We Do Not Remember Days, We Remember Moments!

Catching up

2010-03-11T12:30:00.000-08:00

So I am way behind on making blog posts. I've been so sick and tired with this pregnancy that it's basically taken over life.

Let's see, where to start;

We had a great Thanksgiving and were able to spend it with both families. Shortly after Thanksgiving Cole hurt his back. It gradually got worse until we had to take a trip to the ER. I felt so bad for him, he was in so much pain and could barely move. Besides the back pain the swelling had pinched a nerve and was sending shooting pain down his leg and made it go numb.
After many doctor trips and a MRI they discovered he had three herniated discs. He was out of work for about a month and a half while his back healed. He was told that he will have to be really careful from now on and do back exercises. His back is doing a lot better now and he has finally got the feeling back in his leg.

We finally found out we're having boy and we're so excited to experience what a boys like. The girls are really excited and are constantly hugging, kissing and talking to my belly. Asia said one night while getting her ready for bed, "baby brother come out tonight and sleep with me, baby brother wants to sleep with me mom." It was so cute, if only it were that easy. We can't wait until we get to see our cute little boy!

Asia is finally potty trained. I have to add that to our exciting list. She was so stubborn for a week. She wouldn't even try to use the potty. It was pretty frustrating when I was changing clothes all day with no progress from her. I stuck it out and after about a week she finally decided she didn't have a choice, that I wasn't putting diapers on her anymore. So we made it through it just in time for more diapers to change.

For my birthday Cole surprised me with Jazz tickets. We had a lot of fun going to the game. It was nice to spend the weekend with just the two of us.

Ice Fishing and Snow Days

2010-03-11T09:47:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how much snow we have gotten this year, it's been so crazy with storm after storm. The girls have had a lot of fun playing in it. Asia's favorite is eating and licking the snow.

Cole and I love going ice fishing so we tried taking the girls one time. They actually had a good time and loved being able to go sledding too. I wish I could say we caught a lot of fish but the fishing was terrible that day and I was the only one to caught a fish.

Christmas

2010-03-11T09:46:00.000-08:00

I have so many pictures from Christmas so I had to just put them all together.

Cole's kids company Christmas party has held at the bowling alley again this year. They had bowling, pizza and Santa Clause. I wondered how Asia would do with the Santa thing this year. She really didn't want anything to do with him until I told her he would give her some candy and then she didn't want to wait her turn to get on his lap. What can I said she LOVES candy. Makynlee really got into bowling this year and had fun knocking over the pins with her dads help. Santa gave the kids gift cards to Wal-Mart so of course we had to head there after so they could pick out a toy.
The other pictures were from Christmas Eve at my Grandpa and Grandma Huntington's house. Where we did all of our traditional things; dinner, pinata, Christmas story, homemade ice cream and pjs from g'ma and g'pa.

We had an awesome Christmas this year. It was so fun watching the girls get so excited for Christmas. Santa brought the girls clothes, books and a grocery stand. The girls spend so much time playing store that it was the perfect gift. We ended up getting them both new beds, dresser, night stands and bedding.
Cole got a Wii and a gas ice auger and I got the new Canon Rebel Ti camera and camcorder. It's so nice. I love it.

Our Big News!

2009-11-13T08:10:00.000-08:00

So many of you already know but I thought I better post it. We're excepting another baby in April. It was very unexcepted but the shock is wearing off and we're getting excited. It's my last chance for a boy so we're hoping, but will be so grateful for just a healthy baby. I have been pretty miserable. I have had ALL day sickness and have been so tired all the time. So we are barely functioning and getting by most days. I'm 4 months now and hoping the sickness is about over.

We were hoping we would have our house built before our baby came but things just haven't worked out like we hoped. We are still waiting on the land which has taken a lot longer than we had hoped. So we're looking at starting in the Spring.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-09T08:59:00.000-08:00

Aisa as Minnie Mouse and Makynlee as a witch getting ready for the Halloween Carnival.

The girls and I getting ready to go trick-or-treating.

After we went trick-or-treating we went to my mom's where she had sugar cookies ready for them to decorate. The kids loved being able to decorate their own cookies, which they covered in candy.

