Our Little Home Depot Boy

As most of you know there are cabins being built here at the Rose Ranch. Nathan has been working hard to get them ready for the warm season. In order to get all of the things he needs for them he goes to Home Depot on a regular basis (almost daily). Most of the time I can talk him into taking William with him. William does not like to be inside all day and goes stir crazy if he can't go outside. So often he'll go with Nathan to Richfield which almost always entails going to Home Depot. Sometimes he's tired and can't last as long as his dad needs to be there. He gets to know all of the workers and he helps them scan items and bag them. Last night Nathan and Justin took him there and the cashier gave him his own Home Depot apron.

We're still all trying to get well. I've come down with a pretty nasty cold. Ava and William have bad coughs and the baby seems like she is getting another cold. As long as it's not RSV again I can handle it. Nathan seems to be the only healthy one here. He is big on prevention. He takes lots of vitamins so he doesn't catch anything. The cabins are looking awesome. They have power and water hooked up to them. They should have the bathrooms (separate from the cabins) built today. We are excited for the vacation season. We hope to see as many of you as can come this summer.

Bittersweet Weekend

This weekend was both bitter and sweet. We'll start with the sweet first. Justin and his brother-in-law Andrew came Tuesday night to help Nathan with the cabins. Wednesday Berkley and the Dransfields came to visit and Thursday morning Janet came up. So we had lots of visitors which I love. It was really good to see the Dransfields. We haven't seen them since Thanksgiving. Lyndsie is getting so big and she crawls around and pulls herself up to the couch. She is so advanced for her age. It was fun to see her and my kids loved playing with her. We didn't do much in the way of going anywhere but we did go for walks outside to the cabins. The weather was pretty warm until Thursday night when we got a little snow. The men mostly worked and us women visited. The Dransfields left Friday evening and the rest left Saturday afternoon. It was nice to have all of them here and hopefully they will all come back soon.

Now for the bitter. My kids have all had colds but Thursday night Melissa woke up crying because she couldn't breath. Her cough got a lot deeper so I decided I had better take her to the doctor since it was going to be the weekend. So I took her Friday morning. The doctor sent us to the hospital to get chest x-rays to see what she had. Well it turned out to be croup and they gave her a shot of steroids for it. He said it would work in 7 to 24 hours. So I brought her home and she was okay for awhile. She still coughed but she was eating and sleeping fine. Then Sunday night she just didn't sleep. Her cough got even worse and she couldn't hold down anything. So this morning I called the nurse and told her what was going on. She told me to take her back to the hospital and they were going to do more x-rays and test for RSV. The RSV test was not so fun for her but she survived. We went back to see the doctor for the results and he told me she has bronchitis. He said it's an infection in her chest and could be treated with antibiotics. That was bad news but I told him I was glad it wasn't RSV. He told me he forgot he ordered that test. So he looked up the results and regretfully told me she had RSV as well. That's all I need is my nice, fat, healthy, little girl to have RSV. I have been so happy that she's been so healthy. My other two had been on several doses of antibiotics by her age. Anyway, we have a nebulizer and have to give her breathing treatments every 4 hours. She's also supposed to be taking amoxicillin but can't keep it down. So I have to call the doctor again in the morning. I'm hoping they can give her a shot instead. She's not so good at taking medicines. I have to take her back on Wednesday so we'll see if she's getting any better.

That's our weekend fun and saga. Hopefully our week will be better. The picture of her above was taken during all of this sickness. She's still happy for the most part. At least during the day. Not so much at night.

Farm Life

The past few days the kids and I have been going out in the evenings with Nathan to chore. The weather has been so nice that I can't pass up the opportunity. I'm sure there is more cold weather on the way and I have spring fever in a bad way as do the kids (well mostly William). It has been our ritual to go do chores with Nathan in the summers so it's nice to start again. I used to help Nathan with the watering but with a baby now I'm not much help. Nathan will usually take either Ava or William on the tractor with him if he needs to get hay up top. They sit in the buddy seat next to him and Sassy, our dog, sits on the floor. The other day Nathan had William with him and they went to smooth out the road where there were deep tire tracks from the mud. Nathan said it was a really bumpy ride. I guess it must have been nap time for William because he leaned over and went to sleep. Nathan said he was flopping all over bumping his head because of the rough road. He's a pretty deep sleeper once he goes to sleep.

