Thorn Family

My poor sick boy

2008-12-06T12:37:00.000-08:00

I have wanted to strangle the nurses at the pediatric office that we take Robby to the last couple of days. He had been diagnosed with croup on Wednesday, put on steroids and was only getting worse. Thursday is when the fever began and he can barely breath while sleeping not to mention coughing to the point of almost throwing up. I was on the phone with the nurses trying to explain that the steroids were not working and something wasn't right and we probably needed antibiotics. I was continually told that there is nothing to do for croup except hot steamy rooms, corn syrup for his throat and humidifiers. They acted like I was a crazed mom demanding antibiotics and told me the doctor was concerned about them causing diarhea and antibiotic resistance. I finally just said that I wanted to be seen again. I was so nervous going in because I had been calling for two days with no answers and I was sure that the doctor was just going to tell us the same stuff and think I was just a bossy mom.
Well I left feeling very vindicated. Robby has double full blown ear infections plus a sinus infection on top of the croup. They gave him a shot of heavy duty antibiotics at the office and we will pick up the prescription for the rest of the week later. Boy did I feel so much better knowing that I wasn't crazy and now we are on the path to fixing it. The doctor even said he was thinking about it all night wondering why he was getting worse and he was really glad that I demanded to be seen because mom always knows best.
On top of all of this we leave on our cruise on next Sunday the 14th so I didn't want to take a sick child on the plane and ship. Hopefully the antibiotics work and he starts feeling better soon. I hate seeing my little boy sick. I wanted to find the nurse that kept putting me off on the phone and acting like I was crazy and just give her a little smile.(and maybe a few choice words)

I just saved a bunch of money...

2008-11-29T22:20:00.000-08:00

You heard me correctly...Oregon State just saved me a bunch of money on a road trip to Pasadena by losing the Civil War. I guess that is one way of looking at it right? Sadly I just cancelled my reservations at the Best Western in Pasadena. Maybe next year right...or maybe within the next 44 years at least!

Civil War Prep

2008-11-28T22:00:00.000-08:00

Oregon State and Oregon have their rival game tomorrow. We are getting geared up for the big day. It should be a fun one. I made some cookies and some veggie pizza (color sorted of course). Thanks for the recipe Tiff:) Now I'm off to get some much needed sleep since I have a cold that has been holding on for waaaayyyy too long. GO BEAVS!

Pics with cousin Cohen

2008-11-07T21:53:00.000-08:00

The leaves this year have been so vibrant I was so happy that the weather cooperated on Halloween so I could snap some pics of the boys. Poor Cohen was having a little seperation anxiety from Grandma. Good thing he is still adorable with that sad look on his face...I got some good ones of him by himself:)

HALLOWEEN!

2008-11-07T20:37:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the delay! My little pirate has arrived.

We spent the day getting up early and stopping at daycare and Dad's work before heading up to G-pa and G-ma Trachsel's house to hang out for the day. I couldn't help showing off this awesome pirate costume. Props to Old Navy for some great craftsmanship and reasonable price. We then headed home to re-group before trick or treating at G-pa and G-ma Thorn's house. Then off to our friend Brian's house for some halloween festivities!

Yo Ho Ho and some string cheese?

Robby is so lucky to have such good little friends like Mason!

Candy HO!

Open! Open! Open!

Our baby isn't a baby anymore:(

One more!

2008-10-26T20:39:00.000-07:00

Mom and her tired boy!

Until next time!

The Thorns

Nice to be Home!

2008-10-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

We're back from the beach! It was nice to be away, but so nice to be home and see our boy. We missed him, but it really was nice to spend some time with each other. The beach was beautiful, but we didn't take any pictures...also nice to not have a camera attached to me.

Tonight we went over to our friends the Heimerdinger's for our annual pumpkin carving party. They have a really neat older home and last year we carved in the basement which was very authentic for scary movies and halloween atmosphere. This year for child proofing purposes we carved in their unfinished bedroom. A lot less for the kids to get into:) Their house is coming along great. I'm not a remodeling type...it is amazing what they have accomplished, but I would go crazy. Here are pics from that... Atticus was enthralled with Robby all night...or maybe it was his cookie?

Robby kept stealing cookies off the table...CAUGHT! At least he likes mom's homemade sugar cookies!

Jason was trying to get Robby to play in the "guts." It scared him more than anything

Did I mention it scared him?

Here's the top dad.

Mom scooped, dad carved...what a team! Don't you love Robby's pirate pumpkin?

Cute Atticus...he's grown sooo much since we saw him this summer.

Robby didn't want to share a square inch of his chair...it was definitely bedtime!

The finished products.

I LOVE OREOS!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

2008-10-23T23:46:00.000-07:00

Rob and I are off to the beach tomorrow! It is our 5th anniversary on Saturday. Robby is going to stay home with G&G Thorn. We have gone back and forth all week on whether to take him or not, but I know they will have a great time together. I miss him already.

It has been a long week at work. I think every week seems like a long week actually. For those of you who don't know I am a dental hygienist. Lately I have really been having some difficult personalities to "entertain." Let me tell you with the economy, certain procedure anxieties or political issues it has been a hard past few weeks. There are some strong personalities out there. I like it though...if everyone was the same my job would be pretty boring. Every hour is different and every mouth for that matter. If I wasn't challenged at some point what fun would that be? Plus it gives me some great stories to tell...names omitted of course.

For my patients who read my blog...I know who each and every one of you are...you are not considered difficult. I wouldn't give you my personal blog info if I felt that way:)

I work in what I consider an awesome work environment. We have a great team. I work for a young dentist who is as cool as a dentist can be...just kidding Tony. He knows Rob well from playing on a softball team with him for the past 3 years. He has young kids himself so he can totally relate with me. His assistant Nikki is the best. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have her at work. We go to lunch everyday. Gotta love the dollar menu. Let's not forget Patty. Patty is our office manager. She keeps us all busy and knows the answer to any question you may have. Luckily we have pts to keep us on track or the 4 of us could chat all day long about nothing...like I said, "We have a great team!" I consider myself very lucky. I will be celebrating my 4th year of working there come January, and I look forward to many more years to come.

I'm trying my hand at uploading videos...this is an old one from March of Robby eating. Ignore my voice please... I think we were watching Big Brother. Have a good weekend!

Rob and Jesse's birthday party (out of order)

2008-10-17T22:43:00.000-07:00

Last week, Oct 10th, was Rob's birthday. He shares this day with his good friend Jesse. We decided to have a joint birthday party this year to celebrate Jesse's 30th and Rob's 31st. Of course I got a lot more photos of the kids than anything...enjoy

Hello? Yep...party's at my house...come on over!

This is Jesse and Tiff's son Will. (Robby's BFF) He is just 3 weeks older than Robby.

The Birthday boys.

Grandma and silly Robby.
Cute Addison.
Ready to ride the cow.
Buckin' Bronco
Love this picture of Addison cheering him on. They sure had fun taking turns being bucked off.

I love footy jams on kids. I wish they were socially acceptable for adults. Wouldn't a footy pajama party be fun?

OSU vs. WSU (past due)

2008-10-17T21:55:00.000-07:00

We had a good time at the WSU game. Nothing out of the ordinary...cold morning, fun times with friends, fun with cousins and good food. What more can you ask for? Oh yeah...and the Beavers won!...Enjoy the pics...

We got there early enough to make breakfast...Robby loves OJ...juice that is.
Grandpa and Grandma...can you tell by the nearly empty parking lot how early we get there:)
Ryan and Jacob...Rob has known Ryan since kindergarten. So nice to have such good old friends. Jacob couldn't wait to see the band and cheerleaders. Too cute.

Any ladies...Ryan is single.

Cupcakes of course.

Enjoying something good I'm sure. Love that cousin Luke!

Our family

Rob's good friend Erik Fischer and Josh Henry. We are glad to have you close Fisch. Missed you in Cincinnati!
Worn out...
Cute smiling Jackson!

