Nothing Says Love Like Swords???

This is the joys of having two boys. Who needs hearts, and pink things; we got the boys nerf swords for Valentines Day. I know it is pretty awesome. They Love them. The only problem with them play fighting all the time is that other kids don't play the same way as they do. I think we are really in for it with these two CrAzY Boys.

~My Valentines~

For this Valentines Day I wanted to take a minute to tell all of my Valentines how much I love them and why I love them so much. I am a pretty lucky girl. Why I love Jeff:
He is my best friend. He is willing to do anything for me at anytime. He never says no when I ask him for a back rub almost everynight. (It started when I was pregnant with Ashton and now I am addicted.) He takes care of all the manly stuff around the house. He even cleans up all the really gross stuff for me. He goes to work even if he is sick so he can take care of us. He has a great sense of humor. I love to hear him sing. He always makes me feel special, and pretty, and loved. We can talk about anything. He is a great Daddy. He has special things that he does with the boys everyday, they love it. He is outgoing and makes and keeps friends so easily. He is a great example. Everyone always teases that I am the reason we have cute kids, but they look just like their handsome Daddy. I couldn't have asked for anyone better to spend eternity with and I am so happy that I was worthy to have him for myself. I love You Jeff with all my heart and I always will.

Why I love Ashton:

Where to start with this little man. He makes me laugh everyday. He is a sweetheart. He is a handsome dude. He will always randomly say, "Mommy, I like you." or "I love you." He has awesome Kungfu moves. He loves his little brother. When they are playing and Dallen will go off another way Ashton will say, "Dallen I'm over here." When they play fight Ashton is always gentle with Dallen, even though he knows he could knock him down in a second and sometimes he even lets Dallen knock him down. He has a great imagination. He can melt you with his smile. He loves to say the prayer, (he hardly lets someone else do and when we do he says his own anyway.) He is outgoing and social just like his Daddy. He calls everyone his friend. One day after nursery he had a bruise on his face and when I asked him what happened he said that one of the kids had thrown a car at him and then he told me he was his friend. He is a good snuggler. I love you Ashton.

Why I love Dallen:

This kid is so funny. He too makes me laugh everyday. He gets so excited about everything. When we play Mario Kart he loves to be King Boo, (what kid loves scary looking ghosts). When I win he says, "You did it." He is growing and learning so fast. He is so independant. He has been feeding himself since before he could walk. (He didn't walk until 15 months, so don't be too surprised.) He loves to run around after his brother. Please was one of his first words and he still says please whenever he wants something. He is a very handsome little man. He loves to give me tackle hugs. (He will spread his arms out and then run full spead towards me and hug me. In a couple years they are going to take me out with those hugs.) He plays like he is the same size as Ashton. He has the best mischevious looks. He gives lots of kisses before bed. He loves being tickled. He is a good friend to his big brother and wants to be just like him.

I feel like I am the luckiest girl in the world to have these three handsome guys taking care of me everyday. I hope that this Valentines Day everyone can let the ones they love know they love them. It is so important to feel the love of others. I want all of my Iorg family and Cooper family (That includes extended family: grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, nieces/nephews) that I love you all so much. I really have been blessed in this life.

(PS: This is my 100th post since June 2007. What a great way to spend a 100th post.)

The Cure For Cabin Fever...

...put a trampoline in your house. G & G Iorg got the boys a small trampoline for the boys for Christmas. It is about 2ft tall and the pad is 6ft. Our spare bedroom is empty except for a bed right now so we put the bed up and replaced it with a trampoline. (All Daddy's idea) They were so surprised. They hadn't even realized they had a trampoline because it was just in a big box.

This is what happens when you try to get a picture of kids jumping in a small space. You can't get one.

They will jump for hours. They love it so much.

I can't say that it is really a cure because actually it kindof makes me want spring to come faster, because everyone knows trampolines belong outside.

Thank you Daddy for putting up the trampoline, it is so much fun. And thank you grandma and grandpa this is an awesome gift.

