In Memory of Aunt Faye

We found out this morning that my Aunt Faye passed away sometime during the night. This picture was taken at my grandmother funeral just a little over 2 years ago. She was such a great aunt. I use to go and stay with her during the summers when I was younger. She always made you feel cool. She did special things for you like take you shopping or out to lunch. She was only 51 years old. Her only son, Bryce is on a mission to Spain. We are all very much in shock.. She was not ill or anything that would make you think that this would be happening. I am truly thankful that God knows everything! He knows the beginning from the end. He is my strength and, I can rely wholly upon Him.

Psalms 18:2 "The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."

Welcome Home Daddy!

My dad has been very sick now for several months. He had a major heart attack almost a year ago. In December he seen that he had a blister on his foot. 2 days later it it turned to gangrene. He started Hyperbaric Chamber treatments in mid January. His foot is healing nicely.. Then my dad started to have problems with passing out.. He would stand up and a few minutes later.. Down he would go! On Wednesday he went down, but this time he dislocated his ankle (his foot was on backwards after he fell) and broke his leg. He was taken by the ambulance to Brigham Hospital where he was told the only way to fix this is surgery, BUT because of you having gangrene in your foot we can not do anything. Man what a blow. The next day the social worker comes into the room with the head nurse and tells my dad.. We are discharging you, but you have to be put in a nursing home. You are to unstable and need constant care. You can not put any weight on your broken foot at all. Man another blow. Well, this is where I come in! I told my dad I would take care of him. So we got everything arranged and he moved right in. I took this picture last night at 2AM. Josiah is teething and my dad was too hot. So I thought hey take a picture. Since my dad has moved in he has made some great progress. He is doing so much better.

Exodus 20:12 "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."

Resolutions 2 Months Later!

Here we are at the Arby's in Brigham. We had a nice meal. We tried their Roast Burger for free.

It was delicious! This picture really has nothing to do with what I am posting about, but I like to have a picture. So now that that is over with.....

I am going to update you on how things are going. We as a family started this journey to be a healthier family. We have been doing just that! I am amazed at our progress. I will tell you about Ryan and my progress: Since 1/5/09:

Ryan has lost a total of 22 pounds!

I have lost a total of 36 pounds and a total of 29 and 1/4 inches from my frame! My clothes are loose on me. We are praising Jesus for this wonderful victory! We are going to keep on!

1Chronicles 16:29 "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."

Babysitting or should I say Doggie?

Definitely BABYSITTING! The bottom 2 are my little sister Natalie's; Allister and Isabella and the top one is my my Mother-in-law's Garfield. We had a very interestingly fun time babysitting these three. How does someone get so lucky.. Well, I will tell you. First of all, I have dogs. Next up I don't mind (this always helps) Lastly, I have a knack for taking care of and training dogs. My sister had it arranged that I would watch her dogs way in advance. Her and her hubby were going on a vacation. Then they day before we get the dogs Ryan's mother calls and says that she has to go and stay with her sister for a few days, could I watch Garfield. Well, why not! So we had a lovely week with these little guys. They became the best of friends!

Matthew 24:42 "Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."

10 Months Today!

Josiah is 10 months old today. Man does time fly by. He is almost a year! WOW! He is doing well. He is finally crawling. I am so excited for this. It is great to have him be mobile. He plays so much better and is over all a happier baby. He was standing in his crib the other day. He has sprouted a tooth. Yes, just one! I have tried to get a photo of this, but with no luck. It is on the bottom right. He says Dada and Mama as well. He grunts when he is eating table food. You just can not feed him fast enough. He loves his brothers and his sister. Last night when Ryan came home from school Josiah was in the walker and started screaming for his dad to come over and pick him up. I am still his favorite, though. :) We are blessed to have this little guy!

Proverbs 23:25 "Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice."

Regionals, Jurney's turn!

Well, this last Friday was the final Regionals. This one is for the teens grades 7th-12th. This time it was at Berean Baptist Church in Ogden, Utah. Jurney entered 3 categories. Photography (nature/color), Sketching, and the Spelling Bee. She took 3rd place in all divisions. Jurney takes her camera everywhere. Jurney was very excited that she was able to place at all. Once you get in with the teens the competing level is very advanced. You should have seen some of the things that were entered. I am very proud of how hard Jurney worked on her projects. Next year, Jurney is going to enter in the speech and possibly singing competitions.
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Psalms 30:12 "To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever."