Kidney

Corbin had 2 tests done today on his kidney (the same tests he had done last year). The first was an ultrasound of his kidneys, and he did great during the test. After that he had to get another procedure where he was injected with dye, and then they took x-rays to see if fluid was still refluxing back up from the bladder to the kidney. For this test, poor Corbin had to get a catheter. He was such a sad boy. He kept crying, "owie, Mommy!" and was begging, "big hug?" He said this over and over again, and it just about broke my heart. One funny thing, is that Corbin kept calling the x-ray machine a "washing machine."

The tests showed that his kidney still has the same high amount of reflux that it had last year. It also showed that his left kidney is not quite growing at the rate it should be, so it is a weak kidney. We went ahead and scheduled a surgery date in December. They will re-align the tube that goes into the kidney, which will fix the reflux problem. The doctor is also going to check out the right kidney at that time to make sure that all is well in that area. I am nervous for Corbin to go into surgery, but it will be wonderful to have this problem fixed.

The nurses loved Corbin, and he was given multiple stickers from them, for being so brave. He has been sporting this one all day. Corbin says he is going to show it to Daddy when he comes home from work.

Grandma

Last Friday, October 16th, my sweet Grandma passed away. She was a wonderful woman, and she will be greatly missed.
Just a few (of many) fun memories of Grandma:
* Eating ice-cream in the hallway almost every Sunday
* My cousins and I asking her permission on numerous occasions to pick a rose to take home.
* Eating roast beef sandwiches (on the BEST homemade rolls), and when I was younger, drinking pink milk.
* Trying on Grandma's wedding dress when Clark and I were engaged.
* Grandma always said that Corbin's eyes were "so sparkly"
* She was left-handed, and proud of it!


MYRL BURTON
Myrl Palmer Burton 1920 ~ 2009 Myrl Palmer Burton, beloved wife, mother and grandmother died from colon cancer October 23, 2009. She passed away peacefully at home with her loving family at her side. Myrl was born August 29, 1920 on the family farm in South Jordan, Utah to Birdie Lucene Beckstead and Joseph Fred Palmer. A 1939 graduate of Jordan High School. She married Jacob Peart Burton, Jr. Feb. 7, 1945 in the Salt Lake Temple. Her life was devoted to her family. She was able to make everyone feel loved and special. Anyone who visited her home left knowing they were her favorite. She loved music and had a gift of expressing her love of her Father in Heaven through her music. She served faithfully in many church callings, including Primary President, Relief Society President, Laurel leader, and choir director. She served with her husband on 3 missions: California San Bernardino; Nauvoo, Ill; and a Family History mission. Myrl loved serving as an ordinance worker in the Jordan River Temple since its dedication. Myrl is survived by her husband Jacob and children, Fred and Judy Burton, South Jordan; Mark and Janet Burton, West Jordan, Craig andLinda Burton, Korea Seoul West Mission; Ross and Fara Burton, St. George; Becky and Craig Butterfield, Eagle Mtn; Nancy and Gaylen Rees, Grover, UT; Dee and Kristine Burton, Mesa, AZ. She has been the most wonderful grandmother to 33 and great grandmother to 54. She leaves behind a sister, Birdie Crane of South Jordan.

I love this picture that was taken on Corbin's blessing day. So sweet.

Another video

Why build towers with blocks, when you can build them with cars instead? Corbin figured out how to build a car tower, while I was in the kitchen doing dishes. What a smart kid.

snowy day

We woke up to snow this morning. Corbin was really excited to go out and play in it. After we finished playing, we came inside and drank hot chocolate.

Pumpkin patch

Today has been a really fun and busy day. We started out at McDonalds, where we got $1 pancakes to support the scouts in the ward. After that, we headed to a pumpkin festival. We had so much fun there, and the weather was perfect for a day out. Clark leaves tomorrow to work in Costa Rica for a week (I wish we could go with him!!), and so it was really nice to spend some time together as a family before he leaves.

Riding the barrel train

Corbin loves corn on the cob.

Cuz it's root, root, root for the home team...

Clark got a fun surprise at work on Monday. The partner that he works with surprised him (and the whole EY Western Union crew) with tickets to the Rockies playoff game! Clark said it was one of the funnest baseball games he has ever been to, even though the Rockies ended up losing the game. I am a little jealous that Clark got to go to the game, and not me; but I am really glad that Clark got this reward for all his hard work!

They had great seats!

While we were in Utah a few weeks ago, we got a family picture taken with all of Clark's family. They are all HUGE BYU fans, so everyone wore a BYU shirt. I think the picture turned out pretty cute.

Hanging Lake

We have had a busy weekend! We drove to Grand Junction Friday, and we stayed the night there (We booked through priceline.com and we got a really great deal. Our hotel was super nice...I didn't want to leave). My parents met up with us there, so that we could switch back cars from last week. Corbin had so much fun playing in the swimming pool at the hotel. Corbin also love playing with Grandma and Grandpa B. He just loves all of his grandparents.

Saturday, we checked out of the hotel and went to breakfast with my parents. After that we said goodbye and drove our separate ways. On the way home, we decided to stop and hike up to Hanging Lake. The trail was a little hard, but the lake was so beautiful! The water was so clear, you could see all the way to the bottom. We were able to see lots of fish swimming around. Corbin also found a big fuzzy caterpillar, and he really enjoyed watching it move around. I would guess that Corbin's favorite part of the hike was that we let him throw a rock into the small stream every time we crossed a bridge. It kept him happy while he was in the backpack, and he was always on the lookout for the next bridge.

Absolutely beautiful!

It's hard to see, but the caterpillar is next to Corbin's hand.

I let Corbin watch cartoons in the mornings while I shower and get ready for the day. Today, as I was finishing up I could hear Corbin laughing like crazy downstairs. So I went to see what was happening (the laughing definitely made me more nervous to discover what kind of craziness he was up to). I found him feeding Izzy cereal. Using one of my slippers as a bowl. No wonder he was laughing. Izzy looks pretty funny with her mouth shoved down my shoe. What will the kid come up with next?

Another Utah trip

Clark's work sent him on a recruiting trip to BYU this last week, so Corbin and decided to tag along and visit family. We drove out on Wednesday night, and just as we were reaching Eagle Mountain, our car started to freak out. Something to do with the electronic throttle control. So the next morning Clark took the car to a dealership to get it fixed (thank goodness it it still under warranty).
On Saturday, my parents took us to Liberty Land in Lehi. We had lots of fun there! Corbin loved riding the go-carts with Clark, and he really liked the bumper boats too. I tried to be tricky on the boats and push my mom under the waterfall to get her really wet. My plan totally backfired. I ended going under the waterfall and getting completing soaked. I guess I deserved it :)

The dumb car dealership didn't finish fixing our car before we had to leave to come back to Colorado, so my mom was nice enough to let us drive her car, and we will swap back cars this weekend. On our drive home we were shocked to find snow in Vail! I guess summer is official over. The snow was beautiful, but it did end up adding about 40 minutes to our drive. We were at a complete stand-still because of a semi that had jack-knifed on I-70 (or so they told us on the radio). Corbin was quite the little trooper, and was very patient with being cooped up the car for so long.

Corbin loved seeing his grandparents, and being completely spoiled with attention. This little video makes me laugh. We were coming back from the mall, and Corbin was super tired, and he was falling asleep while he was eating.