Our trick-or-treating group. So glad Shandie and her cute boys and Lexie, Abbie and Sandra came with us.

Asia's 2nd Birthday

2009-11-09T08:46:00.000-08:00

I still can't believe my baby is 2. She had her birthday on October 3 and we celebrated with our families at the Ferron Senior Citizen Center. We did a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party since Asia is obsessed with that show. I know the pictures aren't great. Both of our camera's died so these are some snap shots from our video camera. I'll put up some better ones when I get them from his mom.

She got lot's of cute things from everyone. We gave her some clothes, a little play four wheeler and two baby bunnies. Their really cute and the girls love them.

Summer Vacation!

2009-11-05T07:33:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know it's November and I'm writing about summer but I am so behind so I'm trying to catch up.

We started our vacation this year at Lagoon. It's been more than 7 years since I've been so I was excited to try it out again. We went with Jason and Melinda and their kids and had a really good time. I'm so glad they came with us. I was so shocked on the rides Makynlee would try. She's usually more reserved but she had a blast running from ride to ride. Asia got really bad allergies while we were there and was pretty miserable.

Riding the Lagoon Train.

Asia and Makynlee riding one of the rides.

Makynlee's favorite part of our vacations is always staying in a hotel. I'm really not sure why but she loves it. Of course we had to go swimming that next morning since we were too tired after our long day at Lagoon.

The next day we headed to the Aquarium. They had a lot of different things. It was pretty cool. We are sitting in front of the shark tank in this picture.

Cole and girls touching the Sting Ray.

You can see the shark in the background.

Cole and the girls checking out all the different kinds of cool fish.

We did a lot of camping this summer too.We bought a bigger camper this summer and have loved having the extra space. We bought it because the plan is to live in it while were building our new house. The land is taking a lot longer than we had hoped so it looks like we'll hopefully be able to start in the spring.

Fishing at Ferron Reservoir. We caught a lot of fish that day and had to leave when we used all the worms.
One of our camping trips was with my family. We went up Huntington Canyon. The kids had a blast playing in the dirt as you can tell.
Jayde and Asia loving on Layla.
Parker, Jayde, Asia and Ryker showing off their dirty faces.

Saydee had a little run in with a bush.
Best friends, Madi and Makynlee.

Asia Got Her Cast Off!!

2009-07-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

Asia got her cast off on July 2 (Yes, I'm behind). It was getting pretty stinky and dirty because she still did everything with it. It was really starting to gross me out especially when she would eat with it. So I was really excited to get it off and I was really getting tired of people asking me if I pushed her off the couch. Yeah I just walked up to my baby and decided to push her off. I mean come on, really!!

She was so funny. She just kept staring at the nurse like what the heck are you doing. She was really good and just sat there and didn't say a word.

After she got it off Asia just sat there and wouldn't move her arm. She kept staring at her arm and then looking at me. She wasn't quite sure what to do. We just sat there laughing at her it was so funny.

We have one more appointment to the doctor and then we're done. So lets pray for NO more broken bones!!

You've got to be kidding me!! Another broken arm!

2009-06-11T21:36:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I know that Asia is my wild child for sure but really give me a break. We just barely got done with all the visits to Primary Children's for Makynlee's arm two weeks ago. Now Asia decided it would be fun to break her arm too.

Tuesday night June 9th at 8:30 p.m. Asia was playing on the couch turning the light on and off and I told her that she better sit down or she was going to fall and get hurt. I told her if she didn't quit I would put her in time out. So she sat down and started watching TV. I waited there for a while to make sure she was going to quit acting like a monkey and then walked into the kitchen when I heard a thud. Asia started screaming and was holding her arm yelling ouchy. She's a tuff little girl so when she wouldn't quit crying and wouldn't move her arm I knew something was wrong. We dropped Makynlee off at my moms and rushed over to the ER. The Doctor told us at first that she probably didn't break it because kids bones are like rubber at this age. So when he came back and said Oh yeah she broke it and in two places we were a little shocked. Makynlee ended up getting sick and throwing up at my mom's. We finally made it home at 1 am after picking up Makynlee. So it was a very long night to say the least with a puking kid and a kid in lots of pain.

