Tyler

This handsome lil man needed to go into emergency surgery last night. His shunt had broke off and needed to be replaced... again... Surgery went well but please keep him in your prayers! Too many brain surgeries for him, but they are so grateful to have good neurosurgeons who take care of him! If you want to read more about what happened, you can check out Nancy's blog here! Tyler is such a special lil boy! I hope he has a fast recovery. I love you Bubba

Rollercoaster of Life

What a week of emotion! I am not going to get into details about it because everyone that needs to know already knows. But I have learned a lot! I have learned that I am not going to be a doormat to step on anymore and that is EXACTLY how I feel at the moment and I know that is not how it was meant to make me feel. I was put under a lot of stress and it caused me to have my bad migraines again and it took MANY days to get rid of it. I know that all the crying didn't help any! :) I just don't need anymore stressers in my life!

I am SOO glad that my lil buddy Maxwell is doing better! He was taken into surgery yesterday. That little stinker decided that money goes into his belly and he swallowed a quarter. The quarter got stuck in his throat and stopped his breathing. My brave sister-in-law ended up having to call the ambulance to come and he had to go to surgery to remove the quarter. This will be a trip to Connecticut that they will never forget! :) Dr. Barrett was still in Missouri because he was working, so his daddy was not able to be there. But there were a lot of prayers being said for Maxwell by his family! We love you Maxwell and we are so glad you are doing better and we are so glad that you have a fast acting Mommy that knew what to do! You surely are a daddy's boy! :)

Well, I better get back to work!

Happy Birthday Dallas

Happy Birthday Dallas! You are an amazing father to Tyler and you make my sister so happy! Hope you enjoy your day!

Ok, I'm a slacker!

I'm getting slack from the family.. I know I haven't wrote on the blog in 2 weeks.. Man, my life isn't THAT exciting I promise! I will post everyday if you want to know I went to work! :)

Last weekend was wonderful! I did get to spend time with Nancy and Tyler. Mom and Dad picked me up Friday morning (no I didn't go to work that day) and we headed to the airport to pick them up. We were pulling in when Nancy called asking where we were. I know, SHOCKER! Dad was late, or.. Nancy's plane landed early. Dad is NEVER late, we were thinking Dad would want to be there an hour early just so he wouldn't miss them coming in. But the pilot took a shortcut and got here early (yes, a shortcut in the air). When we got them from the baggage claim, Tyler was walking around pushing the stroller, such a big boy! We then went to breakfast and did some shopping before heading to visit Tammy before heading to EC. It was so fun to see Tyler get to experience snow for the first time. At first we weren't sure his thermometer worked. He loved to throw the snow and he would sign "ball" whenever he wanted to play in it. We headed down to EC and visited some of the teachers at Cottonwood Elementary so mom could get some schoolwork to check. Tyler loved playing with the alphabet magnets and the big ball from Lynda Nelson. That night, Tyler went to his first Emery High basketball game! He went right down on the floor and was able to see the game. He loved it! Not to mention the popcorn that grandpa gave him! :) By the end of the night, he was ready to go to bed!

Saturday we went and visited Grandpa and Grandma Ware. It's been a long time since I have seen them. Tammy and Josh brought the kids down and we all went swimming at the new swimming pool in Castle Dale. It was a lot of fun. There are a few things that were a downfall like no dressing rooms that were DRY.. But overall, it was a lot of fun. The kids loved it and Tyler sure is a water-baby! We had a lot of fun. I missed Max and Morgan!

Sunday we went to Sacrament at OV2 ward. Me and Nancy then headed up to SLC to get Dallas from the airport. Tyler was SO happy to see his dad! He helped Dallas pull his luggage, it was so cute!

I had so much with Tyler! I'm glad that his dr appointment went well!

This week, I've just been busy with work! It's been hectic up here in SLC, school is back in session so all the students are back so driving to work takes MUCH longer and leaving work.. Yeah.. :) it isn't much fun!

I love the picture of me and Tyler swimming that Nancy took!

Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a good new year! It's now 2009 and time to have new goals and to have a fresh start.

I have made some new years resolutions but I don't know if I want to put them up on here yet because I just think.. "what if I fail at them?" ... :)

I do want to tell my friends and family how much they mean to me! You guys have always been there for me. I really needed you guys A LOT last year and of course, you were always there!

The other day I was thinking of what all has happened this past year. Dad had surgery on his knee twice and on his shoulder. Mom actually didn't have surgery this year but her asthma wasn't all this great. Tammy and Josh moved up here to SLC and they just live right around the corner from me so I am lucky enough to be able to see them a lot. Barrett graduated from KCOM and him and Chantel moved from Logan to Kansas City. Nancy and Dallas are still in AZ but lil TY went to Preschool and is progressing so much. I had gallbladder surgery and many other personal issues that I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for my family.

Well, I'm off to clean my room.. It's a MESS!!!

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

You've had a birthday, shout WOORAY!!

That's right, it's another birthday!! It's for MAXWELL!!! My little buddy turns 3 today! I can't believe he turns 3. I hope he has a good birthday!


Maxwell went from THIS....


to THIS....

Happy Birthday Maxwell! I love you! You always make me smile. You love to be around Grandma and Grandpa. You remind me soo much of your daddy. I love how you just laugh and laugh whenever you see me because you know what's going to happen! I love kissing you so hard that you can't control yourself! :) We love having you be part of the family! I miss you so much!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone had a good christmas! I was not able to go home to Orangeville for Christmas. I had to work yesterday (FedEx delivers on Christmas so I was still working) so I stayed up in Salt Lake and due to the weather, I didn't want to risk anything. FedEx was soooo slow yesterday that we did nothing at work until they delivered at 1 yesterday so we started working at about 1:30. After work, I went over to Tammy's and I watched THE NIGHT THEY SAVED CHRISTMAS with the kids. We got the webcam all set up and we talked with mom and dad and the Browns. It was fun. Koy had fun talking to "NaNa" and Kayden just liked to see himself in the camera :)

Santa did make it to my house :) I got a nice Columbia coat. I needed a new winter coat since we have been getting non-stop snow here. Thanks for the gifts everyone. I got a $50 gift card toward southwest airlines from the Browns and a necklace, a digital picture frame from the Gales, and a gift card for iTunes from the Labrums. Lexi was also so thoughtful and bought me a gift from a store they had at her school.

I woke up and went to Tammy's and spent the morning with them. It is always so much fun watching little kids get so excited over the gifts Santa bring. Koy kept bringing me his gifts to open for him because he just couldn't do it. I hope everyone liked their gifts from Aunt Nicky :) I tried to do my best but it is really hard to get things when the family is so spread apart.

I am being honest, this Christmas was really hard for me. Since I was alone, it was hard. Last weekend, I did have a breakdown and I cried to dad. I really wanted to go home or at least be with mom and dad. But with this weather, I completely understand. We didn't wake up to any new snow but down in Emery they did. It has been blowing really hard all day and the storm is coming in. My new coat is working great!:) I really appreciate the Gales letting me spend christmas morning with them. I even took my nap there and I loved having Koy come and cuddle with me and he ended up falling asleep with me (I love having my little snuggle-muffin by me sleeping). I have been really emotional this christmas so all the gifts helped out knowing that people care about me. I didn't like working on Christmas Eve.

I am glad I was able to talk to all the kids today! Knowing they are happy makes me so happy! I love them all so much! I miss all of you so much!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!