Bryson's Rash

I know some of you have asked, "what was wrong with Bryson?" Here's pictures of the rash I was so freaked out about. It seriously spread and changed every minute. Luckily the doctor said it was just an allergic reaction to something, maybe the fabric softener in his clothes? I've been using Bounce sheets. We gave him some Benadryl off and on the next two days and it eventually went away. He's fine now, but I'm still not 100% sure what caused it. I haven't changed anything I do while washing his clothes but I do intend to buy some more sensitive fabric softener. I'm already using Dreft to wash them. I guess he just got over it. It scared us because Brett and I had both been pretty sick and we worried maybe he had caught some form of strep like our neighbors did (scarlet fever is strep with a rash).

Soap

Here's something I did one morning. I had a blast making all sorts of different ones. My friend Sherry Barbour brought over all her supplies from her days of soap making and I went wild. I love adding all the extras like fragrance, apricot scrub, dried lavender or rose, colors, opalescence. It's so quick and easy. Just melt the soap (pre bought at Michaels), add what you want, pour it in the mold and in an hour or so you pop out the soap.
I especially love the Oakland Temple mold. I will definitely make more of that one since I have so many memories there and that's where Brett and I were married.

Sunny Day Outing

My mom and I went to Jackson and Sutter Creek today. I just love the stores there. Everything is so quaint and small town. I found some great vintage toys and pictures while in Sutter Creek. We also found this amazing model railroad track with little buildings and bridges while in Jackson. The track went on forever, around and through buildings, over a creek... we can't believe we've never seen it before, but it had been there a while. There was no train running on it, so Bryson brought his own :)

Blog Book 2008

Booksmart finally updated their program and I was able to finish my 2008 year in review. It only cost $40 (including shipping) and turned out really great. It was a little smaller than I had expected but that was my fault for not studying the dimensions when I created it. I think this is a great way to journal/scrapbook without all the waste.

Edward

Okay Bryson, look like a vampire.



We got this photo just in time, the guy who works there tried to prevent us from taking it due to copyright infringement, but my dad's super quick with the camera.
Don't worry shop guy, I won't do anything with the photo...it's just for my scrapbook. (Don't tell him my scrapbook's on the internet! He he he).

Our Maiden Voyage

So Friday started out to be a beautiful day. During Bryson's nap I was able to work out on the treadmill and afterwards I layed out in the sun with my feet in Bryson's kiddie pool. I felt great. I asked Brett if we could try to take the boat out that evening. It would be a short trip, I already knew that, but we needed to test it out and get it running for the summer. I personally hadn't been on the boat since I was 8 months pregnant with Bryson, so I was ready! Also, Folsom Lake is up and the speed restrictions had been lifted. So as we're driving to his mom's house to pick up the boat (she has the boat shed) I start feeling really tired. I figured I just got too much sun that day and maybe I over did it with the workout. I didn't think too much of it. We get the boat in the water just as the sun is getting ready to set. I've packed dinner and am looking forward to a nice evening out on the lake.



We rev up the engines, everything seems fine and we head out.



We didn't get very far.....the boat's engine stalled out on us and the battery died. We're sitting ducks. Granted, we're still pretty close to the docks, but we had to get out the oars and Brett had to paddle. It was actually pretty funny, but still annoying. Our evening plans were ruined.



Lucky for us another boat came by and it just happened to be my friends mom, Blanca and her husband. They saved us!

So as we're driving back to Brett's mom's house, I'm feeling very tired. We order out Mexican but I'm not feeling very well. I can't even get two bites down. Brett and I grab Bryson, apologize for an evening lost and go home. Later that night I'm up, getting sick every two hours and not able to keep even water down. Let's just say I became 5 lbs lighter by the next day and finally felt better the next evening. I felt great on Sunday and we were able to go to church. Now guess who came home from work early today and is upstairs not feeling so well? Brett. Ugh.

Family Bonding Time

Gosh, I love my family!