Today our pigs got out. This is a daily occurence now. So William got in the pen with Nathan and was trying to heard them back in. It was cute because he wasn't afraid of them in the least. That worries me though because he's not afraid of much. He got in two different horse corrals while we were feeding. He's quite the handful and so independent. We never have a dull moment with him around.

Trip Up North

The girls and I made a trip up north this past weekend. I had to go to the Social Security office to change my birthday on my card. We haven't been able to file our taxes because they have my birthday wrong. I took a number when I got there and sat with Ava and Melissa for an hour waiting. Thankfully my girls were good. I can't begin to imagine what it would have been like with William there. He got to stay home and hang out with Dad. I also took Melissa to get her 4 month immunizations. We are a little behind:)She did so good. She had to have 4 shots and she didn't even start to cry until the third shot and stopped crying when I picked her up. I think all the fat rolls on her legs cushioned the shots. She's a trooper. She hasn't even been sick or cranky from the shots. That is a blessing.

We were able to stay the night at the Ricco's. That was a lot of fun. We ordered chinese food and watched American Idol. They are great hosts and we love to visit them. My kids also love James and Michael. Ava will see Michael's picture on our fridge and say "gichael". She loves him. They love Aunt Audra and Uncle Ricco too:)

While we were up north Berkley and Janet came to visit. I feel bad I missed them but didn't know they were coming until I was leaving. I think they decided to come up at the last minute. I'm sure they will be back soon. We love when they come visit. We love when anyone in either family comes to visit. In fact I hear that some more of the Marshall family might be coming this week. Yipee! I guess I had better get my house clean. It is a disaster...just ask Janet!

Visit to Alamo

Well the kids and I just got back from Alamo. We went with the Ricco's to visit my parents. They are just moving into a new place and have been spending time renovating it. I wish I would have taken pictures. They have done a lot of painting and are putting wood floors in some of the rooms. It's a nice big home and perfect for our large Bunker family.

The kids had so much fun playing with their cousins. William especially loved playing outside since he hasn't been able to do that much here because of the cold. It's a nice place for him to play because it's not by any roads or pretty much anything for that matter. All in all it was fun to visit with all of the family. The only ones missing were the Hannigs and Dallas. I was able to visit with the newly engaged Lance and Natalie. She showed off her ring. It is beautiful and I am so happy for the two of them.

It's nice to be home now but I miss the warmer weather. It's actually snowing right now which means the roads will get muddy again. Yuck! I best be getting to bed. I have sharing time tomorrow and I need to catch up on some sleep!

The picture above is Melissa in Tony's shades at Rachel's basketball game over the weekend. Becky was a sweetheart and watched her while I went to St. George. Thanks Becky!

Silly Billy

I just had to write what William did on Sunday in church. He knows where we sit every week at church and usually he'll run straight to our aisle. Nathan was sitting with the girls and thought I had William but I was putting my things in the primary room and thought Nathan had him. So off I went to search. I started heading out the door and spotted him up on the stand. He was standing by the pulpit looking out into the congregation with a Kleenex in one hand and his finger up his nose with his other hand. Needless to say it was slightly embarrassing but what can you expect with a 2 year old? I think his name has a little to do with his mischievousness:)

Very New At This

Well Jenn Marshall turned me on to this blogging and I actually think it's a good idea. I am really bad at keeping a journal and thought this might be a fun way to document what's going on with our family. We love Marysvale. There has been a lot of snow this winter and when it melts, which it has, we have muddy, muddy roads. I can't even go anywhere in my car for fear I'll get stuck. I don't go many places anyway; with three kids 4 and under it's nearly impossible. I only go places where the final destination will have lots of helpers for me (my mom's or one of my sisters). This weekend Trisha, Jason, and their kids are visiting. They are staying in my mom & dad's house. We went to Richfield with them today and ate at Pizza Hut. It was yummy. We then went bowling and I think that was a mistake on our (mine & Nathan's) part. William ran through the place at a hundred miles an hour. Nathan mostly chased him. When it was his turn to bowl it was my turn to chase. When it was my turn to bowl I had to do it holding Ava. She is such a mammas girl. Needless to say it wasn't the best activity for our family but definitely memorable. Well I think that's all I have time for. I need to get my kids in bed. Tomorrow is Sunday and that's our big day. Until next time.....