Quick Update

For those that have read the last post, here is an update to that. We were able to go see my brother and his wife in the hospital on Sat (yesterday). They were doing well. Julia (the baby) is doing amazingly well for her gestational age. She weighed 1 lb 4 oz at birth and was 12 in. long. She is TINY. She is pretty much just hooked up to oxygen and has a feeding tube and iv, but other than that things are good.

We are so glad that things are going well and that the tough choice that was made is having the outcome that it is. Our thoughts and prayers are with you guys as she continues to grow and develop in the NICU.

Thank you for your thoughts and concerns. We appreciate it. It'll be a slow process and we're hoping that she'll be able to come home from the hospital by her original due date (May 10th).

I will try to keep you updated as things progress....no news is good news. :)



Baby Julia with her Dad's wedding ring on her wrist.

Humm.....

Not sure if this is appropriate or not, but I know that not many people even look at my blog and if you do, it's probably ok to say this.

We are having a pretty rough day today. I have a new niece that was born last night 17 wks early. This is one of those times that I wished I lived just a little closer and could do just a little more.

How grateful I am for family and the love and support we are able to provide one another. As I talked to one sister this morning (she's in Spain) we talked about how we both wish we were closer. I decided that my 5 kids is the same as her being a country away. Two very real reasons as to why not being there/closer is the same.

I guess I just wanted to wish the family the best without having to call them at this time. I'm thinking of them and praying for them.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy ChArLiE!!

It's been awhile, but Happy Birthday to my 5 yr old boy. It turned out to be a pretty bad day weather wise, so we decided to stay in. We ended up watching the Toy Story movies back to back. We finished eating pizza while we watched the last one.

I'm so glad to have Charlie around he is mellow and pretty easy going and that's very nice. He is a great older brother and helps me out quite a bit.

Happy Birthday Kiddo!

Happy Wedding and Merry Christmas

We have been so busy, I am getting so far behind.

We had a great time with family for the wedding festivities. We also got to spend time with Mike's dad on his actual birthday, which he hasn't been able to do since leaving home.

We then got to spend more time with family at Christmas. It's fun to be together and just get to know one another better. We wish we could have spent more time with you all, but it was good anyway.

We also got a TON of snow the Tuesday between the two previous events and I've got pictures of that here as well.

We are anticipating this new year and hope it's a good year with some fun things happening.

Wedding Pictures:








Snow Day:










Christmas:










As you can imagine, I have tons more pictures than what are on here.... Hopefully, this will give you a good sampling.

It's Been A LONG Time...

I've been out of the blogging world for awhile. I've been slow to read blogs as well as write on my own. Just a little info...

We were able to go to St. George for Thanksgiving and had a fun time with all the family. It was nice to get away for a bit. My brother and wife that live in Montana were able to come down, so that was special as well. We missed one sister and her family since they moved to Spain this summer. We missed another sister for her travelings. In her travelings though she ended in Spain so we got to Skype with both of them and that was fun.

We got home and started preparing for the Christmas Season. The Christmas music came on along with the decorations. With the changes that we've made to our house to accomidate our growing family, I think it leaves some areas more cluttered, but I don't have any other options at this point. We are glad to have it up though.

We are now preparing to head up North for Christmas festivities as well as a wedding. Mike has a brother who is getting married in Logan tomorrow. With that, his parents were able to come in this last weekend to be here for the Events that come with that. We were also able to spend some time with them on Mike's dad's birthday.

In the last couple of months we have had some changes by way of callings around here. Mike was put in as the Ward Clerk. We have learned that it's a pretty intense Sunday calling. It's a struggle for me at times, but it's good. I got a new calling to be the Beehive Advisor. It's a busy calling at times as well. It's a little different with the holidays and such, but Mike is a great support here at home for me. Last activity, I even got to go with out Seth. Thank you Mike!!

I will post soon with pictures and more updates before things get too crazy again.

Life really is good. I'm very grateful that it snowed. I think it is helpful for me to get in the mood of the season and remember those things that REALLY are important. I am very grateful for this time of year and the time that we have to focus on those important things. I am so blessed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIGIT!!

My little girl is now a 3 year old. I can't believe how fast time flies. We are so lucky to have her. Here are some pictures from the big day.



Present Time:
She got a bunch of dress-up items that she was excited to get. The morning after her birthday I found Ben and Charlie in helping her with a dress and accessories.






The Cake:
My mother-in-law had made this cake in the summer and I decided to try it. It's chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and cool whip for the frosting. It turned out great. While we were eating it, Mike tells me that he's figured out what kind of cake he wants for his birthday. So, we started discussing cake/ice cream combos that we would like. Yum!

You know your getting old when....

You know your getting old when you have officially found 4 different gray hairs growing on your head.

I really was hoping it would take a few more years to get more than the one that I have had. Hopefully they don't show up again for a VERY long time.

I was also realizing that I almost have a 7 yr old and I still feel like I could be 23 (well, sometimes at least).

When most of the friends that you have are younger than you.

When you start to realize that you really want to add something to your pancakes. Blueberries anyone? Yummy!