Summer!

Austin, Morgan, Allee,
Evee & Abigail on a trip to This is the Place

We have been trying to keep the kids busy this summer and it seems to be making things a little better so far. The kids are having fun. We've been on a couple hikes, a couple bike rides, to Young Living Lavendar farms (where I fell and broke my camera), This is the Place, The Hogle Zoo and lots of picnics. I also included a picture of both of the boys at the dance festival from the end of the school year.

Austin as a Frankenstein at the Dance Festival at school

Abigail & Allee on the play train at This is the Place

The kids on the mini train

Austin was in "Time out" in the schoolhouse at This is the Place. They were demonstrating what the naughty children had to do when they got in trouble. I think it made Austin think a little about how he should behave. I think I might start trying this at home....

Morgan as humpty dumpty for the dance festival at school.

Just some Fun!

Laina, Shane & Allee at Preschool Graduation

Me & my sweet Morgan

My awesome friend Shanna took these pictures of me & my kids for a project I've been working on. Thanks Shanna, you're the best!

Laina & the kids

Morgan & Austin

The "Mad" Scientist

Austin is a mad scientist for his school opera this year. He walked into the house yesterday after the dress rehearsal and this is what I saw. Those of you who know Shane, can you see the resemblance?

R.M. & losing teeth!

Here is the best smile EVER! Morgan noticed his tooth was loose and he had it out within about 3 minutes. No crying or fear...just pure excitement and lots of giggles.



That's right, R.M. stands for Richard Marx..."Right here waiting" ringing a bell??? Well we went to see him in concert again. This was the 4th time we have seen him and he was GREAT AGAIN!!! He seriously gives the best show!

Lisa & Bart before the show...too much excitement!

Shane & I

Julie & Dalen

Richard Marx

At the end of the show, Bart caught the guitar pick R.M. was using...totally made his night!

Lisa & I

Favorites from 2009

The kids with Max Hall at Tiffany's Wishing Mile

So, I admit to being a pretty pathetic blogger the last several months. Last night I got a text from my sweet niece that was not so sweet. She totally called me on my lack of posting. I promised her a post today, so I decided to choose some of my favorite pictures/happenings from the last year.
Enjoy!!!

Preschool Halloween Party

Austin with the Baseball witch at Gardner Village

Pillow Fun. As a kid, you get creative to pass the time in the car!

Morgan and Lizzy...It was a big move to get a pet, but we sure love her!

Allee with Tyler. We had lots of fun adventures last summer, my kids spent a lot of time getting to know the older kids. They made it so fun!

My Dad's wagon & the horses he trained to pull it. I have to say, I got a little teary choosing this picture. The 4th of July in Fillmore is one of my very favorite things and the next two years it will be much different without my parents. They are on a mission in Tennessee. It is exactly where they should be, it just seems strange without them.

Timp Hike, another summer adventure!

Allee is caught singing A LOT, however, she's not caught with the camera very often. She was singing her little heart out getting ready for her recital.

Of course, Disneyland...not much else to say. What a great year!

Austin's Baptism

We just returned home from Fillmore. We had a combined baptism today for my oldest son Austin and my nephew Kole. It was a great day and one that Austin has been looking for a long time. Just thought I'd post a couple pictures from the day.

Austin, Austin, Austin

So my son has all the luck. For some reason he seems to really enjoy arm injuries. In Kindergarten he broke each arm once. The right arm was broken clear through and he had to be put out to have it moved back into place.
Well, his luck has struck AGAIN. Last Tuesday, he slipped on the stairs and landed on his right arm. He jumped up and was fine until a couple hours later. Then the pain began. Then next morning he work up in horrible pain and was fevered, so off to the doctor we went. X-rays and an exam and there was no broken arm...WHAT???? That's right, no broken arm. So we went home with a splint and an appointment to come back in 10 days. Well, since then he has had a fever on and off for days and has been in CONSTANT pain. Ibuprofen every fours hours and he was still miserable.
By Tuesday of this week, Austin and I had had enough. So back to the doctor we went. More x-rays and still the bone is fine, but they were pretty sure there might be a blood clot inside the arm. Again...WHAT??? That word was enough to send me into panic mode. We had an ultrasound and determined there was a mass in the arm, but not a blood clot (or at least there's only a 3% chance it is a blood clot). The specialist thinks it is a ganglion cyst. They sometimes reabsorb back into the muscle tissue, but sometimes have to be surgically removed.
So we have an appointment with the specialist in 2 weeks...nice huh! Hopefully in the meantime no permanent damage is done. I know, I am a little dramatic, it's been a long week!