George Family

On the brighter side.

2011-03-21T01:08:00.003-06:00

We had the kid's pictures taken this last week by an amazing lady by the name of Jennie Cannon, she did a great job I have had a hard time picking out a few to put on here. Here is a link to here page to see some of the other pictures: http://jenniecannonphotography.blogspot.com/

Life is full of trials.

2011-03-21T00:38:00.003-06:00

Well it has been a little over a month since I have updated this thing. I guess it is partially because I wasn't sure what to say and partially because we have been busy.
Kylee did great after her surgery she recovered very well and has had no complications. The day after we got home I got a call from the doctor that had done Colton's echo earlier in the month. He had had the primary's cardiologist review his echo and the primary's doctor said that Colton has what they call a co-arctation of his aorta and that they primary's doctor wanted to meet with us when he came back up in march.

That appointment was last Monday. When we initially got the news we were told to research it and be at the appointment. Well upon researching the congenital heart defect we found out that Colton has to have heart surgery. We met with the doctor on Monday and he checked Colt out and there is a 30 point difference in the blood pressures in his arm and his leg and his leg pulse's are diminished. He said that we will need to do surgery to repair the area in his aorta. We asked him if there was a possibility of doing surgery this next week and he said he would try to get things lined up. We still don't have a for sure answer and may need to be at primary's as early as Tuesday to get things done.
Needless to say I have been in a whirlwind of emotions and frustration mainly due to my need to always have everything planned out and prepaired. So Danny came to the rescue and helped me to realize that we just needed to plan as if it is happening this week and get things lined up for the girls and if we need to cancel then we can cancel. It has been a completely crazy experience. I keep going back and forth from being so very grateful that they were able to find this abnormality now instead of ten years down the road when he had fatal problems while playing sports. To being frustrated and wondering why they haven't found it before now. I was told and am hoping that we will know for sure first thing Monday morning.
I am just grateful for the technology that we have now and that after we get his heart fixed there should be no long term problems.
We also through out this time have shown our house a couple of times and gotten one low ball offer that didn't pan out so that extra stress of always trying to have the house ready and the possibility of maybe selling has driven me crazy.
I know it seems as though I am complaining a lot and I am sorry. I know the lord puts trials in our path for a reason and I know I will grow and learn from these trying times. I just wish my poor babies didn't have to go through all the pain.

I hope with all my heart that this next month will bring the sunshine after we tread through this storm.

When it rains it pours!!!!!

2011-02-13T20:48:00.002-07:00

Well Our wonderful luck continues, Ky woke us up at 1:30 this morning complaining of right lower tummy pain. Well one thing lead to the next and we came to the ER and she was eventually diagnosed with appendicitis. So she was admitted to the hospital and ended up in surgery at 9:30 this morning. Everything went well and she came through surgery with flying colors. We are spending the night here at the hospital and will hopefully be able to go home in the morning. Our medical saga continues hopefully our luck will change soon, either that our I will hurry up and learn the lesson that I am supposed to before anything else goes wrong.

We had a scare.

2011-02-08T22:29:00.002-07:00

Well, two days after I posted last I took Colt in for his last set of shots until he is five. During his appointment and well child check our doctor noticed a heart murmur that has not been heard before. He seemed to be a little concerned because it is fairly loud, loud enough that he could hear it through his back. Of course I completely panicked on the inside. The doctor told me that we wear going to need to get an echo to find out what the cause of the murmur is. The hospital here is not able to do pediatric ones so we were referred to Pocatello. All of this came about on a Friday and we were lucky enough to be able to get him in for the echo on Thursday. Thankfully the echo went very well and we were able to sit through the whole thing and the doctor walked us through it as he went. Colton's heart is normal there are no holes or big leaks. which is fantastic, the doctor believes that the sound is coming from one of his left aortic arteries, it is smaller than it should be so the blood goes through with a little bit of force which creates the sound. He feels that it will grow with him and shouldn't cause any problems. He is going to review the echo with the primary children's cardiologist when he visits this next week and if they think we need to do anything different they will let us know.
It is amazing how much the mind can race and think of the worst case scenario, I am just so grateful that everything is alright. The day of the test colton was so mad because they had to sedate him for the test and the medication took most of the day to wear off so he couldn't walk or even stand on his own because he couldn't keep his balance. It was crazy to see how upset he got because he didn't have that little bit of independence. I love my little family and hope and pray that they continue to grow up healthy and strong.

Its about time.

2011-01-24T22:58:00.003-07:00

So its about time.....time to do things I want to do times to do things I don't want to do, time to put on the big girl pants and take charge of what is happening around me. So here we go its about dang time to update the blog I have had time to do it but I just didn't want to I know that sounds stupid but I just got over whelmed with how much I needed to catch up so I just kept procrastinating. Yes I admit I like to over whelm myself with the small things. So as a forewarning this is going to be long. maybe painful for somebody to read but heck its the best I can to do to keep a running journal on our life since I am bad at actually writing in a journal.

So here we go trying to remember the best I can. November...My surgery went great, I only stayed over night then went home the next day, things were going well then on day 3 post op I woke up in the middle of the night with an awful fever so I made a trip to the ER and found out I had gotten strep so a shot of antibiotics and I was home in bed again. Three days after that things still just weren't normal so I made a trip to the doctors office and they thought I had mono but the test was negative so I got another shot and 10 days worth of antibiotics. The next day was Thanksgiving so we spent the day with family and ate way to much food. The next day we did our annual Black Friday shopping (a little modified due to my lack of energy still) and got way to much stuff but totally worth it. I started back to work the next week as part time yay!!
December' the next few weeks were busy with Christmas parties for work and school programs. We did take the time to make a Saturday trip with the kids to temple square to see the lights. As Christmas got closer I started dreading it a little bit more each day, not looking forward to the fact that I was going to be working for the majority of the holiday. We spent the first half of Christmas eve with my family then we went home and Danny and the kids went to bed and I went to work. The next morning I got home and we had our little family Christmas together which was so wonderful, I love to see the joy on the faces of my babies. Then I slept for a little while and we went to the George family Christmas dinner and spent some time with them. Then another little nap and back to work I went. The holidays just aren't as joyous when you have to work...baa hum bug!! The next week went by pretty fast and New years came and went with me at work.
So on to January I had high hopes for this year I was thinking it would be a fresh start and hopefully not so many medical bills and problems I had figured we met at least a two year quota with how much we spent between Ct's, broken collar bones, tmj problems, braces, surgery and doctors visits in 2010 well we made it to the 4th. Danny was playing basket ball and ended up tearing his acl in his left knee so we are starting the year out right with getting our deductible almost met in the first week due to the MRI and doctors visits and the knee brace that has to be ordered. we did luck out some what I guess, he doesn't need surgery yet, they tear is only partial and they don't know the percentage. The rest of the knee looks healthy so we are doing a wait and see plan, if it gets worse then we will do the surgery if not we will wait until we run our relay in June then reevaluate. So for now its rehab the heck out of it and wear a brace to help prevent any further damage. We celebrated our ninth anniversary on the 5th its crazy how fast time flies. I am looking forward to next year, because I told Danny that we were going to go on a cruise for our tenth.
Now for my kids...Kylee is absolutely loving kindergarten and getting stronger with her reading skills by the day. She also started taking piano lessons from Kaylynn this month and she loves it. She is always tinkering around playing melodies of songs she hears by ear she has some amazing talent now if we can keep her focused it will be great.
Alex has started preschool again and she wants to go every day, it is amazing how much she wants to be just as big as her sister and be able to do everything she does. Lex is my big helper, she loves to learn how to fold laundry with me and help do the dusting and empty out the dish washer. She is my tender heart and I hope and pray I can help her hone this into something great and not get damaged on the way by the little things.
Colt is my little tank (as grandma calls him) he is turning into quite the comedian. He tries to make us laugh all the time and he loves to laugh him self. He is definitely a mommas boy but i don't mind I love to snuggle with him.
Danny is an wonderful husband he is still helping me out immensely while I am at work by doing the laundry and keeping up on the dishes. He is staying busy at work and getting more so each day, but it is a good thing.
As for me I am still trying to adjust to having more time. I am so happy to be back to part time and being able to be home with my family more. I just need to get a routine down again, I am trying to get into exercising more and am slowly getting back into shape. I am looking forward to the weather getting warmer so I can get outside to run I definitely have a love hate relationship with the treadmill.
We are still waiting to sale our house and are hoping it will happen for us this year. But in the mean time we will do what the lord has planned for us willingly even if it means we keep waiting, because all we have is time. (I will try and post pictures soon.)

