloe gave him a Cars Mac Truck that shoots Lightning McQueen out the back.

He loved it so much, he carried it around for the next few days!

Griffin should get the award for best reaction to a present ever!

He was so pumped about getting his Yankee hat from Mauri!

Our Family!

By the time the kids got their jammies, Mauri was done!

Heaven forbid he let go of his truck to help his Sis

All the Costley Grandkids

Back: Berkley, Quincey, Brad, Jadon

Front: Dallin, Redd, Griffin, Jax, Chole, Mauri, Ava, Crosby, Cord, Tayah, Cooper

Redd getting his special money from Grandpa.

My grandpa used to give us money like that when we were growing up.

Notice my cute new clock in the background!

Redd snuggled up with his awesome new cars blanket that has his name on it!