Go Beavs!

Visit with Grandma Trachsel

2008-10-17T21:40:00.001-07:00

My mom came down for a visit today. We went to lunch and I helped her do some Christmas shopping for Robby. We had a good day and Robby was a good boy even after a big morning at the pumpkin patch...

Tried to get a good shot on the front porch before we hit the road.
Pictures again!
Open wide Grandma!
MMMM...Baja Fresh
Robby loves hats...kept trying on tams at Target. He looked so cute admiring himself in the mirror while grandma was in the dressing room. Best shot I could get after a long day.

Thanks for a fun day mom.

PUMPKIN PATCH TRIP

2008-10-17T19:54:00.000-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch today with Robby's daycare friends. It was so much fun and so much to see and do. I won't bore you with words...I will flood you with pictures:)

The kids checking out the sheep.
Peeking...so curious about everything!
Here's some hay donkeys!
Petting the baby chicks.
Hey guys...wait for me!

Zane taking Robby for a ride. He was so good with him all day.
This slide looked more intimidating than it was...took about a minute to get to the bottom.
Only pic with mom all day...goin on a hay ride!

Off they go into the maze!

I'll just stay here and pose for pictures!
Where did everyone go?
I found Zane!
Picking out a pumpkin...Robby took a faceplant in the mud before the day was over.

Hmmm...maybe that one over there.

Found one!

Aren't we cute!

It was such a fun foggy morning. Can't wait for next year! Thank you Miss Sherry!

Cupcakes!

2008-10-14T22:05:00.000-07:00

I went on a cupcake making frenzy for some events last weekend! I just wish I would have kept a few around for us here at home...maybe it was a good thing I didn't. Homemade baked goods are always so much better!

Butter and chocolates melting in a makeshift double boiler...just looks so good!
Kind of looks like the pic above melted, but it was just another yummy step!

The Birthday Cupcakes!

Rob's and his good friend Jesse share the same birthday 10-10. They are just one year apart so we celebrated Rob's 31st and Jesse's 30th together. Jesse and his wife Tiffany have a little boy just 3 weeks older than Robby...I'll post a few pics of the party soon! So fun to have great friends who have kids around the same age!

The Tailgating Cupcakes!

Of course...another tailgate! This time vs Washington State. 31's are for Rob's birthday!

I'll post more pics from the game soon!

PLAYING WITH MY NEW TOY

2008-10-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

I'm just getting started playing with all my camera can do. I have just been pointing and shooting in auto mode and getting great shots. Can't wait to see what else this baby can do!

Messy boy eating pb&j...something must have been funny!
Notice the peanut butter on the forehead!
Making his own vacuum sounds
This boy loves to put daddy's hats on...and his own on top of that!

New camera!!!!

2008-10-14T21:09:00.000-07:00

I got a new camera! I am so excited. Rob's parents gives us an allowance for Christmas. I chose to put mine towards a new camera. I take so many pictures so it was logical to put an investment into getting better quality pics. Anyways...here is the new beauty...it is a Nikon D40.

Thank-you Bob and Debi!

Haircut

2008-10-14T20:52:00.000-07:00

Robby was born with a lots of reddish hair. He lost a bit and then gained a lot of blonde back. Since he was very small I have been giving him haircuts as needed, all while he has been sleeping. It always took me so long that I decided to try and use the electric razoron the back at least...the top still takes some time:) It worked pretty well. I don't think that taking him to a professional will be too far off though.

Before

Bathtime Bubbles

After in PJ's...too distracted to get good shot.

Next morning...excited to get to daycare!

Lunch Date with Matt and Bethany

2008-09-29T22:26:00.001-07:00

I missed my recent 10 year high school reunion, but my good friend Bethany was in Salem for a few days so I met up with her and her husband Matt for lunch. Matt actually went to high school in Keizer with Rob. I tell you it is a small world. When Rob and I were dating we were talking about going to a wedding the following weekend...thinking they were different weddings, but it turns out it was Matt and Bethany's. We didn't really spend any time apart after that! Bethany is pregnant and due at the end of March! Robby will have another friend to play with. I told them I think it is a girl...I might have to wait a while to find out.

