All My Heart

While I was in Utah, my Grandpa Dean decided it was a good time to have a heart attack! Like a major one! Although I was extremely sad that this happened I was grateful that I was able to be there. I got to wrap my arms around him and tell him I loved him and that felt great. We arranged a Heart Attack from all the Grandkids and made him cards and hearts for decorations for his room. I was glad too that I could be there for my Grandma Colleen and feel his strength and faith.
This man is one incredible person. He is such a big part of our family. He is loving, kind, caring, and an example of perseverance and faith. I love you Grandpa with all  my heart. I am so glad you are feeling much better now!

family fun

 After our Vegas trip, me and the kids stayed in Utah to visit family for a week. Allie was pretty much glued to my side the entire time and wouldn't let anyone even look at her. Good thing she is cute, because she can be a really hard baby sometimes!

 Brock would pretty much run around like this all the time if I didn't FORCE him to put clothes on! Even though it was freezing cold there, it still didn't change his mind about wearing more clothes. For weeks he prayed for there to be snow in UT for our visit. It snowed like an inch while we were there and he was SOOOO excited!! We got to go swimming at the community pool and this year Bock was finally tall enough to go down the water slide. I am pretty sure he went down that slide about 100 times!

 We got to play with our newest cousin Jase. He is the cutest little chubber ever.

 We spent New Years Eve day at the Treehouse Children's Museum in Ogden. It was way overcrowded but the kids sure had a great time together.

 Pierce is getting to the age where he is starting to feel too cool for this type of stuff, but he was a good sport and made the most of it!

 The girls enjoyed all the creative paper projects, the baby room and the music room. They had a countdown to noon and a funny Magic show.

 President Brock! Hard at work!

 President Pierce.

 Afterwards we went to the much anticipated Café Rio for lunch! Yum! These girls were quite the monkeys!

We were so happy to be with our family. We made some really fun memories together!

Yikes!

 My poor face! Ouchie! After my amazing facial in Vegas I broke out in the worst hives all over my face. I couldn't wear any make up for a week and my face hurt soooo bad! :( I must have had an allergic reaction?! I guess the relaxation part of it was all worth it!

Happy Birthday

 For my 31st Birthday, my cute husband put together a little getaway with our friends. It was amazing! My parents watched our kids and we snuck away to Las Vegas for the weekend. My friend, Jamie and I share the same birthday and we have always talked about spending it together.
We stayed at the Aria Hotel, it was so luxurious. We enjoyed a lot of yummy food, lots of laughter and relaxed to the max!!

The Morning of our birthdays we spent the entire morning at the spa. We tried everything there are soaked it all in. For dinner we had some amazing Italian food. On the night of our birthday we went and saw the Cirque de Solei, a Zarcana. We had a great time.
Thank you Tbird, for making my Birthday so very special.

My Pierce

 It's like you blink and they are all grown up! Pierce is my sweet, tender-hearted boy. He always knows when I need a big hug and I am thankful for that. The month of  December was hard on so many levels and this kid helped me to keep it all together. I am grateful for his smile and his worrying heart and need to make everything better. Thank you Pierce for being my rock solid. I love you buddy.

Farewell

December 20th we said goodbye to Jaida's trusty Apnea Monitor. She passed her last sleep study and the doctor felt like it was time for us to say goodbye. We are trying to be courageous and strong. It is hard! We have been through a lot in the last 3 1/2 years and we are trying to believe that all is well. I think it was really hard for me to accept that she will be ok with out the machine. So many times that machine was the thing that made my life easier, helped me to sleep better. I am proud of her progress and her strength. I love you my Sweet Jaida Love.

Allie Turned 1!!

 I cannot believe how fast the first year just flew by. My little baby is growing up.

As you can tell the cake was a big hit! We had a small get together with close friends and family. Allie is such a fun little girl. She is very quiet and mischievous and gets into EVERYTHING! She loves her Daddy and her doggy. She gives good smootchies and loves to run, RUN, run! She makes crazy funny faces and keeps us laughing. So happy that she is part of our crazy family. We love you Allie!