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My Wonderful Mother...

(My Mother and I THREE Years ago this coming May on my Wedding Day...)


This is my AMAZING MOM!!
It is her BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!
*WOOT-WOOT*

She turned (55...*cough*haha kidding mom)
She looks great if you ask me!! I could only hope to look as good as her when I am older.

I just want my Mom to know that I love her SO VERY MUCH!!
She does more than I could possibly ever ask for.
She is the most Giving person I know.
She is always wanting to Help.
She is an amazing Mother.
She is and amazing Grandma.
She is Understading.
She is Forgiving...

I am truly above and beyond blessed to have her as a Mother!! I love you MOM!!
Thank you for EVERY SINGLE THING!!
HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Picnic before all the STORMS!!!

So...This is us. We went right before all the storms hit. We were aching to get out, and had nice weather...so off we went. We went up on the Moutain between Green River and McKinnon road. It was nice. Declan was a little out of it. This is two days right after he had his "choppy-chop-chop" done. He was pretty "drugged out" at the beginning haha, but he was a trooper and seemed to enjoy the day too. We ate, sat by the fire, shot guns, and Declan hunted for Easter Eggs...
(Becky gave me these pictures*THANKS!!*, but I fooled around editing on Picasa<--I love that program)

Lounging like the best of them :]

Looking for Easter Eggs...*He did really well!!*

PaPa and Grandma

Love this one!! haha...looks so "tough" and good lookin'!!
*binkie really adds to the affect...all the girls will want him!!*

They grow up so fast *tear* haha

Yes...me with guns...shooting. Who knew??

Kris and his Tommy Gun!!

Kris putting up one of the targets...

Kris and Declan looking for rocks shaped like "Arrows"...such a good dad
*Kris is stinkin' good at this*

Declan actually pick up a good piece...I didn't find anything!!

Looking as a family...


Very relaxing fun day...so glad we went the ONE nice day that WYOMING had!!!

Brandon and Sarah E.--Sealed March 14th, 2009 Vernal UT Temple

So, this was a great day!! Brandon and Sarah have been married since January 2005. They are a wonderful couple, wonderful people, wonderful family members that I love dearly. Brandon's my bud, and I could not be anymore happier for him and Sarah. This was such a special day, and I am truly thankful to my Heavenly Father for allowing me and Kris to be there and witness such blessings as the Temple gives...
Seeing Brandon and Sarah sealed really made me think back on our day...(will be three years ago on May 19th this year!!). Just hearing the words and blessings are amazing, and I am so grateful that my husband and I made those covenants and made that choice to be sealed for time and all ETERNITY.
CONGRATS BRANDON AND SARAH!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

Can you tell he's happy ?? :]

Brandon, Sarah, Holly, Glenn (Brandon's parents--my Aunt and Uncle)

All who showed up for the Endowment or Sealing...(most are Ellsworth side except for one)

Declan found a Acorn on the grass...in the words of Declan, "Oooooo-Ooooo"

Declan and my dad...his G-pa who he is named after (his middle name is Richard)...ME...being a dork...
Grumpy?? Or doing a "model" face??

I love this last picture!! :] Too cute...just want to pinch both of their cheeks...haha

Declan's Surgery...

This is Declan before they took him back in his little Hospital gown...

Well, I did not really announce this surgery because it really is not THAT big of a procedure...but it is still nerve racking to have your baby be put to sleep and have a tube down his throat and be cut and have stitches.

As most of you might know, Declan wanted to come into this world FIVE weeks early from his due date. He weighed 5lbs. 3 1/2 oz...so he was decent size for already five weeks early, but still quite a little guy. Declan was pretty fragile when he was first born. He had a hard time breathing. Was born with pneumonia. So, with him being in such a state he was not circumcised. The doctors told us we should wait until he was at least a year. So, I finally got the guts to get this going and get it over with. I am so glad this is over. I hate seeing Declan hurt or in a hospital at all. It just makes me ache beyond words...

So, he was scheduled to do it today, March 19th at 7am. We had to be at the Rock Springs Hospital at 6:00am to check him in and get him ready. They said they would start at 7:25am and should be out at 8:00am. Well, they did not come out to get me until 8:30-ish. I was kind of nervous, but I then realized why it was a little extra. I looked at his hands, arms, foot...and I could see that they had a hard time finding a good vein(little poke marks everywhere); which he takes after me I guess (sorry Goober). But, they finally got one in his left foot for the I.V.

