Happy fall

 

Jaime's doctor visit went very well today.  She no longer has to wear her brace.  She still has to be very careful for the next few weeks.  Easier said then done.  She bumped her right arm as we were walking down the hall to leave the doctor's office.  Then she hurt her right elbow getting in the car.  It will be a miracle if we make it through these next few weeks.

Go Aggies.  We were given some tickets to the USU football game on Saturday.  We had a fun time.  Yes, even I had fun and I even wore an Aggie t-shirt.  Ethan would randomly yell, "Go Aggies!!".  We played New Mexico State.  Adam was confused and yelled, "Go Mexicians!!"  At first I was alarmed and then saw it was a simple mistake of a six year old.  What a relief he isn't raciest.

                           Ethan true blue all the way.

We spent UEA weekend up in Cache Valley.  It was a nice mini vacation.

 

 

Alex went hiking Gunsight up near Clarkston with my dad.  They were gone all day and had a lot of fun.  Alex was happy to find this moose antler.  He and my dad were even more surprised to have seen an alive moose, and elk and even a bear.  Yes, they were thrilled but nervous to have seen a black bear from about 600 feet away.  They didn't end up making it to the top due to it getting dark because they got a late start.  They hiked down the last hour or so in the dark without flash lights and were thankful for the light of the moon to guide them.  Alex hiked in his cowboy boots and will never do that again as he got some blisters.   It was nice we had cell phone coverage the entire time so we weren't to worried.  They hiked in honor of Ryan who hiked it a few years ago with Alex and Mike.  I plan on trying to go next year and hope that bear is long gone by then.

 

 

 

The Force is strong with these ones.

 

We went to the Pumpkin Walk in North Logan.  The kids had fun sticking their faces in different cut outs.  Don't they look cute with their giant ears??

 

 

 

 Adam

 

 

 

 Ethan

 

 

 

 

Jaime

 

 

Ok, I had fun as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday we went to a Halloween party.  Check out Mike.  What a hottie.  Alex stayed home as he would have been the only teenager and bored out of his mind.  We all had fun and look forward to dressing up again next week.

 

Hot in pink

 

 

Isn't Halloween fun.   Mike wouldn't join in in the fun.  Alex regretted it once he learned I would post this on the blog.  When I announced that I thought that Ethan made the cutest girl, Adam got mad and left the room.   

 Ethan

 

 Alex

 

 Adam

 

 Don't be surprised if you see me in 40 years with this hair color. Wouldn't that be a fun.

 

Jaime

 

5 months

Oct 12, 2012 

We were able to go and let off balloons and eat some yummy donuts before the rain set in.

 

 So messy but so worth it.

 

I have decided that fall is now my favorite time of year.  There is orange everywhere.  All the leaves changing colors have been beautiful and the orange has seemed extra vibrant this year. 

 

 

Silly Adam.  I am glad my little ones keep me smiling.   Ethan said the funniest thing this week.  We were at Mc Donald's playing and I told him we were going to leave in five more minutes.  He named off a few numbers and then said, "I want to stay googolplexian minutes".  It took me a minute and then I remembered how he has heard Mike talk with Adam and Jaime about the biggest number being googolplexian.  It made me laugh.  Ethan has also told me recently that he needs to get a mask so he can go under water and catch me a whale.  He says we will feed it grass, rotten sandwiches and wood.  Poor whale.

 

Someone gave us this sweet poem and jar.  We now collect pennies sent to us from our angel Ryan.  It is really fun for the kids and another great way to bring a little smile to our family.  Once when I was really sad I found one and felt comforted.

 

 

We were very touched by the sweet messages given during General conference last week.  Heavenly Father knew what we needed to hear and helped lift us up once again.  While at Mike's Grandpa's today Mike and I both happened to read this quote on his wall within minutes of each other.  It really touched our hearts. We rely so much on our faith to help carry us along.  I share this with all of you who are going through trials of your own and encourage you to not give up.  Answers to our prayers will always come.  We just need to be patient and know that all things are done in the Lord's time.

 

 

Mike and Jaime continue to heal.  They both have about two more weeks in their slings/brace.  Then they will still have to be careful for a few more weeks after that.  They are both so excited to be back to normal again.

 

Alex passed his drivers test.  Now we just hope he passes math. We are very proud of him and hope it won't be too long until he has enough hours behind the wheel and his Eagle done to get his license.  

 

 

Thanks again to all those who do kind things for us. 



Good news

It is with much happiness I report that Jaime's collar bone is healing properly and she won't need surgery.  What a wonderful answer to our prayers.  She is doing well and is happy she is able to write with her right hand again.  I had the privilege of helping her with all her homework last week.  It was super fun to have to do long division and multiplication again.  NOT!  Thank goodness I still remembered how to do that, as some of the things she has to do I can't remember.

    Jaime getting an x-ray again.  Sassy girl.

The break after the second fall.

 Mike is going to therapy and is doing very well.  It has been so nice for him to be able to work local this past month.   Alex is still enjoying football practice, even though it isn't the same from the sidelines.  He has finally completely all of his scout merit badges and only has his Eagle project to do.  We are very proud of him.  He takes his drivers test next week and we hope he can pass.  He still has about 18 hours to get behind the wheel before he can get his license.  He actually is a good drivers and we have only almost wrecked a few times.

 Adam continues to enjoy soccer.  I volunteer in his class once a week.  It is fun to be able to read with him and the other kids.  He always lights up when he sees me and that makes my day.  Ethan is as wild and crazy as ever.  He loves preschool and I love a break from him for a while.  He doesn't nap anymore and I really wish he or I would get one most days.



 We planted grass on Labor Day.  It is finally coming in thick and looks great.  I mowed part of it the other day and it was wonderful.  It's amazing how such a simple thing as grass can make me happy.  I admit I like to just stand on the deck and watch the sprinklers.  We spent so much time out there these past few months and it is great to see the fruit of our labors.  I also harvested our pumpkins last week.  We got two big ones (Ok they aren't that big.  They just weren't as small as the little ones.) and about 50 mini ones.  I have been giving them to all the little kids I see and donated some to Ethan's preschool class.  Maybe I will have better luck with the big ones next year.

  I have been working on finishing Ryan's room down in the basement.  It makes me sad knowing he will never use it.  It will be a special place we can go to have some quite time and to feel close to him.  Last night I painted the walls orange.  He would love it.  We continue to go day to day.  Thank you again for all everyone does for us.  I am in denial and still hope to wake up from this bad dream.  I am so thankful that this isn't the end and that I will be able to be with my sweet son again some day.  I have been designing his headstone and hope to have that finished very soon.  It is hard to do and I really would rather be doing anything else.  This isn't what I ever figured would happen in my life but have to keep faith and remind myself that it is for my own good.  I have so much to be thankful for and I hope and pray I can live worth to be with my sweet son again someday.  I just need to be patient and learn to endure.

Hope you all enjoy the nice fall weather because the yucky snow will be upon us sooner than I'd like.