Life is busy!

2010-11-14T19:57:00.002-07:00

I have had issues.... I had really great intentions of keeping up on the blog but it seems like my life has gotten in the way. School started work is always there house duties and three kids don't leave me with much energy. I know excuses excuses. We did finally get our family pictures done yesterday so I figured I would at least get on and post the new family picture. I am hoping in the next few weeks I will have a little more time to do things. I go in for surgery on Wednesday and I will have 2 and a half weeks off of work and when I go back I will be part time again, WHOO HOO! I am expecting that I will have a little more time to do things out of want instead of necessity. So until then I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a great holiday season.

The summer has flown by.

2010-09-08T22:53:00.007-06:00

I am amazed at how fast time leaves you in the dust. I had full intentions of being better at this blog thing and keeping up on all the fun things we did this summer but time has just past me by. In the end of July we had the BI-annual George Reunion and had lots of fun swimming and hanging out near Preston, Id. Danny did an amazing tribute to Jeremy Knuz and highlighting our Wasatch Back Journey. I am going to post the video if I can if you have a few min it is totally worth the watch.(It is not letting me upload the video right now I will have to try again soon.)

Here are a few pictures from the reunion. Danny and a few of the guys had a belly flop contest.

Danny his parents and I went to the Island Park Rodeo in the first part of August and Danny had a great time taking hundreds of pictures of the action and just practicing his photography skills. I just couldn't pick a few so I opted out of posting any.
Kylee had her first day of Kindergarten on the 24th of August.

Idaho Steel had their summer picnic on the 27th of August and the kids had a blast riding the toys at the park.

That night after the picnic we drove up to meadow lake and spent the weekend with the George family. The weather was pretty cold and windy and it rained off and on. We even woke up to snow on Sunday morning. We evidently had lots of fun because we were to busy to take very many pictures.

This last weekend was the kick off to the EISF and all the George Cousins were here for that. As for the rest of Labor Day weekend I spent it working and Danny and the kids spent time with his family. We are going to take the kids to the fair tomorrow night and we are looking forward to our last camping trip of the season next weekend we are going to try our luck at meadow lake again hopefully the snow will hold off.

Amazing!!!

2010-07-09T22:48:00.005-06:00

It's amazing how fast life gets away from you. Its been over a month now and we have had tons of fun but I have been bad on reporting back and keeping track. The wasatch back relay was crazy but so much fun..... I am addicted to it now. I have been a little lacking in the exercise department since we got back but my goal is to start anew on Monday with my focus on strength train stuff for a while before I get back to the running hard core.

The kids and I had a fun day at Jensen's grove with some of my high school friends. Danny turned the big 28. Leslie moved back to Blackfoot. I have been attempting to do a new schedule of escentualy one week on one off... its been a little crazy but I think it might work. My amazing example of a Great Grandma passed away, she was 97!! And we had one crazily busy fourth of July weekend. I wish I could post all of the fun pics that we have been taking with the new camera but there is no way possible to do that so it will just have to be a few random tastes here and there.

We still have plenty of stuff to do this summer... we actually have Danny's 10 year class reunion tomorrow it is hard to believe that we have been out of school that long already. Boy how time flies. We are still waiting to sale or house it will have been on the market for a year next month.... I just hope it sales before my kids are all grown. Oh well I just keep telling my self it will happen when it is supposed to happen. Well enough rambling.... hope you enjoy some of the fun moments we captured.

Spring fun and memorial day camping trip.

2010-06-03T02:54:00.005-06:00

Well as you can tell I have been a little lacking in the blog department. We are still chugging along. The girls finished preschool, Danny is staying busy with work and his primary calling and I am barely floating above the surface with work, young womens, running and trying to keep the house functioning with Danny's help. The house is still on the market with no buyer in sight yet. Hopefully this summer will bring us some good news. The big race is just 3 weeks away and I am starting to get a little freaked out, it will be fun, but I feel totally out of my element. We had a fun time camping over memorial weekend and we are looking toward some more fun trips this summer. Here are a few pics from this spring and this last weekend. Danny bought me a new camera for mothers day so hopefully I will get better about posting pictures.

A few random pics from Feb.

2010-03-25T22:48:00.004-06:00

This past month has been going by pretty fast. The house has been showing about once a week, I hope something comes from it soon. Colton's first birthday is tomorrow I will try and post some pics after his party Sunday. I had my 27th birthday yesterday, and it doesn't seem like I am getting that old but I am way closer to 30 now than 20 which is kind of scary. We went and registered Kylee for kindergarten today which was an emotional roller coaster in its self. She is so excited she doesn't want to have to wait all summer long. It is amazing to me how fast time flies the older you get the faster it goes. All the kids are doing good Colt is on the verge of walking but hasn't quite gotten there.

Most of these pictures are from when Keira was born... (Heidi and Sams baby)

The one of Danny is from when we went to Las Vegas.

Quick update.

2010-02-13T04:38:00.002-07:00

Well it has been two weeks and nothing to crazy has happened, Ky got bronchitis and is on the mend. The girls are still loving preschool which is over in two weeks for a month, Colts new favorite thing to do is to crawl into the bathroom and stand up to the tub and holler at it and pull the shower curtain back and forth. Oh the joys of moving babies. Danny has been busy at work and and playing basket ball with the ward, their record isn't the greatest but he is having fun. I am still plugging away with the full time hours and trying to get into a semi normal routine. I have convinced Danny to get serious with his running and we are doing good so far. I am looking forward to this next weekend and our trip to las vegas, I will miss my babies but it will be a long need break for the two of us. We actually showed our house this week which is a first since November, I hope this means that maybe we will get a little more interest as the spring comes around. I better not get my hopes up to high, I have come to the realization that it will sale when it is ment to be. I already came to the rude awakening that things happen on their on schedule and not when I plan they should. Oh well tests and trials make us stronger and help us grow right.

2010-01-31T19:55:00.002-07:00

Well at least I made it 3 times in a month instead of none. They whole full time thing is going alright I have just got to prioritize and organize alot better now so somethings just go by the way side while I try and get the basics done.

The girls are really loving preschool and Colton has become a terror. I was trying to get a little sleep after a long night at work yesterday and was awoken to the girls telling me that Colt had tipped over the garbage can. So I bound out of bed to find him in the middle of a huge mess digging for food. He had stuff scattered everywhere and had a little cut on his finger due to the fact that he was trying to get food out of a pork and bean can. I never had to worry about stuff like that with the girls it was always lotion or something good smelling at least. I seriously don't understand his fascination with the garbage can. I guess there is going to be a lot more adjusting to do to the difference between boys and girls.

Life is still going by at a mile a min. and we are holding on for dear life. We are looking forward to a trip to Vegas this month and we are both trying to get are butts in gear for this marathon hopefully everything will turn out great. Mean while in the back of our minds we are still hoping our house will sale. Maybe this spring will bring new and great things. Onward and up ward.

Crazy How Time Flies

2010-01-15T00:15:00.003-07:00

Well its been a week and a half since I last wrote, I really wonder why life ends up getting so busy so fast. It seems like yesterday I was wondering when I was ever going to have kids.... now i have three crazy rugrats and life is flying by.

