If everyone could send me your address' and Birthday's that would be awesome! One of my new year's resolutions is to send out Birthday cards so hopfully I can do it this year!!!!! You can either post them on my blog, email me caywjacq@gmail.com , or text me @ 244-2294 Thanks Happy New Year!!!!!!!!

St. George

Here's a pic of the scenery..........Breathtaking!

IN-N-OUT Burger.....Yum....Are you drooling yet ERIN?????

Christmas was a zoo....we had 11 grandkids there....

Here's Brynnah and Seilina as ANGELS!

Ryan got his favorite thing in his stocking ....lots of CHOCOLATE!

Of course Brynnah got more books in hers!

Ryan got this bracelet for me....I LOVE it! Thanks for the great CHRISTMAS honey!

Our CHRISTMAS....

Ryan was totally excited about getting the Tales of Beatle the Bard !!!!!! He needs his Harry Potter fix...he was really bummed when the new movie release date was pushed back a year!





We had our Christmas early so that we could leave for St. George .....and we didn't want to
haul all of our presents there and back....Ryan's parents decided to have Christmas all together this year so they rented a time-share in St. George! The weather was a lot nicer there than it was here. It was in the mid 30's the whole time...Ryan was totally bummed...he wanted to go golfing...but we had a great time anyway. We got there on Tuesday before christmas. On Wednesday night we did a nativity scene and Grandpa did the narrarating! It was really great all the kids got to participate and we got to sing songs!! On Christmas we just spent time together as a family and the guys(aka.... Ryan, Marc,and Fati went to Mesquite to hit the slots!) Friday we went to the temple ....it was BEAUTIFUL! I was SOOOOO excited to go because Ryan and I haven't been able to since Brynnah was a year old! We left on Saturday but not before checking out the outlet mall and tai pan traiding co. (which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stores!) We then hit the IN -N- OUT drive in ...which was totally awesome best fast food burger ever!!!!

Ryan enjoying his new book!
Out of all Brynnah's presents she was more interested in her books!

And of course she LOVED daddy's gift to her a little puppy and kitty set!

I found these little Monkey socks for her at the dollar store and couldn't resist!

Our Little "ROCKER"

Ryan has really gotten into GUITAR HERO lately and Brynnah loves to "HELP" daddy play!

Tag...this time about me.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago ...
1- Sophomore at Bear Lake High School\Soda Springs High School
2- The School Musical auditions - Bye Bye Birdie
3- Planning on going to college in Phoenix....obviously that didn't happen!
4-Hanging out with friends and talking about guys I'm sure!
5-Wow, I didn't realize it has been that long ago!

5 things on my "to do" list...
1-Worry about my daughter
2- Make the finishing touches on Christmas presents
3- Call doctors...etc....and get everything ordered that Brynnah is in need of
4- Officially become an USBORNE book consultant...because I don't already have enough to do....
5- Uplifting spiritual night with my mom and a friend

5 snacks I enjoy...
1- cheese balls...with blue cheese
2- fruit
3- anything with chocolate and peanut butter
4- popcorn
5-cookies

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire...
1- get out of debt.....completely
2- Go somewhere really fun...like IRELAND with my husband
3- Go to Disney world...mostly for Ryan to see harry potter world....and for Brynnah to see the Princess'
4- donate to the Ronald McDonald house!! They have done sooooooooo much for us and I would definitely like to give something back to another family in need!
5- Put some of it away ...lame I know

5 places I have lived...
1- Las Vegas, NV
2- Pocatello, ID
3- Spokane, WA
4- Modesto, CA
5- Hudson, SD

5 jobs that I have had...
1- Secretary for a Physical Therapist
2- PMC as a CNA on Med\Surg.
3- Portneuf Valley...Now Beacon Hospital....CNA
4- Hope Haven....ICFMR instructor ....I worked with handicapped adults
5- Arctic Circle

Putting up the Christmas Tree

We put up our Christmas Tree last night! We had a lot of fun...especially Brynnah...she loved getting into all the ornaments!! Here's the finished product! tada!

Pictures I promised!

Here's the pictures from Thanksgiving weekend! Brynnah had SO much fun playing with her cousins. One of the biggest hits for the kids was a stethoscope....they got a kick out of Brynnah knowing exactly where it goes and how to use it! Rick, Melissa, Jeremy and I were all playing phase 10 and Bryan and Brynnah decided they wanted in on the fun.....we gave them a deck of cards and of course they went all over the floor...the kids had a great time anyway!

