He will be managing the Utah sales reps for a company called the Chariot Group, who is based out of Alaska. Same industry as he is use to. Ahhh, to have an income again.
Arianna gets Baptized!
My baby girl got Baptized on April 10th. It is crazy to think she is old enough. It was a wonderful day. Tom, Arianna and I decided that we would have Grandpa Terry (Toms dad) baptize Ari. We wanted them to have that memory together. Tom confirmed her. It was a great day. Thank you to all the friends and family who came out and supported her.
Easter
Kids had a blast dying easter eggs. Payten's first time. She really got into it.
Payten and her basket
Arianna and her basket
Arianna turns 8
This year with everything going on we decided (gulp) not to give Ari a birthday party. I know, meanest parents ever. Then comes along Auntie Devon. She saved the day and said we are giving her a surprise party. Ari LOVED it. It was a great time.
PCMC
In March Arianna had to have her wires removed from her chest. They had broke and were poking her. This is her getting ready to go in all doped up on Versed.
Happiest Place on Earth? We will see about that!
Apparently most of what we got at DisneyLand was on video. Im not that ambitious, so here a few shots.
Christmas Day!!!
Merry HO HO!!! I Love seeing the kids on Christmas Morning when they first come out of their rooms. So fun. First thing my parents came down and dad made is traditional cinnamon rolls. YUM!! Then the fun started.
Grandpa Rusty, Grandma Ali and Arianna
Arianna and her new laptop, that she refused to learn how to use because it was not a MAC... so it went back to the store, and NO she did not get her wish of a MAC.
Payten was unsure of all the chaos!!
TRAX TRAIN
At Christmas time we decided to take the kiddies to see the lights at Temple Square. We had the brilliant idea to ride the Trax Train.... this was fine on the way there. The way back was a different story. MELT DOWN CITY!!
Crazy few months!!
I have good intensions with this blog. I will do better! I will do better! Maybe if I keep telling myself that it will happen!
My first post is just going to be an update of the last few months. Then we will get to the fun times. Okay, maybe not fun, but photos. The reason most people look at blogs.
Lets start at the end of November. We went up to the cabin to spend Thanksgiving with Tom's family. It was a very fun, relaxing time. We returned home and in a matter of days our world changed forever. On November 28th my father-in-law was not feeling well. On that Sunday he started having trouble reading and putting numbers in order. He went to the hospital and had an MRI. They found a brain tumor. On Monday the 30th they did surgery to see what kind it was and to take it out. Turns out he had a stage 4 Glyoblastoma. BAD NEWS! Statistics are against him. They were able to remove the tumor and started him on Radiation and Chemotherapy. The problem with this tumor is that it WILL grow back. It could be months or years. They say when it starts to grow again it grows fast. So we pray that he will be the exception and beat the hell out of it!!!!
December: We made vacation plans to take the kids to Disneyland in January. Two weeks after doing so, somethings happened at Toms job with his partners and to make a very long story short Tom resigned. He was getting a buy out, and with the numbers given we were going to be okay for 8 months or so. Yeaaaaahhhh, we all know nothing goes as planned. The buyout did not go as planned. We decided to take it and be done with his partners once and for all. So as of December 15th Tom was unemployed for the first time ever!!
January: Took the kiddos to Disneyland and had a great time. It was nice to go and spend sometime just the four of us. In the meantime, back in Utah, our basement was being drywalled. (this was all before no job was in sight). We decided since we had already payed for MOST of the basement things, just to have my dad come and finish it. I have the best dad in the world. Months of PRO-BONO work!!
February: We had a standard Echocardiogram scheduled (because of Ari, they just check every time). Of course with the way things were going, I should have just stayed in bed that day. They found that the little guy had a VSD. This is a hole in the bottom two chambers. I knew it wasnt a huge thing, considering what we had to go through with Arianna. However, with no medical Insurance and no Job, it was stressful.
March: My baby girl turns 8 years old. Tom is still looking for work, and the savings is just days from running out. On the bright side, we had a follow up Echo and the hole in the baby's heart has closed. They say there is a 20% chance it is still there, but muuuucccchhh smaller. YAY!!!!!
April: My blood pressures are high ( I freaking wonder why? ) So the Dr. puts me down on bed rest for a bit. Tom is still looking for a job. Money has now been gone for weeks. Again, there is a bright side. Arianna got baptized (pictures to follow). I was also able to schedule my c/s and this little guy will be here on May 27th. The day after Tom's birthday.
That is a slight, and I mean slight run down of the last few months. I would like to Thank everyone of our family members and friends who have kept us, and my FIL in your prayers. For those who have brought dinners and watched the kids. There are a few, and you know who you are, who answered the phone calls in the middle of the night, came to my rescue in the middle of the night (many times) and helped where you could help. I sincerely appreciate it and love all of you!!!!
So on that note, Im going to download all my picture from the last few months and by tomorrow there will be many new post. Stay Tuned!!!!
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