I have been at this full time thing now for almost two weeks and it seems like it is going to be okay, i just have to be alot more organized with my schedule and keep track of what is going on when. Danny has been great to step up and help out with the everyday things around the house.

The girls started preschool this week and they absolutely love it. Kylee goes on Wednesday and Fridays and Alexis goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I could have put them in the same class but I want them to have the experiences on their own. So it makes my mornings a little hectic but it works out okay, because Michael is in Alexis' class so Kaylynn drives one of the days and on all the others I go out to moms and work out until it is time to go pick them up. So hopefully in the long run this will be a good way for me to get into shape so I won't die when we run the marathon this summer.

Colt is crawling everywhere and now he throws a fit when he can't stand up. he is starting to pull himself up to things I am sure it won't be to long before that little stinker is trying to walk. He wants to be running around with his sisters.

Our house has been on the market since August and we still don't have any offers, we haven't even shown it since before Thanksgiving, I am just hoping and praying that we can get it sold this spring. I would love to be in a new home by this time next year.

Well this weekend doesn't seem like it is going to slow down much, I have Heidi's baby shower on Saturday and that night we are going out to dinner with my parents and siblings which should be fun and then it will be Sunday and the crazy week will begin again. At least I don't have to work again until Wednesday.

2010-01-03T22:05:00.003-07:00

Well crap, I really have sucked at this whole blog thing for the last 9 months I guess with the new year I feel like i should start anew. So here we go lets pray I can keep this thing up.

I guess I can start with a recap of some of the more important things, Colt just started crawling this last week, he still hasn 't quite figured out that crawling can get him where he wants to go he will crawl for a few mins and then get mad because I am in the other room and he wants to be with me so he will start screaming. I am sure in the next few days he will become a living terror and getting into everything. A couple of weeks ago we moved him into the pack-n-play in the back room he is now sleeping through the night for some reason he just could sleep in the crib in the girls room. I am glad he decided that he could finally do it though I was going insane having to still get up 2 to 3 times a night. December has been a month of sickies, I guess i should say this fall has been full of sick kids. Colt got pneumonia the first week of October and had to be on oxygen for a week. Then a week later the girls took their turns being sick, one week at a time. November came and it was my turn with sinus infections, and I found out I have really bad tmj, which I haven't been able to get treated, due to insurance not covering it but I finally get to go in this week and get started. December was the month for ear infections colt started the first week the next week lex got bronchitis, the next week colt had another ear infection then kylee got strep after Christmas. All I can say is that I am so tired of the doctors office and sick kids.
Alexis and Kylee had their birthdays they are now 3 and 5. Alex decide this summer that she could finally be potty trained after I had given up trying with her she came to me 2 days after I was done and said she wanted to wear panties, a few days later she was good to go both day and night. That poor kid is as stubborn as both her parents put together.
The summer was full of camping trips due to the fact that we purchased a camp trailer thanks to the fact that Danny decided to sale his motorcycle. Yes he misses it sometimes but he said the trailer was so much more worth it especially since he had only rode his bike once this year before June.
The first few months of Coltons life were a little hectic, he definitely made himself known as our last child. He was super colicky, and had acid reflux, nothing we tried worked, me stopping dairy products helped minimally, but once he stopped breastfeeding and started formula he became a completely different kid. He smiles and laughs all the time instead of screaming and crying. I am so greatful for formula, it has been a lifesaver.
We put our house up on the market in August, and we are still waiting for it to sale so we can build. We hope that this new year will bring us new opportunities and it will sale.
Danny got more responsibilities at work and he is loving it, he has such a great employer!!
I have just started back to full time status this week so we can afford to pay for my tmj treatments, so we will see how well I can cope.
The girls get to start preschool next week and they are so excited, I am excited for them to get the opportunity, and I hope it will give me the motivation to exercise after I drop them off.
There are so many goals and aspirations that have come with this new year I just hope that we won't disappoint. Well enough of my rambling I hope this finds whoever reads it well.

Night of Firsts.........

2009-04-30T04:19:00.003-06:00

Well tonight was a night of many firsts it was my first night back to work , Danny's first night alone with the kids, and there fore my first night away from Colton. It has been a couple of very emotional days leading up to tonight but it has turned out to not be as bad as I thought it would be. I was swamped so the first part of the night went by fast, I talked to Danny twice and everything was going good so far on there end. I am just curious to see how the middle of the night feeding went and if Danny has gotten any sleep. I am a little worried to see how much sleep I get this morning I just hope I will be functional when I have to come back tonight.

I cant believe that it has already been five weeks since Colton was born, it has gone by so fast and he has changed so much already. It has been a life changing experience, he is definitely different than the girls. He loves to be held and we have struggled with feedings but we have hopefully come up with a solution that will work. I love that little guy to death and miss them all so much. I am so proud of my husband and his willingness to take them all on and have a great attitude, he is so amazing and a wonderful father!! I love you babe!!

Playing Catch Up!

2009-04-14T17:29:00.004-06:00

Well things are going good they are definitely more busy with three kids but hey that is life right!!
any ways we had a great Easter, we died eggs on Saturday and then on Sunday we had a big dinner at moms with a great egg hunt my mom always spoils us she fills the eggs with candy and MONEY, mostly change but heck it is fun!!

Colton ended up getting the girls' cold he is doing pretty good we have to suction his nose out all the time which makes him scream. ( which I hate)
I got my surgery done on my leg today everything went good. I had to get one of my veins lasered close b/c it wasn't working anymore.
Things have been going good for us, my only compliant is that my maternity leave is going by way to fast I only have 2 weeks left which sucks.

Last week for FHE we went redneck fishing. There were a few trout in this eddy that was left in the canal over the winter, Danny had to try out his new waders

Life is Busy with 3 kids!

2009-03-31T17:26:00.003-06:00

Well it has been 5 days and we are all still alive. Actually things are going really well so far we are just trying to get everyone use to having a brand new baby here. Kylee is very protective and loves to hold her brother. Lex is interested every once in a while and holds him for about 2 seconds she is most interested in all the things that come along with him. Colton is really laid back except when he is ready to eat and when he is being messed with and doesn't think it is necessary. Here are a few more pictures from today.

HE IS HERE!!!

2009-03-26T20:44:00.002-06:00

COLTON DEE GEORGE
6LBS 8OZ
19 1/4IN LONG
@11:04 AM

Here are a few quick photos of our beautiful baby boy. Isn't he so handsome!! We will post more pictures soon this is just a quick post to let everyone know he made it here safe and sound!!

Bad Mood

2009-03-10T17:36:00.005-06:00

Alright so I am really bad about keeping this blog up dated right now, sorry. I finally decided that I better at least write a little bit, and no better time to write than when you are frustrated.

I guess to start the story, I have made it 35 weeks of packing this baby and I am look and hoping to see and end in site. I had a doctors appointment today, you would think it would be a good thing, but it wasn't. The baby is doing fine and still growing, I have been having contractions for a while, but been putting up with them, and I have previously asked the doctor if it would be possible to have this kid by the end of the month, to which he previously replied he thought it was possible but would make no promises so me being the dumb pregnant lady I am believed him until I brought up the subject again today just to reassure my self that going on maternity leave the 24 would not be wasting it. ( due to lack of pto I am only going to be able to take a month off) so anyways he proceeds to tell me he will be gone next week and my next appointment won't be until the 24th at which time I will be 37 weeks. So having a baby by the end of the month will be up in the air until that appointment unless I go on my own before then. And on top of that my normally mellow girls were OUT OF CONTROL. Needless to say I have been in a bad mood for the rest of the day.

