Heart attcks to puppies.....

This last week has been a crazy mad house for us. Last Sunday Rays dad had a heart attack. We got the call about 3 pm and were told they were life flighting him to Provo.. So we loaded the kids in the van and headed down to Provo. I guess the storm was bad in Roosevelt, so they had to go around the storm to get him down to Provo... Eventually he made it around 8:00 Sunday evening... We stayed there until about 11 or so to make sure he was alright and to see what the doctors had to say. It turned out the he had 3 arteries that we clogged. One at 90% and 2 at 70%. They decided to stint the artery that was at 90% clogged and will stint the other 2 in the next couple months.. So gladly to say he is doing good. Just week and tired trying to get his heart strong again. I guess some tissue was damaged so he will have a recovery ahead of him.. He is doing good and we are so blessed that everything went well and he is okay..

They released Rays dad on Wensday so we went and picked him up. The roads home were closed so they stayed with us the rest of the week. We took them home on Friday after Ray got off work. We stayed at Rays parents Friday night and headed home Saturday morning.. I enjoyed having Rays parents here, but I am sure glad to have my house back. The kids really enjoyed having grandma nd grandpa here as well. It was really nice to be able to spend time with his parents and get to know them better. Even though we have been married almost 4 years( 4 years in June) we have rarely spent alot of time with his parents. It was really nice to actually enjoy my in-laws as well. It was good for the kids to get to know them as well and enjoy their comapny too..

After a heart attack, everyone realises that life is short and to enjoy it while you are here. It was really interesting to see how everyone changed their way if thinking and now all everyone wants to do is spend time with each other before its too late.. I was really blessed to have the opportunity to spend time with them. Too bad it had to take smething like that to make it happen..

On a more happy note,we decided to take a big step into puppy ownership!!! Onemore baby to tend to... But I love her as well. We bought us a 7 week old chocolate lab purebreed... She is so cute and very good with the kids. We had to get one so that Ray will have a hunting companian for duck hunting.. Payton loves her a little too much and I hope that she will survive his brutality!!!!! We named her Gracie and she is just too cute.. I hope that she doesn't drive me crazy, but I am sure that she will.. Abriee doen't really care for Gracie and when Gracie walks in the room Abriee starts crying. It is actually kinda funny... Hopefully she will get over it soon!!!!

There is somethig wrong with our computer and it won't let me put pictures on so when we get that figured out I will get some pictures of the puppy and some cute ones of Abriee and Payton..

What the heck...

I love Payton to death, but he sure teaches Abriee bad things. As I was doing something in the bedroom this morning it got really quiet and so I went to see what was going on. Of course he had opened the bottom of the TV center so that Abriee could start to take everything out. Of course she finds the one thing she likes and where does it go.. her mouth. Everything goes in her mouth. I just hope that when Ray goes to plug it in it will work..If not I am in big trouble!! Every time I think I get my house cleaned up I always come to find something the kids have found a way to get in and make a mess. Needless to say this morning I will be picking up everything that goes in the TV center that the kids have taken out and strung allover the house.. We have no been our house for about three weeks now and I have finally completely moved in. I had to get all the boxes out of the house by like the third day, but as for getting everything put away and where it all needs to go took a little longer. But finally I can say it is done... Now my house is a home and it feels nice. Now we just get to wait until spring so we can start working on some things that we want to improve on and get done around the outside..We are so excited to work with the house this summer.

Last week was my birthday and I finally got what I have been wanting for years.. Ray finally got me the KITCHENAID that I have been asking for for years. I thought that I would have to get it myself, but he surprised me this year with one for my birthday.. I love and I use it everyday.. Now I get to buy all the attachments for it. That will be fun!!!

Back on track...

Finally things have settled down for me. We just got moved in to our new home in Ogden and we are loving it... We moved on the 31st of December and I have just gotten mostly everything in its place.. I think that it will take me a few weeks to get fully moved in, but at least we are not living out of boxes.. For the last week or so I have been trying to catch up on laundry since I was without a washer and dryer for almost two weeks.. It seems that it never will get caught up. Once I think I am caught up I look again and nope still loads to do...

The first week we were in the house Ray had to work in Provo and stayed there for the week. That was awful and I hated it. They have now transferred him to Brigham City and so he is home every night.. The kids are finally starting to get used to the house and will sleep through the night now. Payton still wakes up once in a while, so I still get some sleepless nights.

On January 8, after 22 1/2 hours of labor, my sister Jessica had a baby girl by C-section. They named her Bryzauna Harley and she weighed in at 8lbs 12oz and 20 1/2 in. long. She looks like a little pug with some really chubby cheeks and a tiny nose. Jessica is doing well just getting used to having a baby girl around..

This is Bryzauna just a few hours old..

This is my kids with her.. How cute are they???