Matchy...Matchy

Us girls at the Cooper Household always have a ton of fun. Here are two pictures where I just happened to match the person in the pic with me. Come to think of it Aunt Mandy had more to do with this than anyone else. Thanks Mand, Love you. So Livi thought that it was pretty awesome that we have the same kind of hair. (Long and Brunette) She kept putting my hair on her dolls and comparing it to hers. It was really cute. So Aunt Mandy asked her if I should get pigtails like hers. Of course she thought this was a great idea so we did it and it just ballooned from there. I am actually wearing Kinsey's Tutu so we can match. I look really ugly in this picture, but I still love it because it is such a good memory. Love ya Livi.

This is one of my Fav pictures. I'm getting all choked up. Again Mandy supplied the hair, but we both had grey sweaters on so it worked out perfect. I just want to tell Katie that I think she is such a strong woman. She is a great mommy, and a good example. I think she quite possibly could make it through anything. And she is gorgeous. I love you Katie.

And not to leave any of the other girls out, I love you Sally. I love you Jamie. I love you Kinsey. And I love you Kathleen, thanks for raising such fun girls. (Don't worry I love the boys too.)

Updates on my Health

Well I figured I may as well do a quick post about my kidney stone because it consumed about a month of my life.

It started out a few days before Saturday the 17th of January. I was feeling kindof sick and a little crampy..(sorry too much info)...Saturday I was really not feeling well then that night woke up with the worst pain I have had in my life. It can be compaired to childbirth except that it doesn't come in and out, it is constant. I went into the ER that night.

I went misdiagnosed for 4 days. I had an ultrasound, x-ray and finally a CT-scan. On a side note I found out I am allergic to iodine during my CT-scan. They started putting it in for contrast and my arm started hurting and then swelling up. I had a very small amount in me. If they had put the whole thing I could have well, it would have been bad. Needless to say I was very stressed and bawling. So they had the radiologist read my scan right away, I think because I was so sad. He saw immediately that I had a large kidney stone that was stuck.

The urologist that comes to Roosevelt wasn't going to be in for a week so I had to go to Salt Lake to see someone. When I got there he confirmed the kidney stone and said that I had to have Lithotripsy. (They basically break up the kidney stone in to very small peices with sound waves. When they tell you about it they compare it to being punched in the kidney 2000 times, fun huh.) The kicker was I had been taking Ibuprofen 600's 4 times a day as well as another medication, because they didn't know what was wrong with me and because of that I had to wait a whole week before I could have my surgery. I cried again. Jeff was home with me that whole week and took care of me. He really was awesome. And we had meals brought to us through the whole thing too. Everyone was so great.

That next week I was home alone because Jeff had to go back to work, imagine that. So I was home I couldn't do anything because I was sick and with the medication I was taking for pain I couldn't even drive, I was stuck at home. I couldn't even take care of my kids. My awesome mom came every morning to get them. Then on Thursday of that week a miracle happened. The pain was gone. I had about 4 days of nothing. The kidney stone was still there it just found a comfy spot and gave me a break. It is probably due to all the people that kept praying for me, I am so thankful.

The boys stayed at Aunt Mandy and Uncle Kalen's house both times we had to go to Salt Lake for appointments. She even made me an awesome present from my boys.

Monday morning I had my surgery and everything went great. I was a little nervous, but everyone was so nice and it was over so fast. You actually lay on a table that has a rubbery spot in the midsection and that is where they put the water they use to conduct the shock that blasts your kidney stone. They did a really good job because my kidney stone has been coming out mostly as sand. Yeah, awesome. It was rough driving home that day, (I had to stop on the road. I was a bit car sick, if you know what I mean.) Then I got one more day off to rest, thanks again mom. Now I finally feel normal again.

I want to Thank everyone so much for the service that they gave to us. I also want to thank everyone for the well wishes. I know that I am very lucky to have so many people who care. Love you all.