As for our happenings for the month we have all been plugging along waiting for the weather to get nice outside so we don't have to be cooped up in the house any more. Danny was able to go fishing with his friend to Chester field, they had fun and caught their limit. We played hookie from church two weeks ago and went for a drive as a family, it was fun we went up towardsds Island Park then cut around through Driggs and Victor and took the girls for square Ice Cream cones in Swan Valley, something I use to do as a kid with my family. Here are a few pictures from our tripp. Hope all is well with everyone else and hopefully the next month will not have gone by before I write again.

These are Danny's spoils from his fishing trip.

The girls had fun hiking around Bear Gulch to see all the fun snow forts people had built.

The girls hanging out in a partial igloo.

Alexis

Kylee

We actually had to climb down in to the bathroom and boy was it cold!!

How time flys.

2009-02-05T00:56:00.002-07:00

It is amazing to me how fast time is going by, work has been really busy so I haven't had the opportunity to update our blog much. If you couldn't tell, Danny was the last one to write on our blog he had to show off his new baby. He is pretty excited about having the Yukon. It has been nice so far. This last weekend we took a road trip to Caldwell to visit Steph, Nate and the kids and also to pick up some baby boy clothes that they are so graciously letting us borrow. While we were there we all took a mini trip up to McCall to see some awesome ice sculptures, I will post the pictures when we get the computer situation at home fixed. (Our desk top died in the middle of Jan. and Danny tried to piece one together but that didn't work so he ordered the parts and is building a new one. He is almost done but in the mean time my back room looks like a computer grave yard. I am just glad he has the knowledge a resources to do things like that to help save us money.) Anyways we had a fun weekend, lots of driving, but fun. Thanks to Steph and Nate for letting us crash at their house, the girls loved being able to spend the night with there cousins.

As for an update on the rest of our happenings, Kylee is loving preschool, she goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She is becoming quite the speed demond on her bike, I am a little nervous to see how she does when she actually rides it outside. Alex hates the days that Kylee has preschool she cries most days and wants to go to school with the big kids, she is slowly getting better but misses her big sis. She love to take care of her babies, I think she will be lots of help when our new one arrives. Danny is staying busy with work, he is taking on more responsibilities with the IT aspect of their company. In his spare time he is enjoying church Basketball, they have practice on Tuesdays and games on Thursday, there record isn't that great but they are having a fun time playing anyways. As for me I am continuing to adjust to my monstrous belly,( I am carrying this kid straight out front, completely different from the girls.) I struggle on a daily basis to tie my shoes let alone get socks on my swollen feet, so much for keeping my toe nails painted. Other than not being able to bend over the pregnancy is going extremely well, everything with the baby is looking good and my health has been good except for my horrible habit of wanting to sleep all the time. I am still working part time and I am so excited they finally released me from being ward chorister I guess four months late is better than never right!! I am also staying busy with Young Women's and I enjoy my girls they are so much fun. Well I guess I have rambled enough for one day. Thanks for reading.

New SUV

2009-01-22T10:09:00.008-07:00

These are pictures of our new ride. We traded in the Buick on something a little bigger. We got it last Saturday and really like it so far. I haven't driven it much, because Danny keeps taking it to work.

Our fleet. The only thing missing is Danny's motorcycle

New Year new experiences

2009-01-11T03:47:00.002-07:00

Well, time just keeps going by faster and faster. The last two weeks have been going by pretty fast we didn't have anything two out of the ordinary lex got sick over new years and I tried to keep up with the house work and all that jazz. Our most exciting and crazy thing happened on Thursday the 9th Kylee had her first day of preschool.she was so excited and she loved it. On the other hand mom was a little worried and Alexis freaked out. She is attending the preschool that the high school provides. Lex and I took her to school walked her in and when it was time for us to leave lex just started bawling, there was no way we were going to leave sister there. It took her a bout 10 min to finally calm down. We ended up going to visit Grandma Jensen at work, and then did a little shopping. By the time we were done it was time to pick sister up, we went back to the school and went in to get her. This time it was Kylee that wasn't happy, she was not ready to go but left with out a freak out, thank goodness!! Here are a few pics from her first day.

2008-12-28T02:09:00.002-07:00

Well, Christmas has come and gone in a blur of family, food, fun, and lots and lots of snow. It was fun and the girls had a blast. Christmas eve was kind of hard for us though, I had to work so Danny was a good sport and took the girls to Aberdeen with his family, they had dinner and sang Christmas carols, Kylee even had to lead the music for everyone just like mommy dose at church. After they got back to Blackfoot they came by and visited me before they went home. My family also spoiled me, since we weren't able to be at Grandpa Sandau's for our traditional Danish dinner my Grandpa made me a special plate and had Heidi and Sam bring it to me, it was delicious!! Christmas morning I got home from work at 7 and slept till the girls woke up at 8:30. We had breakfast at home then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Sandau's for lunch and then out to my mom and dads to open gifts. We went home for a break and naps and then went to the Georges for dinner and more presents.
Friday we cleaned up the after math and then Danny and I had the opportunity to go with his family to Mountain River Ranch for a sleigh ride dinner and music, it was so much fun, cold but fun. Thanks to mom and dad George for making it possible for us all to go and go kid free. It was a great evening. We even got to see somebody famous, the actor Gary Senise, (CSI New York, Forest Gump) was there having dinner with his family. We got a few pictures and Leslie even went up and got his autograph. I will post the pictures as soon as I get them on our computer but we had a great Holiday. The next few days are going to be a little rough I some how got scheduled to work 3 nights in a row which I have never done so we will see how we fair after Tuesday. Hopefully I will be recouped for the new year and our anniversary.

Wrapped Up

2008-12-19T03:24:00.002-07:00

So we finally got our Christmas all wrapped Wednesday night. It has been sitting all bought in the basement now for two weeks and I finally brought myself to get it done with a little help from a complaining elf who took off to play basketball after about 6 packages. Oh well at least he helped right. I think we are just about ready we just need to get his parents gift card and my dads
gift but other than that everything is done, yippee. Well all I can say is this past week has been busy, Monday we had a doctors appointment with Dr. Larson, the baby's heart sounded great and he said everything looks good we go in today for our big ultrasound at the hospital. Danny also had a soccer game that night they won 5 to 3. Tuesday I had a dentist appointment then mutual we went caroling and I froze my but off. Wednesday we watched Kaylynn's kids why she went in for her first ultra sound, then we delivered our Christmas treats and then I went visiting teaching, then wrapped presents. Thursday/last night I worked. Today Friday we have our ultra sound and then the Christmas party for my work. I just hope the weekend will bring a little less business. The girls can't wait to go outside and play in the snow I just hope it will be warm enough that they will get the chance this weekend. Merry Christmas to you all!

Holy cow I am losing track of time!

2008-12-11T00:55:00.005-07:00

So any way it has been over two weeks which is craziness.I have tried a couple of times to get on at work at get this thing up dated but every time I tried the internet was down here at work. So her we go for a quick recap. Thanksgiving was great we were with the Georges this year I made the contribution of pies, I made six of them from scratch, I used some apples and cherries that I canned and they turned out pretty darn tasty. We did our annual day after shopping trip we got some great deals and spent way to much money as always. We did however pick a little 2 year old girl off of our giving tree at church and got her some things also. We took the girls out later that day to help us get the finishing things for her gift and they had fun. The last few weeks have been busy going to Danny's soccer games and mutual and working. We did how ever manage to get the tree up the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Here are a few pic from this fall and from the tree decorating. The girls love being outside and they had tons of fun decorating the tree, it will be a miracle if it is still standing by the time Christmas gets here.

Playing catch up again

2008-11-21T03:08:00.002-07:00

Well, it has been a little while since we posted to the blog, (sorry.) Anyways we have had some exciting news we had an ultrasound on Monday and we found out that we are going to finally be blessed with a beautiful baby BOY!!!!! Yeah!! We are excited, when we first found out Kylee was pretty mad, she told the doctor before he did the ultra sound that she wanted a Dora the explorer baby and when he saw it was a boy he told her we were going to have a Bob the builder baby, she just sat in the chair and glared at him. It was so funny. Danny didn't really say much but you could tell he was playing the very proud papa part. She is starting to come around, she is just excited that we are growing a baby. She can't wait to have someone to help take care of.

