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.

A Weekend at Home

This past weekend was a lot of fun. We were going to go down to Utah, but changed our minds because Ryan has been working so much and didn't even get home until about 8:30 on Fri. night.

It was a perfect weekend to get some stuff done outside. Ryan even planted more of the garden - yes it late, but better late then never. We might get some stuff out of it.

We, mainly Ryan also put in a sandbox for the kids. I really didn't help out that much but I like to think I did. Anyway the kids love it and it's so fun to watch them play in it. Connor was so excited the whole time we were getting it ready and then once he was able to get in and play - it was great.

Sometimes there nothing better than a weekend home in the backyard.

9 Months Old

I can’t believe that Hayden is already nine months old today. He is just the sweetest little boy ever. He is now crawling and even pulling himself up to a stand.


Still no teeth, but that’s okay because he loves table food and would much rather have it than any of his baby food and if he can gum it then I’m fine with that.


He absolutely loves his sister to death. Whenever she walks in the room he gets the biggest smile! Don’t get me wrong, he loves Connor too but lately Connor is having a hard time sharing with Hayden, which makes him so sad when things get taken away. Connor is really trying to be a better sharer but this is the first time he has ever really had to learn to share so we’ll give him a little time.

Happy Anniversary Babe

This past weekend was so much fun. We went down to Utah to celebrate our 7th anniversary.

On Friday, Ryan’s brother was in town from Missouri so we met up with his family for lunch and a little bowling. It was the first time we’d ever taken the kids bowling and they loved it, especially Connor. It was so fun to watch him push the ball and then get so excited.

After bowling we dropped Connor and Alex off at Ryan’s sister’s and Hayden at his mom’s. They agreed to watch them for a night.

Friday night we saw a very funny comedian (Joel McHale – host of The Soup on E!) and then headed to Park City to spend the night.

The next morning we slept in and then went shopping. How lucky am I to have a husband that will go shopping with me…and I think he even enjoys it too.

Love ya babe and thanks for the great weekend

I Feel Like a Bad Mom

OK, so accidents are bound to happen when there’s a baby around, but it doesn’t make me feel any better, and yes other moms say it has happened to them too, but I still kind of feel like a bad mom. Yesterday Hayden fell off the bed face first and ended up with a little red nose. It was the saddest thing.

When Alex was a baby things like that happened more since she was my first. Connor hasn’t really had any accidents, so I thought I had learned.

I guess having two other kids to care for and pick up after caused a little lapse in my attention. I walked away for a quick second and saw him take the little tumble off the bed when I walked back in the room. We’ll try to keep Hayden’s future accidents to a minimum.

Even with his little red nose he is the happiest baby.