Summer Happenings

WOW~ We have had a busy summer so far. We moved out of our house at the end of June so that our renters could move in and we have been living with bens parents ever since. Bens brother and his family live there also, so its been a full house. Sometimes crazy and overwhelming, but mostly alot of fun. For sure makes you appreciate your own space ;) We were able to refinish the basement at our house. we didnt quite get it done before our renters moved in, but its done now. Also in the last weekend of June I was able to go to the Sherwood reunion in Utah. I was so nervous about going. I went without Ben or Addison with my aunts and cousins. Im so glad I went, I had such a good time and was able to see many ppl that I havent seen in years. It would have been better if they could have met Ben and Addison though! Maybe next time. In July so far weve mostly done family stuff. We spent the first couple weeks at the house in all our spare time finishing the basement. Ben did such a good job it looks amazing. For the 4th of July, we just kinda hung around here. We went to the races at the park and Addison didnt really know what to do. . Then last weekend we went to Mesa for Blakes Wedding. This weekend is the 24th of July and next weekend is Blakes reception up here, so we have a busy month. It's been fun, but ill be glad when things settle down. Oh ya I forgot in June we had the Crosby reunion, and in July we had The Gray reunion. For the crosby reunion we went to a place outside of showlow and spent the day, it was fun. For the gray reunion we had breakfast at Uncle Arlands and then went out to Lyman to go canoeing. Much to my dismay Addison hates the water, so sad I love the water and I want her to love it too!
FARMINGTON- We were originally headed to farmington the end of August, but Ben decided to take the classes online and were going to head that way in January when his program starts. Im so excited to go and see what a new town has to offer. And I'm so excited for Ben to be pursuing a Career that he seems to really enjoy ;) Im so glad we have been given the opportunity to go and so thankful we have the means to do so! Well thats all for now. Im thinking I need to plan a vacation for our little family before we are tied down to school....HMMM Where to go? New Basement!4th of JulyBlakes WeddingCrosby ReunionSherwood ReunionGray Reunion

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter Everyone. The Easter Bunny found us despite my Thought that Addison really didnt need an easter basket. He brought Addison Playdough and Flip flops and Candy. After she found her basket the the easter bunny hid we colored eggs. Addison wanted to color herself too i guess because she drank some of the pink dye ;) Then we made a yummy breakfast and then headed to Roundvalley to meet adam and Sami Waite. We had a picnic in the mountains with them and thier kids. We had an Easter egg hunt there and Tylar helped Addison find eggs(thanks Tylar). We had so much fun and got a little too much sun. WE rode four wheelers and played baseball and did a little shooting. Ben handing me the pistol and i said what should i shoot? He said aim for that water bottle. but you wont get it, so i did and i blew it to pieces first try :) It was pretty overcast all day and a little windy, but mostly pretty good weather. we got lucky its been so windy lately. Addison rode the four wheeler with Payton and loved it. She also biffed it face first in the dirt. all in all we had a great time. Sunday Jaime and Boyd invited us over for Easter Dinner. It was so good. We made choc chip cookies and I let addison lick the beater. She was in heaven!

WILD CHILD

A bunch of pictures of our CRAZY GIRL!

Working with dad

Eating crushed ice that she loves!

Playing at walmart with kamryn

Learning to potty!

Helping mom make bread.

Drinking from the hose...SICK!

Playing with our new pets

JUST LIKE DAD!

Addison is TWO!

Addison ans Her cousin Lila are One day apart, so we celebrated thier birthdays together. We also celbrated thier 1st birthdays together, we're hoping to always do it that way. This year mari and I made them a Barbie cake. WE had so much fun doing it. I don't think they even knew how cool it was! We had a family lunch and the kids had cake and opened presents. We all had a good time! I can't believ my baby is two. Guess shes not really a baby anymore. WE love her some much and have had so much fun with her growing personality. Here are a few things about Addison:
She loves to read books
She loves babies
Shes crazy most of the time
She is a daddy's girl
Shes afraid of dogs
She loves chickens
she loves plums, green beans, bell peppers
She hates snow peas
She loves to brush her teeth

These are just a few things i can think of about addison.

WE'RE ALL OKAY!

My mom made it! She has a long road ahead of her but is mostly back to normal. My mom will probably kill me for putting these pictures up of her, but she never looks at my blog. If you ask her about any of this she doesnt remember. The nurses and doctors told us we could even take her back to that room and she wouldnt remember any of it probably and she doesn't She was having some short term memorey problems but it seems to be coming back to her. Her first week out of the hospital she was pretty weak and slow in anything she did. she would get tired and out of breath quickly. She did a couple weeks of out patient rehab and is now back home. She is able to drive, but has not returned to work yet, All in time! I am so grateful, and feel so blessed to still have her here. The doctors keep telling us she is a medical miracle, I'm so greatful for that! Thank you to everyone for all your thoughts and prayers on our behalf, and thank you to bishop Duncan and family for the blessing you gave her, and for the support you provided to our family!( We called Bishop DUncan on our way to mesa the night this happened and him and his wife rushed to the hospital and He gave my mom a blessing while she was still at the first hospital, then they followed to good sams and stayed there with nikki until Jaime and I got there. We were so greatful for them providing that support to her and to our mom!)