This is Bryzauna again..

Hope....

Finally the holidays are almost over. One more to go... I love Christmas and all, but I am so glad that it is over and done. We decided to have Christmas dinner at my house and I was okay with that. It was just really hard since half my house is in boxes since we are moving.. Christmas was great and I enjoyed being with family.. Glad it's over though.

Hopefully our house will close either today or tomorrow so we can move on Saturday. Our landlord has rented the apartment already and so we have to be out by Monday.. Our loan officer says they are working on our loan finishing up the last little bit and that has been going on for a week now. So I have no idea when closing will be and I just hope that it gets done today so we won' be homeless!!! My house is almost packed and we are ready to go.. We tied to get it done before Christmas, but that didn't happen. Today is the closing date and so it needs to be done today!!! So we will just see what happens..

Life is great and we are just busy packing and cleaning and stuff.. It will be a while before I will post again. Tomorrow my Internet will be just down so we can move and will be up next week. When we get moved I will update on our move and have some pictures of our house!!! I am so excited to have a house and actually be settled for a while...

Hope everyone had and great Christmas and have a wonderful New Years!!!

Abriee Jo....

Last week Abriee had a well child check up and she is doing good. She weighs 18 ilbs 3 oz which is very well, but she has actually gone down on the growth chart. When she had her 6 month checkup he was in the 50th percentile with weight and height and at 9 months she is in the 37th percentile. So we have to make sure she gets more to eat than just formula and baby food. Hopefully she will get back up when she foes in for here 1 year checkup. There is also a bump on the side of her eye and so she had to see the eye doctor this week to see what's up with that. Well it turns out she a dermoid cyst ( happens in the womb when the skull grows togther, skin gets caught in the skull so when it grows together the skins grows outward) Nothing really serious, but she does have to have it removed. So next Thursday (20th) she goes in to have it removed. It is only about 1/2 hour procedure and she will go home same day. They do have to put here totally asleep and hopefully she will do well with that when waking up.. It is just always scary when your little one has to go through things like that. Even though it is a safe proceedure, there is always something that could happen. So she just needs to grow a little more and get back on the charts!!!!

The inspector is out atthe house today so we will know for sure tomorrow what the deal is and when we will close for sure.. Still looks like we will be in our new house by the 29th of the month. Still running sround like chickend with our head cut off getting things signed, packing, Christmas, and doctors. What a crazy month. I will be happy when it is all done..

This is the picture when we took the kids to see Santa..Payton loves Santa!!

Fun in the snow...

These last few days Abriees been sick. She will sporadically throw up all over us and she just sleeps all day... On top of Abriee being sick I woke up this morning with Pink Eye.. What a thrill. So needless to say I didn't really feel up to dealing with a sick child in church so we stayed home... Ray decided that he need some air so while Abriee was taking a nap Ray took Payton outside to play in the snow... Payton looked so cute in his snow suit. He could barely walk with the big bulking suit on.. It was so funny..

Payotn before going outside!!!!

Payton making a snow angel!!! Attempt anyways!!

Payton playing outside trying to see with the huge snow suit on!!!

Not a very event full day and I should have been in church, but I was a slacker and stayed home.. One sick kid and one out of control kid equal headache and I already had a huge one!!!

Going, going and going..................

Last night we took the kids to see Santa. Payton hated it and cried the entire time and Abriee seemed okay with it until she looked at us and realized we were not near.. It was so funny. I guess we will try next year and see what happens.. My kids do not like Santa.. Earlier this week we finally got around to putting our tree up and decorating. The kids were not so much help as they had to get into everything and even breaking an ornament or two.. They finally found the Christmas stockings and that was fun enough for them.. They seemed to think that they were hats cause they put them on and thought they were so skilled.. But hey they are pretty cute eh???

Like I have stated in previous blogs we have decided to buy a house. We have been looking in the Ogden area and really only because it is cheap!!!! We like cheap.. I also like Ogden and had spent a couple years there going to school so I am okay with it. I know its kinda way out there but that's okay too.. So the past few weeks we have been looking at houses and driving back and forth is the pitts. Especially the gas prices.. Talk about a whole in your pocket!!! Finally after weeks of looking we have found one that we like. The owner wants it closed by the end of the month. So closing date is set for Dec. 27.. What a great Christmas gift for Ray and I.. Kids don't really care so that is a good thing as well. Hopefully things will go smooth and after Christmas we will be in our new house.. This is what the house looks like from the outside.. It come with 1/4 acre and is 3 bedroom 1 bath.. It is so stinking cute... We just hope all goes well..

I have been doing so much getting all the documents signed and faxed, the other day I was working with my printer. It is having major issues. Abriee was playing in here exersaucer and it got really quiet. I looked over and she was a sleep. She was so cute so I had to get a picture..