We survived and you could to...

We're back! The trip to New Orleans was great fun. On saturday we ate dinner at a steak and seafood place that the hotel recommended on Bourbon street, we asked for a window table so we could people watch. There plenty to see even at 6:00 p.m.! I knew I was sheltered living in Utah but this was an eye opener!! dinner was absolutley delicious fresh fish for me and steak for dwayne. Things got really exciting when we ordered dessert, we asked 3 times if the brownie had nuts in it and were assured there was NOT, so thats what we ordered, a deep southern chocolate brownie with ice cream. After 3 bites I thought I saw and tasted nuts so I told dwayne and I looked closer.... There WAS nuts and within minutes his mouth was itching at first he thought he would be okay, he drank his water and mine, but we both soon realized it was a little worse. Luckily on the walk to Bourbon street we saw a Walgreens pharmacy so off he headed to get some Zyrtec. I stayed behind and spoke with the manager who was kind enough to take off the dessert, appetizers and drinks... just enough to cover the cost of the Zyrtec! I had him take twice the recommended dosage. We heard some good Jazz music and after a few trips up and down Bourbon street we had seen ALL that we could ever want to see. I don't think I know anyone that I would recommend going to Bourbon street too (well maybe 1 or 2). But it was an experience just not one that I would do again. The rest of the trip was fun. Sunday we attended the Downtown NewOrleans branch, It was wonderful. We then drove up to Baton Rouge and saw the temple it was so pretty, and it was nice to spend time with just Dwayne. Tall trees and chirping birds made it so enjoyable to be there. Monday Dwayne had meetings so off I headed to the Flea market in the French Quarter then a alligator boat trip in the bayou. It was SO much fun. although I have to admit I was a little lonely on Monday by myself. I held a live crab and touched a baby alligator.... I am too afraid to touch the snakes so I just took pictures of the tour guide holding them. I learned alot about the bayou and the history of New Orleans. It was so cool to see the alligators. We would throw out marshmellows and the alligators would come right up the the boat and eat them. They really aren't picky eaters!! we also saw native birds and snakes. It was great fun seeing louisianna and shopping but best of all the kids and grandma survived too.

what does a toothache and Rumplestiltskin have in common?

Absolutely nothing except for they have both kept my week busy. The week started out with drew having a tooth ache in a tooth that has been "fixed" twice now. I was able to get him into the dentist on Wednesday luckily, since his face had started to swell Tuesday night! Well the trip to the dentist was a rewarding one... for him. He had two teeth pulled. I wasn't prepared for it and neither was he so to help alleviate his hesitation/fear, I agreed to get him what ever he wanted (within reason of course) I thought he would for sure day a web kinz carrier that he has been eyeing at the local gift shop ($13). To bad for my pocket book he remembered that Batman Lego came out the day before, I thought I could still get out of it until Dwayne called during the laughing gas and heard him fussing around. He said "you should get him the new Batman Lego for going through this!". How bad is it to get 2 teeth pulled anyway?. I guess I should be glad he didn't call when they were numbing his gums and teeth, drew would probably have ended up with his own car!! in all reality he was a trooper since he REALLY doesn't like the dentist, so wal-mart and the economy are glad it happened. He was also visited by the tooth fairy for the first time, luckily the "cheaper" fairy was on duty and he got $1 for each tooth.
Maycie has been practicing all week after school from 4-8:30 for the play "Rumpelstiltskin". She got a role as a villager. The Missoula children's theatre travels around and spends 1 week teaching parts and songs then they do 2 performances on Saturday. It is a bit crazy but, she loves drama.. go figure. She has been working so hard, I'm sad that we won't be here to see it. Grandma and the kids will be going so hopefully the two little ones are good for her.... I'll keep my fingers crossed.
our trip to Louisiana is here and I am still not ready to go, instead I'm blogging and looking at face book! (in between laundry of course.) I am looking forward to the time with Dwayne and the kids are looking forward to time without mom and dad. It sounds like a recipe for a mess, oh well I will have plenty of time to clean it up next week.
Dwayne had an accounting mid-term today. I'm glad it was him and not me, I am horrible with numbers!! I think I will keep praying for him to get through school, maybe you should too.

What a week!