As for the rest of the month we have been staying busy with work and church and Danny has also started an indoor soccer league, so hopefully soon I will get some fun pic posted. I can't believe that Thanksgiving is this next week this year has gone by way to fast for me!!

Kay I also have a request I need tips on how to use your food storage for meals at home and also quick easy and meals. I have this great food storage but we struggle with ways and meals to cook at home. More often that not we end up eating out when we really don't need to because we can't come up with stuff to make that is fast and easy and edible. Please help us out any ideas are welcome!!

2008-11-08T21:17:00.004-07:00

So I guess it is finally time to get things up dated again we carved pumpkins a few days before Halloween, and here are there costumes that I kind of made.(I made he skirts.) The girls were so excited to help clean out there pumpkins.

The girls both had to be the same thing for the costumes, fairy princesses.

These pictures are from election day, after we got home from voting kylee decided we needed to come pare baby bellies. My poor little girl looks like a little Ethiopian child that is starved she has me by a little bit but I am sure not for long. My belly is growing so fast already it is crazy.

Family pictures 2008

2008-10-24T01:34:00.004-06:00

So here are some of the better family picture that we got for this year. Thanks to my mom for doing them for us for free. It is amazing the more people you add the harder it is to get a picture with everyone looking at the camera and everyone looking half decent. The girls had a fun time going down by the river and throwing in rocks. We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place.
Thank you so much mom for sharing your talents with us!!!

2008-10-20T01:58:00.002-06:00

Well its that crazy time between Sunday and Monday when I am sitting at work trying to stay awake and pass the time. I am not really sure what to blog about tonight other than give a few updates on what we have been up to.
Lets see I must have jinxed myself when I wrote on Thursday morning. I little while after I had posted to my blog I started feeling crappy and ended up losing my dinner. The rest of the night at work didn't get much better, despite the medication that I was given I continued to get sick. I received a shot before I went home to go to bed but as the morning progressed it got worse. Each time I got up to do something for the girls I ended up in the bathroom with the dry heaves. I toughed it out till about lunch time and stuff was not looking good so I ended up calling my doctor and had to go in to his office for IV fluids and more zofran. Thankfully after that things started to get better for me, but on that same evening Shylo ended up miscarrying again for the 4th time. Which really sucks, but evidently heavenly father has something else planned for her and marcus. After seeing the specialist on Tuesday she found out that with her complications and medical issues she has an 80% chance of miscarrying any pregnancy she has, which is not the best odds. So at this point in time I think they are going to see what they can do to pursue the adoption ave. I just hope that everything turns out for them in the end.

Needless to say I didn't end up working Thursday night and most of Friday was spent recouping. We did however go out to the Georges and canned apple sauce for our food storage.

Saturday Danny and I had the opportunity to sing at a baptism, then that afternoon we had my mom do our family pictures. It gets hard the more kids you add, kylee did pretty good but trying to keep Alexis' attention and get her to look at the camera was next to impossible. I hope we had a few turn out, Danny may have to work his photo shop magic. I will post them as soon as I go through and look at them more closely.

Today, Sunday I had the opportunity to start my new calling as Miamaid advisor in the young women's, while still doing my old calling as ward chorister until they find a replacement. Which provides plenty of business during church. I hope I can fit into this new calling and help the young women of our ward.

Babies, babies and more babies.

2008-10-16T01:45:00.003-06:00

Were to start..... as some of you know and some don't we are expecting our third baby in April. We are pretty excited, the morning sickness comes and goes but knock on wood it hasn't been as bad as it was the other 2. Well we just found out in the last couple of days that this new baby is going to be accompanied by 2 cousin in the months following its own arrival. Shylo (my younger sister) found out that she is due in June with her first baby and then we found out Sunday that Kaylynn (my older sister) is also expecting in June with her fifth baby. It is a crazy world!! My parents are going to go from having 6 grand kids to 9 in a matter of a few months. I just hope and pray that everything goes well and we end up with 3 healthy babies.

Kylee and Alex are excited about getting a new baby. Kylee is so cute and protective already, on a daily basis she asks me how me and the baby are doing, it is so cute. She also asks for us to feel better and be healthy when she prays. Kylee definitely also watches what I do and say, I have had a ton of heart burn with this pregnancy and I have commented and few times that even water gives me heartburn, so when Kylee sees me drinking water she says, "but mommy water gives you heartburn why are you drinking it?" You gotta love the way she watches out for us, I then have to explain to her that despite the heart burn that the water is healthy for me and the baby. I don't think Alex fully comprehends everything yet but she goes right along with what Kylee does, this baby will definitely be well watched out for. When asked whether she wants a sister or brother Ky says she wants a baby sister and she is going to name it Kylee, she is so silly. You have got to love little kids and there logic.

Kylee's Birthday Party

2008-10-10T04:10:00.002-06:00

So here it is the infamous princess cake. It ended up turning out a lot better than I thought it would. I guess it just goes to show that stressing about stuff doesn't help anything at all. Kyle was so happy and excited she just kept giving me hugs and telling me how pretty her princess cake was. It definitely made it worth all the work and stress. Her party turned out really great, she got tons of princess stuff and all kinds of other things. Her grandpa told her it looked more like Christmas than it did a birthday.

She got princess dolls and clothes and even a princess dancing game from grandma and grandpa Jensen.

Here she is the most special princess of all, Kylee Jean.
Mom and Dad got her a dress up trunk so she could look like a princess everyday.
Needless to say her and Lex have worn the dresses every day and had to play the princess dancing game to boot.

Happy forth birthday bug, You are growing up way to fast. We love you to death, and love all the funny things you come up with on a daily basis you are an amazing angel!!

Family Home Evening

2008-10-06T03:01:00.003-06:00

Well last Monday we took the opportunity to go with Danny's parents out to Aberdeen and pick potatoes for our winter storage. We figured it would be a great opportunity to let the girls play in the dirt and have a chance to see the tractors and trucks up close. They had a blast and it didn't take long for us to get plenty of spuds. It was interesting to see the way the two girls reacted to the new sites, Kylee was scared to death of the tractors, she was so afraid that they were going to come and run us over. She finally calmed down enough to get out of the truck and she even got a chance to sit in one of the diggers thanks to Great Uncle Kent, she thought that was pretty neat. Alexis on the other hand was so excited to see everything she jumped right out of the truck and started to help us find potatoes, she absolutely loved to be playing in the dirt Grandma George even got in on the fun. I will post the pictures as soon as I get them off of the camera. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa George and Great Grandma and Grandpa Rowbury for letting us come and have some farm fun with you, and thanks Foster Farms for the spuds.

Kylee sitting in the tractor, still scared to death.

Sideways lex and her mickey mouse spud

The girls hanging out in the tractor.

Playing in the dirt with mom and grandma.

Today is Kylee's birthday and I am so stressed about going home and making this princess cake,I just hope it will turn out half way decent. I hope I can get a little bit of sleep this morning so I will have full creative capacities this afternoon when I go to tackle this thing I will try to post the pictures from her party sometime later this week.

Happy Birthday Lexer Loo!!

2008-10-02T02:41:00.004-06:00

Well Sunday was Alexis Marie's 2nd birthday. She had a blast we can't believe that she is growing up so fast. Here are a few pic from the birthday party.

She was so happy to get her princess jamies.

She had to show everyone her "monies" from Great Grandma and Grandpa Sandau

Making a wish, and blowing away, it took us 2 times of lighting the candles to get a pic.

