Welcome Home Soldiers!

Good news today....our nephew, Jason, and friend, Sam, are both back in the USA from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is great that they both made it safe and sound and we are thrilled to have them home. We are truly blessed to have people in our lives willing to serve our country and are so thankful that they are willing to sacrifice so much for all of us. God bless the USA!

I'm a Great Aunt....Again!

It's a boy! Stuart and Kristen had a boy yesterday. They named him Dylan Timothy. I've seen only a couple of pictures and he looks pretty cute. I'm excited to have a new great nephew to hold. I think this makes me a great aunt to 20, but I'm not sure of the exact number. I know it's getting up there. Between my big family and Kurt's ginormous (yes that is a word) family, I can't keep good track.
On another note, Denice had her tonsils out and I'm having withdrawls. It's weird how you just get used to talking to someone every day so when it doesn't happen it throws you completly off. All well, she should be back to work in a couple of weeks and I do have a phone! Get well soon, I need you!
And congrats Stuart and Kristen!

1st born tag
Here you go moms - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Let's see how much you remember!
1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes, but it was still scary
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?Yes.
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Here we go!
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Not a chance
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?23
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I took a test.
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Pat Christmas, I was working with her.
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yep, couldn't wait
9. WHAT WAS YOUR DUE DATE? November 30th, 1995
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Not one bit
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Pink Lemonade
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Passing out at work
13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Male
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Nope, I was thrilled about having a boy.
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?30 pounds
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes, I think my sisters did it for me
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? I was really small. I only got to 32cm and weighed 130 pounds. So they had to give me ultra sounds every visit to make sure he was growing to be the right size
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Payson Hospital
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 12 hours
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Kurt
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Kurt made it through (barely)
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? EPIDURAL'S RULE!
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7 lbs 3 ounces 21 inches
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? November 15, 1995
27. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 13! Holy Crap!

Answer for yourselves!

CAMERON'S #1

Cameron played Junior Jazz Basketball this year. He did a great job, tried hard, and had a great time. And....his team got 1st place. Good job Cameron! I was very proud of him. He's not one to touch the ball much, doesn't want to touch anyone by getting in the middle to get a rebound. But in the tournament, all that changed. He dribbled, he stole, he rebounded. The highlight for me was his basket (only the 2nd for the year) made the winning 2 points with 6 seconds left in overtime. You just can't beat that. I'm sure you can all imagine how much I was screaming and cheering. It was great. I'm so proud of him and hope to post pictures soon. He is having a great winter. First place in basketball, pinewood derby, third place in the speed stacks for the school, second place in speed stacks for his class and he made the spelling bee. What a great kid! Go Cameron!

Kaylee says the funniest things!

So Kaylee and I are driving home from my mom's the other day and she say's "Mom, how come you never tell me any stories about Jesus?" This catches me off guard and I say "What kind of stories?" Kaylee says "You know, stories about when he was a kid. Weren't you born then?" So after I get done laughing I tell her Jesus was born thousands of years ago and I wasn't that old. Kaylee replies "Oh, I guess I'll ask Grandma what he was like then. Is she His age?"
Yep, you have to love her.