Friday, December 19, 2008

Tyler's Accident and Hospitalization






Here's the photos of Tyler in his new spica cast at Loma Linda Hospital. Tyler and the boys were horsing around playing a "tripping game" Monday night when Tyler tripped and broke his femur bone.We did not realize that his leg was broken but we took him to urgent care since he looked like he was in a lot of pain. We thought maybe he twisted or tore a ligament in his knee. Urgent care did x-rays and then an ambulance was sent to transport him to Loma Linda Hospital. It was quite a serious break - a spiral femur fracture I believe is what they called it, although fracture I thought was a huge understatement when I saw the x-rays! His whole bone was split in two. We were in the hospital from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon.The team of orthopedic doctors that worked on getting him into his spica cast were wonderful and very informative.He is pretty much immobilized for the next 6 weeks at a minimum. We'll follow up with the orthopedic surgeon in 2 weeks. He has to wear a special seatbelt and must lay down in the car to transport him so we will be doing minimal driving during this time. We're all hanging in there and getting adjusted to our new routine. We're so thankful for our ward ,neighbors, and family who are making this transition easier.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Putting up the Christmas Tree







The boys have been so excited to put up the Christmas tree this year! We got it up right after Thanksgiving, and we all had fun hanging ornaments and listening to Christmas music!



Gingerbread Sleighs at Mike and Maureen's in Idaho


Mike and Maureen


A completed gingerbread sleigh!



Carter and Jackson working on theirs


Me and Tyler pausing for a break

We had so much fun staying with Mike and Maureen for the night and making gingerbread sleighs! Mom, Kristin, and Heather came up from SLC in my mom's 4-runner so it was fun making part of the roadtrip together!

Visiting my Alma Mater











I haven't been back to BYU Idaho since a trip to see my old roomates back in the fall of 1998. It has been 10 years.... wow! It was so neat to go back on campus and see what's changed.... and a lot has! They now have the Rexburg Temple across the street from the campus, and they're definitely upgrading my adding new buildings, etc... I have so many fond memories of being there, so it was such a special experience to go back, even though we just took a quick walk to the bookstore and around campus.

I'm LOSING it!!!


Well, literally.... depends on the day. But I am losing it.... the extra weight! I've hit a total of 35 pounds so far since I started the Optifast program through Kaiser at the end of September. It has been hard, but SO worth it! I feel so much better, inside and out. Anyways, I've been keeping it quiet, but I'm so excited! I am so thankful for my mom and Brian who have been such a good support base for me. I'll keep you updated with my journey! :)

Merry Christmas!

Well, after taking a 2 month siesta from blogger, we're BACK! Now with a new computer, a new internet service (so it doesn't take about 10 min just for 4 pics to upload), and a working digital camera! (Memory card wasn't working, so we shoved a piece of cardboard in there, and voila... works like new!) I have a lot to upload still from the last 2 months, but figured we'd get started with some Christmas pictures!



Carter and Derek


An outtake (thanks Derek)



The whole family (not pictured: Bart, the family cat)