Thursday, January 19, 2012

Alyssa turns 8



August 2011

Time for swimming lessons!  Both the kids did great and really made progress.

Bear Lake July 2011

We spend a week in Bear Lake at the condo with Mark's bro Ryan and his family.  We hiked to Bloomington Lake, went to the Paris Ice Caves, rode four wheelers, visited Grandma Weaver, played on the beach and in the water.  We had a blast!
I made T-shirts for the kids to wear to announce...our baby is a BOY!  

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Locks of Love June 2011

Alyssa loved her long hair, but not the tangles.  She decided to donate a good 10" to locks of love.
And here I am getting ready to head to the Doctor to get off my Reglan pump.  I don't know how I would have survived this pregnancy without it.  And look at that belly! I think I am only at 17 weeks here!

Spring 2011

Cole's broken arm didn't slow him down much.  In fact, the day of the surgery he took a long nap when we got home from the hospital, but when Alyssa got home from school, all he wanted to do was run around the house.  He even snuck out the back door and ran out into the yard, when some friends stopped by. We were so nervous he was going to trip again.  We had to make him stay on the sofa and watch cartoons.  
The night of Cole's surgery, I threw up.  I hoped this pregnancy would be different and not so bad, but it just got worse each week.  By Easter I was on a home IV.  Cole and I had lots of snuggle time.

10th Anniversary and Cole's Broken Arm

Mark and I were getting ready to head to Vegas for our 10th Anniversary and a couple days before we were to leave town, our little Cole fell down the stairs and broke his arm.  It was the saddest thing.  Poor kid had to have surgery to fix it.  He was so brave at the hospital and didn't even cry when he got his IV.  The doctor told us he'd be fine with the Grandparents and not to miss our vacation.  So a day or two after his operation we hit the road. Even though it was hard to be away from the kiddos, we had a good time in the sun.  We went to a cirque du soleil show, the hoover dam, a magic show, and just enjoyed each other and some sunshine.  Sadly, this is the only pic of us together on our trip...Mark is on the phone and you can see up my nose...awesome!

Ashley and Nick Tie the Knot