count your blessings

Some of you know that my mom's only brother, slipped and fell the first week of January. He broke his neck. He is paralyzed! When Todd and I went to visit him, he kept saying he felt blessed, and all I kept thinking was...How could things get any worse? Well, he was having a hard time breathing, and coughing, so they put in a trach..which means he has no voice now. Things just got worse! We try to read his lips, and if that doesn't work, we get out a chart with letters, and start trying to figure things out. This has been so hard to see him so helpless.
It has just made me think that I need to always be grateful for the situation, because it could ALWAYS be worse! I'm sure there is a reason and a lesson for us all to learn with my uncle's situation....sure hope we learn it soon! I think part of it is, we need to be grateful for the little things, like walking, and being able to feed ourselves, and being able to communicate! We just never know what is around the corner for each of us.

The whole gang!

I LOVE spending the day with my mom and sisters, daughter and kids! We always have so much fun, create super cute pages, and laugh so hard! We had a potatoe bar for lunch, and of course, tons of snacks. Dad pretty much stays up in his tv room, trying to hold down the fort..literally! There house is moving so bad, and I really worry about them being there. If anyone has suggestions, please let us know! I think they just need to move asap.

Scrapbook Day at Mom's house

Cash had more fun playing under the table

Grandma, Emily and Cash

Jenny in all her glory!

Cute Grandma!

Kris brings her whole store!!!

Jordan River Temple

We were able to go to the temple with our nephew, Tazz, who is going on a mission to Little Rock Arkansas!! He is a great kid, and were so glad to be there. We went to dinner at Chili's afterwards with his friends, Austin, Kim, and Andrew. Way to go Tazz! You are on your way!

OnCe ThErE wAs A sNoWmAn...tall, tall, tall

Sledding!!!

Todd's boss invited us up to go tubing, and for lunch. They live in Hobble Creek Canyon, and there was tons of snow!!! It was so much fun. Although, I have muscles that I had forgotten about, and would prefer to forget about again! This Grandma hurts~after 2 major crashes!

Emily turns 28!

I can't believe that it was 28 years ago that we had Em!! Seems like yesterday! (and alot fewer wrinkles ago)

The Naughty Marker

Carson found a marker in Tates' room. What can we say, he wants to be an artist! He called it the naughty marker the rest of the day, until we got it all scrubbed off!