Ryan Update

Ryan's Doc. referred us to this place called The Learning Center. So far I am very pleased with them. A lady came out and did an evaluation on Ryan, at our house. She said " He is basically a 12 month old form the waist up, and a 7 month from the waist down. He is advanced in language, fine motor skills, and cognitive skills, but behind in social/emotional, and gross motor skills. How did such a gap develop? I'm not quite sure, but it does make a lot of sense to me. So we're working on he gross motor skills (crawling, sitting himself up) first and them we'll go from there. I'm very hopeful... :D

Da'ya think we'll ever be done? (Moving in)

feels like we're getting closer. Hope we actually are.
Found a fun new nightly activity. There is a bike trail that start near our new house. It runs a long a little creek with tons of frogs, and goes by a park. That's all we saw of it tonight anyway.
Yep think I'm gonna like living over on this side of town... :D

A Birthday, The Arts Festival and moving all in the same weekend

Why does all the exciting stuff happen all at once? Haha

To Emily... With Love, Mom

Five years ago right about this time you were set on my tummy, and I saw you for the first time. You were the most amazing thing I'd ever seen. The most wonderful thing I'd ever felt. And I cried and I cried and I cried. Tears of joy! You've grown so much!! Through the time it was just the 2 of us living in Panguitch, with Grandma Johnalee, and then in our little tiny cabin. And you were such a trooper for those 9 weeks Mommy was in the hospital. You've seen 2 babies come and move in to our home, and you let them moved right in to your heart, too didn't you?
I love how you love to go to school. You even try to convince me that your not sick when you are, because you don't like to miss school.
I love the way you sing "HEY SOUL SISTER..."
I love how you love your sister and brother.
It amazes me how grown up you are, but I love that sometimes you still crawl up into my lap and want me to rock you.
I love that you are curious and always wanting learn.

I love YOU my brown eyed, precious girl... my sweet one and only Emily

Where's my brain? Has anybody seen it?

I went all day today thinking it was the last day of March. Even AFTER I saw that it was april 1st and wrote 4-1-10 on something. Seriously???? Emily even told me " I think there is a bird flying around up in there. pointing to my head.

A conversation with Kiera

Kiera (several times over the last few days): Mommy I think i need a hair cut.
Mommy: oh? Your hair is so beautiful. I like that you have lots of it.
K: ok. We're gonna let it grow forEVER and EVER...so then I'll really have a lot of it.
M: :D

Sweet sisters, fancy macaroni, and cheese and a happy boy....

Got this from pioneer woman. made a few little tweeks. the girls love it!!!! Love love love her blog!!! really want her cookbook

well he was happy, now he's sick again. :(

Good Buddies

Ryan checking out baby Heston
Ashley at our house.

Stevie and Big Heston working on the truck. actually they painted the interior.

Just some piczzzzzz.......

Thought I'd snap a pic before i throw this load in the wash :)

Happy New Year!!!!

I didn't reflect much, as in the norm for me, on the new year's eve. I am however looking forward. What will this year hold for us? I do wonder, but not to worry, we will stay close and under His wings. :)