Finally, some pictures!

Here are some pictures from our time off of blogging. The first is Addison on Christmas day, Sledding in January, and the last bit is Addi on her birthday. I can't believe my baby is a year old! She is so much fun right now. My favorite thing is that she signs when she needs something. Whenever she sees Kelby's mom she signs "more" hmm... I wonder if grandma is giving her any treats! Oh and she loves to play with Max, she follows him around the house just laughing!

Boo Bronchiolitis!!!

not tired yet so I'll do another quick post but I won't be so wordy! I have been working full time again and have been really happy (except for being away from Addi, that part totally stinks!) I love working at the clinic and am so motivated to become more (can't decide between a P.A. and a N.P. either way it's back to school for a long time) Last November (yeah crazy month) I arranged for the clinic to start doing NP suction to treat bronchiolitis. We started doing night time clinics so our patients didn't have to drive all the way to town for treatment. It was so successful, maybe a little too much we would work a normal day 8-5 more like 6:30 and fit the babies in between our morning patients then come back around 9pm then work until 11:30. I think the entire town had RSV! We were so exhausted poor Caroline and Curt we looked like a bunch of zombies! oh and poor Addi when I finally was home I would bring home the "Crud", she has had RSV twice! Thankfully it all is starting to get better!

Ready to talk...

Ok so now I think it's time I explain. Our lives have changed a ton since November. Kelby got laid off in the middle of the month and all of the circumstances surrounding it have truly changed us forever. It has been a humbling experience. I know that there are so many people across the country experiencing the same thing as us right now. The financial struggle hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be, thanks to the amazing people of Enterprise (yeah, no more negative "only in Enterprise" comments). He has had so many people call with odd jobs for him to do. They have saved us. What has been hard are the rumors or questions of personal ethics and character made by people so close to us. I appreciate those that have stuck up for us or were "man" enough to come to us and ask what was going on. It's funny how small southern Utah is and how fast word gets back to you when someone is talking smack! I have decided that the sayings are true that say your true friends and family are the ones that are there for you during lifes hardest times. In a glass half full kind of way it has been such a blessing. It has been the push that we both have needed to really decide what we want to do for our futures. If this wouldn't have happened we probably would have stayed in our comfort zone forever and never tried anything else. It has taken almost this whole time but I can finally say I am grateful for this experience. Kelby is going to go back to school, it's kinda funny he only needs to take his test to become a commercial journeyman and now is going to start all over to do what he is really passionate about. I am looking forward to our future and have definitely been reminded how important it is to not talk about people and if I have a concern about someone I am close to just ask them if they are okay. Lesson learned..." If you can't say anything nice don't say nothing at all!"

yep, we're still here...

Sorry everyone I know it's been WAAAY too long since I last posted. Our lives have changed so much in the last 4 months. It has been a total whirl wind with plenty of ups and downs. We have had experiences I never could have imagined. Addison is doing amazing, SHE JUST TURNED ONE!!! I can't believe my little bear is so big. I will post pictures later. Anyway just wanted to let you know we are still hanging in there!

A few of my favorites...

I believe what you are interested in tells a lot about you. So I thought I would do a quick post about two blogs I really like. In a perfect world I would be as talented as these people. I love photography not necessarily taking pictures but enjoying the beautiful moments they capture. I played club volleyball with Mikki and she is absolutely amazing every picture is a work of art. I found Natasha (well actually she found me) her daughter had a helmet like Addison and she was so sweet to leave us an encouraging comment. When I went to her blog I saw her amazing jewelery. It is so creative and so well priced. hope you all enjoy!

The cow and the cowboy

Halloween 2008

Yeah we had so much fun this year! Addison was so good wearing her costume. Max loved his costume he kept trying to play with the rope! I caved and let Addi have a have a treat and it was totally worth it because she loved it! It was a cherry Dum Dum she loved holding it and would take one lick at a time. Thankfully she got tired with it after a few minutes. I don't want her to be a garbage gut and eat crappy food (you would think I'd be a better example!) We are looking forward to many more fun costumes. I am already bugging Kelby to dress up as a family next year maybe as the real Addams Family with Max as Pugsley and Addison as Wednesday. We will see. I have a whole year to come up with ideas!

OK, here we go!

A week ago today Addison was fitted for her helmet. It was a bit stressful putting the helmet on for the first time. I was so scared I would hurt her but she was totally fine. On top of getting the helmet poor Addi had double ear infections and got two teeth on top. She was MISERABLE! It was horrible timing because people (except kelb and me) were blaming the helmet for her being upset. It was a bit rough trying to explain that she was crying because she was SICK not due to the helmet. We have had a fairly positive response, only one dummy that made a horrible comment as we were walking into a grocery store in St. George. Oh well. My mom got some adorable hats for her to wear. I am looking at this as an opportunity to educate people about plagiocephaly but also as a learning experience for our little family to accept criticism and also open our hearts and minds to differences in others. My camera is so crummy so this is the only picture I have, I'll post more later.