I took Asia to the Orthopedic Surgeon the next day and everything looked good so they were able to put a cast on it. I feel so bad for her, the cast is so heavy. She can't get up when she's laying or sitting down. She has a really hard time sleeping because it's so uncomfortable. It's still been hurting her quite a bit so we have to keep up on the pain medicine.

Sorry it's taken me awhile to post this but I've been trying to get a picture of Asia in her cast. She never holds still and as soon as I get the camera out she runs. So not the best picture but it works.

A Day In The Life of Asia!!

2009-05-08T08:06:00.000-07:00

My Asia is the cutest little thing but she is one busy little girl. She keeps me on my toes all day long. While I'm cleaning up one of her messes she's running off to the next project of destroying my house literally.

She has discovered the last couple of months that she can climb on things. Including the kitchen table. She has also realized that she can pull the kitchen chairs anywhere she wants and has a lot more options of getting into everything.

This is her with Makynlee's makeup caked on her and everything else.

One of her favorite things is dumping thousands of elastics all over the floor. Usually it starts in the bathroom and continues throughout the whole house. O, yes so fun!!

Yes, this is red permanent maker on her face. Other fun activities she loves is getting into the trash can, pouring shampoo all over the floor and rugs, pulling anything out of the drawers, putting things in the toliet, painting red sparkle nail polish all over her, her clothes, the coffee table and carpet. These are just a few things Asia does during the day.

End result, Asia spending most of the day in Time Out. She finally fell asleep this time after screaming. She is the ultimate fit thrower. She falls straight on her bum and then whips her head back onto the floor. Honestly, I really don't know how her head still works. You would think she would learn by now that that really hurts. Thank goodness for nap time so I get something done besides cleaning up after her.

So I keep getting asked about having more kids. So if this doesn't give an answer then I guess I'll have to spell it out. NO. NO.NO. Ok so maybe that's a little harsh but I'm not even going to consider having another child until Asia is in school.

Easter 2009

2009-04-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

We decided not to go camping this year for Easter because of the weather. I really didn't want to be trapped in the camper all weekend with the girls. We went to Thousand Lakes on Friday and went fishing. It was nice to get out of the house and the weather was actually pretty good. On the way home Asia was eating a pull and peel licorice. It started to gag her and she through up all over herself and her car seat. Since her car seat was covered in puke I decided I would have to hold her on the way home. Have you ever tried holding a 1 year old still for 10 minutes let alone and hour and a half drive home. It was pretty interesting. She kept pretending the gear shifter was a microphone. It was so funny.

My Grandma Huntington had her annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday at my Aunt Sandra's house because it had been raining. The girls had a lot of fun finding all their eggs.

Makynlee showing her money that was in one of the eggs.

Asia finding one of her eggs. She is a stinker and won't ever look at me anymore to take a picture.

We spent the rest of the day at my grandma playing games with the family. My cousins Megan and Trevor and his wife Julie came down for the weekend. It was nice to see them since they live so far away. Later that night we painted Easter Eggs.

On Sunday the girls found their Easter baskets and their eggs that were hidden outside. We had a BBQ later with Cole's mom.

Asia 's favorite part is definitely the candy.
Makynlee showing off her eggs.

Our New Bundle of Joy!!

2009-04-13T07:14:00.000-07:00

I have been asking Cole if we could get a little house dog forever. He just kept saying that they were to big of a pain in the butt, that we would have to find a babysitter for our dog too if we wanted to go some where. Well, about 8 weeks ago Makynlee's grandma Mae and aunt Jackie told me they were having yorkie puppies and if I wanted one they would give me first pick and a deal on one. Since that day I have been driving Cole crazy about giving one to the girls for Easter. I love yorkie's but their pretty expensive so I figure this was the only way I would be able to get one. Cole finally gave in!!

Saydee Angel

At first Makynlee wanted to name her Angel Diamond Princess because she has three names so so should the puppy. I said I liked the name Saydee and so did Makynlee. So her name is Saydee Angel Anderson.

Asia talking to Saydee. She absolutely loves the puppy and is constantly talking to her and giving her kisses. Asia gets so excited when she sees her.Asia giving her one of her many hugs.