This is her Elmo cake that she picked out and mommy made for her. (Not to bad we will just have to see how Kylee's turns out next week, she wants a princess cake.)

Finally getting to enjoy her Elmo cake and Ice cream.

Thanks everyone for coming to the party and for spoiling her rotten with all the gifts, she was so excited about all her new clothes and toys!! Family is the greatest. Stay tuned for next week when we see how big sister Kylee's cake and party turn out.

Meadow Lake 2008

2008-09-22T02:50:00.004-06:00

Well, we have been home for a full week now and I am still not sure we are all fully recovered yet. Camping was great but boy does it produce a horrible aftermath of laundry and trying to find where I had everything hidden before we packed. The trip was well worth the trouble though. It was just a shame it went by way to fast. The weather was good, I was a little worried when we woke up the first morning and it was a whole whopping 28 degrees just a little chilly for tent camping. Luckily as the days went on the warmer it got, but we got a free ticket anyways, with as cold as it was the first night the girls got to sleep in the trailer with Grandma and Grandpa. Which in turn ment that we got a little better sleep not triyng to fight with them. We fished a lot, played in the boat and just relaxed. Well anyways the trip produced a bunch of great pictures so I decided to do a slide show instead of making my blog 2 miles long, so bear with me this is the first time.

This week kept us pretty busy Monday and Tuesday I did our mounds of laundry and then went visiting teaching, which turned out to be very fruit full, I ended up falling into an almost brand new couch and love seat and a twin bed. It matches my house perfectly!! I am here to testify that great blessings come from doing your church callings. Wednesday I got ready to come to work and ended up being put on call which is fine with me. Thursday I worked and was so busy I didn't even pull out my computer. Friday I went to a game party at my sisters, she is becoming a consultant for these family games, they are way fun, so look for me to book a party and invite you all in the coming months. Saturday Danny and I went Birthday shopping for the girls, while his parents kept an eye on them for us. Then we came home and bought the girls their new bunkbeds, and put them together, they were so excited. Today Danny and I had the opportunity to sing in Sacrament meeting together, it turned out pretty well, it has been a while since we have done that, I miss it. Well that was my week in a nut shell, life continues to move at lightning speed and all we can do is hold on and enjoy the ride and share it with others along the way.

2008-09-08T02:49:00.004-06:00

No, we have not dropped off the face of the earth, it may have seemed like it but we have successfully resurfaced, I think. For starters here are a few pictures from girls camp finally. The top to the bottom are as follows, the whole group waiting for the opening fireside down at the lake, me actually trying to kayak, next is me starting out on the C.O.P.E. course and the final pic is me hanging like a sloth as the girls put it. I ended up having to switch ladders 2 rungs from the top b/c I couldn't get my out of shape body any higher I just couldn't get my leg in those jeans above my head to make it to the next level. Any way it was a fun experience that proved to earn me a few great big bruises and bragging rights j/k.

Okay so now on to the happenings for the crazy month of August. After I got home from girls camp I barely had enough time to get everything put away and we were getting ready for Kylee's surgery. Everything went well with the surgery itself but I swear the next 10 days drug on forever. Needless to say her recovery was not what I would call fun. She ran a low grade fever the entire time, she really struggled to eat or drink anything I kept having to threaten the kid with coming back to the hospital and getting needles in her arms if she didn't eat. It eventually worked, we say the doctor for a check up one week later and he said she looked great that her scabs were almost all gone, it still took 2 more days for her to actually be normal though. It wasn't until the day I came back to work that everything was normal with her again. I love my daughter to death but I seriously questioned if I had done the right thing or not multiple times. In the end we all survived and now the kid has an appetite of a gorilla, which is great for her. The next few weeks went by with out much consequence, we just stayed busy with work and the girls. This last week was the fair and we spent a little time there. Saturday Danny and I actually started our caning for the fall we did a batch of salsa the only thing we had to buy was a few onions and a few jalpenos but we ended up with 24 pints of salsa. Even after doing that we are going to have a ton of tomatoes in the next couple of weeks. I just hope we can keep up with them, my carrots need to be done soon also so I guess I know what are next couple of weekends are going to consist of.
We are however finally going to go camping this weekend, it is time for our annual trip up to meadow lake with our families so check back with us in the next little while and hopefully we will have some great camping pictures. Until then keep smiling and never give up.

I Made It!!!!

2008-08-08T21:42:00.002-06:00

Well, I made it through girls camp alive and made it home with everyone I took and I think we actually had a great time. It was a big learning and growing experience for me and the girls. I pushed them all to new limits we all tried something new or conquered a fear. I was very worried in the begin b/c the majority of the girls I took are not physically active. But we made it through, Monday we did a swim check, Tuesday they were required to go on a 5 mile hike they all made it!! Wednesday morning I had to give them a little bit of a buck up talk due to a rampid wave of home sickness, then we did the cope courses, they were awesome! The week was filled with a lot of group building and self esteem building experiences. I was really scared going into this week, I was scared to leave my family, I was scared to be in charge of 10 girls and I was scared of a new, unknown experience. All in all I think it was a success, the testimony meeting was amazing the spirit was so strong and each of the girls took the opportunity to share their feelings even the little nonmember we took with us. It was a little scary after the testimony meeting, I had to opportunity to lead 10 girls 2 leaders and part of the bishopric back to camp, which was 1/2 mile in the dark with nothing but my cellphone for a light, it was a little stress full but we made it in about 30 min. It was kind of a culminating event for the week, it gave them the opportunity to trust each other and me and work together to get us all back to our camp safely. The week brought me a lot of new experiences, I tried kayaking, snorkeling, and the cope course which was both physically and mentally challenging. I will have to post some pictures when I get copies, I was the smart one who forgot her camera of course.
The family all survived well while I was gone, Aunt Shylo spoiled them on Monday she took them to Cindy's to see a new colt then she took them to Albertsons and bought them candy and dolls and balls, then took then to Rupes for lunch. Then Tuesday Grandma Jensen and Aunt Heidi took them to the Zoo, they had a blast. Wednesday Grandpa George took them to the park at Jensen's grove and then shopping in Idaho Falls. Thursday Aunt Kaylynn kept them and they got to play and also go to summer lunches, (which they love.) I showed up to get them around 2 and Alexis was happy to see me but Kylee wasn't so much, she didn't want to go home yet she was having to much fun. Danny seemed to fair pretty well while I was gone, he got lots of things around the house done, he put a new fan in our bedroom, he finished the trim for the kitchen/floor boards. He also did dishes and was laundry plus kept the girls and the majority of the house in good order. I am proud of him for being able to take such good care of things while I was away, plus work a full time job, He is one amazing guy and I love him very much.Well I guess I better get back to work, I will try and stay updated on things Kylee gets her surgery on Wednesday so we will see how things go.

Why do things have to get worse before they get better?

