The scare of my life!!!

My sweet little Kennedy gave me the scare of my life yesterday. Shortly after meeting Jer for lunch and while on my way home, I turned around at a red light to see that she was having a seizure (I'll spare all of the gory details). It was so awful! As you can see she is okay now--but I was so scared!

I guess what she had was a febrile seizure, caused my an extreme high fever--which after our ambulance ride to the hospital--after an I.V. and many measures taken to reduce her temp--it was still over 103. The sad thing is that I didn't even know that she was sick. I could tell that she didn't feel well, but I had no idea that something like this could happen.
It was such a nightmare--and I still don't feel like I have woken up yet. However, she really is fine now--and Bridger has a great story to tell anyone who will listen (what 3 year old wouldn't be fascinated by a car full of firemen and paramedics???)

Apparently this is pretty common (I guess one out of 25 kids)--but I have never heard of it before which didn't help my anxiety level!

(http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/infants/066.html)


Poor girl! Bridger was such a good boy in the hospital--he kept the nurses busy fetching him juice and graham crackers--and he loved playing with the doctor gloves--called himself doctor Bridger and asked if we had any coughs. :)

Can I just say how thankful I am for our health?? We are so blessed to be a healthy family. Even with this scary situation--there are many things to be thankful for. I am thankful to have had my cell phone so close (usually I have to dig through my Mary Poppins bag). I am thankful for being so close to Jeremy's work and a firestation and a hospital when this happened. I am thankful for such kind firefighter, paramedics, nurses and doctors. I am thankful for insurance. I am thankful for priesthood blessings--and for a husband who is able. And I am thankful that this was not more serious--that she is fine now and that I can continue to kiss her until she cries :)

Just another reminder of how fragile life is. Don't waste a single day.

My mom, the quilt designer

My mom was given the opportunity to design a quilt for South Jordan City--for their 150 year celebration. They had the unveiling of it last Thursday night. Unfortunately, she was in Florida by then, so I was the lucky one to fill in for her. I had to stand up and give the symbolic description of all of her quilt squares.

I think the quilt turned out amazing! There were 8 of us who helped make blocks, but my mom did the big center of City Hall (and more) and put it all together. I know that at least a thousand hours went into this quilt.

The remaining Horst clan was there to support--My brother Jordan and Kimalee and my sister Rebecca and Dave. Jeremy's parents were also there. And Bridger and Kennedy enjoyed eating brownie after brownie (I guess that's what you get when grandma, aunts and uncles are around)!

Good work Mom!

This makes me smile

Hilary Weeks--My Favorite Things

Some little Bridger-isms

Last night I asked Bridger to go down to the basement and bring up Kennedy's blanket for me.
He says: "Mom, I don't like going down there by myself. I just noticed that the fireplace has eyes. Sometimes it looks at me and I don't like that."

Great, Bridger--now I'm scared of the fireplace!

Getting ready in the morning, Bridger comes in and says "Wow, mom, you look great!" I love that kid!

Talking to Paul (our neighbor) outside this afternoon:

Paul: "Nice Scooter, Bridger. Did you get that for Christmas?"
Bridger: "No, I got it for going poop."

Okay, he got it for being completely potty trained, but does he really have to tell everyone???

And, if ever he senses that I have a need or want he says; "Dad, we need to go take mom to get some new _______ and she needs more ______. Let's go do that Dad, Mom would be so proud!"

Yes, that last one is my favorite! Really, we never have gotten what Bridger thinks I need (currently snowboots), but I love that he is looking out for me :)

My 100th post!

funny story--the other day I went grocery shopping (saved 75% on my groceries!)--now we have enough cereal and oatmeal to last until Bridger goes off to college--but anyway... Notice how happy and healthy Bridger looks? Well, looks can be decieving--as soon as we got in the car (groceries loaded in the backseat, since the trunk was already full)--Bridger decided that his stomach hurt ("Don't worry Mom, nothing to worry about" he says) Then, he threw up...4 times....in my car....and all over the groceries....Wow....

Yeah, I was shocked, no one said a word or even blinked for the rest of the ride home. Don't worry, everything was cleaned and salvaged, but I almost lost my stomach too... Funny, right?

Moving on.....last weekend we went over to my sister, Rebecca's for games and food. She is such a gourmet cook--we had red pepper hummus, little potatoes with citrus sourcream and caviar, goat cheese stuffed cherry tomatoes and cabbage leaves with blue cheese, pecans and apple slices--don't know the real names for any of those things but they were really good!

