Pics finally!

Here are the pics I've been promising ;-) This is a glimpse into our lives last month.

I added this one just because it blows me away every time I see it. It doesn't look anything like the Oakmeister, but it's him!

The real Little Man


Helping Bobshi shovel the driveway the day of Shawn's surgery. Yes, that's my crazy hubby in the shorts!!

Bobshi helped Little Man build a snow slide to play on...it was his favorite!

Bobshi spoiled me rotten...we got to watch movies on her computer

and she bought me a new bike to ride around the house

He got to play with Grandma and Grandpa, too. (Shawn's parents)

Here's the gang vegging after our surgeries-Oakster's helping us feel much better

Helping Daddy do his stretches

Oakster entertained us while we vegged

This is his favorite hat-it's half of his shapesorter!

Our "basement dweller" had carpet put in our basement-it looks so much better!!!

My life as a game of Charades

I'm starting to feel really guilty because every time I check up on friends' blogs, I see my blog on their list of blogs, and see "1 month ago" under ours. Shame on me. I really don't have an excuse for it, either-we've been doing nothing but sitting around at our house! We just haven't quite felt up to it, though-here's the story.
Back in November, I needed to get my tonsils out, but we decided to wait until the new year to start out fresh on our insurance since I was no where near meeting our maximum out of pocket for last year. I scheduled it for Jan. 14th because my mom was flying out to help with Oakley and she found a good deal then. I had everything ready for my surgery. The Saturday before the 14th, we went sledding at a park near our house. Shawn decided to go crazy and blow out his knee. It was actually a recurring problem from his mission, but this time, he couldn't get his knee to "pop" back in place. We took him to the doc and he said he needed surgery asap. (yay!) Luckily, my mom was here to help out ( I don't think she minded being around her grandson for 3 weeks!), and we have an awesome ward that took great care of us! Did I mention we thought Oakley broke his ankle during this time, too? He had a lot of swelling, but luckily it was just a sprain. (It sure was fun to hold him down to take the xrays!)

There were many good things that came from my silence and our surgeries, though.

1.)It took such an effort to get my point across, that I only tried when it was really important. It forced me to realize what was truly important.

2.) I realized my sweet hubby knows me so well that I didn't even have to say anything. He was really good at predicting my needs and taking care of me sometimes before I even knew I needed anything.

3.) Oakley because very good at reading body language as well. It pained me to not be able to say "I love you", but he knew I did ;-)

4.) Shawn and I were both "couch-ridden" and unable to pick Oakley up, so over the last few weeks, he has become extremely cuddly. I love it! He'll randomly walk up to us all the time now, and just give our legs great big bear hugs.

5.) We are all healthier now!!!


P.S. For anyone needing a tonsillectomy, here's a word of advise. If you ever feel the urge to cough, simply take a drink instead. Life will be so much better!!!