2008-07-31T03:36:00.001-06:00

I swear enough is enough. It has been more than a week since I have even looked at this blog and the proverbial crap has hit the fan. Well Kylee had pneumonia, and so we did the whole take care of the sick child continously for almost 2 weeks, poor kid. We spent most of the week of the 21st doing house work going to meetings and getting stuff ready for girls camp and the George Reunion. The 22nd we went through all the girls camp supplies and tents to find out that the scouts were going to camp on the 28th so it was completely pointless. Then Thursday I had a meeting for work that was way to long and frustrating. Friday we did house work and got ready for the reunion, we had the hospital picnic which was alright then we went to Danny's parents house to kick off the reunion. Saturday we spent the day at the lake, I finally got to wake board for th first time this year.(Yipee!) That night we did the big family pic and talent show. By this time I was starting to feel run down, (I guess I should add that I started coughing Wednesday but didn't think to much of it.) Any way by the time I got home Saturday night I was running a fever of 101 and everything hurt even my hair. So I had Danny and his Dad give me a priesthood blessing.(thank you Danny for holding the priesthood and staying worthy.) I slept restlessly and ended up not going to church, I took it easy the rest of the weekend. Sunday night I tried to tie up some loose ends for girls camp. I had to reline up a different trailer(thanks Mitch) and double check with the scheduled priesthood leaders, but finally at this point everything was relatively lined up. We went to bed but didn't find much sleep. I kept my self and Danny up most of the night b/c I was coughing so much. Needless to say when Monday morning finally came I went to the doctor only to find out that I had gotten Kylee's pneumonia from her. So Monday was spent sleeping and taking meds. Tuesday morning I felt relatively well so I spent the morning with my sisters picking cherries so I can can them Thursday night. I was pretty spent after that so I spent most of the day sleeping again, that night I had mutual and did some more girls camp certifying then we went to Kaylynn's for root beer floats to culminate the kid's soccer season. It was nice but the day had gone on long enough, I went home and took my medicine and crashed. This morning I got up and got the girls ready, Kylee finally had her appointment with the ENT and as I suspected she is going to have surgery on the 13th of August to get her tonsils and adnoids removed. I hope all will go ok and it will help in the long run. We then went home had lunch and took naps. I had a chance to finally see to my poor garden thats been neglected this past week and got 8 green peppers, a zuchini thats huge and a bunch of peas picked, before I came to work. Work was going relatively well until Danny called to tell me that the main priesthood leader I had line up for the week at camp was no longer going to be able to go due to his wife having to surgery. So now I am in a pickle, I need to line up 3 priesthood leaders for camp with less than a week to go, and I am not sure where to start. I hope the bishopric had some luck in there search last night. Oh and one more thing that sucks I had lined up the opportunity to donate blood tomorrow but I can no longer do it thanks to this crappy pneumonia. ARGH!!! I hope I can pull this mess together and have a decent weekend and be able to provide a good experience for the girls at camp. Please pray for me and my weakness' that I will make it through. I hope when I have the chance to write again my stress will be diminished. Just remember, "This to shall pass."(Thanks Grandma.)

2008-07-21T02:24:00.001-06:00

Memories

This came from a friends blog and I thought it sounded fun.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

EVERYBODY PLAY! I want to see what memories you have!!

2008-07-15T04:24:00.003-06:00

Well the weekend is over, and it didn't get much better. I went home Saturday morning and Kylee, sounded awful, she still had a fever, and her cough was horrendous so I called and talked to one of the ER nurses and she said we had probably better get her checked out again. So Kylee and I made a visit to to the hospital to have the doc take a peak at her. We ended up having to check her into the ER so we could get a chest x-ray. My poor baby now has pneumonia. I can't believe that in one week she could go from a virus to strep throat to having pneumonia. Needless to say we didn't go to church again and I had to switch my schedule for work around again. I think she is finally doing better though her and Lex were on one when I was trying to rest before work. The two of them are starting to feed off of each other they egg each other on and pester the crap out of each other to the point of squealing at the top of there lungs. Danny didn't have much better luck with them after I came to work, he put them to bed at 8 and they were still awake at 10 they had turned on the light and were playing with each other 3 different times. That poor guy had to hand out a bunch of spanks that went unnoticed. Oh well kids will be kids hopefully we can have a better day today and maybe have some fun this week with out sick kids.(knock on wood!!) Here are a few pics from the fourth of July.

One Hot Hubby!!

Water babies.

Kylee Jean

Kylee Loves the water.

Lexer Loo

Side Note

2008-07-12T04:11:00.002-06:00

I had to go with the BEES!! That is our theme for girls camp when I saw it I thought I had to have it to help me get in the spirit of, "Bee Unified, Grow Together." Just pray for me that I can pull this thing off without a hitch and provide a good experience for the girls. Only 3 weeks left. (Yikes!!)

Ten days already??

2008-07-12T03:27:00.003-06:00

Well as you can tell time flies by no matter what you do! The fourth was pretty lazy but it was good. I spent most of the morning sleeping, then we worked in our garden, (it is definitely coming along.) That evening we went out to my parents and the girls played in the sprinkler and then we had a bbq. Danny got some great pictures we just haven't gotten them from my moms camera yet so when i do I will post a few. The rest of the weekend went by fast with out much to talk about except Kylee started running a fever on Sunday morning so yet another Sunday of only going to Sacrament meeting. I think the relief society is going to think I am inactive. Any way By Monday morning she was worse so we went to the doctor, the told us is was just a virus so we went home. Over the next 48 hours things got worse her fever got higher and she was more miserable so Wednesday we got into see her normal doctor and she tested positive for strep. (yuck!!) So our poor little girl had to get a big old shot of penicillin in her tiny little leg,OUCH!! I felt so bad but we didn't want to have 10 days worth of antibiotics to take when she was already getting tired of having to take the Ibuprofen and tylenol around the clock since Sunday. I feel so bad for that little girl, this is number 3 on case of strep this year, so we have an appointment with the ENT doctor on the 30th of July to see if we need to get her tonsils out. Thursday wasn't much better, we jut added a sore leg to everything. It breaks my heart to see her hurting and miserable, if I could trade her places I would in a heart beat, but I am sure any parent would do the same for their kids. Friday was better, she was still running a low grade fever but her over all spirits were better. I am sure her daddy took great care of her while I was at work last night, we will see how she is when I get home this morning.I love you little bug and hope you feel better. She has been asking me all week to go to Jensen's Grove and play in the water I hope she is good enough we can go today. Well I hope everyone is having a good summer and has the opportunity to stop and smell the roses.

Happy Four of July!!

2008-07-02T23:35:00.003-06:00

Well, I can't believe that it is the middle of the summer already. Time has flown by so fast, we haven't been skiing yet and we haven't even been tent camping yet. It looks like things aren't going to get much better very soon, at least not until I get girls camp over with. I have one month to go and I feel like the most unorganized camp director ever. I just hope I can pull it of before it is to late. The girls are loving the weather I am enjoying it now that my AC is up and running. It is nice in the mornings ,it is usually cool enough that I can get my exercise in for the day, but by noon time it is just sweltering so I retreat inside and make the girls do the same until later in the after noon then they spend the evening on the swing set or in their little pool.
The fourth is going to be a little different for us this year, we normally go to Idaho Falls with Danny's family, but they are going to be in Boise packing up Leslie and Dustin to help the move to Washington for school. It will still be fun, we are planning a BBQ with my family and we are going to see what good old Blackfoot has to offer. I hope everyone has a good and safe time celebrating this wonderful land we live in!! Hopefully I will update again soon.

Fathers Day Weekend

2008-06-25T16:36:00.011-06:00

Well fathers day weekend was a good break but it went by fast. The reunion was a little windy on Friday night so we didn't get to do any boating but it was fun to visit with everyone. Saturday the weather was perfect for the races, our friends Bren and Lisa Ball came down with their kids. Josh and Collete Brown came and brought their baby. We had a good time the kids loved the water and we all got plenty of sunshine. Mitch did great he got first place. Shylo and her friend Amy Lilya sat by us to.

Sunday was fathers day we went to church and had lunch with the Georges. When we got home from church Kylee wanted to hold Alexis so this was the result. They are about the same size so it was a little difficult for her. Fathers was good, Danny got 2 new pairs of pants and a new shirt. That evening we decided to surprise my dad, b/c we hadn't been able to see him b/c he was already up at the cabin so we went to Island Park.
Monday we got the opportunity to go fishing with my parents. The girls had fun on the boat, and they did really good but the only thing we caught was a lot of bugs. We didn't even have a single bite. Oh well, a bad day of fishing is better than a bad day at work. That night we made dinner for them and had a good time. Kylee even had the opportunity to feed the foxes that come around the cabin.

Tuesday we went on a four wheeler ride to a place called Hidden lake, it was beautiful. We also ended up have a snowball fight at one point. After we got back we packed up and headed for home, yuck!

