Heggy Blog

We finally went on a family trip at the beginning of this month! It was only three days long, but it was still fun! We stayed in a hotel (which was nice for many reasons) primarily because we’re not quite ready to take James camping, and it was freezing cold; two very good reasons, I think. And I’m all for running water!

We went to Arches while we were there. However, we weren’t able to do any real hiking because James didn’t care for riding in his backpack. He wanted to run and play in the dirt as all boys do, so we just hiked to viewpoints, which are really more like leisurely walks. We were able to get some good pictures though. Here are a handful. Enjoy.

Settling into our room after arriving in Moab. You can see James is holding one of my shoes. He has a shoe fetish right now. If our closet door is ever left open, he has to go get a shoe. He even puts them on and walks around (tries to anyway). It’s pretty funny.

A better shot of James.

Balance Rock

We ate at the picnic area on Saturday. James was just excited about all the room he had to play with his stroller. He loves anything with wheels.

Andrew and James with an arch.

Delicate Arch…if you can see it. This is from the viewpoint.

I like the clouds in this picture.

This is one of Andrew’s favorite pictures that he took.

On our way home on Sunday we stopped by Dead Horse Point because I had never been there.

My cute boys.

I’ve been horrible about updating the blog, and I haven’t had a good excuse until now. James became very sick last Saturday night. Thankfully, he is recovering and actually eating food now, though he loses it every once in a while (TMI?). Monday was the worst day. I’ve never seen a child so sick–probably because I’ve never been a mom before–but it was so heartbreaking to watch him lie on the floor unable to move, except to move from room to room, hoping to find some comfort and relief. I won’t go into the grueling details, but it was very scary and stressful for us because of his MCAD, so we had to check his blood sugar levels and hope that they weren’t so low that we would have to go to the ER. Luckily, they were always high enough–thanks to the sprite and apple juice that he was drinking all day. He was so thirsty! He drank all day long, and when he ran out of his five or six ounces (in a matter of minutes), he would cry for more. It was a blessing he was so thirsty because he was losing so many fluids and he needed the sugars. He has lost some weight, but hopefully he’ll gain it back soon.

What a weekend! We’re just glad it came on AFTER Halloween so James could dress as a lion and go trick-or-treating! Here are some pictures from the fun day.

We started the day off  by going to lunch with my sister, Kristen, and my mom for my mom’s birthday. Can you believe this woman is 61 years old?

Our first stop trick-or-treating was at Grandma and Grandpa Hegerhorst’s.

Off to see the wizard! James went on a run with grandpa. I love his little tail!

Crouching Lion…

Digging through the goods.

He found a winner!

Off to do some trick-or-treating!

Walking with pa (my dad).

Andrew and I were a MAC and a PC (our stickers are hard to see). You know you’re a nerd–or married to one–when you choose to be computers for Halloween. Also, poor planning had something to do with it.

3 NAMES YOU GO BY:

• Kim
• Kimmie
• Kimberly (rarely)

3 RESTAURANTS I LOVE:

• Cheesecake Factory
• PF Chang’s
• Zupas

3 TRIPS TO PLAN ON THIS YEAR:

• Moab next month (big travelers, I know)
• Hoping to go to Italy when Andrew graduates, but will probably be a cruise or somewhere tropical…
• No other plans for a trip, but Disneyland would be fun!

3 THINGS I WANT BADLY:

• A house
• A vacation
• Andrew to graduate

3 PETS I’VE HAD:

• Kitty-Bits - Cat
• Puddintane, a.k.a Puddin’  - Cat
• Missy- Dog

3 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY:

• Went to the park with James
• Scrapbooked
• Watched last week’s episode of The Office

3 THINGS I ATE TODAY:

• Honey Bunches of Oats
• Turkey burger
• Mashed potatoes

3 FEARS I FEAR:

• Losing someone I love
• Car accidents
• Hurting someone

3 THINGS I PLAN ON DOING TODAY:

• Scrapbooking
• Playing with James
• Exercising (hopefully)

3 THINGS I PLAN TO DO TOMORROW:

• Going to the park with James
• Crafts with Jeni’s ward
• Anything else, I guess

3 FAVORITE BEVERAGES:

• Water
• Andrew’s Dr. Pepper (I never get it for myself, but I love stealing some of his)
• I try not to drink carbonation very often, but I love Rootbeer (especially with ice cream)

3 PEOPLE I TAG…

Chels, Krista, and Andrew!

We drove the Alpine Loop last week to see all the pretty fall colors. Unfortunately, there is still quite a bit of change to come. However, when we made it to Sundance, it was gorgeous and so colorful! We were glad to end our drive by actually seeing the colorful leaves we were expecting. We got out and took some pictures (though I don’t know why our pictures are of us and not the pretty leaves). Oh well. It was still a fun and pretty drive!

Andrew and James walking along…

Cute James running. He’s always running.

I’m a little late in posting about this and wasn’t going to bother but, since there are such cute pictures of James, I couldn’t resist. So we went to the zoo about a month ago with some of Andrew’s family to celebrate dad Hegerhorst’s birthday. It was fun! James really got excited about the animals…even more than I expected. It was funny to see him attempt to climb over the fence to get a closer look at the bears and elephants; he, who is terrified of the vacuum, really wanted to play with them. The bears do seem really sweet and fun to play with when they are securely (we hope securely) locked up. I don’t blame him.

James loved the elephants, rhinos, and bears the most.

James eating animal crackers at the zoo–very fitting

James riding a merry-go-round for the first time.

Andrew and James with the oh-so-exciting camels. We didn’t really care for the camels…it was just the last animal we saw, and I wanted a picture of them together. Too bad James is looking away.