Funny stories and scary moments

About a month ago we were on a family boating outing on a Saturday afternoon. Everyone had taken a turn on the water and decided that we were all starving-which is pretty normal in this family. We got out the chicken, fruit, goodies, and drinks and were all stuffing our faces while Kallon was on the back deck of the boat playing in the water. Kallon usually just likes to stand on the deck and kick his feet and splash in the small amount of water. It takes a lot of coaxing to get him to even sit down on the deck most of the time. I thought it was a great idea to let him play back there in the water while I ate my dinner in peace and conversation, which as most you mothers know that rarely happens! We are all eating in the boat enjoying our food when all the sudden we hear a big splash, then some choking and Kallon's death cry! Luke was the closet to Kallon and when he looked back he saw Kallon laying on his back in the water with his eyes as wide as they would go! (We now know for a fact that his life jacket works properly) So Luke reached in and pulled him up into the boat. We were all laughing trying to calm him down between his crying and telling us that he fell off the boat. After a few minutes he was fine and back in the water. What makes this story so funny is that a couple weeks ago Cory, Kallon, and I were driving home one night and Kallon tells us this story: I go boating, I play in da water, I fall off boat, Luke save my life! We were laughing so hard!!! Its so amazing what their little minds remember. So now we hear the story quite often of how uncle Luke saved little Kallon's life! Now papa Spicer tries to convince Kallon that Luke actually pushed him in. So the story goes back and forth from Luke saving Kallon's life to Luke pushing him in. We still laugh every time!


We kind of had a scary pregnancy moment on Saturday. We had been running errands during the morning and boating in the afternoon. We were getting the boat ready to leave the lake and I was pulling down the skies from the rack and I felt something pop in my left stomach. I didn't think much of it until the ride home, I just ached and I couldn't sit still and I was getting sick. About an hour later we get home and I just had to lay down because I felt so crappy. As I laid there for a while I started thinking I haven't felt the baby move all day! I know we were busy and on the boat so I probably wouldn't have but it started to really scare me. So I drank some water and laid on my left side for about 30 minutes and still nothing!!! Then I remembered the whole pop in my stomach thing and because I'm a hypochondriac I thought for sure I had torn the placenta away from the uterine wall and I was going to get pre-eclampsia! So Cory called the hospital because I'm sure he was sick of my complaining and he knows just about everyone (which is nice when we have a question or have to go in). The labor and delivery nurse told him that it would be good to get in there asap. We got Kallon in bed and took off to the hospital at 10pm. What really puts the icing on this cake is the night before I had a dream that I lost the baby and had to have c-section to deliver the stillborn baby. Not a good dream for a pregnant lady to have at five months pregnant! So we get to the hospital and go right up to L& D. The nurse hooks me up for a non-stress test and for what seemed like FOREVER but really was only about 10-15 seconds the nurse couldn't find the heart beat! I was just holding back the tears, it was the longest 10 seconds of my life. There was no way I had made it through the worst part of pregnancy to go through something like this. Finally the nurse finally found the heartbeat and made me sit there with the monitor for about 25 minutes. Dr. Dyer poked his head and said that baby looked great and I could go home. Dr Dyer made a little comment saying its funny that sometimes the babies will play with the umbilical cord and that makes it hard to find the heartbeat-how about completely not funny!!! Anyways everything is great, no torn placenta, and a good strong heart beat! Like I said sometimes I can just be a little bit of a hypochondriac. But its better to be safe than sorry.

Grandma Tubbs

We lost our dear grandma Tubbs Thursday afternoon after a sudden illness. It happened so fast that I don't think its set in quite yet for any of us. We know that as much as we miss her she is in a better place doing great things. Grandma loves her family very much and she would do anything for any of us. Family was very important to her, which is good because she has a big one. I'm not sure how many grandchildren there are but I do know that there are 52 1/2 (ours in progress) great grandchildren and she knows and loves every single one. She and grandpa were always supportive by attending all sorts of sporting events, dance and music recitals, birthdays, or just coming over to visit. Grandma Tubbs was always so willing to watch Kallon. Kallon could spot grandma and grandpa great from a mile away in Walmart, where we frequently ran into them. He would just start shouting grandma great, go see grandma great! She actually took him for a weekend while Cory and I went to Las Vegas for a tennis tournament. Grandma and Kallon have a special bond. They were always so excited to see each other and Kallon is always asking to see grandma great. He loved going over to visit and play with toys and grandma great would let him play with the vcr, which he never gets to do at home! The first time I met her which was about 10 years ago when Cory and I started hanging out I remember her making me feel so welcome even though Cory and I weren't supposed to be seriously dating!:)
She is always so kind to everyone and I don't think I've ever heard her say a bad thing about anyone. She and grandpa had fun together throughout their lives. They would go dancing every week, go camping with a group, and even go on motorcycle rides together in the mountains. I hope that Cory and I can stay young like she and grandpa have. What great examples we have to follow and live up to. We love you grandma, and we will see you again!

Our week of fun

Jared, Jennie and family came to visit this past week. We had a great time playing tennis, boating, eating, and just hanging out. Its always fun to get together with them. Kallon and Bentli had their fights and arguments or should I say beat downs! Overall they did great and I think enjoyed each others company. Here are some pictures from our week.



Park in Salt Lake

Uncle Luke playing in the water

Luke got soaked so we didn't have to.


We finally got both of them to sit on the surf board!
Grandma and Grandpa with all the grandkids

Bath Time

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