Worst Church Day Ever

Okay, so yesterday was by far the worst church with kids experience I have yet to have as a parent. We have 1pm church, and both my kids still take daily naps. They are just not nice when they don't, which explains a lot... During sacrament meeting (the big meeting with adults and kids) EmmaJane had to get taken out for being irreverent. This never happens or hasn't in atleast 2 years. While she is out. Cj is just plain awful--bouncing all over the place, being loud, making June cry. Meanwhile, June is fussy and I am trying to feed her a bottle, that she won't take, and try giving her her paci. By the way, this is when the Stake President who was visiting our ward was trying to speak on overcoming a death in the family, especially when you lose kids. So, deep stuff which was applicable since we had a 20 something girl die in our ward and other tragedies. Anyway, I finally decide to take CJ out because we are distracting everyone in a 15-20 ft diameter. When I tell him we are leaving, he screams "Nooooooo" and starts crying hysterically loud...which also makes June start to cry. He goes limp as I am trying to get him out of the meeting, so I have to literally pull him out of room...the whole time crying like crazy!

I get out and hand June to Carl. CJ was still screaming, so I took him to the bathroom to calm down. He is still screaming. I could not get him to calm down, so I could talk to him. I later found out that they could still hear him from their meeting. I decide to take him outside. He thinks he is really going to get in trouble, and decides to scream/cry even louder. Finally, after five minutes I get him to calm down. Now, I want to cry.

The meeting is over, and we go back in to get our stuff. I over hear some girls talk about how they wish people wouldn't bring their kids to church when they are crying. Me too! :) Everyone is giving me that look of "Man, you have your hands full." I love that look. :) Everyone heard him. I didn't loose my cool with CJ, but man I was embarassed. We had really disrupted the meeting.

I keep CJ with me, and we go to hear EmmaJane give the scripture for opening exercises at primary. After, I tell her to come with me b/c at this point Carl has to go to Salt Lake, to catch a plane to San Fransico to work at a conference this week for Intel, and the kids wanted to say goodbye one last time before he leaves. At this point, now EmmaJane starts balling VERY LOUDLY saying "I don't want daddy to go." Me neither sister! I quickly rush her out of room, then out of the building b/c she was uncontrollably crying very, very loudly.

At this point, I told Carl we are taking them home. We have disrupted every meeting thus far, and our kids just need a nap. And, they can say goodbye to him at home.

Man, was that rough. I still don't think I have emotionally recovered from that. Now June is sick. I waited to see a dr this morning for 2 1/2 hours--someone came in needing stitches and messed up the whole schedule. And, after the first hour of being there, all the kids had had it. I had had it too! :)

Now, everyone needs to take a nap to start the day over! Especially me since June woke up 6 times last night b/c she couldn't breathe, and then, the older kids woke up at 6:30am and woke her up. :) I think I am supposed to be learning patience. :)