Update

So here it comes again....another pretty long and boreing update...are you ready for it!?! So as many of you know Brynnah's feeding tube got a little messed up and we spent our anniversary in the ER trying to get someone to try and figure it out and get a pic of it so we would know what to do next....Anyhow, we ended up getting called on Tuesday afternoon and they asked if we could be in SLC the following day for a tube replacement. So off we went to Ryan's brother's to stay (her appointment was at 9 am) I just want to give a big thank you to Rick and Melissa for opening their home to us and doing all the entertaining and such!!!! You guys are FABULOUS! So the next day when we go to Radiology to get the tube replaced....we wait for about an hour...then go back for the proceedure. The doc asked me when Brynnah had her tube placed...it had been about 8 months....and he proceeded to tell me that we were supposed to have it replaced every 4-6 months! YIKES! As most of you will remember....when we got Brynnah's tube placed the doc told us NOTHING about the tube...So I guess now we know to get it replaced more often! Everything went really well...Brynnah was soooo brave! She was charming all the docs and they wanted to keep her! Honestly, I think the doc asked me like 5 times if I would just leave her there! I have to admit she is ADORABLE! Anyhow, after that fiasco, we went back to Rick and Melissa's for THANKSGIVING which was fabulous! (i'll be posting some pics) The kids had so much fun playing together and everyone had a wonderful time! I decided to stay in SLC as we had another appointment for Brynnah on Monday and as I was going to be going down by myself anyway I decided not to make more trips than necessary....so we hung out and was able to see TWILIGHT for the second time! LOVE IT! When Monday morning rolls around I get a call at 7 am ....it was the clinic telling me that they had to cancel Brynnah's appointment and wanted to know if I could come back on Thursday.....I told them a big fat NO! We had already spent almost a week there waiting for this appointment. So we re-scheduled for the 22nd....which actually works out. We're going to be spending Christmas in St. George with Ryan's family and we can leave a day early from SLC! So no new news about Brynnah's condition and no further testing on Ryan for the kidney transplant....bummer I know! Soon...we're hopeing so we can get things rolling! And....another bummer Brynnah is sick right now...and it's slowly but surely progressing...I'm just praying she's not hospitalized for Christmas. We knew this day was coming but weren't entirely prepared for it to happen just yet. So definately keep us in your prayers!!! I also wanted to list some things I'm greatful for because it seems like it's going to be a downhill slope for us for the next while and I have to keep positive thinking for Brynnah's sake so here it goes.....
I"M THANKFUL FOR:
MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
A LOVING AND VERY PATIENT HUSBAND
A BEAUTIFUL AND SPUNKY LITTLE GIRL
A VERY HYPER DOG
A FISH TANK AND FISH THAT AREN'T COVERED IN GREEN
A BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT AND THE DWELLING OF THE SPIRIT WITHIN
A WONDERFUL FAMILY WARD.....THEY DEFINATELY FEEL LIKE FAMILY
AWESOME CALLINGS WITHIN OUR WARD
A STRONG TESTIMONY OF THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE GOSPEL
TEMPLES
MY HEAVENLY PARENTS
MY SAVIOR AND ELDER BROTHER JESUS CHRIST
ATONEMENT
OPPORTUNITY TO BE AN ETERNAL FAMILY
FANTASTIC IN-LAWS AND EXTENDED FAMILY
WONDERFUL GRANDPARENTS THAT CALL AND CHECK ON BRYNNAH
FRIENDS
CHRISTMAS
MINE AND RYAN'S HEALTH
BRYNNAH'S PROGRESS
BRYNNAH'S THERAPISTS
ANSWERS TO PRAYERS
HOW IN LOVE WITH MY HUSBAND I AM
BOOKS....TO LET ME KNOW THAT OTHER'S HAVE IT WORSE THAN I DO
PCMC....AND TECHNOLOGY THAT HELP MY LITTLE GIRL LIVE
HOLY GHOST
I'm sure the list could go on and on! Thanks to all of you for all your love and support we are forever greatful!
Lots of love

Kids Playing

We had the Davis' over for dinner tonight. It was a ton of fun! I've been feeling like I don't have any friends lately....*sniff* Anyhow, we put the kids in the kitchen with the fishing game and they had a ball! They play so well together (most of the time).

Happy 5th Anniversary!

After a long day of celebrating.....I still love my family more than anything and am so greatful for them!After 5 years we've still got it!!!

So our anniversary was typically uneventful....I was out at my sister's in the am to finish Ryan's gift(we decided to make homemade gifts this year!)Anyhow, on my way home Ryan calls and tells me he thinks that Brynnah's feeding tube isn't working. So when I get home we go to the ER for an x-ray so we can verify that it's not working...If it's not working we have to go to SLC and get it replaced. And of course the doc's here know NOTHING about her feeding tube. So....they try to get ahold of someone in SLC to ask them what to do. And of course there's no one available....so we end up waiting for like 4 hours.....SO much fun right!?! After 4 hours waiting time and nothing done for Brynnah they send us home and tell us someone will be in touch with us on Monday! Can you believe it? Oh....wait we are in Pocatello right? Anyhow, after the whole big fiasco we were totally worn out so we came home and fixed dinner exchanged gifts and watched a movie. It was still great though because I got to spend the WHOLE day with the people I love most!

Heating Pad/Telephone.....?

So the other day Brynnah and I were laying on the couch together....and she totally thought my heating pad was a telephone...she kept saying "hi, hi".