Makynlee holding Saydee. She is pretty spoiled with all of us and is rarely put down. Yes, even by Cole. He loves her.
Saydee is 6 weeks old and weighs 1 lb. 7 oz.

I went and picked her up on Tuesday April 7 and surprised the girls.

Makynlee's New Look!

2009-04-03T07:55:00.000-07:00

Makynlee finally got her cast on March 26. As you can see it's PINK of course. The x-rays looked good so they left the pins in and put the cast on. She decided after getting it on that she didn't want anyone to sign it but she only wanted me to draw a little heart on it.

We go back to Primary Children's on April 17 where they will take more x-rays to make sure it's ok and then they will take out the pins and take the cast off. I'm so glad she only has to have on for 3 weeks instead of two months. She's doing a lot better now that she's off the pain medicine (not quite so crazy and mean now). At first she was a little upset because she said she looked so weird in her clothes with the cast but is getting use to it now. So there's the update.

Surgery Update

2009-03-21T07:59:00.001-07:00

We left on Wednesday night for Primary Children's since her surgery was scheduled for Thursday morning.We stayed at the Plaza. The swimming pool was closed but we were able to hang out in the hot tub.

The staff at Primary's are amazing. They had a special nurse come and just talk to her about what was going to happen. She had pictures of the doctor's that were going to be in the operating room with her and pictures of the rooms she would be going to. She gave her a hospital doll to color on. They just went out of their way to make sure she wasn't scared when they took her back.

The surgery went good. They put two pins in her elbow and splint it for now. Makynlee had a little bit of a rough time when she woke up. She was in a lot of pain but every time they would give her more pain medicine her oxygen went way down. They were able to get the pain and oxygen under control and after about three hours in the recovery room we were able to go home.

They let her ride out in this wagon. She has had a hard time with the pain medicine. It makes her very grumpy and a little mean but I think she's getting use to it and it's getting better. She's still in a lot of pain so I had to call Primary Children's for another prescription. She keeps saying "mom there's something stuck in my skin under my cast and it hurts really bad." I hate that she can feel the pins in her arm. I feel so bad for her.
We have an appointment on Thursday where they'll take more x-rays. If everything looks ok then they can take out the pins and cast it. They weren't able to cast it yet because of the swelling.
Thank you mom and dad for watching Asia for us so we could put all our attention on Makynlee. We really appreciate all the calls, visits and prayers from everyone. Thank You!!

We're off for surgery!

2009-03-18T12:21:00.000-07:00

Makynlee had a doctors appointment on Tuesday with Scott Justesen in Price. By the way, he is an excellent doctor. We had to go get more x-rays at the hospital. We were a little shocked when he said that she would need surgery and have a couple pins put in her elbow. We were told when it happened that there was a slim chance she would need surgery, that it was just an automatic referral to an orthopedic surgeon because of the kind of break it was. So we were just expecting to have a cast put on yesterday. Anyways, she has surgery scheduled for Thursday at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake. Makynlee is pretty upset about it. She just keeps saying "No more doctors, please mom." It's so sad!! Thanks everyone for your concerns and I let ya know how it goes.

Makynlee's 6th Birthday

2009-03-16T07:10:00.000-07:00

Makynlee wanted to have her birthday party at the new swimming pool, go figure that she would break her arm a couple of days before. We rented the party room there and did presents and cake and ice cream. Then they were able to go swimming.

She got lots of cute clothes and toys.

We had a Hannah Montana party for her. She absolutely loves Hannah Montana.

Makynlee had a lot a fun even though she could only stay by the stairs. She had some really good friends that stayed by her and played. Thanks Diana and Madi!!

I can't believe she's six. Time flies. Thanks everyone for coming and making it special for her. She's already planning her next birthday party at the pool and I promised her that as soon as she gets her cast off I'll take her to the pool and invite everyone again.

My poor little girl!