When they asked me to come back I was relieved, but I already knew that I was going to cry, because as I was walking I was getting tears. I walked to his bed and they were holding him up. He was waking up and because of the MEDS, he was pretty grouchy--not the normal little Declan. I could not believe how swollen he was. His eyes were red and pupils were hardily there. I just felt horrible and wanted to cry with him. Since he had a tube down his throat while sleeping through the procedure, he did not quite have a voice yet. So when I walked in he was making the slightest noises, but you could tell if he was not so groggy he would be screaming his head off.

They put him in my lap and I gave him his binkie. Same binkie he has had since he was born, such a comforter. Declan only gets it when he sleeps now, but I considered this a good time for one. Shortly they moved him out of recovery and the doctor went to get Kris and later on I went and got Kris's mom and sister Becky...(which thank you for coming and the support :]...oh, and the yummy McDonald Breakfast food while we were waiting for the surgery to be done).

So, all-in-all he was such a good baby. They could not believe how quiet he was, and behaved. I got to be honest, he had every right to be onry or upset, but he did really well. A Doctor kept coming by and Declan kept wanting him to hold him and the Doctor said, "Man, he just got his Woo-hoo messed with and he's still a good happy kid..." I thought that was funny...Woo-hoo :] All of the nurses loved him. When we first got there, if any of you have seen Declan know how friendly of a kid he is, he'll go to pretty much anyone--ANYONE. So, he was trading nurses and doctors the whole time until his surgery. They wanted him to be their mascot at the Hospital and didn't want him to go...

I just got to say how truly thankful I am. I was pretty nervous because of the whole being "put to sleep" and being cut and such. Anything could happen, and we were blessed that nothing did. Heavenly Father continues to look after and bless Declan--and us as parents to have such a child. There is just something about this child that is so special, and I know in my heart he'll do great things. He really is such a strong individual with all that he has already gone through, even though so young. I know I am a mom and want nothing bad to happen to my kid, but I just hope to be done with Doctors for Declan. His first month of life was rough, and I am just grateful that he will not be able to remember that or this...
IT'S OVER...YEA!!

HERE ARE SOME MORE PICTURES OF THE DAY
FOLLOWED BY BEING HOME AFTER HOSPITAL WITH BALLOONS...Did not want to be on the bed...wanted to be held by someone, did not matter who.

Pretty Groggy and swollen...with Daddy...
Becky, making him happy :]

The Hospital gave him a Teddy Bear and a new soft Green Blanket...

All of us waiting for the Doctors to tell us we can take him home...


Declan and his Balloons...he went crazy!! Mom M., Becky, and Rachel brought them over after one of their Ward activities..(made him so hyper and happy...you would not think he just had his Woo-hoo messed with!! hahaha)

Done for the Day...Night-Night Time...

Sneaky Little Stinker...

So the other day I went to the office really quick because a costumer came into the Motel. Well, Declan was playing with the dogs; which I thought nothing of it. Does that everyday. So it was maybe FIVE minutes top. I can usually hear everything that's going on in the kitchen from the office...but this time it was silent.

I went into the kitchen the dogs were sitting by the kitchen table, but no Declan. I looked in my bedroom, bathroom, his room...NO DECLAN. So I said out loud, "Declan??. . . Declan??" Nothing. Well, I went towards the dogs and I heard Declan start laughing. I guess he started laughing because I was getting "Hotter" at finding where he was...getting closer and closer. So I looked underneath the kitchen table and this is where I found him. In the corner, behind the table...

(He wondered why he couldn't get his head through???)

"Bonked" his head...and trying to think if it hurt or not...

His new hiding spot...Look at his smile! SUCH A STINKER!!

Declan behind the table...


Here are some more pictures of me feeding him and such...

Declan thought I was weird when I wanted him to feed me...ahha

Loves it when it's FOOD TIME!!!

This is ONE of the many reason's why he is called "Mr. Goober"...

Waking him up after his afternoon nap...

New Hair Color...*again*

So...you could say I like to change my hair here and there...quite a bit. I went from a really spunky red--that was pretty overwhelming at times. It was pretty at first...then slowly faded to a pink/purple and my two inch roots were dark brown. So, you could say it was time for an update. This is me Before:

And Now:

I like it. It is pretty much almost my natural color, but my natural color has a little more red believe it or not. But, I got it re-layered everywhere and around my face and cut two inches off. My hair grows so stinkin' fast; which is nice because I can do a lot to it. It was nice to get treated and get a refreshed look. Though my hair dresser was pretty nervous about getting most of the red out. She really liked the Red on me, but I wanted a little calmer look. Red is a very hard color, very touchy. So, I told her just to put on one brown color all over and go from there. As you can see, it didn't go green, orange...so I am pleased. Maybe next hair-do I'll be BLONDE! hahahaha...never know :]