Robby kept eating lemons and then wiping his tongue rapidly to get the sour off. I think he was trying to show off for his new audience.

4th of July Camping Trip

2008-09-29T21:39:00.000-07:00

Rob and I met at Detroit Lake camping off of Breitenbush Rd. It is an annual trip(s) to head up there to camp with some of our friends. We didn't get a chance to go last year because Robby was so new and since we don't camp in regulated areas, but we tried it out this year and it wasn't bad at all...you'll see from the pictures we had a "pet" fence set up and he actually preferred being in there. Our friends the Heimerdinger's, Thomas', and Jaime White and his girlfriend Christy (sp?) camped with us.

My guys!
Addison Almero joined us for a little while...they liked the fenced in area for a little while.
Dude..I think this kid is half monkey!
The little monkey all worn out. I loved this area...I think the adults liked hanging out in there more.
My guys again...love this pic! Atticus Heimerdinger...he was such a trooper. He also was mezmerized by the fire like his dad. I want to say he was a little over 5 months here.
Climbing out of our camping bed. We slept in the back of the truck. It was quite cozy.
We went to watch fireworks late so the next morning he jabbered and pointed to the sky for 20 minutes before Rob finally had to tell me he was telling me about the fireworks. Video to come of this later.
Right before we left I let him pretend to roast a marshmallow. He was always sleeping when we did it late at night. That smile is sheer happiness!

Around the house

2008-09-29T21:22:00.000-07:00

Robby got this ugly doll which we call his "monster" from the Fergusons for his birthday and we were surprised he took to it so much. He dances, rocks, kisses and cuddles him. I thought this pic was cute of him settling in a few nights ago watching Pooh while daddy watched football on the big screen. Thank you Ferguson Family!

Tonight I gave Robby a bath in the sink. I don't know why it just sounded like fun! Looking at the pics...his hair is getting so long.

Clean boy trying to convince mom to play ball instead of going to bed!

Four generations!

2008-09-28T22:05:00.001-07:00

So Robby is the 4th Robert Thorn in the familly. They all have different middle names, but is it very special that they all share the same first names. Robby's middle name is Frederick. Which my dad is Fred and my brother is Erick. Rob also has a few Erick's (spelled the same) in his family.

I think Robby might be 1 week, maybe 2 here.
This was taken at an anniversary party for Rob's aunt and uncle. I did some touching up to this one...I just liked it because is was candid. Great Grandpa kept wanting to play with Robby and not look at the camera. I thought it turned out cute.

Visiting G-pa and G-ma Trachsel

2008-09-26T22:05:00.000-07:00

We had a visit at Grandpa and Grandma Trachsel's house today up in Troutdale. They have some animals and fun tractors to test out. We even got some cousin Cohen play time in. My mom watches Cohen full time so he wasn't appreciating sharing the tractor seat with Robby.

This is the cutest sad face ever. "Please get this crazy kid off my tractor Aunt Jen."

Ha Ha Ha...my turn...I wonder what this does?
Now I'm a happy boy.
Crazy eyed cows and goat
Reading with grandma
Robby reading to Cohen...daka-daka-daka-da

Robby- "Hang on...I'm going to start this baby up!"
Cohen- "Are you sure you know what your doing?"
"Hey wait...this thing doesn't have a horn!"
Giant goat

GIANT KILLERS!

2008-09-26T09:54:00.000-07:00

We have season tickets down at OSU and yesterday we definitely got our moneys worth. We got down just after noon and spent the whole day with luckily no rain. It was almost a perfect weather day. Cloudy, but not too cold. Robby and I made it on channel 6 news before the game doing the touchtown sign. I was yelling "Touchdown Beavers!" It took a few tries due to a little camera shyness, but we pulled it off. The ESPN crew did a lot of their pre-game taping right next door to our tailgate. Anyways unless you live in a hole you know how the game turned out and it was really cool to be there! The energy in the stadium was constant through the whole game. Enjoy the many pics and GO BEAVS!