2009-03-12T07:39:00.000-07:00

We had a little bit of a late morning yesterday. I had just laid Asia down for a nap at 10:30 and decided I better hurry and get in the shower. After I told Makynlee to get dressed that her clothes were on the edge of my bed and started to brush my teeth. Thats when I heard a big thud and Makynlee screaming bloody murder. I went to her and she started yelling "I broke my arm, I broke my arm." It looked fine to me so I told her that she was fine and to be brave. I soon realized that there has something wrong. Every time she moved she started screaming in pain. So I called the clinic to see if they could get us in. She said we had to hurry and just come in. Which none of us were ready. We looked great rushing into the clinic, let me tell ya.

I felt so bad for her. It was really painful for her to get the x-ray's. I had to hold her arm and hand down so she wouldn't move while they took them since her arm was shaking from the pain. After about the fourth x-ray she told me, "mom I thinks it's better can we please just go home, I'm sure it will fine when we get home. Please no more." It was so sad. She ended up getting six x-rays that determined that she had a fracture across her whole bone right above her elbow on the back of her growth plate. So they put on a splint and sling and we have to see an orthopedic surgeon on Monday.

She's so emotional about it. It's hard. She just keeps thinking about all the things she can't do now. This morning she said, "Mom if I pray and tell Jesus that I wish it was just a dream, will it come true." The really sad part is that her Birthday is on Saturday at the new Castle Dale swimming pool. She can't even go swimming at her own party.

Maybe next time she'll listen when her mom's told her a million times to stop playing on her bed or she's going to fall and break her head.

I'll keep ya posted and let ya know what the surgeon says.

Asia giving Makynlee loves. She's always so concerned when her sister cries. She been hugging and kissing her non stop since it happened.

Valentine's Day in Mesquite

2009-02-20T07:59:00.000-08:00

We decided to go to Mesquite for Valentine's Day this year. We had a lot of fun and I wish I could say we won some money or at least came home even. But with us that never happens. It was nice to get away though and spend sometime with my hubby without Asia attached to my hip. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching our kids all weekend so we could go!!

We did Valentine's with our kids the night before we left. The girls both got little tents and a movie. Asia of course got a little puppy and the 101 Dalmation movie. She's so in love with puppies. Here's Makynlee posing in her Hannah Montana tent.

Me and Cole in our Hotel room.

We were able to go down with Cole's mom, LaNora and sister and brother-in-law, Brandy and Briton. Cole's grandparents go down to Beaver Dam during the winter months. It's about 10 minutes outside of Mesquite. So they were able to come and hang out with us. It was nice to see them since we only get to see them a few times while their in Ferron. We played Bingo, went bowling and went out to dinner.

My B-day

2009-02-05T08:08:00.000-08:00

My birthday was on Monday so my family had a nice birthday dinner for me on Sunday. Cole took me to dinner and a movie on Monday. We watched Taken it was really good. It was nice to have a break from all the mom and wife stuff.

And O Yeah I got a new Cricut Expression machine that I've been dying for since they first came out. The girls got me a MP3 player. I'm so excited for my new toys!!

Super Bowl

2009-02-05T08:01:00.000-08:00

We spent Super Bowl at Dale and McCall's house. It was really fun. Oh and Cole won a hundred bucks from his work Super Bowl board. So that was cool.

Here's Makynlee posting for a picture.

Asia modeling the new shades Dale and McCall gave me for my birthday.

Asia playing with her aunt McCall.

Makynlee Dancing

2009-02-05T07:51:00.000-08:00

Makynlee's dance group danced at half time at one of the boys high school basketball games. Here's Makynlee and Madi showing off their cute costumes.

Winter Sickness

2009-01-14T15:01:00.000-08:00

Awww I don't know about you but I'm about sick of all the winter sickness already and it's just begun. We had to spend New Years Eve at home because Asia had a really bad sinus infection. Which was fine, we just had a little party with just us. It was fun. So I get her all better and a week later she has croup. I swear it never ends. The poor little thing, she sounded horrible. Now she's all better and I'm crossing my fingers. Thank goodness Makynlee's hasn't been sick for a while. Knock on wood!!

A look back at 2008

2009-01-09T08:56:00.000-08:00

So here are a few of the big things that happened in our lives in 2008.

Makynlee's 5th Birthday

We celebrated at our house with our families.

Easter

We went camping with our little family on the desert for Easter.