Her current favorite word is "push" So when she sees anthing that might be a button she says "push".....so of course when she was checking out the heating pad....she kept pushing the button and saying "push" I LOVE to hear her talk it is too stinkin cute!

Hasta La Vista BABY!

So we finally got rid of our big fish tank!!! Yeah for us....we did give it fair game though. Here's the story if you don't know it already. About six months ago we bought the fish for Brynnah because she LOVES them! We thought it would be no big deal...boy were we wrong! Fish are really hard to take care of ...as we found out the hard way! Our tank kept turning really green from the algae. We took everything and cleaned it and even bleached it...it would turn green again!!! So finally we decided we'd give it ONE more shot and if it turned green we would get rid of it.....So one of Brynnah's therapists gave them to her mom and in return bought us the Beta(she absolutely adores Brynnah and couldn't bear the thoughts of her going without a Fish!) Hopefully we can keep it alive and algae free!

Party!

I'm having an USBORNE book party on Dec. 4th at 7pm. I'm just posting this in advance because otherwise I'll forget. If you want anything you can get a hold of me and I'll let you know the details! You can also check out the website to see what they have to offer at: www.rockinbooks.com

a very MOMENTOUS occasion

I know this sounds really stupid but I am totally excited! I can fit my hair into a ponytail....I haven't been able to since Brynnah was first born...then I kept chopping my hair off! I know it just barely fits but hey....a ponytail is a ponytail right!?!

Tagged yet again!

What is your husbands name? Ryan David Caywood
How long have you been married to him? Our 5th anniversary is on the 22nd of this month!!!
How long did you date? Ummmm....3 months...then engadged for another 3 months...Yeah...I totally swore I was NEVER going to be "one of those people"...but lo and behold I turned out to be one!
How "young" is he? Loaded question...No one would ever guess but he will be turning 32 in Feb.
Who is taller? He is
Who can sing the best? He would say me....but I LOVE that he sings(or raps) as loud as he can and doesn't care if he's on tune or not!
Who is smarter? hmmm....depends what it is
Who does laundry? Both of us...but, usually me.
Who pays the bills? Me of course...sometimes I tell Ryan which ones to pay!
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Ryan does
Who mows the lawn? Actually our landlords do....but if we had our own place Ryan would. I'm all about men doing manly things....like taking out the trash...pumping gas...
Who cooks dinner? Mostly me but Ryan loves to also!
Who's the first one to admit when they are wrong? Don't know probably Ryan I'm pretty stubborn!
Who kissed who first? Ryan...long story but we had been talking about who takes the initiative on the first kiss...
Who wears the pants? Totally me...but not in bad way...I'm just usually better at making a plan and sticking to it.
The six people i tag...I don't know...I think everyone including me has already done this once!

Handbag

This post goes out to everyone who asked me how to make the fabulous bag! Sandi, is this what it feels like to be you everyday!?! Anyhow, we got the kits for an enrichment night....all it is is two placemats (sold at walmart) sewn together horizontally one set of stitching around the bottom (right sides together) and another set of stitching up the sides. I put the ribbon accross the top and added pleates, then attached ribbon for the handles. That's it....hopefully it makes sense....if not get ahold of me and maybe I can show you!

Handbag...

I went to my old University Ward's big Christmas Craft night...we all had soooooo much fun! I picked up the stuff to make this bag and modified it ....what do you think? Janelle are you proud of me???

Here I am MODELING my new handbag....i love it!!!!

Haircut!

I have been debating on whether or not to cut Brynnah's hair....as you can see in the pic she has some really long peices on the sides and the back is still trying to catch up..... TaDa.....I don't know if you can even tell or not but I finally cut off the long straggly hairs (there were only like 5!)

These are the last of the Halloween Pics I PROMISE

On Halloween Night we went to my mom's and did Trick or Treat there...then we headed out to my sister's in Inkom....Can you take a wild guess at who we are.....?

Here's a better pic of us before we got all dressed up.... Brynnah with her Auntie Cass

Our little TIGER!

Here we are getting ready for the official Halloween Night...(complete with lip gloss...she saw me put it on and wanted some!) Brynnah is practicing her best "ROAR" for the big night

ISU Carnival

Ok Ok....I know we're no longer students at ISU but how could we pass up a night of fun and candy!?! This pic we went up on stage for a "cutest costume" judging....but....we didn't win I think this was Brynnah's favorite thing at the carnival....FISHING!

She actually sat pretty still when they were painting her face...she got a heart on her cheek!

In this one we're digging for eggs...to turn in for a prize....She was really creeped out by the texture of the sand and wouldn't put her hand in....so it was left up to me to dig for the prize!

I loved these pictures of Brynnah....eating the sucker with the wrapper on...silly girl! While she thought no one was looking....sneaking into her candy!

One of the only picture I got of the Davis kids.....lovely face right?

Trunk or Treat....

We went to the ISU Trunk-or-Treat and had a lot of fun... I loved that Olivia was in her own world....she was good with just eating candy

I LOVE this picture of Kari and Miles....

Actually I loved it so much I put it on here twice!

Carsen made such a cute little MONKEY!