Hannah's Baptism

Hannah's baptism was a very special day. Most of our family attended along with a few ward members. She was able to wear my baptismal dress that I wore when I was baptized. That is a hugh family tradition that we have. Her dad baptized her and joked about holding her under for 10 minutes. Caroline was able to play the piano and Melanie was the chorister. Gregg gave the talk on baptism and I did the talk on the Holy Ghost. It was quite memorable.

Christmas 2008

Our family had a wondeful Christmas.We really enjoyed time with each other. Yes Christmas time can be quite stressful. It is all worth the look on their little faces when they get something they really wanted.

Hannah's 8 Today!

Well, we have yet another baptism to plan. Hannah is finally 8 and she is so excited. We are doing her baptism on Saturday at 10 AM. Caroline is playing the piano and Melanie is leading the music. Gregg is giving the talk on baptism and I am doing the talk on the Holy Ghost. Everyone is involved but Kimberly. I will have baptism pictures soon. We are so very proud of Hannah for wanting to be baptized and recieve the Holy Ghost.

Welcome Home Caroline

The girls worked very hard to create this for Caroline. They missed their big Sis. and she missed them. My mom kept everyone while Gregg and I were away. We really appreciate her so much.

Caroline was dressed and ready to go home. We were very impressed with the UNC Children's Hospital. Everyone was wonderful and we knew that we had the best care possible for Caroline. Once again, thanks for the prayers on her behalf. We know they helped.

The nurses in the recovery room tied a cute Christmas ribbon around Caroline's cast. It did brighten the mood despite the terrible pain she was in.

Caroline's Progress

This the aftermath of a three hour surgery. She did great and her doctor was pleased with everything. She had very good drugs and great nurses.

This is Caroline about 30 minutes before surgery. She was in great spirits because her dad made her laugh. She amazed me how brave she was going in and coming out. I love you Caroline thanks for being so strong.

Surgery Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the big day for Caroline's foot surgery. We are all a little apprehensive about everything, but we feel things will go well. Alot of people were fasting and praying for her on Sunday. I know that Heavenly Father will bless her and her surgeon Dr. Campion. Thanks for any prayers on her behalf. I appreciate it. It is my birthday tomorrow but I don't really care about all that I just want Caroline to be OK and her foot to be right. Sending her off for a third surgery is still very hard. It just about killed us when she was 6 months of age to watch her go back for surgery. I will say that I am very grateful that it is nothing life threatening and I know she will continue to walk and run and be normal. We are indeed blessed.

I Am Thankful For My Children

I am so very thankful to my Heavenly Father for sending me four sweet and precious girls. They are all so different yet wonderful in their own way. When I say to people that I have four girls I always get a strange look and then sympathy from the person who then says "four girls!" "Are you gonna try for that boy?" Girls are great and I would not trade it for the world. Heavenly Father knew I could handle four girls and so did I.

Smallest Dog in the World

Yes, this has to be the smallest dog in the world. Her name is Cocoa and she belongs to my dad. Kimberly thinks that it is a toy and sometimes squeezes her tummy too tight. She was the runt of the liter. She sits on my dad's shoulders while they sit and watch TV together. This is definately and old people dog.