Makynlee's graduation from Pre-school

Makynlee and her best bud and cousin Madisyn at graduation.

Family Vacation

We started out camping up Ferron Mountain.

Next, we went up north, did some shopping and stayed in a hotel. (Makynlee's favorite part).

We went to the Hoggle Zoo the next day. The girls loved the carousel. Asia kept trying to lick the pole. It was so gross!

Asia's 1st Hair Cut

The poor lady who had to cut her hair. Asia was so excited about the little car she got to sit in, she wouldn't hold still for a second. She kept bouncing up and down. It was so funny. The ladies were getting a kick out of her.

Of course, Makynlee had to get her hair cut too.

Makynlee's 1st Day of Kindergarten

What a sad day watching my baby go to school. I wouldn't let her ride the bus for a week, which the bus stops right in front of our house. Silly I know but I had to take it one step at a time. It was hard to watch this little tiny girl get on this huge bus. I had a panic attack all day. I was so worried she would forget to get on the bus or forget what stop to get off at.

Asia's 1st Birthday

Asia at her birthday party. She absolutely loved the cupcakes.

Asia playing with one of her presents.

What a sad day when your baby turns one. I can't believe it.

Muzzle Loader Spike Elk Hunt
So Cole and I went elk hunting in October. Let me tell you, Holy Crap!! I definitely have a new respect for elk hunting. Opening morning we went up Emery Mountain. We hiked and hiked and hiked. During all the hiking I found this 7 by 8 point big bull. It was so huge. We ended up calling the Fish and Game so we wouldn't get blamed for poaching. It is being investigated right now and if it died of natural causes I get to keep the horns or if it was poached and it leads to a conviction then I get a big bull tag.
Anyways, by the end of the night I couldn't even move. My knee's felt like they were going to burst from all the walking straight up and down. Needless to say, Cole had to go hunting by himself the next day while I kept ice on my knees all day. Cole was able to shoot one that weekend. We hunted the next week for me but were unable to get one.

Halloween

The girls were Tinkerbell's.

So there it is. I'm done finally.

Makynlee dealing with Jake's death

2009-01-07T07:52:00.000-08:00

Wow, Makynlee dealing with Jake's death has been hard. How do you comfort such a small soul and make the pain go away? She has really struggled this month, on a daily basis. I don't know if it's the holidays or what, but it sure has been hard to watch my precious little girl go through it. I've really tried to be open with her and talk about it as much as she wants, but it's a difficult thing for a 5 year old to grasp. I've told her to try and remember the good times with her dad, that he wouldn't want her to be sad when she thinks of him. That he's in a better place now.
I am definitely grateful for Cole right now. He is an amazing father to her and she has really clung onto him. Even more so lately, she doesn't want him to leave her side. Cole's father passed away the same way when he was Makynlee's age. So he can relate and comfort her in ways that I never can. It will be such a blessing (which is bad to say) in the years to come when it gets really hard. So I guess all I can do now is hold her when she cries and hope for the day when it's not so painful.

Christmas Time!!!

2009-01-01T14:27:00.000-08:00

Makynlee and all her stuff.

Santa brought Asia a play

house and toys.

So, Christmas was good. The girls got spoiled of course. I swear every year we're just going to get them a couple things and yeah who knows what happens. We spent Christmas Eve day with Mae (Jake's mom) and the family. Makynlee was really excited that all of us got to go to her Grandma Mae's. Later that night we went with Cole's family and ate dinner.

We decided this year that we weren't going to go any where on Christmas Day. It was so nice to be able to stay home all day in our pj's and let Cole and the girls play with their new toys. Cole got a Xbox 360 with the Guitar Hero games and guitars. So we've been playing that.Even Makynlee is getting it down. She loves rocking out with the guitar. It's funny. The day after Christmas we went to my families houses to see their Christmas and then ended up at my mom and dad's. We had dinner and played games all night.

Makynlee was so excited

for her Barbie house.

Asia and her WowWee Alive Panda Bear. She

loves it and won't let anyone put it down.

Blogging

2009-01-01T14:23:00.000-08:00

OK, I'm going to finally try this blogging thing. So we'll see how it goes and be patient.