The scariest thing happened with Reesie. I had put her down for a nap, and she was acting completely normal and didn't have any symptoms at all. When she woke up, she started screaming, which is not usually like her, so I ran in to see what was going on, and I could immediately tell that she was burning up. I carried her into my room to change her diaper, and just as I was finishing up, she started having a seizure. Her eyes rolled back, she turned white, her lips turned purple, and she was convulsing. It was so scary and Chris and I were scrambling to get our family into the car to take her to the doctor. Her seizure lasted about 2-3 minutes, and afterward she was completely unresponsive and laying limp in my arms, hyperventilating. We got to the doctor and when they checked her temp in was 103 degrees. The doctor told us she had had a febrile seizure. He told us it usually happens when kids who are between the ages of newborn to 6 have a sudden increase or decrease in temperature. It's not an indication of chronic seizures, and usually isn't anything to worry about. We were relieved that she would be ok, and towards the end of the appointment, Reese opened her eyes so that was very reassuring to see her awake. It literally broke my heart to see my tiny baby experience what she did, but we are so grateful that she is ok!

Mia's First Day of School

 Can't believe our little girl is old enough to be in school! But she is so excited, and loving every second.

Cute little selfie Mia took

Tour of the MTC with the YW

Reese:

We have the cutest little walker now!

Rhett:

Ever since the 4th of July when we talked to the kids about what we celebrate on that day, and why America is so special, Rhett has been so patriotic. Every time he sees a flag he yells, "Merican Flag!". And the other day when Mia was saying something about being scared of bad guys, Rhett said "There's none bad guys Mia. We live in America!"

Mia:

Mia is such a sweet older sister. Recently we've had to talk to the kids multiple times about not spitting in the house. After several of these conversations over several days, Chris saw something wet on the carpet and asked the kids what it was. Mia told him that Rhett had spit something out of his mouth onto the carpet. Chris started getting after Rhett and telling him that he was going to have to wash Rhett's mouth out with soap for spitting. I was in my bedroom this whole time, and didn't know what was going on when I heard Mia screaming and crying bloody murder. She ran into my room yelling that I had to go stop daddy. I came out and talked to Chris who filled me in on what was even going on. Turns out, Chris hadn't even put soap in Rhett's mouth, but Mia was still completely distraught. After she started to calm down, she told me through tears, "I told dad that Rhett spit, but I wanted it to be me so he wouldn't get in trouble." I almost start crying every time I think about how sweet and loving and Christ-like that was. Mia is such a loving and tender sister, and we are so lucky to have her!

Island Park

 Chris sent me this picture of Rhett standing up to pee at a urinal for the first time ever when Chris took him to the bathroom on our drive to the cabin in Island Park