2009 DEFINITELY WASN'T THE BEST YEAR FOR US, WE HAD MANY TRIALS THAT WE HAD TO FACE. WE WERE FIRST BLESSED WITH LOGAN IN JUNE, AND WHEN HE WAS 3 DAYS OLD HE GOT JAUNDICE REALLY BAD AND HAD TO BE ADMITTED BACK IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 4 DAYS. AS A MOTHER ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I HAD TO DO WAS TO WATCH HIM LAY IN THE HOSPITAL WITH IVS IN HIM AND KNOW THERE WASN'T ANYTHING I COULD DO TO HELP HIM. AFTER WE WERE RELEASED WE FIGURED IT COULD ONLY GET BETTER, WE BROUGHT HIM HOME AND ENJOYED A FEW WEEKS TOGETHER. ON JUNE 28TH WHILE CAMPING FOR THE WEEKEND WE RECEIVED THE HORRIBLE NEWS FROM MY DAD THAT MY MOM HAD PASSED AWAY(IT STILL SEEMS LIKE SUCH A HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE), AFTER WE GOT ALL OF HER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS DONE AND WE THOUGHT WE COULD SETTLE DOWN AND JUST HAVE TIME TO GRIEVE, LOGAN STARTED TO LOOSE WEIGHT AND TO MAKE A VERY LONG STORY SHORT WAS HOSPITALIZED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 14 DAYS AND HAD MULTIPLE TESTS DONE, ONE AFTER ANOTHER THEY ALL CAME BACK NEGATIVE FOR ANY CHILDHOOD DISEASES THAT WOULD AFFECT HIS GROWTH. THEY NEVER FOUND A REASON TO HIS WEIGHT LOSS (OTHER THEN TO TEST MY FAITH IN OUR HEAVENLY FATHER) AND STOPPED TESTING HIM. HE IS DOING MUCH BETTER, AND IS SLOWLY GAINING WEIGHT. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME, I COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE TRIALS WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK JOSH FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME THROUGH IT ALL AND FOR JUST LETTING ME CRY WHEN I NEEDED TO AND BELIEVE ME I DO ALOT. M'TALI, DALLIN, AND DAKODA ATTEND FREEDOM ACADEMY AND ARE DOING REALLY WELL IN SCHOOL, THEY ARE ALL SUCH A BIG HELP AROUND THE HOUSE AND WITH LOGAN. I HAVE AN AMAZING FAMILY AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT I AM SO THANKFUL FOR. I HOPE 2010 IS A MUCH BETTER YEAR FOR OUR FAMILY!
FOR NEW YEARS EVE WE HEADED UP TO THE CABIN, JOSH'S MOM TOOK THE OLDER 3 ON TUESDAY AND WE WENT UP ON THURSDAY. ON OUR WAY UP JOSH WAS TELLING ME HOW HIS FRIEND HAD TOLD HIM ABOUT THE ELK THAT HE HAD SEEM UP IN PROVO CANYON, AND ABOUT 45 SECONDS LATER I LOOKED OVER AND SAW THIS BEAUTIFUL ELK STANDING IN THE TREES SO JOSH TURNED AROUND AND WE PULLED OVER AND TOOK THIS PICTURE.
ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE MIDNIGHT WE LOOK OVER AT DAKODA AND HE WAS DEAD ASLEEP. LUCKILY HE WOKE UP JUST IN TIME TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH US.
LOGAN EVEN MADE IT TO MIDNIGHT AND ENJOYED WATCHING THE FIREWORKS(POPPERS) ON UNCLE JAKE'S LAP.
M'TALI DOING HER POPPERS
LOGAN'S FIRST NEW YEARS KISS!!!
DALLIN'S ABOUT TO GET A DRINK DUMPED ON HIS HEAD BY UNCLE JAY!!
DALLIN, UNCLE JAY, AND AUNT BETHJORDEN WANTED TO GIVE M'TALI A NEW YEARS KISS, BUT SHE WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
DRINKING OUR "CHAMPAGNE"!!!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF NEW YEARS IS SLEDDING, I DIDN'T GET TO SPEND ALOT OF TIME OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT WAS TO COLD FOR LOGAN, BUT AT 12:30AM WE DECIDED TO GO SLEDDING, I AGREED TO 2 RUNS DOWN THE HILL, BUT WE ENDED UP STAYING OUT THERE TILL 2:30 IN THE MORNING. IT WAS ALOT OF FUN TO WATCH THE KIDS HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
DAKODA LOVES THIS SLED THAT HOOKS UP TO THE SNOWMOBILE, ON THE BACK IT SAYS ARCTIC CAT, BUT HE CALLS IT THE KITTY CAT.
M'TALI SLEDDING
DALLIN LOVES TO SLED!!!
"THE SCAREDY CATS" !!!! I LOVE THAT WE CAN JUST SIT UP AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WATCH THE KIDS
DALLIN, CARTER, AND ANTONIO LOVED TO SIT AT THE FIRE PIT OUSIDE, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE SMOKE HURT THEIR EYES SO THEY DECIDED THE GOGGLES WOULD KEEP THE SMOKE OUT.
I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!! THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN, AND I LOVE WATCHING MY KIDS GET ALONG!!
2 comments:
looks like a really fun new year. i too hope 2010 will bring in some better luck and Health for us all.
OH mandi I love that post! I thought I was all caught up but apparently not! love you
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