Bridger's Christmas Program

Bridger had his 1st preschool Christmas Program.

Oh how entertaining it was!!

We watched 2 boys punch each other,

a couple running all over like crazy,

and some getting so into the songs and dancing all over..

and then there was cute little Bridger.

He had a speaking part.

It was:

B is for boxes with ribbons and bows, and boots that we wear to keep warm in the snow.

He did an excellent job!

He is definitely our shy boy..

But he has been looking forward to this Christmas program for weeks.

We have been practicing the songs and his speaking part too.

This kid just melts my heart..


Here is a concerned look he did a little bit during the program..

During the rudolph song

There is his cute smile...

oh i just love it!

Everytime he would catch eyes with Tagen or me he would get this big grin!

Here he is with all his class and the younger class with his cute teacher

Mrs. Kristen!

Aunt Tagen and Uncle Eric came and supported Bridger

It really meant a lot to him..

He just loves these guys!

and His Great Papa and Gramma that he just loves!

LOVE

i love that Bernie puts Bridger to sleep now.

Everynight!..

No more 1/2 hour hand holding..

Last night they had a slumber party on the floor.

Bernie lays with him and he is out!

Wonderful!!

Catch Up!

I'm so Behind on this stinkin blog! I feel like life is always crazy that there is never(very rare) a moment of silence to write in this darn thing. This is my only journal/scrapbook that I have for my family. So I'm trying to stay up on it. So, here it goes!

Thanksgiving 2010

We headed down South to Grandma Shari's(Mike's Mom's) and Vernon's house for Thanksgiving.

We had a delicious dinner, and mainly it was really great spending time with everyone.
The Boys had fun going on a walk and seeing some buffalo and playing in the snow.

FUN RANDOM STUFF

i look forward everyday to seeing what costumes will come about.

Foster moved EVERYTHING in the toy room to one corner, so he could have a fort!

He was so proud of himself..

Bridger went through a phase where he was obsessed with layering. At one time he layered 10 shirts. This time he layered all his beanies.

Tape has been wonderful entertainment this winter season..

Bridger came up with this invention on hanging his tape all over everywhere, and sticking whatever he can find on it. It has entertained him for hours!

Bridger has been really into learning all the Bible stories.
He especially loves the story of Samuel the Lamanite.

The flying boat, is a nightly activity in our house.

(Fost is in the blanket)

We got the boys to dress up and act out some stories.

It was really funny..

Here's more tape fun!

We have had some amazing sunsets lately!

I don't know how we started this.. but Mike was doing the running of the bulls with the kids.. They would run back and forth through the batman cape and yell, "Ole"..

Bernie got so excited and started doing it too.. I was pretty hilarious.

These boys are so lucky to have such a fun Dad.

Everynight the boys look forward to when dad gets home so they can do there crazy wrestling matches.

Bridger and Bernie are inseperable.

I know this is really old, but i had to post it!

It was our last hike for this year up Fernwood with some friends.

i love how goofy little boys are!

My boys and i are so happy to have such fun friends.

Bridger wore his sweet spidey lace cape and his tight Robin costume..

It gave us all a good laugh.

i love this cute little/chubby Mason!

The cute Girly's..

I somehow didn't get a pic of cute Jake.

5 SECONDS!

That's all it takes..

Here's our latest crazy story in the Ostrander Fam..

We were at Home Depot last night and we were looking at paint samples. Foster was standing right by me with his spiderman and elephant. I turned around to look at the paint sample and 5 seconds later i turned back around and Foster was gone! I looked down the isle and he was no where to be found! I yelled over to Mike that i can't find Foster and we both start searching the isles.. I checked all the isles we were by, and then I automatically ran to the front to make sure he didn't go out the front door, and to tell the front desk lady to annouce it on the intercom, and to lock the doors.(that has always been my worst fear that someone will kidnap my kids and take off out the front doors before i realized) I became super frantic, i was crying, and running all over the place. I had all these nice people asking me what's wrong and so I told them I was looking for my little 2 year blond boy, who's wearing a blue sweatshirt.. They all started searching as well. I felt completly lost, and i was running like a crazy person up and down the isles.(Mike was on the other side of the store doing the same thing with Bridger in the cart) Home depot is huge and the isles are super long and tall, and there is scary stuff in all of them.. i said a silent prayer .. 10 minutes has passed now, which seemed like 5 hours!!

I ran back to the paint area again and a lady from our ward came out running with our blond little Foster. I just grabbed him and held him so tight. She said he was hiding back on a shelf in the middle behind the paint. She was looking around and could hear some singing and talking.. Foster was just enjoying some quiet time hanging out taking a poop!

I'm pretty sure losing a child is the worst feeling. I felt like a horrible Mom for losing focus on him and for not keeping him in the cart.. I have learned my lesson, and hopefully he has too, by seeing his crazy, hysterical mom lose it in front of the whole Home Depot store!

Oh FoSteR

Oh how i love this little face..

Our Foster is a one of kind.

He is constantly climbing, jumping, running naked, shaking his bum bum, sneaking in cupboards(and breaking them off), doing somersaults, and whatever else he can do to make my heart jump.

but

He also will stop and give me hugs and smooches, tell me he wuv's me, ask me to sing him to sleep, loves to hold babies, rock out, make Mike and I laugh until we cry.

Fost(and of course Bridge) are the loves of our lives..

Well last week he had a bad fall.
He jumped off the back of our couch and smacked his mouth on the windowsill.
It automatically bleed like crazy.
He only cried for a minute because that is Foster..
but when we opened his mouth we couldn't find one of his front teeth, so we figured he swallowed it.
We took him into the dentist and they did an xray(the one above), and found that the front tooth was shoved all the way up into his gums, and the other front tooth broke off.
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The night before his surgery. Bridger decided to pick Foster up and carry him. He tripped and fell. Foster's head hit into the corner of the vent.. It got cut and it bleed like crazy. Really.. It was a bad week for our little Fost.

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We took him in the next morning to get his teeth taken out, and with a new cut on the back of his head..
They gave him oral sediation to knock him out for the surgery, and it did the opposite affect.
He went crazy and mad, he wouldn't stop screaming and hitting.
It was horrible.
The doctor said he had never seen that happen.
So after 2 hours we decided to take him on a drive.
He finally fell asleep, so i took him and had to hold him the whole time.
He was out for the first 5 minutes and then he woke up 1/2 way through the surgery.
I about passed out watching.
He started screaming and freaking out.
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Needless to say.
I'm glad it's over.
He is going to be our Tennesee boy..
Toothless until he is 7 years old!
but still the cutest little kid in the world.

4 AM!!

Bridge woke us all up and turned on all the lights in the house at 4 AM.

He said he was trying to find his costume!

Both Mike and I were a little out of it,

and said go back to sleep kid!

Mike went and checked on him and he was sitting on the couch.

A few minutes later. He showed up in our room, and I noticed he had freezing cold feet. I thought, oh gosh i wonder if we didn't turn the heater up.

The next morning I asked him where he ended up finding his costume, and he said.

"oh outside by the trampoline!"

I about died!

"Bridger we don't go outside in dark by ourselves!"

He said, "Oh Mom I was fine. I saw 1 car and it just drove on by!"

Oh this kid....

This is the sweet looking costume he just HAD to have at 4 in the morning!

HaLLoWeen!

Well i became one of those weird people that dress there dogs up.. Only because the kids begged for me to buy it, and it was 1/2 off.. Poor Bernie, he was not happy!
Bridge was Batman.

He looked a bit like a hippie batman,

he finally got a haircut the other day!

and.. Crazy Robin

These two are so goofy and funny when they're together.

We had a great Halloween.

We went to Papa Siemon's for lunch and had bread bowls and made spiders.

We then went to Trunk or Treat at the church.

and then Foster was knocked out in a candy comatose.

Mike took Bridge out with some neighbor kids in the rain and went around the neighborhood.

They had a surprise on the way.

a Witch(aka my mom) came and scared them, cackling all the way.

She surprised Bridger with a treat and told him to be a Goood Boy!
Bridger got home and couldn't stop talking about seeing the witch.

He said she was scary looking and walked funny.

Tagen and Eric, and my parents surprised us in coming!

We had some mummy hotdogs, more soup, and played some games.

2 MinUteS!!!

Yep, that's all the time it takes folks!

If you leave a crazy 2 year old boy for 2 minutes,

wonderful things are sure to happen...

a FeW of my FaVorite ThInGs

i love when Bridger dresses himself...

i love that i can talk with that duck that's on his head and Bridger will listen and do everything i say. Just because the duck is telling him to..

For some reason i talk in an English and Italian accent.

i love the GOofy stage of boys..

i love that Foster always has crazy cockatoo hair,
since he is always rubbing his hair.


i love eating a Mazurka Bar from Great Harvest(you have to try one, they are Heavenly!), sipping a diet coke, and reading a book while the kids play at the park.


i love when the boys play together, without beating on each other!

i love how active they are.

i love that Bridger has already written a letter to Santa..
Now i can use that as coaxing to be good!!

i can't believe i have never used a Magic Eraser before! My neighbor brought one over for me to try. Holy Cow they work so great! Foster colored all over the walls, and it came out so easily. I then i used it on my tub to get the scum out and it took it all off.
Amazing!

i love hiking with friends

i love that my boys have such fun buddies to play with all the time.

i love when the boys play with their cousins.

i love the sound of leaves crunching under my feet.

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i love that i can workout and move around without much pain now..

It's a wonderful feeling.

i have to remind myself when i go to complain about having man arms and some flub..

That a year ago i was a huge mess!

At least i can move and enjoy life..