Wednesday Danny went back to work and I did laundry and we had a bbq with Danny's family at our house for dinner. Thursday we visited Great Grandma and then wen to the park for lunch with Kaylynn and her kids. Friday night I worked the ER. Saturday Danny mowed my parents lawn while the girls played with cousins. That evening we took them down to Jensen's grove to play in the water for awhile.I went to work at midnight and worked Med/Surg. Sunday we went to church and had lunch with the Georges and then went to the Jensen's for the evening. Monday the Missionaries came over and did FHE. Tuesday my sisters came over and we scrap booked for awhile. In the afternoon Kylee had her first dentist appointment, she did awesome. Then I had mutual stuff, we certified the girls on camp fires and cooking. Today I have just been trying to re-coop and get the house in some fashion of order.

2008-06-10T04:12:00.006-06:00

I am so tired. I am sitting here at work trying to keep myself awake I have 1 hr and 15 min to go. I know I can do it. There is one hour away from a ten day stretch off of work. YEAH!!!! We have lots of fun things planned. There is a Rowbury reunion Friday, snow mobile races on Saturday, Sunday is fathers day and we are going to go to the cabin for a few days to fish and ride four wheelers, I can't wait.
Well in looking back over the last week, there are a few things that stand out, I finally got my painting done!! What a weight lifted off my back. Now I am just waiting on Danny so I can paint the trim he needs to cut and replace. I also spoiled my babies and bought them a little set of table and chairs so they could do some crafts they were so excited to be able to finger paint on their new princess table.

Wednesday night we had the annual relief society mother daughter party, I took my mom and my girls, it was fun, Kylee even won a flower. Thursday Alex started to run a fever, Friday morning we ended up at the doctors with strep. Friday afternoon we had lunch with dad in IF and did a little shopping. We played on the swing set when it wasn't raining or getting blown
away.

Saturday we took care of odds and ends and Kylee got to go to Katie's dance program with Grandma and Grandpa Jensen. She absolutely loved it and loves spending time with them. Alex stayed with us b/c she still wasn't doing to hot and we took her to Wal-mart to pick out a fishing poll for this next weekend, she picked princesses, it was so cute. Sunday me and the girls stayed home from church do to Alex's illness, Dad was an awesome husband and went and led the music for me and also took care of some camp stuff. He is so wonderful!!

Go Daddy, you are amazing and want you to know how much we love you and hope you have a great Fathers day!!

Round and round we go.

2008-06-02T02:32:00.002-06:00

Wow, the weekend flew by as always. We spent Saturday morning doing a little yard work and then spent the afternoon with some friends in Idaho Falls. We also had ulterior motives in going to IF, we purchased the girls a swing set that has been long over due. Danny and his dad started working on putting it together at about 8:30 pm and we finally stopped at about 11:30 pm. It is still not quite finished but I am sure by Monday night all the swings will be in tacked. It probably didn't help that I tried to help and ended up putting the swings together wrong so I spent 30 min putting them together the wrong way 30 min taking them back apart and another 20 putting them together the right way.No wonder Danny says I scare him when I use power tools. Sunday was the normal stuff Danny started at 6:30 with meetings and I spent most of church trying to iron out and line up girls camp stuff. I didn't realize how big of a job this was going to turn in to. I just hope I can provide a good experience for the girls. Our short afternoon went by fast I got ready to come to work and then took the girls out side to play on there new swing set minus the swings, thanks to me. They still loved it and I think it was a good purchase. Well back to work I shall go

Its the weekend again!

2008-05-30T22:11:00.004-06:00

These are daddy's super cute girls and mom, at the dam.

Well it is the weekend again, and I am no so sure how it got here so fast. I spent Thursday having a bad day and feeling sorry for myself, then I saw an email from my sister in law and realized I wasn't the only one having a bad day and it could be worse. Her five year old boy decided to give her three year old daughter a hair cut because,quote "Brittney said she wanted to be a boy." Yikes is all I could say and my heart goes out to her. I am just glad our scissor escapade wasn't any where near that bad.
Today has been good I had the opportunity to walk the green belt with my sisters and then we scrap booked for a while. I was also able to get my flower beds and garden weeded. Go me!! Well here are a few pic from our trip to palisades dam, and as soon as I get the pic from the four wheeler ride I will post them also. Explanations as follows, lex and her prize rock, teaching her how to throw rocks (still not sure if that was a bad choice or not), lex in the trunk befor the bum change , next was the bum change she wasn't to sure of it, the last two were us walking back to the car as it started to rain.

Holy Crap!!

2008-05-28T23:28:00.002-06:00

Holy Crap!! I can't believe it has been over a month since I have looked at this thing. I guess I am good at letting time fly by and not realize it!! Well it is the end of May and life has been treating us pretty good.
We got the garden in the first part of the month and we already have lettuce, peas, beans, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, and squash out of the ground. I am just hoping that we didn't kill our tomato and pepper plants, we had wall-o-water around them and they got roast on the two days that we had that were actually around 80. I think the cooler weather helped but we will see.
Danny and I were able to get away for a night with the Balls. We had a fun trip to Salt Lake, we did some shopping and lounging with out the girls. It was fun but boy did we miss them.
Mothers day was good Danny and the girls got me a new fan for the living room and a beautiful card. Dustin and Leslie blessed Ryker, so we spent the afternoon with the George Family and we had a BBQ with the Jensens that night, it was a good day.
We had FHE around the middle of the month at the Clapp's home. It is so much fun to get together with our friends. Next month is at our house,hopefully we will have the yard ready by then and the weather will cooperate.
This last weekend was Memorial weekend, it was good yet kind of sad. It is the first time I can remember not being at the cabin, or camping with my family. It has just been so wet this year that Grandma and Grandpa Sandau didn't have the cabin open yet, and with gas priced so high we opted to stay home. So the weekend plans consisted of painting, painting, and more painting. We did get a few surprise though, Saturday we ended up going on a 4- wheeler ride with my parents then went to Mr. Pizza to watch the Ultimate Fighting Championships. Sunday we played hookie and spent the day as a family and went for a drive. The road ended up taking us up to Palisades Dam, were the girls loved to throw rocks in the water to see who could make the biggest splash. Then we finished the loop up through Jackson and had lunch then made it back to Blackfoot just in time to have a BBQ and games with the Jensen Clan. We also had the opportunity during all these activities to take time out and honor our heritage, Danny's parents invited us to go and decorate Grandma and Grandpa Georges graves. It was the first time we were here to be able to do this and it was a good experience, hard but good. It was the first Memorial day since Grandpa had past.
Monday we did some more painting and then had a BBQ with the George family. Yesterday I finished up the painting except for a little bit of the trim but I was actually able to get the majority of my house put back together Yay!!!
And today I refused to touch a paint brush, I did laundry and dishes and took a nap before I had to come to work, and so here I sit typing away wishing I were sleeping. Stay tuned and see how long it takes me to catch back up and post pics from our adventures.

Fresh start.

2008-04-22T15:44:00.002-06:00

Well, I decide to take a swing at this whole blog thing, Danny tried to start but it didn't really happen so I guess I will take my turn. We had FHE last night with our friends and it gave me the bug to start so we will see how I do. The site is still under construction so bare with me till I get it figured out.

Day off....kinda

2007-12-16T10:01:00.001-07:00

Well, Alex has been sick with a cold and it finally made its way around to Kylee, as it always does. We woke up at 3 am to a little baby girl with a 102° fever. Guess we aren't going to church today. Don't want to get the other little nursery goers sick also. We are getting ready for christmas and having a good time. I am sure that you all know by now that I bought a wii to sell online and I got it on Friday. I will be listing it on monday, so if you want to help out, you can boost the bid up late in the auction.

Just Beginning

2007-12-05T13:08:00.000-07:00

I really plan on doing this, so be patient.