A Day Out With Thomas

Gavin got to go for his ride on Thomas the train this week. When we pulled up to the railway station he could see Thomas through the window and was instantly screaming, "CHOO, CHOO!" I could barely get him out of his carseat before he took off at full sprint to see the train. You are not actually allowed to touch the train, but you try and explain that to a 2-year-old who is obsessed with Thomas! He really enjoyed playing with all the train tables they had set up at the venue. He got to see Sir Topham hat, but he didn't want to go up to him at all. He was a little intimidating I thought!

Then it was time for our ride on the train. He was not very patient waiting in line. Plus, we needed extra help for Brian to get on the train. On their website for Heber Valley Railroad, it said that we just needed to inform them when we got there that we would need additional help to get on the train. So Brian went to inform them, and they rudely said they need a 24 hour notice. WHATEVER! He said he would try to get on, but it did not workat all. So I threw a fit which caused a scene, and guess what happened, magically a lift appeared. So much for needing a 24 hour notice! I seriously doubt that they would have behaved any differently had we called them the day before. It took them all of 5 minutes to get the lift and the train still left on time. Gavin had a really good time which made the whole day worth it.

Guess Who's Two?!

It's Thomas mania at our house this weekend because it was Dylan and Gavin's birthday. We went all out with the Thomas the Train stuff. We ordered pizza for lunch because he loves pizza, especially all the toppings! He really likes the mushrooms, olives, and green peppers. He eats better than Brian and I on lots of occasions. We got a Thomas pinata for the kids to hit. My nephew Austin and Gavin had a blast smacking the train. Even when the candy fell out, Austin still wanted to hit the train. He was excited that a few more pieces fell out when he hit it. For presents Gavin got lots of Thomas stuff. A few movies, lots of Thomas clothes and PJ's, an engineer hat with whistle and handkerchief, and he got a Thomas Ride-On car. After all of his presents he was saying, "This is awesome!" It was pretty funny!
He really liked his ride on car. He rode it all day yesterday, and all this morning! Of course he also got tickets to "A Day Out With Thomas" on the Heber Valley Railroad. They dress up the train to look like Thomas and all the kids get to ride on it. He will be beyond excited! Thomas Cake! We went up to the cemetary later on in the day. We got a Thomas balloon for Dylan as well. It was really nice to let the kids celebrate Dylan too. I was doing really good emotionally until I picked up the balloons and cake. I wanted so badly for the cake to have both of their names on it. Dylan is definitely missed. One of these birthdays I am going to get through it without crying! Gavin might be 40 by then, but it will happen!

Week in Review

Wow we had a crazy busy week last week. The week started off with the passing of my Grandfather. He was my Dad's dad. He was also my last grandparent. I am grandparentless now. Luckily for me, Brian has two sets of grandparents that treat me like one of their own grandchildren. My grandpa Bullock was 93 years old. He was amazing. He was at church just last Sunday on Mother's Day. His caretaker/Bishop said that he had born his testimony the week before. I think that gives a whole new meaning to enduring to the end. He served in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints his whole life. I can only wish to be half the person he was. He was completely all there to the end also. He simply died of old age. I guess a person's body has to give out sometime. We expected that he probably would not live much longer. My dad and six of his siblings. It was a whirlwind trying to get family called and all in town. My dad is the oldest of 9 children. My grandfather was the oldest of 10 children. He is survived by 2 brothers, 9 children, 57 grandchildren, 81 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great-grandchildren! That is one heck of a legacy to leave behind. So it was crazy to get together this weekend. Many of them were able to make it. He will be missed. Maya, Kaitlyn, and 2nd Cousin Maddie. Maya had tryouts for the Swim team again. She of course mad the team. She is looking really good already this season. We are expecting awesome things from her this summer! She is excited to try and qualify to get a trophy this year. Kaitlyn had her pre-school program. She loves to perform so this was a lot of fun for her. She reminded Brian everyday that her program was coming up. He missed the last program because Maya's was at the same time. She was not going to let him live that down! He is lucky he was able to come because I don't think she would have ever forgiven him!

Getting my Butt handed to me!

I don't know if I ever said this or not, but my foot injury turned out to be stress fractures on the metatarsals. This of course means no running for at least 6 weeks. So in order to try and stay in shape my Dr. gave me a "nonimpact" workout regimen which consists of Elliptical workouts, bike workouts, and pool workouts. I figured these would be pretty wussy and would have to start from ground zero by the time my six weeks were up. Boy was I wrong! These workouts are seriously kicking my butt. I do a spin class once a week. I have been on the verge of throwing up during these classes. My butt is killing me too! You have to work out seriously hard on these items in order to get your heart rate to the right range. I wasn't aware a person could sweat while swimming!
I am not sure what this means for my running in a few weeks, but at the very least I don't think I will be huffing and puffing like I originally thought.

Sleeping with Darth Vader?

Brian finally got in to see a Dr. about his snoring. Turns out he has serious sleep apnea. I think it is weird that he didn't even snore when we first got married, and now suddenly he has a serious case of sleep apnea only a few years later? Well, neither of us have been getting very good sleep, so we decided to do something about it. They basically give you only one option, which is a CPAP machine. We have had the machine for a week now. Besides the fact that he looks like he's getting ready to fly a jet fighter, it's not exactly quiet. My mother-in-law has described it as sleeping with Darth Vader. I have to agree. Although it is not as loud as he is, it sounds like he is a muted Darth Vader! Then as the night progresses I feel like I am in a wind tunnel because the pressure gets higher and more constant. Everyone has told me that they are so quiet and don't make any noise. If someone tells you that, they are deaf or they consider wind quiet.
It is nice that he is no longer snoring. Although, the first couple of nights I did go over and check to make sure he wasn't dead. He is absolutely still and silent with that thing on! I am not used to him not making any noise! I think he is sleeping better though. Plus, it isn't good for his heart to be gasping for breath with the sleep apnea. I think we will both get used to the machine and be a lot happier!