Sleeping boy during setup of the tailgate.
Happy fam after setup. Possible Christmas pic?

hmmmm...why does everyone keep getting in this thing.

All I keep finding is the cold ice!

Baby Jackson enjoying some Cheerios.

Robby showing him where the "goods" are.

G-ma and G-pa with the grandkids.

Cousin Emily...Robby gets to spend the games with her in her apartment across the street. The boys are so lucky to have her spend time with them. Emily is Rob's cousin and also Robby's godmother. Aunt Cindy even made the trip down from Salem to spend time with the boys.

Scoreboard

Celebration

Protecting the goal posts...it just looks funny huh.

This is how we all feel today:)

Going Back to June

2008-09-21T23:37:00.000-07:00

Since I missed so much time I can't obviously catch up on all of it, but I wanted to share some pics from the summer...starting with Robby's first birthday. At daycare he had a big colorful farm animal party. He really gets spoiled there as you can see from the pictures. At our house he had a pirate party. I especially had fun making the cupcakes!

Isn't that the coolest backyard? She recently had a Burger King playground transported and set up. There is also an inground trampoline and lots of room to play.

Party at our house

I loved making these pirate faces and treasure trails. It took forever though. I wonder if I can out do it next year.
The birthday boy and mom.

Grandpa Trachsel making use of the bouncy sides of the bouncy house. One of our friends Ryan brought that over. It comes in handy at parties with lots of kids! That picture was taken through the netting. I thought it turned out cool.

Grandpa and Grandma Trachsel helping Robby and Cohen (my Nephew) slide. Cousin Luke is watching in the middle there! Robby in his second outfit trying a Keizer baseball hat on for size.
Robby and mom again.

I'm back!

2008-09-20T22:37:00.000-07:00

I don't think anyone reads or checks on this anymore, but I am going to give this a try again. I have no excuse not to have time, because I always have time to check everyone elses blogs. Lots of little things to post soon...be patient with me.

I added a pic of Robby last weekend at the OSU vs. Hawaii game. Just a little peek at how much he has grown!

Doctor Visit

2007-11-28T13:58:00.000-08:00

Robby had a doctor visit today. I thought this picture was too cute not to share. He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror while we waited. He looked like he wanted to play with that handsome guy. 6 month visit coming up...can't believe it has gone so fast!

Miss Sherry's House

2007-11-28T13:52:00.000-08:00

I don't think I'ver ever mentioned that we love Robby's daycare. He goes here in West Salem where "Miss Sherry" has been for 28 years I think. Anyways she is wonderful. She cares for the kids like they are her own. I don't know how she does it. Well Robby doesn't like to sleep there, because there is so much going on. She sent me this picture yesterday of the kids doing craft time and I think it says it all. Robby is in the lower right hand corner watching all the kids work.

Rob's new toy

2007-11-26T00:16:00.000-08:00

Rob call's this his new mini-bike. It is his christmas/anniversary gift. He is like a giddy kid when he gets to ride it. His friends Jesse and Ryan also bought one at the same time so they are having a lot of fun.

Thanksgiving

2007-11-25T23:28:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving with my family at Aunt Marilyn's this year. There were 17 of us. I didn't get a chance to take very many pictures, but I did get one with Grandma and Papa Trachsel and then a quick family picture. Dinner was great as usual, but always puts Rob into turkey coma.

Jackson Robert

2007-11-25T23:18:00.000-08:00

Robby got a new cousin this month! Jackson Robert was born on Nov. 12th. He is Rob's sisters second boy. I posted a picture of Robby with his brother Luke in October. We can't wait to watch him grow and change. How fun to have all these cousin's around the same age! Now Robby has 3 boy cousins! 2 of them were born this year. My brother and his wife had a boy named Cohen William in January.

PEAS PLEASE!

