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...

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!

My Leg

Well I am three weeks into my leg mess. What a nightmare. I would not recommend anyone break a leg ever, but especially if you have small children or other people to take care of.

I went to the Dr on Wednesday and got my cast off. I feel like a whole new woman. My brace lets me bend my leg, and shower (kind of) like a human. I can also take it off! Whahoo! This is nice.

Monday I head back to work part time and I am a little nervous about that. I'm clumsy on my feet and now I am headed to work on crutches. Luckily I only have to go part time because it is exhausting for me to do too much yet. Crazy how surgery and such can knock you down so hard.

I am putting some pictures of my leg and such....enjoy!

The finale to our camping season.

Last weekend was the beginning of a 3 weekend run at camping. Spencer last weekend, Bear Lake this weekend, and Pole Bridge next. Unfortunately I single handedly ruined the plans.

We were on a family ride last weekend everyone enjoying themselves. There came a tricky part, I was sure I could do on my own....nope as witnesses by 20 or so of our closest friends and family I wrecked a broke my leg.

Of course it couldn't bean easy break....nope I did a major break. Messing up my entire knee needing a bone graft from my hip to fix my knee.

As such I am unable to put any weight on my leg for 8 weeks. There goes the rest of our camping trips and quite honestly life as we knew it.

I'm already sick on not being able to get around sitting in bed and quite honestly the pain. Not to sound like a major complainer but I'm sick of not being able to take care of my family and house.

I will keep you posted....October 14th I will get this huge cast off....maybe then my spirits will rise.

Where did the summer go?

I don't really know where the summer went, but it is over. We had a great summer.

We did lots of camping, took the kids swimming, to Lagoon, and just hung out.

Aiden rode in his first Motocross race at the end of July. I was so nervous...and he wasn't. What's wrong with that? He was so relaxed and did a great job. He is looking forward to racing more next year. I on the other hand am not, not only did it make me nervous but it also going to cost me too much money. We will have to buy Aiden and racing bike and a trail bike.


I have enjoyed my dirt bike this year as well. I haven't had a lot of opportunity to ride it since I am the mother of a small baby. But the times I get out I enjoy it.

Aiden started the 2nd grade last Monday. He was a little nervous since his cousin Ethan moved and isn't in the same school this year. He did great. I think he is enjoying it.

Seth has been beggin every day since Aiden started school about when his pre-school starts. Last Thursday I told him two weeks and he said "It has been two weeks" I said "Well then you can pretend you are going to pre-school today." He said "I can't pretend because it has been two weeks." What a goofy kid.

I decided to pierce MadiLynne's ears. My mom and dad were upset with me, but she looks so adorable. She is a great baby. She is so easy to get along with and will just sit and babble all day. My parents, my brother Blake, Madi and I drove to Oregon to see my brother Jason in a play. Man was it a long drive, but Madi was awesome!

We decided to end our summer with a bang....a big dog. We just adopted a 5 month old Great Dane named Bailey. She was born the day before baby MadiLynne. She is very cute and loves the kids. She doesn't like not being able to see the baby. When Madi is napping and her bedroom door is shut the dog paces by her door until the door is open. Here are some pics from the summer. Enjoy!