It always seems to be a little crazy when Dwayne is traveling for work. We've made it through. I think the kids get sick of just mom. Dwayne was in Ohio/Indiana this week and he was able to do a little site seeing in between meetings. They drove up to Notre Dame and saw the campus and of course the football stadium. He also saw a Cincinnati Reds baseball game. It sounded like a good business trip topped off with good food and some fun. Dwayne will be in New Orleans in a week for business and I am tagging along, why not it sounds like fun!. The kids are excited to because grandma Heber is coming to babysit. It should be lots of fun for everyone.... except maybe grandma!?
Maycie is running for student body president. She is very excited. Andrew is still bummed that it isn't baseball season. We've been talking to him about football for next year but he doesn't want to do it and Dwayne really wants him to (I wonder who will win?). Tyson is loving preschool and Emily is liking the quite time... she usually falls asleep when he is gone.

This morning I moved some pictures that we still haven't hung up and the Little kids saw pictures of may and drew at Sea World. I pulled out some pictures of that trip and the trip to Disneyland from 2001 for them to look at. Emi kept on telling me she was maycie in the pictures and ty kept on asking where he was. Maybe it's time for a family trip to Disneyland or Sea World.

Blues the favorite color

Well it has been a little over a week since we adopted golfish and all were doing well until thursday when one died. Each one of the kids was sure it wasn't theirs that had passed to the pond in the sky but,It has been a steady stream of flushing ever since so it really doesn't matter who's died first. Although I do know that emily's was the last one since hers was the only one that was a different color than the rests. I thought the kids might take it hard after hearing about our neigbors experience with dying goldfish went, but actually it hasn't affected them at all. I now have my big mixing bowl back (after a few cycles in the dishwasher) and I'm pretty sure we won't be getting any more fish.

Another week of college ball comes to an end with a GREAT BYU win over UCLA.
For all those who didn't catch the score 59-0!! It was a great game to be at. We took Maycie and Tyson to the game, they had lots of fun. Maycie was able to spend time with her best friend from SLC and her sister. The ride from Salt Lake to Provo was interesting to say the least... when you have 3 pre-teen girls in the back of a van you never know what kind of chant they'll come up with!. Tyson was his usual self at the game... enjoyed it and the slushy. We all had a great time at the game. GO COUGS!!

Can you say FUN?

It took me a week to finish my last post. Emily was sick last week but is feeling better now. Since then we've added four to our family.... fish that is. On Saturday our stake did a Family Fun day in preparation for stake conference. It was alot of fun. They had bounce houses, volleyball, face painting and of course goldfish ponds. The kids had fun trying to catch them with their hands but gave up and resorted to using sandwhich bags... it worked!!. So now we have four fish there names respectively are Elle (legally blonde), Goldie, Ty (bet you can't get who this one belongs too!) and Fishy. The kids are having alot of fun with them, I am not so amused. I had to clean there bowl today and it really stunk after two days. YUK! Who knows how long they will last, for now they are thriving.

Andrew and Tyson went fishing with Uncle de and Aunt Nancy on saturday morning. They were so excited. Drew caught and reeled in his own fish. Tyson also reeled in a fish.

3rd down and 1 to go!

College football is off to a good start in the Culley home with a BYU win last saturday! (and honorable mention will go to the Utes.) We started the season off with taking the boys to the opening game. Tyson loved it. He watched the whole game, which makes Dwayne happy to know he has a sports buddy since drew usually wants to know what treats we are going to have for him to attempt to watch sporpts with us. Tyson liked the treats, he figures out that popcorn and cheese sauce from nachos tastes good together (yuk). Andrew liked the game to but he really liked his slushy, popcorn some of my nachos and ice cream then topped it off with his own ice cream in the fourth quarter. Dwayne and I ended up finishing his ice cream.... go figure! It was a Fun game and we are looking forward to the rest of the season. Go COUGS!!

Our 3rd, Tyson is off to preschool leaving emily behind. (reason for the title... really!) Yesterday was the big day, He was so excited to go that he was ready by 8:30, school starts at 12:30. Ty took his favorite book " Everyone's Hero" or as he calls it "yankee" to share along with a picture of the BYU football team, his poster All About Me that we wrote his favorite things on and he spent DAYS coloring. He would tell me it was his homework... poor thing doesn't have a clue. None the less he had lots of fun doing it and it looked really good. Oh and did I mention that he wore his favorite shirt? a BYU basketball jersey, he looked so cute.

I will post pictures as soon as I figure it out.