2007-11-25T23:08:00.000-08:00

We have been giving Robby rice cereal in the evening for a little while, now we have started him on veggies! He is so happy. You could tell he was more than ready for them. We finally got him a high chair this weekend, so all of these photos are in his car seat. So far he has only had peas and green beans, but he's not complaining. You can tell he loves having his own spoon. It is much cleaner than him sticking his fist in his mouth. Plus I have been told if you give them their own spoon they learn to feed themselves faster!

Last Beaver Game

2007-11-25T22:57:00.000-08:00

Well the last OSU game ended with some controversy. It was crazy how long the crowd booed after some questionable calls by the refs. Luckily we still won the game. Here are some pictures from tailgating before the game. Some pics of the little guy hanging out, family pic, pic with grandparents and picture with Emily, Rob's cousin, who watches Robby with Cindy, Rob's aunt, during the games at Emily's apartment across the street from where we tailgate. It is wonderful that he gets to tailgate and they get a chance to spend time with him. We greatly appreciate them!

Beach Trips

2007-11-25T22:52:00.000-08:00

We had a few beach trips this month. First I went with my mom, grandma and Robby to Seaside to celebrate my grandma's birthday early in the month. Then Rob and I went on our first weekend away towards the end of the month to celebrate our anniversary late. Robby stayed with Papa and Grandma Trachsel. It was so hard to leave him...I think it will be a long time before we will leave him again!

Other Halloween Costumes

2007-11-25T22:40:00.000-08:00

Grandma Thorn got Robby this beaver costume for christmas last year when he was just a peanut and Sherry, Robby's daycare lady couldn't pass up this pumpkin costume. I dressed him up one night to get some pictures.

Catching up on the past month!

2007-10-28T19:54:00.000-07:00

It has been quite a while since my last post...Robby went through a little sick stage. He coughs a lot and they think that he has a flexible larynx. There is a long name for the condition, but he will grow out of it by a year old or so. We are just glad to know why now. I will just post a bunch of pictures...they are more fun to look at anyway! Hope everyone is doing good! The pictures downloaded out of order...don't get too confused.

My mom and I at the beaver game.

My dad and I watching the game. Like my new hair cut?

Funny stuff!

Rob and I.

The treasured Chili Cookoff Trophy. Which we won by the way!

Hot Mamas! From left...Heather (Addison), Debbie (Chase), me, Kelly, Tiffany. All the mamas of the babies below.

Grandma and Robby enjoying each other.

Robby watching the beaver/cal game at a pizza parlor.

Helping mama cook the 1st place chili for the beaver homecoming game. Isn't he a good homecoming king?

Princess leia and baby yoda!

The five newest editions to our halloween party. From left...Wesley born 7-7, Robby born 6-6, Addison born 3-30, Will born 5-14, and Tyler born 8-10. Soon to come baby Heimerdinger coming February 7th. Can you believe\ Wesley is younger than Robby?

Sorry didn't get this one rotated. Sleeping boy at the party!

I found my boys this way when I got home from work the other day.

Just chillin'

Some of my first rice cereal! Don't you just love my red cheeks? I wonder who I get that from.

My bff Will and I just watching tv.

Sleeping like a baby.

Cute cousins! Luke loves baby Robby!

Like my new tailgating hat?

Robby had his 4 month check-up on the 12th of October. At that time he weighed 15 lbs 8 oz. (55%), He was 26 inches long (85%) and (96%) for his big noggin'. A couple days later he had already gained 10 oz to weigh 16lb 2 oz. Crazy how fast they grow!

Giving it a try

2007-09-28T16:53:00.000-07:00

I have been told numerous times that I should start a blog so people can keep in touch with me. Well we will see how good this works! This is going to be my first try so check back in and see how good I am at posting. We are heading off to the beaver game against UCLA tomorrow. Everybody pray for no rain. Rob's aunt and cousin watch Robby across the street from where we tailgate, so we don't have to worry about him getting wet and cold at least. Here is a picture from the airport...he is just about to get on his first plane ride to Cincinnati a couple weeks ago.