A Little Weekend Away

Well we just spent the weekend down in Utah. It had been over a month since we last saw my Mom, so it was really good to see her again. She was in good spirits and was so happy to see her grandkids.

On our way down we stopped in Salt Lake and saw my Dad, who was up from St. George, and my brother and his family. It was good to see everyone.

The kids love playing in my parents huge backyard so on Friday night we just relaxed, played with the kids and watched a few of the neighborhood fireworks for the July 24th Holiday. My parents have a wiffle ball set and Alex is quite the little slugger. Her Grandpa, who was an avid baseball player and coach, thinks she’s got quite an eye for a 5 year old. We’ll have to get her into tee ball.

On Saturday I took my mom out and did a little shopping, but she got tired pretty fast, so that didn’t last too long. When we got back Ryan and I did a few things around the house that mom needed help with and then we went to Costco and spent way too much money. Saturday night Alex had a little daddy daughter date with Ryan and we also lit off a few of our own fireworks, which all the kids absolutely love. It’s pretty hilarious to watch Connor jump up and down and go crazy every time Ryan would light one.

All in all it was a good weekend and it was great to see my mom again and I can’t wait to go back in August when Ryan is at Convention for work.

Up, Up, Up.

This is what Hayden has been up to lately. Each day he goes up another step.

Great News

Last night Mom got an unexpected call from her doctor with news that he thought she would want to have before her next appointment on Wednesday.

Her latest bone marrow biopsy results came back and they showed no signs of any cancers cells! If you recall, at the end of her first round she still had about 5% of cancerous cells in her bone marrow, most of which were very resistant, so this is great news.

We understand that the chemo treatments will continue as planned. We’ll know more about what this good news means after she meets with her doctor again on Wednesday.

We know that the power of prayer, priesthood blessings, great faith, friendship, support and the care of her great doctors have made this possible. Mom still has a long road ahead, but we are full of gratitude and thanks for this news!

A True Biker Now

Alex learned how to ride her bike with no training wheels today. She started working on it yesterday and has already got it down.

Two Days of Cheerleading

Alex did a little two day cheerleading camp this week. On the second day and at the end the parents were invited to come and see what they had learned.

It was really cute. She learned a few jumps and cheers and even a little dance. They gave all the kids pom-poms right before performing and needless to say Alex was a little more interested in the pompom than performing, but it was still cute, and she had a lot of fun and that’s what really counts.

She kept doing her cheers and jumps all day, even doing some cheers with her dad over the phone.