We had to leave early (to go get our kids) but I won (in case you were wondering..)

Okay, fine--I really didn't win. But I could have--If we would have stayed longer.... :)

On Saturday we went to go check on the status of our house (only 4 more weeks...yikes!) and went to visit our good friend duck. Or goose, maybe. He lives out on the lake, all by himself. But when we walk out of our car, he waddles as fast as he can to find us. Yes, he loves us. Some might say that he loves the grilled cheese we fed him, but I know that he really loves us.....

Here's Bridger and the goose--Bridger has learned to throw the bread quickly--since he was bitten by a duck last summer for being too slow (ask him sometime, he loves telling that story!)





Kennedy loved the goose too--as long as it didn't come near her--I don't blame her, the thing is bigger than she is!

And we were there with cousins, Jordan and Madison, they are so fun and cute!

Apparently, someone has lost their pet cockroach. He goes by the name of 'Fluffy'. . . . anyone??

You ask a kid to smile.....

And here is our house--porta-potty and all. We are getting excited!

It's always something.....

So, thanks to Lindsay V., my kids have been having a wonderful time playing in the snow...in the kitchen sink. Bridger insisted on wearing his mittens, but then proceeded to plow, crash and bury his monster trucks to his hearts content.

Kennedy loved just being invited--she wouldn't really touch the snow, but found great enjoyment in listening to Bridger's very loud and enthusiastic sound effects... :)

She would, however, touch the cow's nose and say "mooooo" every once in a while...

They were having so much fun (played for about an hour...) that I decided to go downstairs for a minute--or two. Then, I heard Bridger: "Moooooooom! MOM! Moooooooom!" "Kennedy, you little monkey baby!"

What in the world? Well, this is what I found.

Kennedy had climbed onto a chair, onto the table, gotten a cup of hot chocolate (that I regrettable did not put away before I left) and attempted to drink it all. She is so cunning, that I am sure she waited for the precise moment to do it too--the little stinker.

Yes, doesn't she look proud and happy? She got those shoes for Christmas--they are squeaker shoes. And to her, they make the very best squeaks when they are splashing in hot chocolate. You should have heard her squeak.....

She loves to shake her head 'no' at me--this is her mid-shake--after I said: "What did you do!"

Well, I guess it wasn't really so bad--the floor was easy enough, but I did have to scrub her clothes a little. Lesson learned: never leave anything within reach. Is that possible?

Welcome Home!

My brother Addison came home from his mission a couple of weeks ago--he served in the Johannesburg, South Africa mission (hopefully I'll get a personal tour someday...). My mom has been so giddy and excited--the yellow ribbon was stacked on the counter for weeks!

Of course, Addison just had to fly home in a snow storm, so his flight was delayed a couple of hours--my kids almost hit the roof by the time he was here, but they crashed in the car on the 3.5 hour drive home (!!!!), so I was thankful for that!

I love this picture--look at my mom's face--we were all looking for long legs coming down the escalator (my brother is 6'6")--and I think she was spotting them!

Bridger was sure excited to see him--he was only 18 months old when Addison left, but he remembered a lot about him--especially that he used to drive a big red truck! And Kennedy? Well, she usually never wants anyone to hold her (especially males)--but she practically jumped into his arms--and she always giggles when she sees him!

My mom had planned this picture for weeks too...I think it came to her in a vision... :) This is a photo of all of the new family members since Addison left--my sister-in-law Kimallee, Bro-in-law, Dave and of course, Kennedy!



And here is my whole family--together for the last time for 6 months(well, there are perks to them moving to Florida--summer trips to the beach!!) This was after his "homecoming" talk at church--everyone did a great job speaking and it's always fun to listen to Addison tell stories of S.A (he has quite an accent!)--I guess he ate a lot of chicken feet down there--oh, and saw a lot of animals! And I do know that Addison is going back to S.A in a couple of weeks. Why you might ask??? I think it has to do with a certain girl named Mabulane :) (Hey, he wanted someone to spread the word!)

And I just had to post a few pics of Kennedy in the new dress that my mom just made her--I think she looks so cute in it! It's a little pinafore dress--she looks like a little baby from a hundred years ago!

And this is my Grammy--she had such a horrible trip down here (multiple cancelled flights--lost luggage for 7 days, overnight in airports, no food, etc.) I felt so bad for her!!! And honestly, I'm not sure when the next time I"ll see her again (with my parents moving...) oh well, guess I'll just have to go back to Prince Edward Island... :)