Sunday, October 31, 2010

Update,,,,,







Well since last I wrote we have had a great summer. We have had a few mishaps in that we wrecked our vehicle and our camp trailer and our utility trailer and our motorcycles, but we were all okay.

The kids are growing like crazy! Aiden started the 3rd grade, Seth started Kindergarten, and MadiLynne started daycare. All good things for the little Swassing crew.

Here are a few pics of the past couple of months. Enjoy!


Saturday, April 10, 2010

2010 So far....



















So...here we are in April of 2010. Yesterday was MadiLynne's 1st birthday. We took the family to SLC for a quick get away...went to Hogle Zoo, Build a Bear workshop, and just did some swimming at the hotel. We only did a quick birthday celebration for Madi as tomorrow will be her party with the family.

Staying in a hotel with 3 kids is quite an adventure..the first night we turned off all the lights and Madi in her cute little innocent voice says, "hi....hi." over and over. Which of course gets the boys laughing hysterically. The next night Seth steam rolled Aiden in the night to eventually roll off the opposite side of the bed then he was sleeping. THUMP! in the night. He then says to me "I couldn't find my bed." Who knows what was going on.

I asked myself several times, why do parents spend the money to stay in a hotel room 10 times smaller than our houses when we could stay at home and have the space to roam for free? Here are some pics from the past 6 months or so...

Thursday, January 7, 2010






Happy New Year.






Well after a trying few months we have entered into the new year. I have been going to physical therapy trying to walk normal again. It takes at least 2 hours and is slightly painful. I am ready to walk normal and not have to think so hard when I am walking. Walking should be something you don't have to think about.

November and December were crazy months. Aiden turned 8...and was baptized. We also had to attend 3 funerals in the last week of November. One of those may result in us adopting a 2 1/2 year old girl. We are still waiting on details from our attorney, but...another girl in the house would be nice.

Right after Aiden's birthday party and baptism Courtney was out of town for work for 2 weeks. Talk about bad timing! I was still on crutches, it was Christmastime and I have three small children. The day Courtney was scheduled to fly home was the huge storm that hit the east coast. He was delayed over and over again. I was anxious to get him home of course after two weeks without a husband....it took him 22 hours to get home from the east coast.

Finally Christmas arrived. The kids had so much fun...oh to be a kid again! I love watching them open presents and the excitement of Santa coming. Madi was fun with her first Christmas. She was just at the age where she was interested in opening presents, and she is actually a baby who loves toys. She got her first tooth and just started waving good bye.

Seth is looking forward to his birthday coming up at the end of the month. He will be 5. I can't believe how fast those years went by.

Enjoy the recent family pics....they are kind of awkward as I was still on crutches when we took them....but the kid pics are great!