Pictures I Love

My new favorite picture of my Ella Bella who will be 4 on May 23rd.

Chase loves cookies especially oreos.

Kokanee loves a good snuggle.

Funny places where Chase has fallen asleep.
Easter 2010
Buddies......most of the time.

Power nap.

Ready for a fairy party.

Ballet cousins.

Curls and girls. Daddy does it best.

Family Home Evening.

The best playing is done in the nude.

Impromptu family outing.

T-Ball and Toss Ball 2010

Jarrett T-Ball (Team: "River Cats")

Aileena Toss Ball (Team: Angels)

Aileena's Radiation Graduation

On Aileena's last day of radiation January 22nd we had a party for 10 of her friends and some family and friends. The girls watched a movie and made their own ice cream sundaes. But the highlight of the evening was when 3 of the firefighters that responded to the our orginal call on Oct 8th showed up in their fire engine to say hi! We gave them a Thank you card and an invitation to Aileena's party a few days before the party. The firefighters didn't get the card until Jan 22nd which was the same day as Aileena's party and they just happened to be the ones on duty that night! The 3 fire fighters invited us to check out the fire station the next day and by chance we were able to meet the only female paramedic that reponded to our call. She just happened to be working that day also- the first time since this all started.

It was a great evening. It was a great way to celebrate the end of her treatment. On Feburary 10th Aileena had a followup MRI which was clear with no evidence of disease.

Giving Thanks

I am so thankful for the news we got today from Aileena's Oncologist. It has been a long 4 months. We got the news that her post surgery/radiation MRI showed no tumor or evidence of a tumor. It was a huge sigh of relief. I'm so thankful for the blessings and tender -mercies we have been given during this time in our family. I'm so thankful for a Heavenly Father that knows and loves me and each one of us.

Winter camping 2010

January 1st Patrick had the idea to go camping at Kanasket-Palmer State Park overnight.

Patrick, Nathan, Aileena, and Jarrett all stayed over night in a yurt. Ella, Chase and I stayed long enough to check everything out and have dinner ( which Patrick cooked) then we went home to sleep in our nice warm comfy beds. The next morning we went back for breakfast which Patrick cooked also. Yurts are a great way to go camping they are all enclosed with electricity and a heater! The one we rented slept 5 a futon and bunk beds with single on top and a double on the bottom. I asked Patrick if we should make this be a new tradition and his reply: " I don't know about that...maybe just make memories." Everyone had fun and didn't complain even though it rained the whole time. That was Patrick's favorite part, he loves the sound of rain hitting your tent in this case a yurt!

Christmas 2009 in pictures

Ella is not in the picture with Santa because she was hiding under the table. She didn't want Santa to see her.

Blog Therapy

It has been a year since I started this blog. I haven't posted as much as I would have hoped and I've posted about things I've never dreamed I would. I am not really a writer, I never have been good at punctuation. I have all these thoughts in my head getting them all typed out in a way that makes sense is hard. I don't know if its a disability, handicap, or adult ADD. whatever it is I can always remember my 5th grade teacher making us fill a piece of notebook paper front and back with a period or whatever other punctuation mark we have missed. I. am. not. sure. how. that. has. helped. me.

I am thankful for the blessings my family has enjoyed this year and the many miracles and tender-mercies we have witnessed. I am thankful for my knowledge of the gospel and my Savior. I love my family and I'm so thankful we will be together forever!